Hi! This group sounds great! Let's see, I just got back on the diet bandwagon - I had lost 90lbs with Weight Watchers and slowly started gaining. I've got much less to lose this time around. My goals are to get healthy and try to avoid the scale for awhile (I started getting a little too obsessed with the number), so I'm going to judge by the fit of my clothes. I have a wedding to go to this summer, and I'd like to look awesome! I have a love/hate relationship with my Wii Fit and my elliptical machine.

As far as the fiber arts, I knit and I spin. I've been doing both for about a year, and it's so much fun! I joined a local spinning group and we take lots of trips to sheep and wool festivals. So far, my favorite thing to spin has been Icelandic - I got a gorgeous laceweight skein out of a few ounces I picked up awhile back. Right now I'm knitting winter bonnets for some little girls in my family.

You totally could! I have seen patterns for them - and what a great story it would make!

OMG! I wish there was a spinning group near me! We only have one yarn store in DC it's good but I'm spoiled from the 8 I had in Saint Louis. How do you like the WiiFit? I've been thinking of getting one.
Also, spinning question for you....wheel or spindle for the laceweight? and if wheel how do you spin it? With laceweight I find that if I don't put in enough twist it's not strong enough and when I add more twist its kinks horribly on me. Any tips?

I never knew there were so many fiber arts related activities before I joined up with this group - it's good fun, but it's hard on the pocketbook sometimes! I love the WiiFit, especially for getting back on the horse. If you're looking for a high-impact, dripping sweat kind of workout, that isn't the Wii. But I love the yoga for stretching and the strength training and boxing really helped my arms (one of my problem areas). When I'm being good I try to alternate the WiiFit with the elliptical machine.

I'm still kind new to spinning, so this probably isn't the most educated answer but as far as the laceweight I find it's all in the fiber (there are women in my group who have been spinning for 30+ years who could make a laceweight out of anything, though!). I bought a few ounces of Icelandic at an event and it was super easy to draft and spun up incredibly fine. It's a on the coarser side and the fibers are longer, so I think that helped it not slip out of my fingers. I've also heard that production wheels are great for spinning fine. I'm using a borrowed Louet right now and trying to save up for my own wheel. What about you? Do you use a wheel or a drop spindle?

Hello all. My name is Jenn and I'm new here to the site. When 2011 came to a close I made the decision that I was going to lose weight and get healthier. I'm only 29 but I want to live a long time and if I keep on my current path that isn't going to happen. I found MFP hy chance when I started looking for a food tracker for my Kindle. I've set everything up and am ready to jump into this. As I mentioned above my name is Jenn and I am 29 years old. I live in the suburbs of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania and am currently single. My overall goal is to lose about 100 pounds. I currently work in an office setting as a supervisor and in my spare time I enjoy reading, movies, music, video games, crocheting, knitting, pen pals, genealogy, computer games, tv shows, and surfing the net. For Christmas I got the kinect for the xbox 360 and so I'm looking forward to using that to help my weight loss. I don't have a huge network of people to support me in my weight loss goals but I know that a lot has to come from me to do this. I look forward to meeting some people here.

Jenn

Hi! My name is Heather, and I'm also new to the site. I started last week after hearing about it from a friend and really enjoy it so far. I love how supportive it can be! The friend who told me about the site also sent me the link for this group, which seemed perfect for me. I'm looking for ways to support others and to be supported. My biggest difficulty is holding myself accountable and not talking myself out of things (like exercising and writing down what I eat), so I'm hoping to meet new friends on here to help me do those things.

I've been a knitter since about 2005. Right now, I'm working on finishing up a cardigan and the second in a pair of socks. I'm trying really hard to work through my stash before buying any new yarn, but a new yarn store just opened up a few blocks from my office, making that really difficult.

Hi everyone. I'm new to the site. I had downloaded it while playing around with my Kindle Fire, then found out my boyfriend and his co-worker were using it to track their calories.
I'm a mom (4 boys between us 4, 10, 15, and 16). I am currently staying at home and going to school. I started knitting last April and LOVE it! I bought a drop spindle in December and am having fun learning that.

I have about 15 lbs I want to lose. My boyfriend and I love eating out; however, this year we have only ate out ONCE!! Doesn't sound like a big accomplishment, but we used to eat out at least 3 nights a week, so to go 2 1/2 weeks and only gone out once is good for us. I thought just starting to eat healthier would help with my weight. It did at first.......then my sister sent me a box of cookies. UGH! She didn't know we were trying to not eat sweets.

A couple of my goals are to actually start tracking my calories and to start doing the Wii Fit step exercise while I'm watching tv in the mornings. As far as knitting, I have a shrug that I am almost half way through and once that is done I want to knit a sweater. I have it picked out, just need to get the yarn. My other knitting goal for this year is to learn entrelac.