USER NAME - VAbutterfly
SIGNIFICANCE OF YOUR USER NAME - The butterfly emerges from it's cocoon as a new and beautiful creature.
REAL NAME - Allison (Ally)
E-MAIL ADDRESS -
[email protected]
AGE - 41
BIRTHDATE - June 27, 1960
WHERE YOU LIVE - Virginia Beach, Virginia
SIGNIFICANT OTHER - Peter, husband of 16 long and wonderful (depending on my mood) years
KIDS - Benjamin-16years-fairly decent teenager. Been through drug experimentation, dyed hair, Satanic music, and general negative mood all last year. Now he is into Saving Arrows a non-violent antiabortion group and a born again Christian. Must say he dresses like he got his clothes out of a trash can but he is oh so pleasant to live with these days. (Thought I'd never hear "I love you mom again" Oh yes, he's a vegetarian. Thank you Lord he's not a Vegan. I wouldn't know what to feed him. We are struggling with him to improve his grades. Wound up the school year with 2 failing grades.
Patrick-11years old-going into middle school(6th). Has the mouth to prove it. A sensitive and caring person. Likes music (thank God no heavy metal) and plays the Viola. Loves body surfing at the beach and gets into family fun night. Really addicted to Playstation too.
William-8 years old-3rd grade. Really likable and happy kid. Fun to be around. Lives to be a pain to his older brother Patrick though. Loves Playstation, boogy boards, and swimming.
As you can see surrounded with testoserone 24/7.
PETS - Please don't call me the cat lady. 4 cats. One origianal, Mitzi, and one adopted stray, Betsy, Then we found out she was pregnant and couldn't part with the babies, Shiela and Sabrina.
OCCUPATION - School bus driver. Wonderful part time (20hr) job and has full time benefits and I can take my kids with me. Who knew I liked kids so much? This is my first year.
DATE YOU STARTED SB - June 29, 2001 had been cutting down on sugar since I heard of it the previous week though. Didn't start until I read the book.
STARTING WEIGHT - 185 lbs.
WEIGHT WHEN JOINING THIS BOARD - 185 lbs.
GOAL WEIGHT - 150 lbs.
HEIGHT - 5'3"
FAV. EXERCISE - Spinning, then running.
FAV. NO-NO FOODS - Cold Tequiza in the summer time (beer). Margaritas. No I'm not an alcoholic. Popcorn and milk chocolate and homemade apple pie. Ice cream
WHY DID YOU CHOOSE SUGAR BUSTERS? - It made sense to me. I had tried working out intensely for a full year and had lost 18 lbs. At the end I wasn't losing. I have eaten sweets daily since childhood and this seems the only answer to why I wasn't losing.
ANYTHING ELSE? - The total turn around in my 16 year old son has encouraged me to return to church on a regular basis. Working on that. Trying to reach contentment in my current circumstances--working on that now too. I believe that a lot of overweight people fall into the "When this......then that...." pit. Me especially. I want to turn that around personally. Oh and I love womens basketball. Started watching them to see how fit women looked like so I could get an idea of what my body could look like. I was told once at the gym to visualize how I would look with less weight. I seriously couldn't. Well, then I became hooked.
PICTURE LINKS they'll come when I work up the nerve and get my husband to help me scan them in.