1. Poole
2. Bristol
3. Clevedon & Weston-Super-Mare
4. Design engineer on Bloodhound SSC - Britains land speed record car
5. I'm an international man of mystery....., ride a Brompton

1. Where were you born?
Farnborough, Kent.

2. Where do you live at the moment?

South East London - Grove Park - forgotten place between bromley & mottingham.

I was also born there! In the old Farnborough hospital. I know Grove Park, I have a friend who lives there.

I'm a big Karl Pilkington fan - he should definitely be Prime Minister!

Totally agree with you!



1. Where were you born?
Farnborough, Kent

2. Where do you live at the moment?
Bath

3. Where else have you lived?
Biggin Hill, London/Kent (grew up there)
Sydenham, South East London

4. What is your current occupation? What is your dream occupation?
Current: "Weighbridge and Administrative Officer" for Bath Council. Basically I work at the tip doing admin work and operating the weighbridge, it's extremely boring and unglamorous!

Dream: I'm a distance learning student at LCF so hopefully when I graduate I'll get a job in fashion, buying would be nice so that I can travel the world with my job! If not then I'd like to be a dance teacher or own a bakery.


5. Tell us any 5 things about yourself

* My Christmas present from my mum was my first tattoo (she got her second with me!). It's of three birds behind my ear, to symbolise freedom and new beginnings.
* I am petrified of flying but will be getting on a plane for the first time in over 12 years next month. I am nervous but excited.
* I have a neurologicial condition called synaesthesia which means I hear music as colours and shapes and see words and numbers as colour.
* I am strongly considering training to be a Zumba instructor when I reach my goal weight.
* I want nothing more than to travel the world.

ooo i love these things!

1. Where were you born?

Wordsley Hospital in west Mids


2. Where do you live at the moment?

Upper Gornal, dudley, west Mids

3. Where else have you lived?

Lower gornal, dudley, west mids (lol)

4. What is your current occupation? What is your dream occupation?

Occupation; Administrator.
Dream occupation; Anything working with horses or animal althought i do LOVE my job noww

5. Tell us any 5 things about yourself

I have a labradoodle
Would love to do an around the world trip
Have a unhealthy addiction to peanut butter
Will own a house come may this year (so excited)
Allergic to nickle.

1. Where were you born? Milton Keynes
2. Where do you live at the moment? Northampton
3. Where else have you lived? Nowhere! lol
4. What is your current occupation? What is your dream occupation? I'm currently a housewife/ stay at home mum. I've never had a dream occupaton!
5. Tell us any 5 things about yourself
I got married in march 2006 a few days before my 20th birthday!
I have two little boys who are 4 years old and 2 years old (they're a handful!)
I have a younger sister who is naturally skinny (not fair! lol)
I have 5 tattoos and I'd love to get more
I'm obsessed with America and one day I'd love to go travelling there

1 Where were you born? The Wirral
2. Where do you live at the moment? Cambridge
3. Where else have you lived? Only those two. Unless you count Madagascar for 3 months!
4. What is your current occupation? Student
What is your dream occupation? A Blue Peter presenter. Or a charity worker overseas
5. 5 things about yourself:
I recently spent a summer teaching in Madagascar and want to go back SO much!
I love dancing, especially ballet
I'm a vegetarian
I used to be intolerant to sugar
I'm a Brownie Owl and my leader name is Scops Owl :-)

1. Where were you born?
South Devon
2. Where do you live at the moment?
South Devon
3. Where else have you lived?
The otherside of the town I live in now - that's it :laugh:
4. What is your current occupation? What is your dream occupation?
Currently unemployed due to long term sickness. Dream occupation would be midwife or a social worker
5. Tell us any 5 things about yourself
- I don't like chocolate.
- I'm addicted to buying toiletries and shoes.
- I live with my Dad and younger sister.
- I support Liverpool FC.
- I struggle to talk about myself, this has taken me ages :blushing:

1. Where were you born?

Dumfries, S.W. Scotland

2. Where do you live at the moment?

Rushden, Northamptonshire

3. Where else have you lived?

Whitley Bay, Annan, Aberdeen, South London, East London, Hatfield, Letchworth.

4. What is your current occupation? What is your dream occupation?

Current - Stay at home mum and part time postnatal group leader
Dream - midwife/doula

5. Tell us any 5 things about yourself

I have 3 pet rats, Lucky, Liquorish and Piccalilli
I would love to have the money to keep horses
I have two daughters
Secretly lust after one of the characters on Horrible Histories (a kids' programme:embarassed: )
LOVE reading - pretty much everything else just gets in the way of a good book!

Hi all,

I've just discovered the UK group, so pleased there are more of us here!!

1. Where were you born? Surrey
2. Where do you live at the moment? Still in Surrey......
3. Where else have you lived? About 10 miles from Surrey, in London!!
4. What is your current occupation? What is your dream occupation? I work in sales, which is really not my thing. I'd love to be an Occupational or Speech and Language therapist, one day!
5. Tell us any 5 things about yourself
- I have previously lost an epic 6 stone, went travelling and put most of it back on again, doh!
- I have thrown myself out of a plane with a parachute attached and off a bridge with elastic attached to my feet. If you ever get the chance, do iit.
- I'm hoping to relocate to the south coast, just don't tell anyone as it's a bit of a secret right now lol.
- I have two awesome cats, Rambo and Lola. Lola is currently acting as my iPad stand.
- when I've lost the weight and upped the fitness I want to climb Mt. Kilimajaro... It's just a matter of time!


That's about it

1. Where were you born? South yorkshire
2. Where do you live at the moment? south yorkshire
3. Where else have you lived? nowhere but would love to
4. What is your current occupation? Domestic (arghhhhhhh)
What is your dream occupation? Nursery nurse
5. Tell us any 5 things about yourself - I have a beautiful son who's 3, I have 2 stepchildren who are 9 and 7, I've been with my partner since i was 17 and have been together over 5 years, i have lots of goals in life but kind of at a stand still rite now!!! I'm hopefully going to learn to drive next month.

Very borrrring lol

1. Where were you born?
St. Ann, Jamaica

2. Where do you live at the moment?
North West London, UK

3. Where else have you lived?
St. Ann (Jamaica), Kingston (Jamaica), Plymouth (UK), Newton Abbott (UK), South West London (UK)

4. What is your current occupation? What is your dream occupation?
Ship Operations Manager (current)...............Stay at home mom, professional tourist, professional student, property developer (all dreams)

5. Tell us any 5 things about yourself
1. I am 32 years old
2. I am childless
3. I love travelling
4. I have considered becoming a vegetarian
5. I am still unsure about where I want to settle and call home

1. Where were you born?
Luton, in Bedfordshire
2. Where do you live at the moment?
Sussex, halfway between London and Brighton

3. Where else have you lived?
I grew up in Devon, and moved to Sussex when I was in my mid twenties.

4. What is your current occupation? What is your dream occupation?
I work as a garden designer and also carry out garden restoration and maintenance. But it makes me soo hungry, which is why I am here.
5. Tell us any 5 things about yourself
I seem to have been on and off diets for most of my life! A classic yo yo dieter, I can lose half a stone in a few months, then gain it back over Christmas.
My hobby is singing in two Sussex choirs, and I also love walking our little dog, we are lucky to have a lot of beautiful countryside to walk in our area, so I am trying to make the most of it.
I have two nearly grown up children, one who works in London, the other who is at college doing a levels

I am following this plan with my best friend, and would really like some online fitness pal friends to swap ideas with, to keep me motivated!

1. Where were you born?

Plymouth, Devon

2. Where do you live at the moment?

Walthamstow, London

3. Where else have you lived?

Lots of renting different flats in London - started out in halls of residence for uni in South Kensington, then moved to Streatham Common, followed by Clapham Junction, then north to Manor House, and that was the last one before Walthamstow :-)

4. What is your current occupation? What is your dream occupation?

I'm a Perl programmer / team leader at a start up. It pretty much is my dream occupation!

5. Tell us any 5 things about yourself

I got married last year (2011) in Australia and we had our honeymoon in Fiji and New York City, so altogether it was literally a round the world trip!

Despite what my MFP Weight Loss Progress says I've actually lost quite a lot of weight - it was just before I joined MFP! Getting from 90kg to 80kg is turning out to be quite a bit harder than getting from 120kg to 110kg, no more low hanging fruit like "switch to diet coke" left :-P

I love to re-read books over and over again. My favourites are The Gap Cycle, The Belgariad, The Hitchhikers Guide to the Galaxy, and Snow Crash.

Since Christmas Day I've been spending way too much time playing my shiny new Nintendo 3DS.

My wife is LilMissFoodie :-)

What a great idea for a thread. I've enjoyed reading the previous posts so here's mine.

1. Where were you born? Oxford

2. Where do you live at the moment? Oxford

3. Where else have you lived? Nowhere really, though over the years work has resulted in me staying away for a few months at a time all around the counrtry, returning home at weekends

4. What is your current/dream occupation? When work is available I'm a groundworker. Dream job would be an F1 driver or Gadget Show presenter

5. Tell us any 5 things about yourself

i) I've jumped off a mountain in Turkey and tandem paraglided on to a beach. An hour in a jeep to get to the launch site then forty minutes to the beach.

ii) I once played a Grand Master at chess. Didn't last very long :embarassed:

iii) I've completed a locksmith course and now have the tools and knowledge to open loadsa doors. Good job I'm honest :bigsmile:

iv) I have a non-identicle twin who is roughly my target weight. We don't see each other that often and I'm so looking forward to his expression next time we meet up.

v) I'm currently taking part in a study to determine the effects of different types of exercise on those who are trying to lose weight. I'm in the aerobic group, so all of my exercises for the next 12 weeks will be treadmill, bike,cross trainer etc.

1. Where were you born?
Australia

2. Where do you live at the moment?
Surrey

3. Where else have you lived?
East London, SW London, Melbourne.

4. What is your current occupation? What is your dream occupation?
1) IT Release Manager
2) I'd love to be a midwife, but feel I have missed the boat.

5. Tell us any 5 things about yourself
1) I went to uni as a mature aged student and loved completing my degree
2) My visa ends in September and I am paranoid it won't be renewed (just because - not for any reason!)
3) I am married to my best friend. We are both nerds. Time will tell if my daughter will end up the same.
4) I am from a very big family but we are not particularly close. I hope this is not the same with my own family.
5) I have never felt homesick. When I arrived in the UK I realised I was home.

1. Where were you born?
Manchester

2. Where do you live at the moment?
Llanelli,wales


3. Where else have you lived?
Manchester,villages and towns in west wales

4. What is your current occupation? What is your dream occupation?
Current - student
Dream - game design

5. Tell us any 5 things about yourself
studying game design from home
live with my wife and children
like gaming
want to be healthy and fit
want my wife to enjoy my body(if i dont like it how can she)