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Introduction Text I guess I woke up one morning tired of treating myself poorly and calling myself a "fat cow" and not doing anything about it. I'm determined that this is the year of change! This year I WILL lose the weight. I will no longer insult myself. I will do this to be a better and healthier me, and hopefully curve some of my health issues relating to obesity. I'm tired of the world looking past me, instead of at me. I want to look good and feel good about myself and I know that this is the second best thing I can do for myself and my health (the first best thing being to quit smoking, which I did! Smoke free as of July 2009!)

My primary goal is to get to 160! After that, maybe I'll reset my goals and keep going, but for now 160 is it! I don't want this to be "just a diet" but an honest to goodness lifestyle change with more veggies and fruits involved and less cookies and cake! I want to actually become more active. I've been a lethargic person my whole life and would love to be one of those people who gets outside rain or shine for a walk/jog/run!

I'm basing my new eating habits mostly on the South Beach Diet. I'm also working out on my elliptical machine (at least 3 times a week), walking more whenever possible including going out for walks on the weekend, and using a few workout DVDs at home (Zumba, Yoga, Pilates). I bought a stability ball, resistance bands, and hand weights, and have been playing around with those at least 2 times a week.

Hi, I'm Vicki from NC! I was recently diagnosed with PCOS and am trying to see if maybe I can curve the effects of it with a new lifestyle. I'm doing this for many many reasons, from the serious health reasons (The LDL, HDL, Triglycerides trifecta), to the superficial "I just want to look damn good in a skirt"... yep.

"What kills you, doesn't make you stronger" DOH.

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