Cohen's Lifestyle Calling Cohen's ex posters out there. How are you going?

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Cate

Cate

Long term member
Lost interest?
You may have been doing Cohen's & probably were doing really well. Something happened (life gets in the way sometimes) & you're struggling to get back. You may be too embarrassed to type in your diary or just don't feel like it. You have a bit of a look about but so far aren't inspired to really jump back on the Cohen's wagon. You may think we don't want to hear about you. We do.You may have lost hope or just can't find that determination & commitment required. It's hard. You know it works but you also know that it must be 100%. Not easy.
Please share your feelings with us or just let us know how you are or just say hi. We may be able to give you some tips or even just some moral support. We would like to hear from you even if you have decided not to continue. Please let us know how you are going. I would love to hear from our Sth African gals for eg.

Success Stories
It would be nice to hear from some more Cohen's graduates. I know that most people don't feel the need to stay in the forum once they get to their goal weight but it would be nice to hear some success stories. It helps the newbies know that life is not all struggle. Any tips or hints for maintenance? I know that continuing with my diary has helped me keep focussed. You may not need that but it would help others if they can hear that you are doing well.

I hope everyone is meeting life's challenges & are happy and healthy. Hope to hear from some of you, but if not, I'm sending you my love & best wishes, xoxo Cate.
 
Great post Cate! Great idea as well :)

I would LOVE to hear from some old or ex-cohenites if your around. Just pop in and say hi so we know your okay, were here to support you, not critisise (like another forum you may have visited)!

xxx nicky
 
Hi Cate!! Guess who is back? Hehe! Ugh..you're right. I fell off. I'm embarrassed. I screwed up-- it happens. Right? :)

I need to get back on, it's hard.. But i really need to :)
I feel so weak.. I'm gonna need your support. Thank u for being here :)
Here's to success!
 
Yay- Luvbug!!!!!!! Hi sweets!!!
That was my instant reaction when I saw that you had posted in this thread. I was going to delete the thread if no-one had posted in one week. Nicky thought it was a good idea & I hoped it would work & seeing you here Luvbug made me so happy! I missed you!
Hi Luvbuggy! :D
You will always have my support! Don't be embarrassed. We are all only human after all. It won't be easy for any of us to maintain our weight. We will always have to work at it. That's ok. That's life! Jump straight back on the Cohen's wagon & into your diary. I'm going back on Cohen's tomorrow 100% to tweak a few kilos. Why not join me? xoxo Cate
 
Awww, Cate.. you are simply wonderful :)
Thank you for the encouragement! It feels like that has almost run out the window..along with any determination..ugh. Luckily I have you wonderful Cohenites here :D

It's so easy to fall back... But that doesn't mean that we should keep laying down!! We should get back up again and fight for what we want: healthy, strong, lean, sexy bodies ;) hehe!

I'm def joining you, Cate! It's time again... *hugsssss* :D
 
hey all!
I am a cohens graduate- I lost 43kilos in 24 weeks, It was the best decision that i have ever made!
It is a lifestyle program, and if you are struggling on the program- hold in there! It is worth it, I can promise you that. For me, everything is different, the way i look at food, eat food, handle eating out, all of it. I used to go to sizzlers and eat all that i could, i ate just cause i could- I love the control that cohens has taught me.
It has been almost twelve months now since i finished the program, Cohens is amazing. Hold in there and keep going, it is worth it!
 
Hey Cate, Hey Everyone!

I completed the Cohens Program in December 2009.

I consider myself a success story.
My starting weight was 77kg.
My Cohens goal was 61 - 63kg. I got there, stayed there for all of January, in a way I was scared to leave my regimented eating...and then I did, trying to find my own balance, and started enjoying myself a little too much, of course the weight crept on.

I am currently 67kg, 2kg over the top weight I ever wanted to be again. It is stable, and shrinking slowly, which I am happy about. I am so happy in my skin! I love wearing my clothes and how they look! I have some fantastic eating habits going on, and I know when I let it all go and have a few extra wines or not just a taste of chocolate then the scales are going to show it.

I'm walking 5 out of 7 days, I drink over 2L of water a day, I still have a Cohen's breakfast of Yogurt and fruit... but I am also adding in the Raw Food Philosophy with Green Smoothies and a fresh salad every day, or either lunch or dinner.

I am weary of eating carbs, as bread, rice, pasta etc and keep it to a minimum.

I figure I will be back down under 65kg in the next month and I am not stressed about it, but comfortably focused ~ because I know what to do now...and that feels so good.

I wish you all every success, clear focus and motivation with your journey. When you get to your goal it is the most powerful and enjoyable feeling!!
 
Jodidean & Shine-
Congratulations to 2 of the many successful Cohen's graduates out there. Thanks to both of you for coming in & passing on your good news. Shine, I always said that you were well-named & you are truly shining now. That makes me really happy. I agree with every word that you said. What you are doing I am doing. Cohen's has changed the way I think about food & myself. Live & love life, xoxo Cate
 
Cohen's Is Freedom

Hello Peeps, Hi Lovely Cate and NickyChick,

This thread is a great idea!

I fell off royally in February when I hit my goal weight. I was so nervous at goal weight that I would gain a whole bunch back when I started refeed. Anyway, I never got to refeed because I was obviously too much of a mental case.

And that's my downfall. My thinking. I feel so much hopelessness and self-loathing, so often, that it thwarts my progress.

Basically I met someone and developed a huge crush! And then I started hating on myself because I figured I had nothing to offer... this is a good old pattern o' mine. Then I started bingeing because I couldn't bear my daily existence - seeing this person but not being able to pursue them. I mean, technically I should have just gone for it but I just fear rejection so much.

Anyway, I am now going to Overeaters Anonymous and have gained about 15-20 kilos. I am pretty disappointed... on one level, but also not. I figure this is just a sign I have a lot of work to do.

I don't know why I think I'm so unworthy. I wish I could get over myself.

Anyway, I'm trying.

I also have no career these days. I've been off work for six weeks, just hanging out. After my last job I was so exhausted and just wondered what the meaning of working so hard was. So since then I've just chilled out and feel so resolute that I can't go back to my old line of work. I don't know what's next but everything is in a state of flux.

My father also got very ill. It was touch and go for a time there and I definitely turned to food to help me cope. Having my family so far away didn't make it any easier.

And then, on top of all that, the realization that I am not ready to move back to Oz. I thought for sure I was. But going home at Christmas changed my perspective immensely.

I guess my life is in a lot of chaos. I feel a quiet calm within, but on the surface nothing makes sense and there is zero order. I attribute all of this to studying Buddhism. It has completely shifted the way I see life and its meaning.

I just have no idea what is next. Except for weight loss. I am back on Cohen's 100% and am looking forward to dropping the excess weight I have gained. I guess at least I didn't gain back all of my weight!

Lovely to check in with you all. Cate, I love the way you're always thinking about how to help Newbies out. You are a generous lady.

28 xo

P.S. Yes, so the crush. Well, we're having coffee next week or the one after. I initiated. I can't really tell if this crush is one-sided or reciprocated. I know I have put out many strange signals and so I get lots of mixed responses... sometimes seeming flirting right back at me. And other times, lots of aloofness. Meditation is really helping me to loosen my attachment to how things should be. It's really thanks to meditation that I may be able to act normal when we finally meet for coffee next week!
 
Hi lovely 28, Sweets you are gorgeous. You're a stunner. It is so crazy how we hide behind fat when we should be stepping out & shining. You should know that you are lovely. It's so sad that you don't. I wish I could have everyone learn by my mistakes but I guess life just doesn't work like that. You have everything to offer people. You have everything to offer this guy that you have a crush on. Stop being afraid & please stop hiding. Don't wait until you're my age & look back at photos of yourself & wonder why you thought that you were not attractive. You are. You have the rest of your life to get sorted. Get back on that web-site of yours for a start. I have missed up-dates on Yahoo. Once you're back in the swing with Cohen's you will be able to think straighter. I have faith in you 28. It's time you shared that faith & start seeing what everyone else sees. You are beautiful & are obviously loving. How much does your sister love you? Love yourself half as much & that's a good start. Sending you lots of love & hugs, :beating: xoxo Cate
 
Hello Cate

What a wonderful idea of yours and Nicky's.

Well you know my story i successfully lost all my weight back in 2006/2007 with Cohens and then regained some and then went on other diets to try and lose (with no success).
Anyway last year I started back on Cohens and the weight started coming off again and I did some light exercise with it....I think I lost about 8kg and could see me actually breaking into the 60's again but then tragically I lost my Mum and then we found out we were moving interstate and that's when the emotional eating started.

Well I am now trying to relose but not by following any particular plan. I am using the principals of Cohens though.
I am giving myself a month or 2 to see of I can lose this way if not then I will need to reconsider the Cohens plan again.

So that is my story. And thank you to those who have shared those.

Sam:)
 
OK! I'm back too!

I also fell off the wagon, as some of you might remember I was losing weight in preparation to go back overseas and see my boyfriend who broke with me when I was there. with that setting in I guess I was just too upset to want to continue.

I had lost 10kgs on cohens in about 6 weeks, then after I got back I didn't watch my diet and i put on 20kgs (weird how that happens!)

I have not been on cohens since then but I have been trying to lose the weight again! so far so good

pre cohens - 104kgs
when i fell - 90kgs
highest weight - 110kgs
current weight - 92kgs

Not sure if I will go back on cohens %100 but I will try stick to it but maybe a modified version of it.

I am also starting couch to 5km (the running program that slowly helps you run 5km)
so I will need to start updating my diary I guess!!

thanks cate!
 
Hi princess, I think you must have been here before me (2007 +) unless I am starting to get dementia too. I hope you are able to re-commit to Cohen's as I think it's the best option. I wish I had shares in the company! LOL. I am so grateful to Cohen's for changing my life. Perhaps I was ready for change. Who knows? I just know it works & it works very well. Thanks for popping in to the forum. I think it says something that you are back here. Cohen's is very strict but I think that's why it worked so well for me. Black & white. No choice. No decisions. All the best with whatever you choose princess. We all deserve to be happy & healthy, xo Cate
 
New to forum

Hi I am new to this forum, but am doing Cohens. I started last year and fell of the wagon but am now back on and this is day four for me. I doing really well not been tempted or hungry. This is a great site so I hope we can help each other with motivation etc.

I'm 38, live in Victoria (Australia) about 20 minutes from the Great Ocean Road. I am married and have 3 kids, work part-time and am studying full-time.
I'm 5ft8 and weigh 120kg (yuck I hate that number) :blush5:. So I need to loose about 45kg.

PS how do you do one of those trackers...they are cute and a great visual motivational tool.
Cheers Jojo
 
This was a good thread for me to find when I came on for some motivation. I've kept off most of what I lost last year, bar a couple of kgs. I seem to find it easier over winter. So, now I want to finish the job. I have been eating mostly Cohens, but it's the times I don't, you know, the little extra's that blow it for me. So, it's time to get serious again. Have to go and find my diary!!!
 
Hi Cate and friends,

I haven't been on the forum for about a year and just popped in and found this link. I finished the program 2 years ago and have done well. Although, I have recently gained 15 pounds. My husband had been out out work due to an injury, so we spent a lot of time together going out to eat and snacking. He has since recovered and returned to work and I went back on the plan a week ago and have already lost 5 pounds. I have to say I do sometimes get off course, but if I revert to the plan the weight does come off. I need to get to bed it is late and I have to work in the morning I will try to get back in tomorrow to say hi.
Take Care
 
Lori- So good to hear from you! Sorry to hear your husband has been injured but glad that he is ok again. I'll catch up with you properly soon. I got such a surprise & a pleasure to see that you had posted :D xo Cate
 
Hi Everyone

I was just going through some of my old emails and saw the link back to this site, so thought I would pop in and say Hi.

I finished my Cohens journey July last year. Since then I have put on weight but am still watching my weight and am feeling ok about it all. Its a constant battle for me, which I knew it always will be but am so grateful to Cohens for changing my life. I started at 125.8k and currently sit on about 80k. I would love to be about 5 kilo lighter so am working slowly towards that. I know I should be a lot lighter, but dont like my body when its lighter than 73 kilos. Its a personal thing I guess. So now I follow the Cohens principles and try to be smart about food. I lost my way for a while and after being on Cohens for 15 months really struggle to go back on it full time.

I am now an engaged woman planning a wedding for Easter next year. I met my man while on the last few months of Cohens and he was and still is amazing about my weight. I think I am harder on me than he is. He has the opposite problem of not being able to keep weight on, so mentally I struggle with that a bit, but it does keep me motivated to try and make healthy choices. Its hard when is he so much lighter than me. But he never says anything and thinks I am beautiful. I have lost and put on weight with him and he takes it all in his stride.

I get tired of thinking about weight sometimes and wish the whole issue would go away, but if I dont think about it, I whack on the weight, so its obviously something that will always have to be on my mind.

Losing weight on Cohens changed my life. I never would have met my man and felt worthy of his love when I was at my biggest. After losing so much weight I felt confident and sexy and open to having someone adore me. So to all those newbies out there, stick with it and embrace all that comes with losing weight. Cohens is not a forever fix and one will always have to work on their bodies but its easier at 80k than it is at 125k I can tell you.

Love

Vicky
 
Hi Vicky, Mwah & a big
Congratulations!!!
to you sweets!
:party:
Thank you so much for coming back & sharing your news. I think it's important to let others know what we go through & that Cohen's is just part of that story. You let yourself be open to love by learning to love & accept yourself & love found you when you were ready for it. That is lovely. I am really happy for you.
So much of what you said about how you feel about yourself echoes how I am with myself. We must stop being so self-critical & learn to love ourselves as others do- without conditions. That's half the battle. When you say that there is a weight where you like yourself then that is what is most important. I, too, have a weight where I am really happy with how I look & feel. It's crazy that 2, 3 or 5kgs above that weight should have us being cheesed off with ourselves. Pffft! It can be gone just like that! Cohen's re-feed portions, no extra carbs for a couple of weeks. Just like that!
It has made my day to hear of yet another Cohen's graduate who has found love & happiness.
:D :beating: :D xoxo Cate
 
I thought I would use this space to welcome back the delightful Luvbug & Starfish. It seems right that we should have strong SA influence as that is where the program originated. I include you too, Angela, as one of our vibrant & fun SA "girls". Welcome to all ex-Cohenites! We never will be ex-Cohenites really as I think we all know it's the way for us. We have a great group at the moment. I'm here for support any time. If there is a question to ask & you don't wish it to be "public" pm me. I'm always about. Love to all & happy losing, xoxo Cate.
 
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