Get Healthy Blog Hop

Stephen Tremp, L. Diane Wolfe, Michael Di Gesu, and Ninjalex aka Alex J. Cavanaugh have teamed up for a Blog Hop that focuses on health. This is an issue with many bloggers who have expressed gaining weight over the holidays and other negative health issues that they are dealing with. 

Get Healthy Blog Hop;s Objective: to share with everyone something you have done that affected your health in a positive way

Some of you lovely Plonkers know that I started The Dukan Diet in January 2012.  The reason I started the diet was because I had quit smoking the year before and, in the process substituted my sucking on cancer sticks, for shoving junk in my face and picked up 13kg.  

On Boxing Day 2011, this "Before" picture was taken of me in the pool and I took one look at the picture and knew I was officially a FAT CHICK.  

Look, I see abs!

I hated the picture, I hated my fat arse, I detested my thick thighs and tummy rolls.  Fuck! I had more chins than a fucking Chinese telephone directory.  

I decided then and there to get on to the internet, find myself a healthy eating programme and set myself some achievable goals.

I chose the Dukan Diet because I didn't have to weigh or measure any portions.  I have a pretty busy lifestyle as a working mum, so I knew I needed to choose an eating plan that I would be able to stick to.  

My goal was to loose 10kg before my 40th birthday in June 2012.  I gave myself six months to loose 10kg.  That was certainly "doable".  I joined the gym and exercised at least 3 to 4 times a week.

On the 2nd of January 2012, I began The Attack Phase and in the first week I lost 2.8kg (6.2 pounds).  I was so happy and I felt great!  I had tons of energy and I moved on to The Cruise Phase. 

After 44 Days, I had lost a total of 9kg, which is just under 20lbs.

After 3 months I had lost a total of 13kg (just over 2 stone).

I have kept the weight off by weighing myself everyday and if I do fall off the wagon and pick up a little, I get back on to the Attack Phase.  I must say its easier to maintain the weight loss if I'm exercising.

Feel free to ask any questions or leave a comment regarding the Dukan Diet.  I love to encourage and share knowledge about this awesome eating plan.

My Big Reveal

Oh and it's not me flashing my titties,okay...  Dirty Bastids!

Its The Big Reveal hosted by Mina Lobo - Goth Mom Lite and David Macauly, who are doing a Blog Hop within a Blog Hop to reveal your A to Z Blog Challenge Theme before we start on 1 April.   

If you you're not signed up for the A to Z Blog Challenge in April 2013, then you can't take part in The Big Reveal Hop, so go and read up all about the April A to Z Blog Challenge and sign up HERE!  It's always a riot.

 


Join up and reveal your secret.  Mine's a stoater!

See you on 21 March. 

Dog Days of Summer Blog Fest

Jeremy is hosting a Dog Days of Summer Blog Fest.

Go link up and write your post about the things you love about summer.

Being in the Southern Hemisphere, its the middle of winter here and we actually had snow this week, so I froze my bum off making some parts of this video.  But I still had loads of fun making it.

Only thing is now I'm nursing a really bad cold.  I've already gone through half a box of tissues today and my head hurts!

some of you can't view the above video because of music copyright, so I had to remove the music and do this one.

Friday's Shoegasm

Yeah, it's Friday again, Pretty Plonkers and you get to steal my Shoegasm button, link up and share your pretty shoes. This week's shoes are all available at Zando

<a href="http://gillianhefer.blogspot.com/"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjEBC5CjIzVFFAwjP98vng5gRchVZ3GR44PBZRCDDfXvD0zRrOOQVprxxvDJEweZyL44ZjLGKkjARFjcG3dw_TlWT-UMAG8KfXrz5tpmIZOmcxfUr_zXPfjHr8Zo_mKD05Fl7kcRlA-Z1c/s1600/fridayshoegasm.jpg" alt="A Daft Scots Lass" width="240" height="217" /></a>

Yippeeeeeee! It's Friday, Pretty Plonkers and you get to steal my Shoegasm button, link up and share your pretty shoes.  This week's shoes are all available at Zando

Iron Fist In My Net Platform Nude Heels - R459 

Report Signature Calyer Stilettos in Almond Brown   

Zoom Platform Sandals Cobolt and Hot Pink - R599

Plum Navi Peep Toe Yellow Sling-backs R369

Madison Angelina  Green Patterned Wedges R459

Have a kick arse weekend and remember to link up with Jeremy for his Dog Days of Summer blog hop 10 to 12 August.

Dog Days of Summer Blog Hop

Jeremy is hosting a wild Dog Days of Summer blog hop during the second week of August (August 10-12)

The rules are simple. Write a brief post on one or all three topics below:

1) Describe your favorite summer activity thus far.

2) What activities do you plan before summer is over?

3) If you could have the ultimate vacation ever, where and what would it be?

Then bring yer laptop to the backyard, grab a beer, put some steaks on the braai, and hop around to as many of the blogs signed up below, leaving comments in your trail.

Go Sign up.  I have.

Happy Easter Bunny Blog Hop

Happy Easter Weekend to all of you!

I see most of you have posted some sort of Easter Blog post. So, join my Bunny Blog Hop and link up your post below so we can visit all of your Easter posts.

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Lea T Exposed!

The androgynous look has always been quite a feature in the Fashion industry.

Boys who look like girls; girls who look like boys  But the latest modelling star to come out of Brazil is not like the others.

It's Lea T.

Yes, she's had her fair share of high-profile fashion campaigns including Givenchy, Vanity Fair and she's also lately posed nude in French Vogue with one hand cupped over her crotch.  But the startlingly beautiful 28 year old brunette with chiselled cheekbones and svelte figure, was actually born (and still is) a man.

“One night Tisci encouraged me to wear pumps to a party,” she recalled in French Vogue. “We went shopping for ‘drag queen’ shoes and we bleached my eyebrows. It was a revelation.”

Leandro Cerezo, the son of soccer star Toninho Cerezo is planning to have a full sex change this year.

Hop on over to The Mom who Stayed Sober for some new non-family friendly reading...