January this year around 84kgs.


Hi Everyone,
My name's Lee (aka Harleygirl) and this is my weight loss story.

I'm 37 years young and married to the Lovely Les. I have no children, not because I don't want to but that's just the way life pans out. Les has 3 children, Stacey (21), Justin (19) and Jake (17). I can't wait until they all have kids so that I have step-grandkids that I can spoil rotten. Because we don't have kids, we do lots of stuff like riding Harleys and going away on holidays. I had a Harley up until a couple of months ago when we had to sell it, but we still have Les's and I sometimes ride with him on the back but he's not too keen on it so it doesn't happen very often! My favourite Harley is a Dyna Wideglide - hence the blog title!

I have been overweight pretty much since my late teens. I was a skinny kid and an ok teenager but then I met my first husband who constantly referred to my weight and made me feel fat all the time which just made me feel insecure so I ate for comfort. When I look back I must only have been a size 10 or 12 but he made me feel massive. So it's been a bit of a roller coaster over the years. I've tried everything there is to try - Jenny Craig, Nutri Slim, tablets, powders, potions and Weight Watchers more times than I'd like to admit. However, for some reason it's finally sunk in and I'm feeling that I can achieve this time. Maybe because I'm a bit older and a lot more comfortable in my own skin. I have a beautiful husband who adores me (and I him) and a fantastic work life, social life and home life.

Here are some stats:

Weight at Xmas 2003 95kgs (photo at left)
WW first weight in 17/6/06 89.5kgs
current weight 20/9/06 81.5kg

I'm just slightly off my 10% which is really frustrating as I've hit a plateau. Never mind, I'll get over it soon.

I'll keep you posted!

Lee