tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-217946782011-11-01T07:59:52.666-07:00<a href="http://www.TickerFactory.com/weight-loss/wQEOaAT/"> <img border="0" src="http://tickers.TickerFactory.com/ezt/t/wQEOaAT/weight.png"></a>Lesleyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08885152209637224596noreply@blogger.comBlogger361100tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21794678.post-36234324044188788062011-10-14T19:19:00.000-07:002011-10-14T19:19:09.232-07:00

This free picture collage personalized with Smilebox

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Life is coming full circle and how exciting.  I honestly don't think Im getting older.  Im back doing things I did a few years ago. Things like cycling.  Perth is fabulous because you can rely on good weather, there are lots of flat rides and cycle paths everywhere and if I REALLY want to do a hill...there are hills!  Im boxing.  I LOVE boxing.  I REALLY LOVE kickboxing because I can be hugely

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I enjoy life.  I don't enjoy it because I have so much stuff, or money, or houses etc.  If I waited till I "got there" I would be sitting on my arse wondering when I get to live.  I enjoy it because I have  a great family, amazing friends and the ability to make choices.  Making choices alters the course of my entire life.  Its just wonderful that being empowered has flow on effects, and

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I’ve resisted starting again. Its tiring isn’t it? I mean, you get all ramped up. You fill your fridge with good stuff, tell the world and ..GO!! Something happens, you lose heart, you get tired of trying, you stop, and hey presto…FATTER! Who knew?So how does one motivate oneself to believe? Well its easy. Where there is life, there is possibility. I have achieved so much in my life and I

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Im tired! REALLY tired!! I can barely hold a conversation, never mind find the energy to write this post.  But if Im going to make changes, I need to really articulate how fat and tired feels. My throat is so painful.  My allergy cough is back.  My heart is palpitating.  My legs are painful and stiff and my shoulders and neck are so stiff I worry I will end up with a permanent hunchback. Im

Lesleyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08885152209637224596noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21794678.post-77016491832300531682011-08-15T01:57:00.000-07:002011-08-15T02:15:59.371-07:00

After a  long time not blogging its time to ressurect the story.  I was going to do a whole new blog, but what the hell....its a story, not a nice piece of a pie! I've left home!!!  I have to laugh.  Last year I was all moving to Brisbane!  That never happened..... We now live in Perth.  As I write this there is a freakin great hurricane going on.  But just 24 hours ago I was sitting in the

Lesleyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08885152209637224596noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21794678.post-81207086304720339862010-09-21T16:01:00.000-07:002011-08-15T02:11:20.434-07:00

Ok, Well I just received a message from anonymous saying they loved my post.  I had stopped writing to this blog simply cos I got busy and I also gained my weight back. Well anyone who has weight, will understand that one! So in the last couple of years I have completed a Post Grad Certificate in Human Resource management Married the man of my dreams Fallen off my mtn bike and sported a great

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Isnt it amazing how a new year makes you take stock?  This summer, the weather just never kicked off except to blow and rain.  Im sure it will get better, but rather than sulk, I used the time off to throw out as much clutter as I could.  The theme is downsize.  Yea yea, you say...you do this all the time....losing weight yadda yadda.  Im talking about downsizing my life, not just my body. I

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I have started again. In the last two years, I have committed to study, and gained a Post Graduate diploma in HRM. This involved hours and hours of sitting on my butt and growing my brain muscles while ignoring the others.The result? Yup...you guessed it...campus kilos!! Nasty things set me back pretty much where I started.Oh! and how could I forget! I got married! We ran off to Vegas and

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As the years move on, and my body refuses to release the fat, Im learning so much about myself and am more at peace than ever. Over the last few months, I have undertaken the Body for Life programme, with minimal effect on my body fat. I have been back mountain biking, doing weights, eating 6 balanced meals a day and keeping busy.I was hoping to have lost body fat before our big trip. It didnt

Lesleyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08885152209637224596noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21794678.post-79365510135342208122007-11-09T22:38:00.000-08:002007-11-09T22:57:16.625-08:00

Well its been simply ages since I last contributed to this blog. Its been a heavy year with lots going on, so I simply forgot about the blog.Since my last entry, I have been to Sydney. I met with a bunch of the Sydney gals who are on the Weight watchers site and enjoyed taking in the sights of the city. Sydney really is a pretty city and the people are very nice. Ok that was in May. Since

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In March this year we met with a bunch of ladies and some guys who are working on their own weight goals. It was simply amazing. I had developed friendships all over NZ and Australia and there were people I still hadnt met in my life. Brent and I converged upon the Gold coast, but not before a Karaoke night with Georgie, the mad Sunshine coaster. We only had one evening together as she wasnt

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Its been over a year since I started losing weight. It has slowed down considerably, and so have I. Im in mortal danger of becoming a couch potato again in my life. This bothers me, so what did I do? Went out on a spree and figured if I was going to become a couch potato, I would become one in such amazing style such as you will never see again. This is not a couch, its an experience!!.

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Well it was a fleeting visit, but we larfed and talked and talked like two old friends who hadnt seen each other in years. In fact it was the first time we ever met....we are friends from Weight Watchers. Rose is from Melbourne, she has a nickname Stevierose and we met in an online board for weight watchers. She happened to be holidaying in Rotorua for a couple of weeks, and had to fly out of

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Well there it is. From size 22 to size 12!! Lots of cycling, Lots of walking, weights, everything and lo and behold...the arse!!This picture was brought to you by the Letters A R S and E. It was published on the express wishes of my dear friend Karen (Ekko63) who I wouldnt get too close to with such a peach.For you Karen...and do enjoy :-)

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I We just enjoyed Xmas so much!! What a great family day!! We really loved being together and it was just one laugh after another. Im blessed with an outrageous and hilarious family. I just wanted to share a couple of pics of our big day. My sister is the bum slapper while we were bopping on down to some hot sounds. Do ya love me cleavage? Not as big as last year aye!!!

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Its like struggling for breath just before you reach the finish line!!When I started this journey, I wanted to cycle the Taupo challenge. At the time I remember going up a small incline on my mountain bike and completely falling apart from the exertion and falling off my bike. I was crap LOL I remember a couple of weeks later making it to the top of that hill and crying because my partner wanted

Lesleyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08885152209637224596noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21794678.post-1162103159989619322006-10-28T23:21:00.000-07:002006-11-02T18:07:34.810-08:00

Hey ho!! So much training, so much pain!!!Today we completed a cycle challenge. We arrived at Martinborough at 8am, registered, got our food organised and set off with about 1000 other cyclists at 9am.4 hours and 36 minutes later, having been kamakazied by a bee who decided to sting me in the head through a gap in my helmet, I crawled in to the finish line. I completed this 115km challenge and

Lesleyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08885152209637224596noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21794678.post-1160729910367697762006-10-13T01:55:00.000-07:002006-10-24T15:05:15.053-07:00

The other day, SexyF (left) 21forever (middle) and Mrs K (right) met with me for lunch. We had a great bagel and coffee together and really enjoyed the break.I nearly let them off the hook but at the last minute, pulled out my trusty cellphone and caught this pic.Arent they just the cutest???

Lesleyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08885152209637224596noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21794678.post-1157446706819069092006-09-05T01:57:00.000-07:002006-10-12T23:06:43.916-07:00

After a long day which began with RPM at 6am, my son took a pic of his mummy. Shat yes, gorgeous, yes, Plateauing...hell yea LOL 

Lesleyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08885152209637224596noreply@blogger.com7tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21794678.post-1157446284365242252006-09-05T01:49:00.000-07:002006-09-05T01:51:24.376-07:00

Me and my man went to Christchurch for a dirty weekend in August. This is the kinky stuff we got up to. Thats not my man, thats the other guy !!! 

Lesleyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08885152209637224596noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21794678.post-1154894655814055692006-08-06T13:03:00.000-07:002006-08-29T05:08:32.196-07:00

 

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Today while shopping with SexyFrangipani I fell in love. Im not one for randomly falling in love with clothes, but it seems I am getting smaller and my eyes are opening.This dress sang to me, it begged me to take it home. I ran off round the mall to find my darling man so he could decide wether I could justify a dress one size too small for me or not.Well he can deny me nothing, and I love

Lesleyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08885152209637224596noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21794678.post-1147084330619700832006-05-08T03:31:00.000-07:002006-06-28T04:10:23.853-07:00

These pictures were taken in January 2006. I just wanted to put it up to show people that you can make changes. I was well overweight and I knew it. I just decided I was going to join Weight Watchers so what the hell, live with it and make the changes when I got home.I did. I can tell you that it doesn't matter what you look like at the beginning or how much you dont like your body, you can make

Lesleyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08885152209637224596noreply@blogger.com7tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21794678.post-1146900089744018222006-05-06T00:19:00.000-07:002006-05-07T18:31:21.360-07:00

Wee Nathaniel, my newest nephew is doing well and home with Mum and Dad. Aunty Lesley got cuddles today, but baby was only interested in where the boobie was at. This wasnt a scream on his face, it was disgust that a boob hadnt yet eventuated!!Aunty Lesley is smitten :-) 

Lesleyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08885152209637224596noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21794678.post-1146899278838098152006-05-06T00:06:00.000-07:002006-05-06T07:57:54.850-07:00

Well at this point, I have lost 10kg. The last month was a tough time as the body slowed down and only 1.6 came off. However, Im working my butt off and looking forward to the next 5kg. Looking forward to the belly going flat. 

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The newest member of the family arrived at 10.30am on 1 April. 6 weeks early, and struggling to get a breathing rythm, little Nathaniel is doing well.Ya just wanna eat him he is that little :-) I wont tho, I will not be able to find the points on the web site! 

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During my party, my son made the fatal mistake of walking in. A worst error in judgement was to stay in.My mad friend Alice cuffed him (see purple cuffs) and snuggled him in close. She was looking really skanky and wasnt wearing a bra, but she promised me she was wearing knickers. Daniel left soon after. Gee dont know why??!! 

Lesleyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08885152209637224596noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21794678.post-1142112611157213112006-03-11T13:27:00.000-08:002006-03-24T03:28:52.950-08:00

I spent ages getting skanky, while Brent was in the lounge trying to get good sounds out of the computer. The man is a total geek, and spent all day working only to come home and do technical stuff so we could have the computer hooked to the stereo and play any music we wanted.Then the night evolved into a girlie night so we sent him to his room for his own safety.The man is pure gold LOL 

Lesleyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08885152209637224596noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21794678.post-1142112329461437362006-03-11T13:20:00.000-08:002006-04-27T17:59:16.040-07:00

Well I had a bit of a party. I decided to have a bit of a theme so people could come as a slapper or a flapper. We had a ball, and I really enjoyed dressing up and flashing my girlie bits.Afterall, Im old, fat and fun. Might as well document the whole sordid moment so when I shrink I will look FAB for the next one. 

Lesleyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08885152209637224596noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21794678.post-1141287406611834162006-03-02T00:13:00.000-08:002006-04-20T21:36:08.570-07:00

5 Kg off I thought I was looking great. I got Brent to take this picture and then realised I shouldnt wear striped pants and my waist still needs work.Just as well I have nearly 40kg to go, cos this is just the beginning baby!!!I went through the Xmas pics, and saw how incredibly fat I had been. My God Im shocked already and going to work like a bugger!!! 

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Xmas Day 2005, and I was marvelous. Well for a lot of the day I was quite pissed actually. But we survived and I got on the Ferry the next day to the South Island without throwing up all over the boat.Anyway, we had a great day, everyone had fun and I was starting to think...hmmmm Im fatter than I allow for. I had just recovered from an open Cholestectomy (Gall bladder removal) and I also have

Lesleyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08885152209637224596noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21794678.post-1139205812997106182006-02-05T22:00:00.000-08:002006-02-12T23:00:58.096-08:00

This is Alycia. I take her to WW meetings to show everyone what Im going to look like when I get to goal.She is in her second year this year at University. She majors in Psychology and Marketing and speaks fluent German.Im very proud of Alycia and we are very close. The cake she is carrying was supposed to be a gingerbread house but it collapsed, so, being my daughter, Alycia was not

Lesleyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08885152209637224596noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21794678.post-1139205364888249562006-02-05T21:53:00.000-08:002006-02-05T21:56:04.890-08:00

All I can say is if you think Im EVER doing this you have to be out of your freakin mind!!A few of the girls at WW have mentioned they will do it when they get to goal. I mentioned I might but the thought of it gives me the skitters.We were on holiday down south and Brent and the boys spent ages trying to get me to jump. I doubt it!!! 

Lesleyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08885152209637224596noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21794678.post-1139205099852721572006-02-05T21:48:00.000-08:002006-02-05T21:51:39.853-08:00

These fellas are my posse. The little guy on the far left is Daniel and he is too cool for his pants.Daniel is 15 in MarchThe other guy is Joseph. He is the guy that keeps my lawns mowed and weeds trimmed. He would like to be cool, but sadly, God had other plans for him. Joseph is 16.We took the boys on a Mountain biking holiday over the summer. It rained almost every day other than this

Lesleyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08885152209637224596noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21794678.post-1139204905761589452006-02-05T21:45:00.000-08:002006-06-23T03:12:07.586-07:00

This is me with Brent. Brent and I met about 15 months ago when I challenged a girlfriend to go to Ceroc dancing. I only went cos I thought it would be fun to do something naff. Well naff it wasnt and it turned out to be a great place to find a man LOLBrent has been my rock, my biggest support and fan and the man I want to see the world with.He doesnt see how fat I am, but is pushing me to

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