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HI everyone

thanx for the response....I think cooking him the same meals as i eat might just solve my problem....I did take my mind off being tempted by being online until i realised that I might becoming to chat rooms! lol..

I know the diet works because I have already lost so much weight...but does it sound strange that I have forgotten how hard it was in the beginning? I always told myself that this diet was so simple and anyone could do it. But after being off it for a while trying to get back on it is even harder than starting it in the first place.
 
Twix

I have a 2.5 year old and hubby. I find making bulk meals such as caseroles and roasts that they can eat for two or three days is easier than making two seperate meals everyday. For example if I make a roast, one day he will have it with rice and salad then the next day he will have a roast in a pita wrap and make that the meal. That way you are free to make your own meals.

Its only for a short period of time you don't have a lot to loose, so think of it as a challenge for the next 6 weeks.

To help my self while I am cooking, I usually drink diet coke, that fills my tummy.
 
Good luck Twix....when I was on a diet a few years ago, my hubby decided to eat the same as I did but with a few extra things (eg potato, carrots) and he ended up losing 10kg over a 12 month period, just by healthier eating, so it can't hurt for your hubby to eat healthy for a while.

Thanks to Annie and Heavenly Lamb for the training day tips - I didn't think to ask for a special lunch and I read the post too late to put the order in but in the end, I just took my meat and salad in a container (and a fork!). I also took my crackers and an apple. Interestingly enough, the food was actually very good with little yoghurts (and of course cakes) for morning tea and chicken pieces and individual salads for lunch - so I think I would have actually been fine but I was stressing, so took the anxiety reducing option.

Cate, I'm just loving your soup recipes, I think you are really creative.

Another good week, looking forward to measurements tomorrow, hopefully all going well.

Take care everyone, must go and make a chicken stir fry for dinner.

Mags:)
 
Mmmmmmmmmmmm

Hi all. I have just hit under 70kg!!!!! 69.5 so only 6.5kg to go. I am not drinking water tho. Trying. Im going away for a wk and i no its going to be hard but i will try. Its hard wen driving 12hr to stay faithful to diet but will get as close as i can. Water may become a close friend but prob not too close. Unfort. I have struggled with this and have accepted it will be a strugle for ever and a day. In summer it will change but at mo im too cold to actually drink it. Gd intentions but.... Im just around the corner to goal wait so have to kp going. Iv bn a lil norti the last cpl of days since way in but i will try to stay focused. Only a few more wks. Mnth max i hope! Hp all going well and being more dilifent then i am. Im a stickler for rules except wen it comes to this!!!! I want to wish all the the luck to complete this journey!!
 
Congratulations DeDe!! Thats totally AWESOME!!! You have come this far... I am Positive you'll be able to get through the last part successfully! We'd love to see your Ticker updated as well! Have a great time away and remember to stay focused! The more you deviate .... the longer it will take and you're only 6.5kgs from the END!!!
Bless Ya
Kath
 
Yes Really Close

Thanx Kannadew. I am so close. I have not been faithful for the last few days (4) but i have got back on the banwagon again tonight with dinner. I have breakfast all sorted but i am struggling with deviation big time. I had toasted sandwhiches (x2 ;( ) for lunch. I just can not for the life of me get into creating the appropriate meals. Also with my mum staying she makes what she is having and i guess i should just tell her. She makes dinner as what i need so thats a gr8 thing. She is really supportive of the diet and can not believe the amount of weight i have lost. I did try on some clothes today but i was made to feel frumpy- because the size 11 didnt fit. I no that is really silly cos i have bort size 10 n they fit well. I shouldnt be over thrown with such emotions but i was sure they wld fit!! Even mum said they wld but hey thats life. I am determined not to buy anything bigger then a 10 for simple fact im not going in that direction. Im going forward and not backward and have put on less then a kilo with deviations. I have my refeed program in my possession but cant start yet until get rid of 6.5kg. I guess i just have to put my focus head on and turn away from temptations. My trip away will be tempting enuf let alone before i go. I will be strong- will try anyway! Wishing all well and keep the longer term in mind then the short term. Now its me giving the advice..........gee wiz.
 
Hi there!

I am a Cohenite looking for support and a kick up the butt as I start my 3rd time on the plan!!! The first time I lost 10 kilos and then went overseas and all my best intentions went AWOL. The second time I found it so much more difficult than the 1st time and just kept deviating...This time I so, so want to succeed, I feel like such a loser (unfortunatly not around the waist!). I KNOW this plan can work, and you guys are so inspiring, so hopefully posting here will help!

Best wishes,
Kim
 
DeDe23 - I hear what your saying. It is very hard to finish. I am having the same trouble. Just got to hang in there and keep working at it, it will come back.

Kimmy1 - You have to get that desire back. The one you had when you first started. You know you can do it. You have once. Good luck in your journey.
 
One week completed - ticker update & Diet tea

Hi everyone,

I did my first weekly weigh in this morning and I have lost 4kg! I am still getting cravings badly at night but I really think I am not going to cave in. I am going away to a holiday house this weekend with my partner and five other friends (it was organised before I started my diet) so I think that is going to be my biggest struggle, especially keeping away from alcohol. I plan to pre-pack all my food so fingers crossed I don't deviate and give into the pressure.

Quick question about drinking diet tea (laxative tea). Does anyone else drink this? I have heard a few bad things but my clinic recommended it to me as I am not regular at all on this diet.

Thanks everyone, hope I posted this in the right section.
 
Hi everyone,
DH and I just came back from a short holiday. I was trying to be good but I found it expensive ordering cohen food. Half the time because I wasn't ordering "off the menu" they had no idea how to price things up.

Alcohol was interesting. I used to drink very regularly on weekends. I knew I wanted to share a glass of wine (or two) with DH while on hols but even after only 4 weeks I found I could barely have a few sips before I pushed the glass over to him. Needless to say he was a bit happy that night ;)

What does everyone else experience when you go away?

Soawa - way to go.!!!
Kim - you can do it...refocus girl !!
DeDe - I totally agree with you on the water. It's so hard. Something is better than nothing and I'm sure it's more than what we used to drink. For me, I never drank water full stop, prior to cohen's. So water is a bit struggle.

Hi to everyone and I love watching the tickers slide down for all of us !!

Stef
 
hi Kimmy1

I know exactly how you feel! I stopped the diet for about six months. In those few months i tried getting back on and trying to be strict but it never happened. But I have gotten to a stage where im just tired of seeing my weight fluctuate! (given thats it never more than 2kg's im not THAT worried)

I felt this way when i first started the diet. I was tired of feeling unattractive so I just did it. I am still trying to figure out just exactly what trigured off in my brain! because I need that back im my life! I am back on the diet just 12kgs away from re-feeding.

You literally have to take it one day at a time! Its no lie when people tell you that! But one thing that did help me was to keep on reminding myself just how easy it was to shed that unwanted weight if you just stuck it out! And now when I have the urge to eat something i shouldnt I try to have a fruit instead or a slimmers choice hot chocolate...it is a slight deviation from the plan but it wont cost you as much a chocolate or starch etc

So good luck...and dont be too hard on yourself....once you see how easy it is you will follow the plan! :)
 
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kimmy1 said:
Hi there!

I am a Cohenite looking for support and a kick up the butt as I start my 3rd time on the plan!!! The first time I lost 10 kilos and then went overseas and all my best intentions went AWOL. The second time I found it so much more difficult than the 1st time and just kept deviating...This time I so, so want to succeed, I feel like such a loser (unfortunatly not around the waist!). I KNOW this plan can work, and you guys are so inspiring, so hopefully posting here will help!

Best wishes,
Kim
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Hi Kimmy1

I just wrote a big speel and it disappeared so here is the quick version.
hang in the there I know what you are going through I completed the programme but I now find I need to go back on it to lose a few kilo's I have since gained.
I am trying to get myself back into the COHENS ZONE, but gosh it's hard especially in winter.

And yes we both know the plan works so why is it so hard to get restarted?

Anyway I'm here to give and get some support.:hug2:
So keep strong and look forward to hearing how you go.:)

Sam:)
 
Do you know what I really love about this forum? The honesty & the sharing! Everything I read in here I try to take on-board & hopefully learn from. It is really scary to think that you might pile the weight back on- any of it! I appreciate all those who post & share their Cohen's experiences, their post-Cohen's experiences, their feelings & fears. A big thank you to all of you! Cheers, Cate.
 
Hi

Kimmy1 and Nans68 I totally know how hard i is to start the plan again! Its funny because the first time I thought it was so easy to be on the plan...but now I find it sooo hard to start again!

anyway today is another day and another chance to try again!

Hope everyone is happy today

pink
 
Nans68, Kimmy and Twix

How frustrating for you! Remember we are here to root for you and support you in times like these. You have been so strong to have gotten so far, you CAN do this again.

Jools, Hang in there, you are doing great... look how far you have come.

Soawa, I don't drink diet tea so I really don't know about it but if the clinic said it was ok you should be fine. Stay strong on your vacation and do the best you can, as far as the cravings at night just hang in there they will subside.

To everyone else, a big hello!!
 
Lam said:
Tuberose,
You will be fine at the wedding. I went to one not long after I started, I brought my crackers, ate a small amount of the chicken (after I scraped off their gravy), and asparagus and brought an orange for desert. I had water and black tea at the end of the night. Oh, I also ate a bit of salad. The funny thing was... I had everything stuffed in my purse which tipped over during the wedding and spilled onto the floor (fortunately we were in the back), a co-workers wife picked up the stuff that rolled under her chair and handed it to me saying "I'm pretty sure they're going to feed us" with a smile on her face. I laughed and told I was on a diet. I ran into her today and she couldn't stop looking at me, I know she could tell I lost weight and she looked like she wanted to say something but she didn't. Anyway, you'll be fine.
Clawdia, Good Luck starting the diet, on whichever day you decide to start.
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Hey Lam, thanks for the encouragement :) the thing about our culture's wedding dinners is that food is served to your plates and there are at least 10 different dishes. i was thinking of making an excuse to leave earlier, if not i'm very afraid that i might just caved in to temptations..... wedding dinners are usually very rich & sumptuous and i am not planning to share with everyone at the table that i'm on a diet! LOL! the decision to go on cohen is a very personal choice :)
 
Hey all,
Well first week down, I lost 21cms!! Woohoo! I even got hubby to do it a second time just to be sure. I'm able to eat the yoghurt without the fruit now, so that gives me an extra snack during the day too.
Hey tuberose seems we have about the same amount to lose (20.7 for me, goal weight of 71kg), except I started on the 22nd... race ya! heheh j/k.
Anyways, GL.
HUGS
 
Clawdia Well done. It is simple amazing how you see the difference so quickly & consistently with this program. Believe it as it keeps on happening! I thought I would never enjoy plain, low-fat yoghurt but I do. Your tastes change all the time. I like to save my fruit allowance up & my crackers for snacks during the day & I found that helps, psychologically for me. Hope every-one is staving off the winter temptations & keeping strong. I am picturing myself in new summer clothes, size?? (dare I say 12?) Cheers, Cate.
 
Thanks cate. Seems you're almost there, I can't wait to wear a 12 again either, well done. Yeah I do that with the fruit and, in my case, rice thins. I'm staving off the temptations by making chicken soups, cooking my meats and vegies in balsalmic vinegar, making curried meats and vegies and making garlic prawns. Man, I gotta shut up, I'm making myself hungry heheh.
Anyways, have fun.
HUGS :)
 
Right - That's IT!

Sorry to sound harsh - but I am so sick of myself. I catch a glimpse myself in the reflection of a window or mirror and my stomach drops.

I am day one of Cohens today - and I hope I can trust myself not to let myself down.

I noticed how supportive you all are on this site - I think the support is essential - epecially if you are doing a new diet on your own i.e no family or friends on the diet at the same time.

So here I go - Day One. Starving! But I think after today the next is going to be easier.

Good luck and well done to the people who have lost !!!! Gonna catch up to you!!!!:jump:

Cheers
Heather
 
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