New and nervous

Hi all,

So as the title says, I'm new and kind of nervous. I've tried MFP a couple of times before, and always fell off the bandwagon; my partner (we're trying for a healthier lifestyle together) suggested trying the forums to find some friends and support... and here I am. Eek.

Well, I'm Lexy, I'm 24, recent uni graduate (Language and Linguistics with Education) now working in admin support, which is a job I never expected to have but kind of love, to my mild surprise and great joy! It's pretty sit-at-a-desk-and-do-your-thing though, so I'm trying to work on a fitness regime. I used to go running a lot when I was a kid but got out of the habit after a knee injury. I'd love to get back to it, but not in the 3 inches of snow we've had the past few days -- I don't fancy breaking a leg! My SO recently joined the gym at uni (she's still studying), but it's students only and we can't afford £20+ a month in fees for a private gym for me on top of everything else, so I'm hanging on until a new budget one opens nearby us in April. Can't wait!

I've been a bit up and down about my weight for a long time, not so much in physical evidence, but mentally. I had some issues when I was a kid that have made me a little sensitive about the actual number -- my head is a weird place -- but I've decided to get a grip and deal with it, because if I don't know what the number is I can't be sure it's a healthy one. I tipped the scales at only just under 14st a couple days ago, which is the first time I've weighed myself in months and the heaviest I've been in a long time, so I decided it was time to take control.

Outside of worrying about my health and working, I like drawing, writing and music, all of which are (again) unfortunately very sedentary hobbies! If I could find an archery club in my area I'd be all over that, then of course there's the running -- I just got myself the Zombies Run app and I'm going to give that a shot when the snow clears -- and someday I'll be able to afford riding lessons, something else I did when I was a kid but gave up for various reasons.

Just one last tiny thing. According to MFP I'm female, and I understand why there are only the binary options -- because your healthy weight and things can depend on your physical gender, all that stuff -- but I consider myself gender-variant and find 'he' and 'she' a little uncomfortable as pronouns. Weirdly, 'he' feels better than 'she', even though I'm at the bi-gender end of the trans* spectrum rather than 'in need of transitioning' -- I recently worked out that that's not 'because I'm a guy in a girl's body' but more 'because using the "wrong" pronoun is a way of saying 'I'm not all I appear. This one's wrong too, but neither of them are right so hey, what the heck'. I know this -looks- like making a big deal of it but I don't tend to; I just like to be upfront and make this clear at the outset. I won't bang on about it any more after this paragraph, but if you want to ask any questions about that, feel free, I'm happy to talk about it.

So, that's me in a nutshell, nervous and too talkative as per usual. I'd love some friends around here!