Name: Ginger
Age:63 Status: Married 42 years, 4 children, 4 grandchildren Pets: Penny, a miniature Doxie who is also dieting for her health. Poor baby, At least I understand why I'm off sweets. Top weight : 299 Current Weight: 225 Goal: Between 129 & 139- who knows what all the excess skin will weigh? But I Remember being comfortable at 129. Decades ago. Career: Retired from working in Nurseries and growing and selling organic flowers. I 've been a Feng Shui Practioner for 15 years, A Reiki Practioner for 6 years. Interest: Gardening, people lover, Anything energy healing wise, Nature: Passing it all on to the children, Faeries Color: All, but fav is pastel pink And purple Looks: 5'1/2 ", long grey hair ( was auburn), blue eyes, pear shaped Music: Can an old hippy admit she loves country? Celtic, Sound Garden, 60's& 70's rock, William Ackerman, Gary Stadler, Sherly Crow, Melissa Ethridge, heck really anything but rap. Just love music. Learning to play " singing" bowls. Movies: Favorite is The Secret Garden, 2nd is " Dirty Dancing." I was baby in the mid 60's. Like anything not gory , But Fav genre is comedy I do not want to leave feeling wrung out when movies cost so much. Tv: Trying to cut way back, no more news except local ! Makes me want to eat. Love british mysteries on LPB , Oprah's Super Soul Sundays. Religion: Baha'i by way of Catholic, Many inbetween including Nature. On a spiritual journey that pulls from all religions and teachers To form an ever evolving, open minded personal path. Problem in weight loss : I am currently trying to eat mindfully and stop when full. The stopping when I am enjoying the meal is hard. Weight Loss Plan : Right now it has evolved to 3 meals a day chosen out of a possible list with my pendulum. No sugar ( of any kind other than raw honey), No white Flour, Pasta or Rice. 95 % gluten free, Meat only once a week) Lots of Water and herbal teas. No artificial sweeter and the onl natural one other than raw honey is stevia. Favorite Foods: Right now it is gluten and sugar free muffins of all sorts. My most fav is Cinnamon Apple made with almond flour. I will share it. |
I guess I'm sort of an Alternachick since I've been posting under the subforum a bit. :) I'm pretty much a plain Jane but have a lot of contacts in/admiration for different Alternachick-y communities.
NAME: atmos BIRTHDAY: March 30 (just turned 30!) MARITAL STATUS: Single TOP WEIGHT: 160 CURRENT WEIGHT: 145 after a gain GOAL WEIGHT: 125 EYE COLOR: Blue HAIR COLOR: Dirty blonde that's a bit red in the sun HOBBIES/INTERESTS: Genealogy, hiking, Irish dance, beer tasting, music, crochet PETS: A very sweetly evil cat GEOGRAPHIC LOCATION: Colorado Front Range FAVORITE COLOR: Green FAVORITE FOODS: Pizza, chips, ice cream, yogurt, strawberries FAVORITE EXERCISE: A toss up between Irish dance and hiking FAVORITE BOOK(S): Books about physics, weather, astronomy, or ancient religions and culture, particularly Insular Celtic and Egyptian FAVORITE MOVIE(S): Not much into movies. Repo the Genetic Opera and a lot of Tim Burton's work come to mind. FAVORITE TV SHOW(S): Crime documentaries FAVORITE BAND/MUSIC: Gaelic punk (The Tossers, The Real McKenzies, Flatfoot 56, The Young Dubliners, The Welch Boys, The Pogues to name a few), 90s rock/alt rock/grunge PROBLEM IN WEIGHT LOSS: Emotional binge eating WHAT IS DIFFERENT THIS TIME THAT WILL MAKE YOU SUCCESSFUL: I don't know that anything is different. But I'm hopeful. WEIGHT LOSS PLAN: Calorie counting at 20% reduction from TDEE and ample exercise. RELIGION: Pagan, specifically Druidry but leaning towards a more Celtic Reconstructionist path POLITICS: Independent but lean more liberal. PIERCINGS: One in each ear lobe TATTOOS: None yet, but I've been considering either a tree of life or Gaelic phrase (see signature) on my left side. Haven't settled yet. |
Hey!
Hey! I'm Katelin, and I'm definitely an alternachick, even though I fall on the "indie folk" side of the spectrum.:carrot:
Name: Katelin Age & Birthday: May 5th, 2000 (15) Top Weight: 150 (at 4'11) Current Weight: 130 (at 5'2) Goal Weight: 120 Eye Color: A very green hazel Hair Color: Medium Brown Hobbies: Singing, musical theater, (minus the dancing) playing guitar, music, reading, songwriting, painting, traveling, history, writing, geography, psychology/mental health, and photography. Pets: None Geographic Locale: Southern NY Favorite Color: Peacock Blue Favorite Foods: Ice cream, (:o) raspberries, blackberries, apples, peanut butter, and pasta with pesto sauce (gluten free pasta, that is) Favorite Exercises: LONG walks, hikes, and core workouts. Favorite Books: A Catcher in the Rye, Breakfast of Champions, Persepolis, Slaughterhouse Five, The Unbearable Lightness of Being, The Book Thief, any poetry by Plath or Cummings, The Enormous Room, and The Bell Jar. Favorite Movies: Once, The King's Speech, and Whiplash. Favorite Musicals: Once, (LOVE LOVE) Fiddler on the Roof, Hair, A Chorus Line, Ragtime, Urinetown, and Cabaret. Favorite TV Shows: PARKS AND RECREATION **** YES Favorite Music (get ready for a laundry list) The Civil Wars, Daughter, Bon Iver, Gregory Alan Isakov, James Vincent McMorrow, Lucy Rose, The Swell Season, Benjamin Francis Leftwich, Norah Jones, Ingrid Michaelson, Vancouver Sleep Clinic, Lord Huron, Joy Williams, (formerly of The Civil Wars) The Staves, Mumford and Sons, The Lumineers, The Head and the Heart, The Beatles, Beirut, Laura Marling, Noah and the Whale, Of Monsters and Men, Bombay Bicycle Club, The XX, and Alt-J. Problem in Weight Loss: Binge Eating Disorder (Now Recovered!!!!:D) Weight Loss Plan: 90 minutes of physical activity daily and following macros. Gluten free and proud! Religious Beliefs: Agnostic Atheist Political Views:(Very) Liberal Democrat:cool: No tattoos or even piercings, I HATE needles. |
Hi I'm new.
Name: Iris
Age: 30 Location: Los Angeles, CA Weight & Height: 5'4, 177. Job: I work for a music company doing music stuff. I'm trying to figure out what I'm doing with my life. Music: Experimental, noise, avant-garde, industrial, goth, post punk, punk, all kinds of things. Books: Zines. Macabre non fiction. Morbid Curiosity Magazine. Anatomy. Comic books. Forensic anthropologist autobiographies. Biographies of writers and artists. Sometimes I read fiction. TV: It's complicated. Interests/Hobbies: Walking. Playing the cello and harmonium. Coffee. Visiting weird places. Goals: Lose weight. Learn more. Be happy. Religion: Pagan. Relationship Status: In a relationship. |
NAME: lisa
BIRTHDAY: 4/7/67 MARITAL STATUS: Single TOP WEIGHT: 315 CURRENT WEIGHT: 303 GOAL WEIGHT: 180 but I'd settle for 200 EYE COLOR: blue HAIR COLOR: brown HOBBIES/INTERESTS: the outdoors, Nascar, NFL football, crochet, scrapbooking PETS: currently, 2 cats, 1 dog GEOGRAPHIC LOCATION: west-central Ohio FAVORITE COLOR: burgundy FAVORITE FOODS: chocolate FAVORITE EXERCISE: yuck FAVORITE BOOK(S): sci-fi, mystery, action adventure FAVORITE MOVIE(S): sci-fi, super hero, action adventure FAVORITE TV SHOW(S): cooking shows, PBS shows, too many to name FAVORITE BAND/MUSIC: alternative PROBLEM IN WEIGHT LOSS: portions too large WHAT IS DIFFERENT THIS TIME THAT WILL MAKE YOU SUCCESSFUL: I've set my mind this time, no matter how long it takes, I will get healthy again. WEIGHT LOSS PLAN: weight loss classes, weight loss clinic, drink more water (accomplished), the Mediterranean Diet RELIGION: raised Presbyterian POLITICS: probably more Democratic PIERCINGS: none right now, I feel kinda too old for them. TATTOOS: 3 __________________ Goals: 180 lbs., continue to get healthier and healthier, improve my heart and lungs |
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