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How I lost 21 kgs
in 18 weeks
(
obtained naturally: without any diet pills, packaged food plans, weekly diet consultations or exercise)


As you know, losing weight can be very difficult. In fact, my current weight loss is the only time in over 30 years where I've had sustained success for more than 7weeks. Actually, I'm so pleased with myself I've written a report about, How I lost 21 kgs in 18 weeks. A critical part of this are my before and after photos (above).

My before photo (96.9 kgs) was taken at a pool party in October 2006. I kept this weight until January 8, 2007 – the day I began my weight loss program.

My after photo (75.9 kgs) was taken on June 23, 2007. Actually, I got down to this weight on May 11 – less than 18 weeks after beginning my weight loss program.

The interesting part about this is that the weight loss was obtained naturally: without any diet pills, packaged food plans, weekly diet consultations or exercise! I've since begun exercising to tone up my muscles, and I'm feeling much better about that. But it hasn't made any difference to my weight loss, which I'm now maintaining.

I think you can clearly see the difference from the photos. I've even kept daily records of my food intake and weight (against popular opinion, I weigh myself daily), which I have charted to keep track of my own progress.

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2005
TOP 10 Rich Lists you'll find below ...

TOP 10 - World's Richest Men
TOP 10 - World's Richest Women
TOP 6 - Australia's Richest People
TOP 8 - Brazil's Billionaires
TOP 10 - Canada's Richest People
TOP 10 - China's Richest People
TOP 10 - France's Richest People
TOP 10 - Germany's Richest People
TOP 10 - Hong Kong's Richest People
TOP 10 - India's Richest People
TOP 10 - Italy's Richest People
TOP 10 - Japan's Richest People
TOP 10 - Mexico's Richest People
TOP 10 - Russia's Richest People
TOP 10 - Spain's Richest People
TOP 9 - Sweden's Billionaires
TOP 7- Switzerland's Billionaires
TOP 10 - United Kingdom's Richest People
TOP 10 - USA's Richest Men
TOP 10 - USA's Richest Women
TOP 11 - World's Billionaires Under 37y.o.
TOP 9 - Wal-Mart Billionaires
TOP 10 - Pritzker Billionaires
TOP 4 - Celebrity Billionaires


BILLIONAIRE JOKES

You CAN Take It With You!

There once was a rich man who was near death. He was very grieved because he had worked so hard for his money and wanted to be able to take it with him to heaven. So he began to pray that he might be able to take some of his wealth with him. An angel heard his plea and appeared to him.

"Sorry, but you can't take your wealth with you."

The man begged the angel to speak to God to see if He might bend the rules. The man continued to pray that his wealth could follow him. The angel reappeared and informed the man that God had decided to allow him to take one suitcase with him. Overjoyed, the man gathered his largest suitcase and filled it with pure gold bars and placed it beside his bed. Soon afterward, he died and showed up at the gates of heaven to greet St. Peter.

St. Peter, seeing the suitcase, said, "Hold on, you can't bring that in here!"

The man explained to St. Peter that he had permission and asked him to verify his story with the Lord. Sure enough, St. Peter checked it out, came back and said, "You're right. You are allowed one carry-on bag, but I'm supposed to check its contents before letting it through." St. Peter opened the suitcase to inspect the worldly items that the man found too precious to leave behind and exclaimed, "You brought pavement?"

Bill Gates and General Motors

Bill Gates is hanging out with the chairman of General Motors.

"If automotive technology had kept pace with computer technology over the past few decades," boasts Gates, "you would now be driving a V-32 instead of a V-8, and it would have a top speed of 10,000 miles per hour. Or, you could have an economy car that weighs 30 pounds and gets a thousand miles to a gallon of gas. In either case, the sticker price of a new car would be less than $50."

"Sure," says the GM chairman. "But would you really want to drive a car that crashes four times a day?"

Plastered Rich Man

A crumbling old church building needed remodeling, so, during his sermon, the preacher made an impassioned appeal looking directly at the richest man in town. At the end of the sermon, the rich man stood up and announced, "Pastor, I will contribute $1,000."

Just then, plaster fell from the ceiling and struck the rich man on the shoulder. He promptly stood back up and shouted, "Pastor, I will increase my donation to $5,000."

Before he could sit back down, plaster fell on him again, and again he this time he virtually screamed, "Pastor, I will double my last pledge."

He sat down, and a larger chunk of plaster fell on his head. He stood up once more and hollered, "Pastor, I will give $20,000!"

This prompted a deacon to shout, "Hit him again, Lord! Hit him again!"

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A woman was telling her friend, "It is I who made my husband a millionaire."
"And what was he before you married him?" asked the friend.
The woman replied, "A billionaire."

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Well, two out of three isn't bad.

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You Know You're In Trouble When ...
You make more than you ever made, owe more than you ever owed, and have less than you've ever had.

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Top 10 Rich Lists 2005

Note: The ladies are highlighted in LILAC for easy identification.

The World
(men)
TOP 10 - World's Richest Men ... (11 February 2005) ... Wealth in USD$
Name
Wealth
Source
Citizenship
Personal
1. William H Gates III (world's richest person - for 11 years in a row!) $46.5 billion  Microsoft  USA 49yo - Married, 3 children  
2. Warren E Buffett $44.0 billion  Berkshire Hathaway  USA 74yo - Widowed, 3 children  
3. Lakshmi Mittal $25.0 billion manufacturing steel India 54yo - Married, 2 children
4. Carlos Slim Helu $23.8 billion Telecom Mexico 65yo - Widowed, 6 children
5. Prince Alwaleed Bin Talal Alsaud $23.7 billion  investments Saudi Arabia 48yo - Married, 2 children  
6. Ingvar Kamprad $23.0 billion Ikea Sweden 78yo - Married, 4 children
7. Paul G Allen $21.0 billion  Microsoft, investments   USA 52yo - Single  
8. Karl Albrecht $18.5 billion  supermarkets Germany 85yo - Married, 2 children 
9. Lawrence J Ellison $18.4 billion  Oracle (database s'ware) USA 60yo - Married, 2 children 
10. S Robson Walton $18.3 billion  Wal-Mart  USA 61yo - Divorced, 3 children 

The World
(women)

TOP 10 - World's Richest Women ... (11 February 2005) ... Wealth in USD$
Name
Wealth
Source
Citizenship
Personal
=1. Alice L Walton $18.0 billion Wal-Mart USA 56yo - Divorced
=1. Helen R Walton $18.0 billion Wal-Mart USA 85yo - Widowed, 4 children
3. Liliane Bettencourt $17.2 billion L'Oreal France 82yo - Married, 1 child
4. Abigail Johnson $12.0 billion Fidelity USA 43yo - Married, 2 children
=5. Barbara Cox Anthony $11.7 billion Cox Enterprises USA 81yo - Married, 2 children
=5. Anne Cox Chambers $11.7 billion Cox Enterprises USA 85yo - Divorced, 3 children
7. Jacqueline Mars $10.4 billion candy USA 65yo - Divorced, 3 children
8. Susanne Klatten $8.2 billion BMW Germany 43yo - Married, 3 children
9. Maria-Elisabeth & Georg Schaeffler $6.3 billion ball bearings Germany -- n/a
10. Johanna Quandt $5.4 billion BMW Germany 77yo - Widowed, 2 chiuldren

Australia (RECENTLY UPDATED)
Kerry Packer, Australia's long-time richest person, died in his sleep on 26th December 2005, aged 68.

TOP 10 - Australia's Richest People ... (2 Feb 2006) ... Wealth shown in both USD$ and AUD$
Name
Wealth US$
Wealth AU$
Source
Residence
Personal
1. James Packer $5.2 billion   media, casinos, investment (his father, Kerry, died Dec 26, 2005) NSW, Sydney 38yo -Divorced
2. Frank Lowy $3.8 billion   retail property (shopping centres) NSW, Sydney 75yo - Married, 3 children
3. Richard Pratt $2.3 billion   paper (manufacturing, recycling) Vic, Melbourne 71yo - Married, 3 children
4. John Gandel $1.4 billion   retail property (shopping centres) Vic, Melbourne 71yo - Married, 4 children
5. Kerry Stokes $1.1 billion   media WA, Perth 65yo - Married, 4 children
6. Harry Triguboff $1.0 billion   residential property development NSW, Sydney 73yo - Married, 2 children
7. Bob Oatley $900 million   wine, property NSW, Denman 76yo - Married, 3 children
8. Bruce Gordon $895 million   media (was a magician in WWII) Bermuda 76yo - Married, 2 children
9. Stanley Perron $880 million   property (high school drop out) (WA, Perth)? 82yo - Married, 3 children
10. Lindsay Fox $850 million   transport (Vic, Melb)? 68yo - Married, 5 children

Brazil

TOP 8 - Brazil's Billionaires... (11 February 2005) ... Wealth in USD$
Name
Wealth
Source
Residence
Personal
1. Joseph & Moise Safra $5.2 billion banking Sao Paulo -- n/a
2. Aloysio de Andrade Faria $3.2 billion banking Sao Paulo 84yo - Married, 5 children
3. Jorge Paulo Lemann $2.6 billion banking Rio de Janeiro 65yo - n/a
4. Antonio Ermirio de Moraes & family $2.5 billion diversified Sao Paulo 76yo - n/a, 9 children
5. Julio Bozano $1.6 billion banking Rio de Janeiro 69yo - n/a, 1 child
6. Abilio dos Santos Diniz & family $1.3 billion supermarkets Sao Paulo 68yo - Married, 4 children
7. Marcel Telles $1.2 billion beer Sao Paulo 55yo - Married
8. Carlos Sicupira $1.0 billion beer Sao Paulo 57yo - Married

Canada

TOP 10 - Canada's Richest People ... (11 February 2005) ... Wealth in USD$
Name
Wealth
Source
Residence
Personal
1. Kenneth Thomson & family $17.9 billion publishing Toronto 81yo - Married, 3 children
2. Galen Weston & family $9.9 billion retail Toronto 64yo - Married, 2 children
3. Jeffrey S Skoll $5.0 billion Ebay USA, LA, Los Angeles 40yo - Single
4. Jim Pattison $4.8 billion diversified Vancouver 76yo - Married, 3 children
5. James, Arthur & John Irving $4.4 billion oil/gas Saint John n/a -
6. Paul Desmarais $3.3 billion finance Montreal 78yo - Married, 4 children
7. Charles R Bronfman $2.8 billion liquor Montreal  73yo - Married, 2 children
8. Michael Lee-Chin $2.5 billion mutual funds Burlington 54yo - Divorced, 5 children
9. Bernard (Barry) Sherman $2.5 billion pharmaceuticals Toronto 63yo - Married, 4 children
10. Edward Rogers $2.4 billion media Toronto 71yo - Married, 4 children

China (RECENTLY UPDATED)

TOP 10 - China's Richest People ... (25 January 2006) ... Wealth in USD$
Name
Wealth
Source
Head Office
Personal
1. Larry Rong Zhijian $1.64 billion CITIC Pacific Group (steel, property, power) Hong Kong 63yo
2. Zhu Mengyi & family $1.43 billion Hopson Development (real estate & investment) Guangdong 46yo
3. William Ding Lei $1.27billion Netease.com (internet portal & online games) Beijing 34yo
4. Wong Kwong Yu $1.25 billion Gome Appliances (& real estate) Beijing 36yo
5. Liu Yongxing $1.16 billion East Hope Group (animal feed, finance, aluminium) Shanghai 57yo
6. Liu Yonghao $1.12 billion New Hope Group (animal feed, finance, real estate) Chengdu 54yo
7. Guo Guangchang $1.09 billion Fosun High-Tech Group (retail, media, real estate)
Shanghai 38yo
8. Xu Ming $1.05 billion Shide Group (insurance & banking)
Dalian
34yo
9. Hui Wing Mau $1.00 billion Shimao Group (real estate)
Shanghai/H.K. 55yo
10. Chen Tianqiao $1.00 billion Shanda Interactive Entertainment (online games)
Shanghai 32yo

France

TOP 10 - France's Richest People ... (11 February 2005) ... Wealth in USD$
Name
Wealth
Source
Residence
Personal
1. Liliane Bettencourt $17.2 billion L'Oreal Paris 82yo - Married, 1 child
2. Bernard Arnault $17.0 billion LVMH Paris 56yo - Married, 5 children
3. Serge Dassault & family $7.8 billion aviation (manufacturing) Paris 80yo - n/a
4. Francois Pinault $5.9 billion retail (incl. Gucci) Paris 68yo - Married, 3 children
5. Jean-Claude Decaux & family $5.4 billion advertising Paris 67yo - Married, 3 children
6. Alain & Gerard Wertheimer $4.8 billion Chanel (apparel) Paris n/a - n/a
7. Gerard Louis-Dreyfus & family $3.2 billion commodities (inl. natural gas) USA, NY, New York 72yo - Married, 3 children
8. Martin Bouygues & family $2.4 billion Telecom Paris 53yo - Married
9. Jean-Louis Dumas & family $2.3 billion Hermes (luxury-goods/apparel ) Paris  66yo - Married, 2 children
10. Vincent Bollore $2.2 billion  investments Paris  52yo - Married, 4 children

Germany

TOP 10 - Germany's Richest People ... (11 February 2005) ... Wealth in USD$
Name
Wealth
Source
Residence
Personal
1. Karl Albrecht $18.5 billion supermarkets Muehlheim an der Ruhr 85yo - Married, 2 children 
2. Theo Albrecht $15.5 billion supermarkets Foehr  83yo - Married, 2 children
3. Michael Otto & family $8.3 billion retail (mail order) Hamburg  61yo - Married, 2 children
4. Susanne Klatten $8.2 billion BMW Bad Homburg 43yo - Married, 3 children
5. Rudolf August Oetker & family $7.7 billion food Bielefeld  88yo - Married, 8 children
6. Reinhold Würth $7.2 billion manufacturing (screws) Kuenzelsau  69yo - Married, 3 children
7. Adolf Merckle $6.9 billion pharmaceuticals  Manheim  70yo - Married, 4 children
8. Stefan Quandt $6.7 billion BMW Bad Homburg  39yo - Single
=9. Maria-Elisabeth & Georg Schaeffler $6.3 billion Manufacturing (ball bearings) Herzogenaurach  -- n/a
=9. August von Finck $6.3 billion investments Switzerland, Thurgau   74yo - Married, 4 children

Hong Kong

TOP 10 - Hong Kong's Richest People ... (11 February 2005) ... Wealth in USD$
Name
Wealth
Source
Residence
Personal
1. Li Ka-shing $13.0 billion diversified Hong Kong 76yo - Widowed, 2 children
2. Raymond, Thomas & Walter Kwok $10.9 billion real estate Hong Kong n/a - n/a
3. Lee Shau Kee $9.3 billion real estate Hong Kong 77yo - Married, 5 children
4. Michael Kadoorie & family $4.7 billion diversified Hong Kong  64 - married
5. Cheng Yu-tung $4.2 billion New World Development (real estate) Hong Kong   79yo - Married, 2 children
6. Stanley Ho $3.6 billion Macau Casino Hong Kong  83yo - Married, 17 children!!!
7. Nina Wang $3.1 billion real estate (fortune contested by father-in-law!) Hong Kong n/a - Widowed? (husband kidnapped in 1990)
8. Henry Fok $3.0 billion Macao casino Hong Kong 81yo - Married
9. Michael Ying $2.5 billion Esprit (apparel) Hong Kong  55yo - Married
10. Patrick Wang & family $2.1 billion Johnson Electric (micromotors) Hong Kong   54yo - Married, 4 children

India (RECENTLY UPDATED)

TOP 10 - India's Richest People ... (15 December 2005) ... Wealth in USD$
Name
Wealth
Source
Residence
Personal
1. Lakshmi Mittal $20.0 billion Mittal Steel (manufacturing steel) UK, London 55yo - Married, 2 children
2. Azim Premji $11.0 billion Wipro (software)   Bangalore  60yo - Married, 2 children
3. Mukesh Ambani $7.0 billion diversified (manufacturing)   Mumbai  48yo - ?
4. Anil Ambani $5.5 billion diversified (manufacturing)   Mumbai  46yo - ?
5. Kushal Pal Singh $5.0 billion ? Delhi 74yo - ?
6. Sunil Mittal $4.9 billion Telecom  Delhi  48yo - Married, 3 children
7. Kumar Birla $4.4 billion commodities (copper & aluminium) Mumbai   38yo - Married, 2 children
8. Tulsi Tanti $3.7 billion ? Pune 47yo - ?
9. Pallonji Mistry $3.3 billion construction Mumbai  76yo - Married, 4 children
10. Anurag Dikshit (is this for real?) $3.1 billion ? NA NA

Italy

TOP 10 - Italy's Richest People ... (11 February 2005) ... Wealth in USD$
Name
Wealth
Source
Residence
Personal
1. Silvio Berlusconi - Italy's Prime Minister since 2001 $12.0 billion media