Cate
Long term member
Hi melting away & welcome to the forum. There aren't many people on Cohen's in this forum at the moment & it is always lovely to have someone new. It's a good idea to start a new thread & label it something that will make it obvious that it is your diary- for example "Melting away, doing just that" or "Melting Away's diary".
Typing in a a diary online & expressing your feelings & putting them out there is very therapeutic. Even if not many people type in your diary it will help you to articulate your thoughts and problems & that will help you to help yourself. It's also great to go back to read over later so that you can see how far you have gone.
There are other forums that I have a look at occasionally but I have always felt more at home here. It's always fun to share the enthusiasm that people have when they embark on what should be a life changing experience. I look forward to following your life changing journey. Cheers, Cate.
Typing in a a diary online & expressing your feelings & putting them out there is very therapeutic. Even if not many people type in your diary it will help you to articulate your thoughts and problems & that will help you to help yourself. It's also great to go back to read over later so that you can see how far you have gone.
There are other forums that I have a look at occasionally but I have always felt more at home here. It's always fun to share the enthusiasm that people have when they embark on what should be a life changing experience. I look forward to following your life changing journey. Cheers, Cate.
It's my first time ever on Cohen, and I am already in my 6th week of my 12 weeks program. The first month has been going really well for me - why, I was losing an average of 2.8 lbs. a week, and I feel great! My friend did it but unable to complete the program due to health scare. So, I can't deny that I was apprehensive at first to start, but not because of this possible "health scare", it's because I was afraid I would fail due to its strictly regimented program. I have always been an extemporaneous kind of girl... someone that is compulsive, especially about how I eat. But I have never been heavy all my life, until I reached the big 4-0. I know there are a lot more culprits of middle age, but I think it's more about my eating habit that finally caught up with me. I packed an uncomfortable 162 lbs. in my 5'2" frame... I felt icky!!! So, I am determined to give it a try, and I was proud to report that I was on it to the letter. My first month actually was not bad at all. Yes it was really strict and almost a hassle being to weight your food accurately every time. But I was making it. I was not losing as much as I wanted it to be, but according to my dietician friend, 3 lbs/week is a reasonable weight loss for my food intake, as long as I don't feel weak. On the contrary, my energy surged up as I felt lighter 
... and my mood has gotten better too, as a bonus 
. With that being said, I feel obliged to say that I had my first "deviation" this weekend. I had to attend a wedding plus a dinner invitation by a very important friend. At the reception, because I did not want to feel awkward in front of some strangers in my table, I had the crab cake in their menu choice. I should have asked them to hold the sauce, but I didn't. I gave the other half to my husband and kept the veggies, but nevertheless, I ate something that has ingredients that I should not be eating. Like it was not enough deviation, yesterday at the restaurant, I had steamed fish and mango salad (just estimated the allowable serving amount), but I know I did not have enough veggies, and I am pretty sure it was loaded with sodium. Now this morning, do I have the right to complain that I only lost 1 lb. this week??? Raaats! I don't think so... but, do you think that was the culprit??? Pls. tell me your feedback... Thank you for taking your time in reading my 
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