1 Year, 100 Pounds TheDailyCrouton.com, by Leslie Ansley Debuts

Jan. 16, 2009 - PRLog -- Raleigh, NC---It's never been easy for Leslie Ansley to discuss her personal business  with others, but now she's ready to share with the world her heaviest burden: her weight.  "The statistics are awful when it comes to black women and their weight, "  says Ansley.  " Since when is it OK  for a group of people --12% of the U. S. population--- to become 51% obese?"

The process of chronicling one's life story can be daunting--particularly when you provide full disclosure.
So here it is,  Tuesday, January 13, and I weigh 289. By the end of December, I’ll weigh 192. I hope you’ll stick with me, tell all of your friends, and visit my blog often.

 This is the last line of Ansley's very first The Daily Crouton blog entry. With a self-deprecating sense of humor, she grimaces at the scale's numbers as she recants them with a hiss. When asked why she named the blog The Daily Crouton, there are more shy smiles and intermittent outbursts of laughter. "I try not to take myself too seriously, though to be certain  this is a serious journey that I'm on. Maybe I was thinking salads--I don't know!  (more laughter)  'Crouton'  just stuck in my head, " she says.

Certainly the pressure is on for Leslie Ansley to complete her ambitious goal of losing 100 pounds within a year. But, her weight loss plan will be done under her doctor's supervision, and with his complete support. In addition to Ansley's physician, she is  seeing a therapist, to aid with the often hidden causes to what really weighs people down, both figuratively and literally.


With her roadmap set, Ansley has begun her weight-loss journey--for all the world to see. "I fully expect to be successful and to achieve my goal. I'm sure that other areas of my life will be healed as well."  To read, make comments, and keep track of Leslie Ansley's daily progress, visit http:// www.thedailycrouton.com


About Leslie J. Ansley: With over 18 years experience as a reporter and media executive, Ansley is also a wife and devoted mother of two, Skyler 16 and Trey 20. She is the former owner of the corporate communications firm, L.A. Creative, and has recently founded The Leslie Agency, which focuses on writing and researching grants for non-profit organizations http://www.theleslieagency.com . The Daily Crouton blog is her first foray into exposing her innermost self, with hope of encouraging herself and others, into living a healthier lifestyle.

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