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Old 02-28-20, 05:37 AM  
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As everyone has posted

Times change! I think there's so many factors that go into this. It's been a very long time here at VF!!! Yes - the Friday night chats. Oh how I loved them. The internet has evolved, social media has evolved and with it goes VF ....

I've been here a long time. Participated in a lot of the road trips. And dare I say we are all getting older? I was at a different time in my life. SAHM with young kids. Went through many evolution over the years. From working one job to working two jobs to working one job to changing jobs and now thinking of (some day) retiring!!!

I still check in almost on a daily basis. I love reading the bargains, the book thread. And sometimes just reading different threads. I mostly only post in my check in and even those have changed over the years.

I text daily with some VFers. I am active with private/secret groups on Facebook. We had gone to a mailing list, but then migrated to Facebook. Still get together with some VFers as well. The friends I've made here are for life!

I remember some of the drama, most I just walked away from. (Power button anyone?)

I am still active. Still love my bike (Got a Peloton!) and still do videos. Still would far rather exercise at home. Still come here to do searches on how to do stuff. (like screen shot a video? or mirror my Ipad to the tv?) There's just so much more content on the web and available than ever before.

Times they are a changing!!!!
Make it a great day .......
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Old 02-28-20, 12:41 PM  
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I still show up sometimes (like now!) but not as often as I used to. After 20+ years a lot of us have gone from youngsters looking for killer workouts, to oldsters looking for gentler workouts Although I started a thread about Billy Blanks new TV show and no one else seems to be interested, I know I can still find others here who are into video workouts.

One of my favorite memories is when someone posted a photo of a really ugly tank top and a VFer actually ordered it and sent it to her! That sort of thing would only happen here.
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Old 02-28-20, 01:56 PM  
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I used to be here daily, too, and loved it. I read almost all the GD threads, and was in a rebounder check-in. That slowly broke up, and I went thru menopause, some family problems, and just drifted away.
I look in every now and then, and even joined a new check-in a while back, but wasn't doing dvds, mostly just walking and gardening, and it seemed silly to post that every day, so......
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Old 02-28-20, 02:00 PM  
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Terri! I am so glad to see you here.
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Old 02-28-20, 02:09 PM  
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The VFer I miss most of all is Wendy!
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Old 02-28-20, 03:16 PM  
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my latest VF pastime is reading old threads. I even went so far as to go back to the beginning of the current version of this board in this forum - many interesting threads.

the saving grace is seeing any old post of members who joined in 2001-2002 and who ARE STILL VF supporters!
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Old 03-03-20, 12:45 AM  
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Haven't logged in over 3 months but that's only because work life has been at fever pitch (since April 2019!) and family life was hard over the Christmas break and beyond. I've been posting on VF since 1999 or 2000, always have used my real name, never took to any other social media sites and I still use a laptop most of the time. I started working in Big Tech in Silicon Valley since 2004 but never took to the trendy stuff. I still read a print newspaper (WSJ), walk/bike/hike a lot, deprive my kids of mobile devices, read books (Kindle only when travelling) and love exercising in my garden hut. Peloton and such are so trendy now but us VFers were way ahead of that! My friends marvel at my home gym -- dumbbells, kettlebells, yoga mat, rebounder, balance ball, ankle weights, bands, etc. -- in my garden hut. Everyone wants a "she shed" I mostly use DVDs (primarily Cathe, KCM, Gilad, Eoin Finn, Lauren Brooks but lots of others in the mix too) and some YouTube streaming because my DVDs are a sunk cost (don't feel like paying to stream a lot of stuff I already own), not because I'm a luddite with a lousy home internet connection As for YouTube, I mostly enjoy yoga practices and Jessica Smith's channel. Enough variety to keep me active at my "constant intermediate" level -- I never was one for high impact, fancy choreography or "puke in the bucket" workouts. And I've always enjoyed VF for the good company and good advice!
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Old 03-03-20, 05:48 AM  
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Hiii Terri (glavtx)! I think there are more of us who share that same framework of life change. And by the way, I LOVE gardening. Soon those longer days will be here and I will smell like dirt! I think you should post and babble what you do.

Hiii Judy!! (Gardengirl) You funny thing ..it's good to see you as well. I have always wondered if your VF name really means you like to garden?

Sue B. I totally dig your 21 day challenge in your avatar.
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Old 03-03-20, 08:29 AM  
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The VFer I miss most of all is Wendy!
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Old 03-03-20, 09:28 AM  
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Seriously.
True. Maybe if the site was updated, the number of "sticky's" was less etc.
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