What Leslie had to say on Friday, April 10th, 2009
If everyone else is like me (and Julie and Janelle and Carly!) we’re all ready to get back into shape. Spring has sprung and those cute summer outfits and bathing suits are filling the stores. Not to mention the ones I already have in my closet and drawers…that don’t fit!
I’m determined to get my family back into a healthy eating lifestyle. And to help somebody else do it with me, I’m offering a one-year subscription (12 issues) to Cooking Light Magazine!
You know what to do–just leave a comment and you’re entered!
Leslie Kelly used to say she wanted to be a doctor when she grew up, but then she discovered Nancy Drew books. Being a flashlight-under-the-covers-nose-in-book reader throughout her childhood, she couldn’t think of anything else she’d rather do as an adult than continue to lose herself in fictional stories. Her real life marriage of 20 years to the man of her dreams is a constant reinforcement that happily-ever-afters really can happen…and that they’re worth writing about. Living in Maryland, Leslie spends her non-writing time laughing a lot with the above-mentioned romance hero and their three daughters. Though an author of more than thirty sexy, contemporary comedies, she has recently branched out to write dark romantic suspense under the pseudonym Leslie Parrish.
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I have been trying different recipes so that’s a great prize! Happy Friday!
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Leslie,
How that is great to help someone else while you are helping yourself. That is a great, we all can use all the help we can get.
Hope everyone has a great weekend and a Happy Holiday!!!!!!!!!!
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Wonderful recipes that taste fantastic. A lovely idea.
Have a fabulous weekend, everyone!!
Lu
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Awesome prize!!
Where do I get a chef to do the cooking????
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Happy Friday everyone! Great prize! I’m with Ev – I’d like a chef to do the cooking (wishful thinking).
Hope everyone has a Happy Easter! :eastereggs:
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yes I am on the getting in shape bandwagon I am 42 and I realize its getting harder every year -lol it would be nice to have new recipes every month so I dont get bored!! Good luck to all!
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Happy Easter! :eastereggs:
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Great prize!
Have a wonderful Friday all and Happy Easter!
Cher :happyeaster:
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What an awesome prize.. i have been trying to lose weight.. its a never ending struggle..
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Great prize, as always. Count me in, please.
Have a great weekend, everyone!
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Awesome prize Leslie! This will be such a big help to someone. I have the Cooking Light cookbook and it is amazing how many calories they cut from most dishes, and it still taste wonderful. Hope everyone has an awesome weekend! :happyeaster:
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Sounds awesome! Count me in! Have a great Easter, everyone! :eastereggs: :happyeaster:
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GREAT PRIZE. COUNT ME IN. WILL SHARE WITH OTHERS
WHEN I WIN.
ALICE IN TEXAS
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Wow, 12 months of a prize! That is great!!!!
Hope everyone finds something great in their Easter basket (maybe a book or two )! :eastereggs: :happyeaster:
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That’s a pretty great prize. I need to eat light..lol
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Different prize – I like it. Anything to do with food….LOL. :eastereggs:
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Discovery Health’s website also offers weekly newsletters packed full of recipes and fitness tips. Each edition is packed full of great ideas.
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I’ve stayed away from the Friday giveaways despite temptation because I’m determined to lose weight, and all the chocolate indulgence won’t help. But this is a giveaway I can use! Happy Easter. Enjoy the weekend!
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Oh this is a great prize; and I’m really interested in the magazine. I’m a closet foodie, so I’d love to see what the recipes are like.
Good luck everyone, and have a great weekend!
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I try to eat healthy but live with a potato chip junkie! I try to find recipes that look and taste like potato chips but have half the calories. So far, no luck! Maybe your magazine…
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I just restarted my diet and exercise plan! This looks great! Lots of options! HAPPY EASTER! :happyeaster:
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What a great prize! Happy Friday! :eastereggs: :happyeaster:
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:happyeaster:
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:eastereggs: Happy Easter and Spring, everyone! :happyeaster:
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Maybe the reason I’ve never won any of your chocolate prizes is cause I was supposed to win this one. ;-> Happy weekend!
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Wow, that is a very cool gift. Count me in. Hope everyone has a great Easter weekend.
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Happy Easter! And man, that is the best magazine ever, with health and exercise stuff along with the recipes. I have no idea why I let my subscription lapse….must have been in a manic money-saving mode. Like twenty bucks a year would break me. :)
:eastereggs:
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I would love to cook healthier! Happy Easter, everyone! :eastereggs:
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Good Morning!
The cooking Light subscription sounds wonderful. I have some of the older issues that I scarfed from my sister a while back, and it is a great magazine.
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:happyeaster: Wow that is a great prize trying to get the whole family on a more healthy eating. I need to lose the weight from having three kids in 4 years. The youngest will be one soon and then with all the medical drama going on. Would love a subscription.
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Great magazine–great prize. Thanks.
Happy Easter. :eastereggs:
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I am a huge fan of Cooking Light magazine so this is awesome
Happy Easter everyone :eastereggs: :happyeaster:
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Thanks for this great prize! I love it. have a wonderful weekend.
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:happyeaster: I really need to start cooking light myself! :eastereggs:
:happyeaster: :eastereggs: :happyeaster: :eastereggs:
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:happyeaster: :eastereggs: I hope I win.
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Love all the bunnies and baskets!
Wishing everyone a Blessed Easter and great weather for your egg hunts!
Unfortunately, the Houston forecast calls for rain all day long! Guess it
will be an indoor hunt for us this year!
Pat Cochran
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what a great prize!! I have a group of exercise friends and we motivate each other with tough love when one of us need it and loving support when that is needed. Our group has really helped me stay on track and manage my weight.. because my friends do not have any problem calling me a loser or slacker when I fail to show up at the gym. Happy Friday Everyone! Last day of vacation
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:eastereggs: Happy Friday! Happy Easter! Hello Spring! :happyeaster:
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I just finished reading a post on Daniell LaPorte’s blog (motivational ‘stuff’) called ‘what’s it going to take’ — pointing out we usually think of this negatively, and should think of it positively. Which is what I’ve been doing (or at least trying) to do this year–not think of how long it will take to reach my goals, but consider that I’m reaching them as long as I’m working in the right direction. Yoga, meditation, writing every day, eating healthier–I figure I’ll hit fabulous and famous in the same week.
So … pickmepickmepickme …pretty please. I’m accepting all the help I can get! (also accepting chocolate and hot novels, of course)
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And of course I’ve forgotten how to proofread…that should be Danielle, not Daniell….
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wow I could use that magazine; I love food magazines. You are so kind and generous. Happy Easter. :eastereggs:
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If you are counting calories, give http://www.fitday.com a try. I bought their software and love it. I think twice about eating something if I have to record it.
Do you eat fish? I have some great easy fish recipes.
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Very unique and special gift . Have a lovely weekend.
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Good luck to everyone.
T.G.I.F
Hugssss
LindaH
Wishing you all a :happyeaster: :eastereggs:
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:eastereggs:
We have been raking and taking the stakes out of the ground and stuff around the yard, but if he wants more exercise, I’m game. The cookbook would be perfect.
Wow..I think your timing is just right! The DH decided that today was the day we started walking to the P.O. He thought I would say no, I didn’t!! LOL…
Gram
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I used to subscribe to this delightful magazine, but had to budget and that meant cutting out most of my magazine subscriptions!
Please enter my name in your drawing for the Cooking Light Magazine
subscription. Many thanks….. Cindi :eastereggs:
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What a good Friday prize instead of chocolate because it is Easter! Not that I have anything against chocolate!!
This is something that any winner can enjoy all year! Thanks Leslie. 
:eastereggs: :happyeaster: I hope each & everyone of you have a Very Happy Easter, enjoy whatever you do over the weekend.
:eastereggs:
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Hi Les, don’t count me in, but good luck to everyone else…I am a really bad influence when it comes to bad eating habits…I don’t do much cooking and I really don’t diet. I should probably do something though…I play a lot of basketball and sometimes I fast, not because it is spiritual or anything, but rather because I am too lazy to put something together…I live alone, so I don’t feel the need to cook…I spent so much of my younger years cooking that I am turned off…AND when I was in the Army, they MADE me cook, which really turned me off…I am going to try and exercise more though, because I need to get back into better shape, but I can’t resist fried foods and loaded caloric intake…
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Amazing magazine with wonderful recipes. Enjoy your weekend.
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Happy Easter
Enjoy your chocolate eggs and peeps.
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:eastereggs: :happyeaster: Can;t say it the best weekend for cooking Light since all we can think about is chocolate but I know we should all eat better have a great Easter all
Donna
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What a great prize! I teach Jazzercise and use that as an excuse to eat everything in sight! I definitely need to cook and eat better. Happy Easter (So much candy in those Easter baskets..
)!!
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Great prize!
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my husband and I do try to eat healthy but I could use some great recipes. Happy Easter!
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That’s what is really working for me, cooking my meals myself. Cooking so relaxing and it’s a lot healthier than getting prepackaged or going out to eat.
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We try to eat healthy around my house.
I am trying to not buy the junk food anymore.
Happy Good Friday and Easter to everyone :eastereggs:
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Great prize. I love Cooking Light Magazine. Happy Easter.
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:eastereggs: Happy easter and thanks for the contest
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Amazing magazine which is so beautiful and excellent articles. Happy Easter.
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:eastereggs: Intriguing prize.
:happyeaster:
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I hope that everyone has a very Happy Easter!!