Hi, my name is Pita. My real name is Teresa, but I was given the name Pita by my Sweetie and it seems to have stuck.
I found this board yesterday when I was Googling diet info for my “yet again” attempt to get myself to goal. I have been overweight my entire adult life. For the last 20 years, I have been at least 50 to 100 lbs. overweight. I have done many diets where I’ve lost a few and gained a few. We all know that story, right?
I’m not going to dwell on the past mistakes and failures. It is what it is. Today is a brand new day. It is July 1st and I’m claiming this as my Independence Day!!
My plan of attack to reach the healthy weight goal that I so crave is as follows:
1.Get my hefty bottom back to Curves, workout with all the might I have, five days a week, no excuses!
2.Join a weight-loss support group, called TOPS. They meet once a week for a weigh-in and support discussions. I have been to TOPS in the past with some success, and I believe accountability of this type will be beneficial for me.
3.My eating plan will probably be somewhere along the lines of the YOU-diet and South Beach. I tried Akins and it isn’t a way of life for me.
4.Enter everything into my Fit Day. I have the program on my computer and no excuse not to use it!
5.Become an active member of this forum; so that I may share in the highs and lows of losing weight, be supported and supportive, and not feel that I’m alone in the battle.
6.Stop making excuses! Stop feeling sorry for myself! Stop the cycle of destruction!
I have a fantastic life! I have a man that adores and loves me. I have a teenage daughter that I want to set a healthy example for. I’m a 41-year old woman going to college so that I can enter a work force I have been out of for over 20 years. This weight is the one thing hanging on to me that is keeping me from real happiness and success.
Pita says
NO more!!
Hello from Georgia
I'm a GA girl too!
Sounds as if you have a PLAN and mean to stick with it! 
Good for you! And keep up that positive attitude!
