Millenials, Rise Up and Unite! (20s, early 30s, people who look at Buzzfeed too much)

Age: 27
Occupation: Research Analyst (Epidemiology/Biostatistics)
College (alum/current student): B.S., MPH-Epidemiology
Location: DC metro area
Fitness Goals: leaner, stronger, more athletic
Exercising: Do you do it, and what do you do?: Do it, Weights and cardio 4-6 times a week, occasional obstacle races and half marathons, dabble in rock climbing and arm wrestling
Consistency: try to log in daily
Favorite Movie/Book/Whatever: love thrillers or medical science books, love action or comedies for movies... hard to choose favorites.

Age: 26
Occupation: IT Coordinator and Tattoo Shop Owner
College (alum/current student): Western Michigan University
Location: Tulsa, OK
Fitness Goals: Lose weight, get healthier, maintain
Exercising: Do you do it, and what do you do? I exercise almost daily. There is a gym in the basement of my job so no excuses. Cardio and strength training.
Consistency (are you here for today, or will you be here long term? And do you get on every day or once a week? etc): My goal is to log in daily. Sometimes that doesn't happen on Sundays.
Favorite Movie/Book/Whatever: So, so many. I love superhero action films, books: I will read just about anything.
Anything else pertinent: I love making new friends!

Hi everyone, I'm Laura!

Age: 23

Occupation: Customer Service

College: Towson University

Location: Bel Air, Maryland

Fitness Goals: I'd like to get down to or around 120 pounds. Run a 5k!

Exercising: Twice a week I go to the gym with 30 minutes of cardio and then free weights for abs and arms. I started the 30 day shred dvd the other day as something to do on days I don't go to the gym and I can tell it's going to take me way longer than 30 days.

Consistency (are you here for today, or will you be here long term? And do you get on every day or once a week? etc): Well I've only been at it for 6 days but I want to remain consistent! I'm not sure how I'll be once I lose and maintain weight.

Favorite Movie/Book/Whatever: Movie - I can't pick one, but if it's a musical I'll probably love it. Book - Right now i'm rereading ASoIaF.

Anything else pertinent: I love animals, especially horses and cats. I cosplay too. I love dancing but I am incredibly uncoordinated. Feel free to add me

I was in denial about being a millennial for a long time. I think there is a difference between those of us whom didn't have internet until into/past puberty versus those raised with it and that should be acknowledged. Maybe cut 1980-1990. Buuuuut, I took a class in Managing Generational Differences and I am really stoked on a lot of cultural tendencies of millennials.

Confession: My name is DorkothyParker and I am a Millennial.

Age: 32 (33 in July!)
Occupation: Retail Banker, volunteer Guardian Ad Litem, Mom
College (alum/current student): Boise State University BA. Communications, BSU grad student (current): Conflict Management.
Location: Boise, ID
Fitness Goals: Summer Witch trend. Fashion is my fitness goal.
Exercising: Training for a half-marathon. Running with some yoga. I hate yoga.
Consistency: Here and there. Feeling a lot better about being here on a high fat diet instead of standard low calorie. Originally came on to recover from Anorexia. Left. Came back to burn baby weight. Left. Now back with the HFLC group!
Favorite Movie/Book/Whatever: Science fiction fan. Philip K Dick, Star Trek, comic books. General nerding.
Anything else pertinent: Married 12+ years, mom of one toddler (one and done!), future Family Law Mediator (I hope!), former kindergarten teacher (S. Korea). I love kids. I believe the head and hands connect through the heart.

Hey, Freyja here. Been on here a while but not really done the social side of it (because most of it seems to either be screaming CICO at some poor person who asked a slightly misguided question, or ego-stroking bordering on cyber sex. Rant over.). Plus I'm a loner. But here goes.
Firstly, we must acknowledge that Cracked beats Buzzfeed in everything except diversity (go Buzzfeed!).
Anyway....

Age: 26
Occupation: Government statistical analyst
College (alum/current student): Got myself a MSc in Investigative Psychology from the University of Huddersfield (UK)
Location: Wales, UK
Fitness Goals: Have thighs that don't rub in the summer, look how I think I'm going to look in clothes before I put them on and see myself, be less pudgy. I want to put down things like be healthy and toned, but without the exercise and with the hit-and-miss healthy eating I think they're a bit unrealistic.
Exercising: Nope. I think I want to exercise but the fact that I don't do it probably means I'm lying to myself.
Consistency: Every day, 133 days, even the bad ones (and there are some really bad ones in there)
Favorite Movie/Book/Whatever: I love books by Neal Stevenson. Fan of sci-fan/fantasy/superheros. Also love musicals, rom-coms and pretty much anything made by the Hallmark channel (particularly Christmas movies and their murder mysteries). And Disney (yes, even the disney channel original movies that are made for 11 year olds and aren't animated).
Anything else pertinent: I'm totally feeling the #millenialquarterlifecrisis (my first ever hashtag, maybe I'm not so millennial after all). I've got all the good intentions and not much of the follow through. I'm a veggie but not a very healthy one. I knit, sometimes. I cook, sometimes. I work too much. I love cocktails. I don't have a social life. I do have a budgie. He doesn't like me. I can't dance. I once taught drug education in a prison. I have a lot of shoes.

Also feel weird calling myself a millennial, but alas.

Age: 31
Occupation: Occupational Health & Safety
College (alum/current student): BS from Washington State University (Go Cougs!); MS from Embry-Riddle
Location: Seattle, WA
Fitness Goals: Successfully run (aka finish) my first marathon next month
Exercising: Run 4x/week
Consistency: Been here consistently since January, and pretty regularly last year. Very active M-F, less so on the weekends (although I still track, just don't visit the forums as much).
Favorite Movie/Book/Whatever: Movie: I say Shawshank Redemption but I watch Bridget Jones's Diary over and over again so it's a toss up. Book: The Giver
Anything else pertinent: Switching to maintenance today because I can't handle eating at a deficit while training for the marathon, but will be working to lose the last few pounds after next month.

mariv0 wrote: »

Hello! Kind of searched through and found a few threads for folks in this age group which were either old or for women only. I thought I would make another which is more inclusive and more current.

Let's fill out a quick questionnaire to get to know one another!

Age:
Occupation:
College (alum/current student):
Location:
Fitness Goals:
Exercising: Do you do it, and what do you do?
Consistency (are you here for today, or will you be here long term? And do you get on every day or once a week? etc):
Favorite Movie/Book/Whatever:
Anything else pertinent:

I'll start.

Age: 25
Occupation: Registered Nurse (and going to law school in the Fall)
College (alum/current student): Alumna of the University of Texas (BS Nursing), University of Southern California Gould School of Law Class of 2019 (JD)
Location: Currently Dallas, LA in August
Fitness Goals: Lose weight (35lbs down in 5 weeks so far)
Exercising: Hiking, hiking, hiking. Almost every day
Consistency: I get on every day and have for about a month now. It's working, so I'll be sticking with it.
Favorite Movie/Book/Whatever: Movie: Clerks. Book: Harry Potter is my life.
Anything else pertinent: My exercise is logged on my fitbit, and it doesn't cross over. So if you have a fitbit, too, and want to look at my awesome maps, add me there, too! And also, I'm a lover of giant, fluffy dogs, video games, and roller coasters.

Age: 31

Occupation: none; but I volunteer as a co-facilitator for a support group for people with borderline personality disorder

College (alum/current student): have studied psychology at university, but no degree

Location: vancouver island, BC, Canada

Fitness Goals: body recomposition

Exercising: Do you do it, and what do you do? stronglifts 5x5, lots of walking, hikes

Consistency: I will likely stick around and continue to log into maintenance to keep from gaining weight again

Favorite Movie/Book/Whatever: favourite movie of all time is Dirty Dancing. favourite book is Prozac Nation (and no, the movie doesn't compare)

Anything else pertinent: Buffy is life

I'm game.

Age: 26
Occupation: voice actor
College (alum/current student): graduated 4 years ago with a theater degree
Location: NYC baby!
Fitness Goals: to get back down to 110 again before my wedding in October
Exercising: Do you do it, and what do you do? 30 min treadmill, 30 min elliptical, 30 min stationary bike, stretching! (That's when I go to the gym, that is.)
Consistency (are you here for today, or will you be here long term? And do you get on every day or once a week? etc): I try my best to be long term.
Favorite Movie/Book/Whatever: Murakami's Sputnik Sweetheart is my favorite book of all time. Interstellar is my favorite movie.
Anything else pertinent: Just tryin' to hold myself accountable for my own weight loss. It's nice to have others to talk to about it, and help remind me of my goals.

aliciasilfies wrote: »

Love this idea!! Hello all! My name is Alicia

Favorite Movie/Book/Whatever: I'm a sucker for any move by the Coen brothers with two of my all time favorites being The Big Lebowski and O Brother, Where Art Thou?. I'm open to any and all books. I just love reading in general. Currently I'm reading Wreckage by Emily Bleeker. Also love Game of Thrones, We Bear Bares, The Big Bang Theory for TV shows and The Black Keys, Hozier, BB King, and lots of other bluesy rock.

GET OUT OF HERE! You love O Brother Where Art Thou too?! That's one of my all time, serious favorites! I can quote it like no other. I'm so happy another person my age loves that movie. Sometimes at night I'll whisper to my fiancé "....do.... not... seek... the treasure."

I myself feel weird/old/odd calling myself a millenial. I think the 30+ crowd

Age: 32
Occupation: Nursing Assistant, Mom of 3 kids under 5

College (alum/current student): North Seattle CC

Location: Seattle, WA

Fitness Goals: Trying to lose over 100lbs. Having 3 kids in 5 years did a number on my body

Age: 25

Occupation: I'm in Pensions Admin

College (alum/current student): I have a Psych degree

Location: England

Fitness Goals: Strong as hell

Exercising: Do you do it, and what do you do? Powerlifting, 4x a week

Consistency (are you here for today, or will you be here long term? And do you get on every day or once a week? etc): I joined MFP back in 2010. I get on here every day, even if it's just for a minute. I don't consistently log food unless I'm trying to lose weight.

Hi everyone!! Feel free to add me! I log on like once every couple of hours
Age:25
Occupation: artist/teacher
College (alum/current student): BA in Fine Arts
Location:Louisiana
Fitness Goals: to be 145-140 by November. 130 is the ultimate goal.
Exercising: treadmill. Lifting a couple of weights. Body pump and spinning is fun!
Consistency (are you here for today, or will you be here long term? And do you get on every day or once a week? etc): I log in once every couple of hours, or I will forget!
Favorite Movie/Book/Whatever: the room
Anything else: I had a blood clot in my right leg so I cannot run very well.

Hey, I'm Hannah.

Age: 21
Occupation: Student, internship in linguistics research currently
College (current student): Northeastern University
Location: Usually Boston, currently Germany
Fitness Goals: Lost ~25 pounds so far, and I have ~45 pounds to go til my goal!
Exercising: Lots of walking, some yoga and hiking. When I get back to campus in the fall I plan to start weight lifting and do more group fitness classes.
Consistency: 80 day streak so far, and I don't plan on leaving anytime soon!
Favorite Movie/Book/Whatever: Right now I'm reading Chernow's biography of Hamilton. Movie-wise: I'm a fan of Wes Anderson, Paul Thomas Anderson, and Tarantino. Music: Joanna Newsom, Radiohead, Lady Lamb, St. Vincent.
Anything else pertinent: Vegetarian, I use fitbit, and I added some of y'all

Age: 25
Occupation: Account Services Rep
College (alum/current student): alumn of Central Michigan University
Location: Michigan
Fitness Goals: lose 15 lbs
Exercising: Do you do it, and what do you do? I love to run, ride my bike, play tennis, and insanity
Consistency (are you here for today, or will you be here long term? And do you get on every day or once a week? etc): I get on every day for the long term!
Favorite Movie/Book/Whatever: I love to read and watch movies, but I can't pick just one of either!
Anything else pertinent: I'm married to my high school sweetheart, we've been together almost 11 wonderful years and we have 2 shetland sheepdogs whom are our babies!!