Let's get to know each other. I'll start.

[sallyanne]

I know a lot of you, but I don't really know any of you. I'd like to, though. Give me a little rundown on you and your life right now. I'll start:

- My name is Sally Anne Taylor
- I have 2 dogs, 2 pigs and 1 son - he's 7.
- I live with my long-time boyfriend. The BC Girls have met him. His name is Jeff.
- I was in the US Army for 4 years. Stationed in Germany and in Korea. I was in signal/communications, and worked in high security bunkers as well as out in the field.
- I went to the Art Institute of Phoenix - learned web design, 3D animation, graphic desing, etc.
- I owned a western store for almost 7 years after college. I did most of my business online - I built my own website and raked in over $200,000 every year during the Christmas season. (over 1/2 that went back to expenses, though. Retail sucks. lol)
- Sold my business and website out. Did nothing for a year.
- Went to work for Jeff - he owns an excavation company. I learned to drive heavy equipment and am now a good operator. It's fun. It requires zero customer service skills because you don't have to be nice to dirt.
-I'm currently trying to make the bc girls site and my own personal site fly. I consider my own site a hobby, really.
- I plan on stepping it up next year competition wise, and am already in a musle building program and 15 + pounds over competition weight from the USA's.


How about YOU?

[fitmomma3]

Wow Sallyanne that's a very impressive Wrap up there! No wonder you are so well rounded and everyone loves ya! I will try to do mine later as I have to get off now, but what a nice way for us to get to know more about each other!

[BIG BOSS !!]

I know a lot of you, but I don't really know any of you. I'd like to, though. Give me a little rundown on you and your life right now. I'll start:

- My name is Sally Anne Taylor
- I have 2 dogs, 2 pigs and 1 son - he's 7.
- I live with my long-time boyfriend. The BC Girls have met him. His name is Jeff.
- I was in the US Army for 4 years. Stationed in Germany and in Korea. I was in signal/communications, and worked in high security bunkers as well as out in the field.
- I went to the Art Institute of Phoenix - learned web design, 3D animation, graphic desing, etc.
- I owned a western store for almost 7 years after college. I did most of my business online - I built my own website and raked in over $200,000 every year during the Christmas season. (over 1/2 that went back to expenses, though. Retail sucks. lol)
- Sold my business and website out. Did nothing for a year.
- Went to work for Jeff - he owns an excavation company. I learned to drive heavy equipment and am now a good operator. It's fun. It requires zero customer service skills because you don't have to be nice to dirt.
-I'm currently trying to make the bc girls site and my own personal site fly. I consider my own site a hobby, really.
- I plan on stepping it up next year competition wise, and am already in a musle building program and 15 + pounds over competition weight from the USA's.


How about YOU?

Wow , you served in the Army . . that's soo cool !!!

So what was the most exciting moment you experience while doing that job?

[sallyanne]

Wow , you served in the Army . . that's soo cool !!!

So what was the most exciting moment you experience while doing that job?

hhmmm. I don't think I had any. lol When you work in a bunker, it's pretty boring.

WAIT! I have a story. I drove a hummer while in Korea. We were on a field exercise (for 2 months! holy hell) and everyone was tired of MRE's. I got permission from my sarge to go into Taegu - they had a Burger King!

I drove the hummer through the drive thru. lolol duh. I realized to late that it wasn't wide enough - and had cars behind me. fuck. So _ I had to drive with the passenger side weels up on a 1 foot curb/flower bed. I pulled up to the window this way with the hummer tilted toward the window. lololol

Got my food and drove on out. Wiped out the whole flower bed.

[BIG BOSS !!]

hhmmm. I don't think I had any. lol When you work in a bunker, it's pretty boring.

WAIT! I have a story. I drove a hummer while in Korea. We were on a field exercise (for 2 months! holy hell) and everyone was tired of MRE's. I got permission from my sarge to go into Taegu - they had a Burger King!

I drove the hummer through the drive thru. lolol duh. I realized to late that it wasn't wide enough - and had cars behind me. fuck. So _ I had to drive with the passenger side weels up on a 1 foot curb/flower bed. I pulled up to the window this way with the hummer tilted toward the window. lololol

Got my food and drove on out. Wiped out the whole flower bed.

LOL . . its always about food with you . . isn't it girl . .

And just how are those driving skills now a days ?

So did you get a lot of ribbing from your fellow comrads about that incident?

[sallyanne]

LOL . . its always about food with you . . isn't it girl . .

And just how are those driving skills now a days ?

So did you get a lot of ribbing from your fellow comrads about that incident?

I didn't tell anyone. I had a friend with, and we both kept our mouths shut.

[sallyanne]

Wow Sallyanne that's a very impressive Wrap up there! No wonder you are so well rounded and everyone loves ya! I will try to do mine later as I have to get off now, but what a nice way for us to get to know more about each other!

I think so, too.

...and thanks!

[GirlyMuscle]

Cool idea...

-Real name Erin
-42 yrs old...single mom to a 19 yr old son, Cody.
-I have a sweet little shitzu mutt named Seamus.
-Did nails for 15 yrs, owned my own salon for 13 of those.
-I'm a certified bartender even though I've pretty much given up drinking.
-Live with a very good friend whom I refer to as "Significant Other" because we aren't bf/gf but we're more than friends. I take care of his house and kids, he takes care of me.
-I work part time in a photo lab.
-I haven't competed yet but will be in May 2008.
- I used to be really fat...200 pounds and a size 18. Currently I'm 150 and a size 8 (my 'new' fat weight)...amazing the difference muscle can make.
-I drive the most beautiful car in the world (in my mind)...a gold Sebring convertible...she's my Princess car.
-I still don't know what I want to be when I grow up.
-oh...and I'm OBSESSED with bodybuilding...especially the girls.

That's all I can think of right now...

[sallyanne]

Cool idea...

-Real name Erin
-42 yrs old...single mom to a 19 yr old son, Cody.
-I have a sweet little shitzu mutt named Seamus.
-Did nails for 15 yrs, owned my own salon for 13 of those.
-I'm a certified bartender even though I've pretty much given up drinking.
-Live with a very good friend whom I refer to as "Significant Other" because we aren't bf/gf but we're more than friends. I take care of his house and kids, he takes care of me.
-I work part time in a photo lab.
-I haven't competed yet but will be in May 2008.
- I used to be really fat...200 pounds and a size 18. Currently I'm 150 and a size 8 (my 'new' fat weight)...amazing the difference muscle can make.
-I drive the most beautiful car in the world (in my mind)...a gold Sebring convertible...she's my Princess car.
-I still don't know what I want to be when I grow up.
-oh...and I'm OBSESSED with bodybuilding...especially the girls.

That's all I can think of right now...

I wish you were here to do my nails. lol They look horrid.

150 and size 8 is not fat, btw. Did you know the average american woman is a size 12?!!! Holy hell. Much respect to you for losing all that weight - and then getting ready to compete! wow.

[BIG BOSS !!]

Cool idea...

-Real name Erin
-42 yrs old...single mom to a 19 yr old son, Cody.
-I have a sweet little shitzu mutt named Seamus.
-Did nails for 15 yrs, owned my own salon for 13 of those.
-I'm a certified bartender even though I've pretty much given up drinking.
-Live with a very good friend whom I refer to as "Significant Other" because we aren't bf/gf but we're more than friends. I take care of his house and kids, he takes care of me.
-I work part time in a photo lab.
-I haven't competed yet but will be in May 2008.
- I used to be really fat...200 pounds and a size 18. Currently I'm 150 and a size 8 (my 'new' fat weight)...amazing the difference muscle can make.
-I drive the most beautiful car in the world (in my mind)...a gold Sebring convertible...she's my Princess car.
-I still don't know what I want to be when I grow up.
-oh...and I'm OBSESSED with bodybuilding...especially the girls.

That's all I can think of right now...

That last one is my favorite. What a wonderful thing to be "obesessed" with . .

So Erin . . how long has it been since you gave up drinking??

[GirlyMuscle]

That last one is my favorite. What a wonderful thing to be "obesessed" with . .

So Erin . . how long has it been since you gave up drinking??

I gave up daily drinking when I decided to lose weight back in Dec 2000. After that I drank socially, maybe once a week but everytime I did I'd over do it. Then I started to notice that I can't sleep if I drink, I feel awful in the mornings and my workouts suffer. So back in March of this year I totally gave up drinking. Now I'll drink a non-alcoholic beer if I feel like having the taste of beer...you know, like a warm summer day sitting on the deck, etc. The cool thing about that is the calories are carb calories instead of alcohol calories and I don't have to worry about it affecting how I feel, yet I still get to enjoy the taste of beer. It helps in social situations as well. No one questions why I'm not drinking if I have a beer in my hand. Funny thing is, too, that after two I'm satisfied so I don't over do it. Previously, I was a big time wine nut...since giving up drinking I haven't craved wine at all.

[GirlyMuscle]

I wish you were here to do my nails. lol They look horrid.

150 and size 8 is not fat, btw. Did you know the average american woman is a size 12?!!! Holy hell. Much respect to you for losing all that weight - and then getting ready to compete! wow.

Well, I know a size 8 isn't fat but I was as low as 130 and a size 4. I didn't even realize at the time how close to competing I was. Another 10-15 and I would have been on stage. It's all perspective. You know how YOU feel after a show and you've gained back 10 or 15 pounds? To the rest of the world you're thin but compared to the comp body you feel fat. So, now, to me a size 8 feels fat. I'm happy with my "fat" weight being an 8...heck, it's still single digits! My plan is to drop to 135-140 by New Years and then start comp prep for May.

-Oh.......and I LOVE Nascar! I know I'll get bashed for saying it but I'm used to it. I love Jeff Gordon...go 24!!!

-I love country music.

-I love rednecks in pickup trucks with truckers caps and sleeveless shirts but I prefer them to be not big fat guys or really skinny guys.

_ I love traditional guy things...4-wheelin', riding motorcycles (my own not as the passenger), fishing but not hunting. I love to eat venison but I'm a big softie with animals. I can eat them once they're in butcher paper but I don't want to see them before that. So I guess my man would have to hunt for me and butcher the thing before he brought it in the house. (No wonder I have a little crush on Danny Manslaughter. I'll bet he hunts up there in Alaska!)

[sallyanne]

Well, I know a size 8 isn't fat but I was as low as 130 and a size 4. I didn't even realize at the time how close to competing I was. Another 10-15 and I would have been on stage. It's all perspective. You know how YOU feel after a show and you've gained back 10 or 15 pounds? To the rest of the world you're thin but compared to the comp body you feel fat. So, now, to me a size 8 feels fat. I'm happy with my "fat" weight being an 8...heck, it's still single digits! My plan is to drop to 135-140 by New Years and then start comp prep for May.

-Oh.......and I LOVE Nascar! I know I'll get bashed for saying it but I'm used to it. I love Jeff Gordon...go 24!!!

-I love country music.

-I love rednecks in pickup trucks with truckers caps and sleeveless shirts but I prefer them to be not big fat guys or really skinny guys.

_ I love traditional guy things...4-wheelin', riding motorcycles (my own not as the passenger), fishing but not hunting. I love to eat venison but I'm a big softie with animals. I can eat them once they're in butcher paper but I don't want to see them before that. So I guess my man would have to hunt for me and butcher the thing before he brought it in the house. (No wonder I have a little crush on Danny Manslaughter. I'll bet he hunts up there in Alaska!)

I feel like a fatty rightnow, so yes - I understand.

I hunt with my boyfriend, but my rule is that I won't kill it if I won't eat it.

I applied for elk tags this year, but didn't get drawn.

[BIG BOSS !!]

Well Erin that's great to hear that you got your drinking under control and now do it the right way.

So how about growing up as a little girl, where you more of the prissy type, or a tomboy?

Damn, I'm starting to feel like I'm hijacking this thread.

Well that's it . . no more questions from me for awhile.

[sallyanne]

Well Erin that's great to hear that you got your drinking under control and now do it the right way.

So how about growing up as a little girl, where you more of the prissy type, or a tomboy?

Damn, I'm starting to feel like I'm hijacking this thread.

Well that's it . . no more questions from me for awhile.

you're doing fine. keep it going. that's the whole point.