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Kiwichik

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Hi ladies here is a WIW from this week and another from a few weeks ago. Looking at these photos I can tell I've put on weight over winter and am now trying to psych up to loose it again. Hmm I think I may have been having a couple of bad hair days as well.

1 & 2 - cobalt & navy striped top and pinstripe skirt with leather jacket & boots and leopard scarf
3&4 black trousers, leopard cardigan, tweed jacket, red suede shoes.
5 - why I've put on weight

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Latest reply was from Lynne

Beth Ann

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Well, at least you been enjoying sweet delights, instead of greasy fries!

All these outfits are so lovely, and #2 is particularly stunning.

I realized a few months ago that I was far more generous to other YLFers who gained a few lbs (or kilos) than I was to myself. I still thought they looked fab, and you do too! You have a wonderful, feminine shape, great hair and skin, good height, and a knock-em-dead smile.

I want to be healthy and energetic, and I hate is when my favorite clothes pinch and cling --- I so get that. Still, I vow never to let a little "extra" get me down. I'll just swing it down the street, confident as ever!

biscuitsmom

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Damn, girl! You look stunning! I'd be thrilled to look that good Beth Ann (another stunning lady) is totally right...you go, girls!

Anonymous

Well you look great and your clothes still fit you very well. I love your swishy skirts and dramatic trousers, as always. And hooray for leopard scarves and cardis. ME-OW, you look so glamorous! And the coffee looks pretty amazing, too.

Sara L.

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I love the pattern mixing in #2, probably because I would never think to mix those two together. You look great in all your outfits and I like the necklace in #3/4.

Kiwichik

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It's early Saturday morning here and now that I've read your comments I feel energised & ready to get on with my day in a positive way.
Beth Ann I really appreciate your comments - you are so right.

Biscuitsmom & Claire thanks for the pep talk.

biscuitsmom

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Well deserved, kid! You look amazing!

Transcona Shannon

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Well I'm not sure what you're looking at Kiwi 'cause all I see is one beautiful, stylish woman! You look fantastic in the cobalt/black striped sweater - wow, talk about a great colour combination on you.Then you added your jacket and scarf and WHAM - out of the park!!!

Lyn D.

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That leather jacket is AB FAB! May I ask the brand?
I also love the necklace, so much around at the moment is too fussy/pretty for my taste.

Deborah

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Well you look gorgeous! And from another fanned who seems to have plucked up a few extra kilos over winter, may I say bring on salad weather:). I cannot see any extra weight on you, and I think these outfits look wonderful. Love that cardigan! And now I'm off to get a latte;)

Kiwichik

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Thanks Shannon & Deborah.

Lyn it's an Ezibuy brand but I bought it on TradeMe(like Ebay) a couple of years ago.

Suz

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You look sensational! That striped sweater is super on you. And I also love the blended greys of the other outfit. The food looks pretty yummy, too!

Kiwichik

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Hehheh Suz it was.

catgirl

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I see no difference at all - you look great in all pics. I actually like your hair in the more recent set with your bangs more mussed and choppy (if that's the recent set - I can't tell!).

jayne

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yummmy, it is breakfast time here....so tempting to go out to a bakery!

ah, I think you looked great in all these but for some reason I really liked the last shot with just the cardi...maybe because your curves looks divine there!

Kiwichik

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Una & Jayne - smiling.

Lantana

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Thumbs up from me too for all these outfits.
Your dark bob looks great and I like the messy fringe too, especially with the stripy top.
I wish I had your knack of pattern mixing; such an unlikely combo but so effective. Clever!

Kiwichik

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Thanks Lantana & I forgot to thank Sara for her pattern mixing comment as well- I'm not very adventurous in the pattern mixing stakes - that's as good as it gets.

CocoLion

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No sign of weight gain. In fact, you look especially slim in those pants.

Good for you for enjoying sweets. If enjoyed in moderation, what's wrong with that? It always amazes me at our restaurant how stingy people are about dessert. I mean, they eat huge burgers, a large order of fries, a 1000 calorie milk shake, but a piece of chocolate cake? Maybe we will share one piece between 5 people, if that. These are the same people who request an extra basket of bread and another side of gravy (gravy is pure fat). I remember a study where one group ate a high fat diet and the other, high sugar. The high fat group is the one that developed diabetes.

Jjsloane

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You look great and so put together in 2 I say weight schmeight! But I know how you feel, just know that this is not a place anyone will care about your weight.

KathyL

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Pay no attention to the numbers on the scale. You look fantastic! The second outfit is great. I love the leopard cardi under the blazer ... and red suede shoes are awesome.

When we visited Vancouver last year, my husband got a big kick out of the maple leaf swirl on his latte at Tim Horton's. I think that was his favorite part of the trip!

Makrame

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You looks great! I like the cobalt (seems to be the color that always works great for you), the leather jacket, and the soft grey in the second outfit.

I want some of that coffee, too! Although I enjoyed a cannoli that DH bought at a local bakery this morning so I am OK for today.

Kiwichik

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CL, JJ, Kathy & Makrame - you ladies never fail to cheer me up and feel supported - thank you.

Lynne

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you wear these trousers brilliantly, KC! They seem to be a really balanced, feminine look on you to my eye....fabulous cake, too :).