Greetings from a gamer!

Nilithyana
Nilithyana Posts: 21
edited December 20 in Introduce Yourself
I just signed up a few days ago when a friend mentioned this site. With the food and exercise tracker, I really think I can pull off my goal.

Motivation seems to be my biggest enemy. I'm a gamer (and reader). So I tend to sit around playing World of Warcraft. Diablo III, and The Sims 3.

I started lifting weights a few weeks ago, and I'm up to 5lbs per arm. That was a big push to really lose some weight. I used to walk an hour or more each day in warmer weather couple years ago, but I developed Agoraphobia that kept me housebound. I'm on medication now, and the Agoraphobia isn't as bad, so I can go out and about again!

Also, three kittens fell into my lap in November of 2011 (they were abandoned outside of my home, and they were only four weeks old). I adopted one out and kept two. They are my babies. <3

Nice to meet you all, and I hope I didn't bore you too much.
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  • davidmcgowan1987
    davidmcgowan1987 Posts: 111
    dafuq

    frabz-English-Motherfer-DO-YOU-SPEAK-IT-7f8b5a.jpg

    lol hi nilithyana, welcome to mfp and good luck
  • torygirl79
    torygirl79 Posts: 307 Member
    Hello and welcome to the site :-). Fellow WoW player here.
  • MalloryJo93
    MalloryJo93 Posts: 1
    Another female gamer with a housebound issue! I'm not the only one! I love sims3, and have played diablo and WoW. Do you have a system, or prefer pc games?
  • Nilithyana
    Nilithyana Posts: 21
    dafuq

    English Motherf*****
    Do you speak it?

    lol hi nilithyana, welcome to mfp and good luck

    lol Gotta love random, nonsensical comments.

    And thanks for the greeting!
  • EmpathyBot
    EmpathyBot Posts: 78 Member
    I'm a D3'er myself. Welcome!
  • Nilithyana
    Nilithyana Posts: 21
    Another female gamer with a housebound issue! I'm not the only one! I love sims3, and have played diablo and WoW. Do you have a system, or prefer pc games?

    I have a Wii, but I game on a PC only.
  • Nilithyana
    Nilithyana Posts: 21
    Hello and welcome to the site :-). Fellow WoW player here.

    Love your picture. Scuba diving is a ton of fun!
  • Nilithyana
    Nilithyana Posts: 21
    I'm a D3'er myself. Welcome!

    Hello there! And thanks!
  • Xenastrah
    Xenastrah Posts: 36
    Welcome fellow gamer! Im a WoW geek too :o)
  • Nilithyana
    Nilithyana Posts: 21
    Welcome fellow gamer! Im a WoW geek too :o)

    Hello! I've logged way too much time to WoW, as I'm sure many addicts of the game have.
  • Moretakitty
    Moretakitty Posts: 168 Member
    There are a few gamer groups here! One I am particularly fond of is the Girl Gamers!
    Welcome and good luck on your new journey!
  • Nilithyana
    Nilithyana Posts: 21
    There are a few gamer groups here! One I am particularly fond of is the Girl Gamers!
    Welcome and good luck on your new journey!

    Thanks! I"ll have to check that out.
  • arcticfox04
    arcticfox04 Posts: 1,011 Member
    I play Diablo 3, invulnerable minions give me nightmares at night. I'm on a WoW break till the exp pack. Anxiety sucks, I suffer from it initially on everything and have to will myself out of it.

    Feel free to add me.
  • Crystallyne
    Crystallyne Posts: 9
    *glomps on Nilithyana* Now I'm going to stalk you. I hadn't tried posting in the forums yet, I suppose I should think about introducing myself too! lol

    <-- The gamer girl friend who introduced Nilithyana to MFP.
  • marvelscale
    marvelscale Posts: 135
    I don't play any of those, but I do spend too much time either on the PC or Xbox :(
  • amnsetie
    amnsetie Posts: 666 Member
    mfp is gamified fitness
    You aim for a low green number each day. that's winning the skirmish.
    leveling up is when you lose pounds or inches, or gain muscle whatever your goal.

    Someone has a thread where he dictates the level ups, but I find this a bit dungeons and dragons masterish
    I set my own level ups.
  • LennyInFlorida
    LennyInFlorida Posts: 202
    I have played WOW before but my old time sink was Everquest--circa 1999 for quite a few years after as well...

    Anyway, you can still play but you have to also play this food/exercise journal game as well :)
  • T1Life
    T1Life Posts: 15
    Hiya! I play WoW too, along with survival horror games! Silent Hill being my fave.

    I'm trying to lose roughly 50lbs and eating a low cal/low carb method. I've struggled with exercise, over the last 3 years I have rarely moved a muscle, recently I have taken up walking, I suffer a little with anxiety and people scare me, so I got a treadmill (: Its a start for me

    Feel free to add me :)
  • alp1990
    alp1990 Posts: 56
    Was addicted to Soma for ages, then fable, then back to Zelda from childhood. Oh its never ending. But yes, another female gamer here too :) ha.
  • androde
    androde Posts: 96 Member
    Elder Scrolls!
  • meowstrom
    meowstrom Posts: 37
    Oblivion ate up my life :P Actually my entire highschool life (really kiddish games I know) was spent bonding with my girl friends on Halo, Soul Calibur, God of War, and WoW. I got so obsessed with WoW that I made a night elf costume and wore it and stupidly didn't enter it into a cosplay contest the judges I met outside of the con told me I could have won, haha. Ooooh good times. I broke my computer ages ago and I haven't gamed since but I'm content to watch my boyfriend now, and my girl friends and I still catch up for games of Halo to be nostalgic but they've moved on to FPS. Just recently I made an Alduin head mask for my boyfriend. I don't classify as a gamer anymore but I'm still a bit of a geek ._.
  • NanoBear
    NanoBear Posts: 67
    I'm into D3 myself at the moment. Probably head back to WoW at some stage in the future.

    Being a fellow gamer, you might be interested in this site for tracking exercise too: http://www.fitocracy.com/home/
    log your exercises, get 'exp' for them and level up! It's what first got me going on this journey.
  • meowstrom
    meowstrom Posts: 37
    Also, last year my mum's boss found abandoned kittens(her boss ended up taking the rest to the Vet) at their workplace and she took a ginger one for me thinking I'd love another cat. I freaked out, started crying and about $300 later at the emergency animal hospital, had a 10 day old kitten to nurse o.o Most difficult 3 months of my life, being a surrogate cat mother is serious business and I commend you on taking that up :)
  • mommajolynn
    mommajolynn Posts: 353 Member
    I was addicted to WoW for a good year or so when my son was younger. Finally quit it a year ago but thinking about joining back in moderation after I finish college :-) I want to try out D3 but I'm so drawn in to playing games on the Xbox lol. Went from one addiction to another. But this one I share with my kiddo. We play the Lego games constantly lol
  • McguireM4
    McguireM4 Posts: 2
    Oh yay! I'm a casual gamer, mostly I like RPGs :) Cosplayer and X-Men/Marvel fangirl too. Gamers, feel free to add! I'll be starting D3 when my bf goes on vacation, and right now I'm playing Bayonetta :D
  • librarygoddess2
    librarygoddess2 Posts: 145 Member
    Very nice to meet you too! I have to say, losing weight has seriously cut into my gaming time. I need to spend more time back on WoW, Skyrim, Star Wars, Sims, and gosh I haven't even purchased Diablo yet!

    Nice to meet you. Feel free to add me if you like.
  • librarygoddess2
    librarygoddess2 Posts: 145 Member
    I play Diablo 3, invulnerable minions give me nightmares at night. I'm on a WoW break till the exp pack. Anxiety sucks, I suffer from it initially on everything and have to will myself out of it.

    Feel free to add me.

    Yay.. I can't wait for the exp too! I was so tired of WoW, they made it too easy to get to 85. I wanted more quests!
  • Erisad
    Erisad Posts: 1,580
    Oblivion ate up my life :P Actually my entire highschool life (really kiddish games I know) was spent bonding with my girl friends on Halo, Soul Calibur, God of War, and WoW. I got so obsessed with WoW that I made a night elf costume and wore it and stupidly didn't enter it into a cosplay contest the judges I met outside of the con told me I could have won, haha. Ooooh good times. I broke my computer ages ago and I haven't gamed since but I'm content to watch my boyfriend now, and my girl friends and I still catch up for games of Halo to be nostalgic but they've moved on to FPS. Just recently I made an Alduin head mask for my boyfriend. I don't classify as a gamer anymore but I'm still a bit of a geek ._.

    I looooved Oblivion. And I'm addicted to Skyrim as well. They're games that will eat up any free time you have if you let them. :)
  • Venturin
    Venturin Posts: 244 Member
    Welcome to MFP.

    Gamer also, since the very beginning. Pong on the boardwalk of Ocean City circa 1973. I've seen it all every step of the way and it's been a fun ride.

    I think gamers are better at losing weight because we thrive on challenges, beating bosses, strategizing and reveling in acquiring achievements!

    Good luck!

    -V-
  • jmuhnie
    jmuhnie Posts: 93 Member
    After a serious addiction to D2 I have avoided most contact with those style games...good to hear there is a gaming community on MFP though.
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