Cohen's Lifestyle Cohens Lifestyle Support - New

[Momiji]

Jewls: Cheer up, your big break will come soon dun worry. I have friends like that too and even worst, some who are much thinner than me(like below 50kg) would be coming after me and say "hey, u are thinner than me now, stop dieting" or would ask me to teach them how to loss weight. Usually I will just smile it off and ignore them.

8-2much: Good work on not giving in to temptation and you should really feel proud.

Capeachee: Sorry to hear about your infection, I suffer from sinus too so can understand how you feel.

I gotten a reply from my consultant regarding my black-out on saturday and they are saying its could be caused by low blood sugar. Suggestions are to take my snacks(fruits and crackers) between each meal and drink lots of water. Not much help as its already what I am doing. Oh well, been feeling better these few days so hopefully it would not happen again,

 

[lessfatty]

In my plan it mentions 160grams Kiwi or 170grams melon, this roughly translates to 160mls of fruit fuilds, two tablespoons of lemon (which I think has around the same sugar as kiwis) is 40mls (40grams) so I think you are well under the 1 fruit limit. Kiwis are also great for VitaminC and I think a more mild fruit if you are sick.

 

[less of me]

"Don't loose any more weight!"

Jewls - As I got lighter and lighter, and especially towards the end of my program, the amount of people that told me I had to stop losing weight was nothing short of crazy! I found that some days I coped really well with it, but on other days it really got me down (why couldn't they just be happy for me and support me in my endeavor?). Sometimes I would just respond by telling them I was going to get to my goal weight and nothing they could say would change that and sometimes I would simply smile and nod, smile and nod, smile and nod...
On other days when I was getting really sick of hearing it, I would turn around and grab the excess flab on my thighs/bottom and shake it, telling them (rather aggresively) that when this is all gone - I'll be done! That usually shut them up!
Like others have said, if you have been large for a long period of time, it does take people a (llllooooonnnnnnggggg) while to get used to seeing the new you (I still do double-takes when I catch my reflection in shop windows and mirrors!), and my Mum often says that she misses my cheeks...that my face has changed so much that I don't look like me anymore. I told her (jokingly) that if she wanted my cheeks back, she would have to pay for collagen injections 'cause that was the only way it was going to happen!
And then, unfortunately, there are those that are jealous or are beginning to see you as a threat...these people will comment every time they see you that you are looking drawn/gaunt/unhealthly or that you are getting to thin and that you had better be careful. Try and remember that these people say these things due to their own insecurities - and to try and make out they are concerned about you and that they know better than you. You are in control of your weight loss and you know when you reach goal that you are the right weight for you...Dr Cohen is a doctor after all and I for one believe that working out your goal weight by considering shoe size as well at height is nothing short of brilliant - after all, your feet are where all of your weight is supported from...they are the foundations that hold up the rest of your body so it makes complete sense to me that the size of them should be considered when working out what weight you should be.

Also, when people used to ask me "but when are you going to start eating normally?", I used to love telling them that "I do eat normally! I eat the same stuff that you eat, only I choose not to include those things that are unhealthy and I only eat as much as my body needs!"

Hope that you are all having a beautiful day...it is an absolutley gorgeous day here on Bribie...I might have to take a wander down to the beach and work on that tan!

 

[wildskyz]

LESS OF ME - I was just wondering how long your contract was for. It took you 7mths to reach your goal weight, where as I have a contract for 6mths. Another question I have for you is, did you deviate at all whilst on the program? Im on week 8 this week and have my 2nd weigh in on Monday and have managed to stay on track thus far. A few times the food fairy was sitting on my shoulder, whispering into my ear, but I stood strong. Figure the more I stick to it 100%, the sooner refeed will come and Ill be on my way to a new life. Last question, if its ok.....did your cm's come off fairly quickly initially and then slowed down and came off small amounts consistantly? Did you fluctuate and have large bursts of loss then small and large again further down the track? Sorry for all the questions, but Im just curious to see how varied the weight loss and cm loss is on other people, especially people who have been through the program.

LESS FATTY - Great suggestion from you and Less of Me with regards to another thread on womens issues. Problem with me doing it is, Im illiterate when it comes to Forums and how to make threads etc.... Any offer of help would be greatly appreciated. PSSST!!!! (Just between you and I), I dont even know how to look on other threads other than this one, so that just tells you how intelligent I am.

Hope all are doing well and having a lighter day.

Cheers

 

[Lexie07]

Feeling discouraged.

I had my weigh in today (just shy of 4 weeks), and im feeling very discouraged. In my first weigh in i lost just under 5kg, and now on my next weigh in (2 weeks later) i only had a further 2.14 loss. My consultant said that we can use this recent loss as a gauge for how much we can expect to lose at a time - so that means, with another 20kg to lose it will take me 20 weeks! 5 months! I mean, its not like i expected to be at my ideal weight today or anything, but i was really hoping for low 70's, i guess i thought i could lose say 4 kg over 2 weeks, coz thats only 2kg per week? Is that unrealistic? I was praying i could be on refeed (or damn near it) by my 19th birthday in February, but now im feeling very discouraged and apprehensive.

I havent deviated once either, im drinking 4L of water on average per day, so im not skimping on that. I went to the movies the other night with my best mate, and she wanted to buy popcorn, softdrink, icecream, chips, all those "yummy" things and i wasnt tempted, she of course did buy it...and gave me a go for not eating! It was weird, i've noticed that the smell of fast-foods (like Maccas, KFC), or even candy and junk foods make me feel ill! Stomach - churning! Its a good feeling tho...in a way lol

Do you guys eat all of your fruit and crispbread allowance? My consultant said it wouldnt affect my weight loss if i did, in fact i would probably benefit? Im on 5 crispbreads and 2 fruits a day, sometimes it seems like too much, but i kind of want them there so i know that i have eaten... properly? is that the word? lol! Would you guys say that from experience, cutting out say a peice of fruit, or a few crispbreads would boost my weight loss?

Im so nervous! My consultant said my clinic (Parramatta) will be closed for 3 weeks over the silly season, from the 16th of December. With no support happening from them over that time, i guess a girls (or guy) is gonna have to rely on the forum for some much needed encouragement. Thank god for the forum .

 

[karol1]

Lexie

A loss is a loss, just keep going.

Re-read your program there may be something small you are doing that is slowing your loss. I ate everything on my plan, taking out the crackers will not make difference. R u eating 2 crackers at a time 2.5 hours apart?

 

[lessfatty]

I had my weigh in today (just shy of 4 weeks), and im feeling very discouraged. In my first weigh in i lost just under 5kg, and now on my next weigh in (2 weeks later) i only had a further 2.14 loss. My consultant said that we can use this recent loss as a gauge for how much we can expect to lose at a time - so that means, with another 20kg to lose it will take me 20 weeks! 5 months! I mean, its not like i expected to be at my ideal weight today or anything, but i was really hoping for low 70's, i guess i thought i could lose say 4 kg over 2 weeks, coz thats only 2kg per week? Is that unrealistic? I was praying i could be on refeed (or damn near it) by my 19th birthday in February, but now im feeling very discouraged and apprehensive.

I havent deviated once either, im drinking 4L of water on average per day, so im not skimping on that. I went to the movies the other night with my best mate, and she wanted to buy popcorn, softdrink, icecream, chips, all those "yummy" things and i wasnt tempted, she of course did buy it...and gave me a go for not eating! It was weird, i've noticed that the smell of fast-foods (like Maccas, KFC), or even candy and junk foods make me feel ill! Stomach - churning! Its a good feeling tho...in a way lol

Do you guys eat all of your fruit and crispbread allowance? My consultant said it wouldnt affect my weight loss if i did, in fact i would probably benefit? Im on 5 crispbreads and 2 fruits a day, sometimes it seems like too much, but i kind of want them there so i know that i have eaten... properly? is that the word? lol! Would you guys say that from experience, cutting out say a peice of fruit, or a few crispbreads would boost my weight loss?

Im so nervous! My consultant said my clinic (Parramatta) will be closed for 3 weeks over the silly season, from the 16th of December. With no support happening from them over that time, i guess a girls (or guy) is gonna have to rely on the forum for some much needed encouragement. Thank god for the forum .

So in less than one month you have lost 7.14KG!!! Isn't that an achievement worth celebrating rather than being discouraged? The one thing I can tell you is that if you keep on going with Cohen program on the day your 19th birthday in Feb everyone will be notice how good you look and how much better you look, because you will be slimmer and trimmer and you will look better.

Sometimes I think there is oversell of the Cohen diet, whilst 2KG/week or more is achievable by a few, I honestly think 2KG+/week is not average or the "expected" result for most, particularly ladies who weigh less than 100KG. Clinics should be more careful in setting expectations. I think that cutting down your fruit or crackers will make little difference to the loss you are experiencing.

The only other advise I can give is that it does get easier and after a while everyone gets used to you being on the program, your body adjusts, your routines get set and you can just sail along losing weight. - whilst wishing you could eat sushi every waking minute

I am now 94.2KG today, so another 4.2KG to go to get to the Dr Cohen recommend weight for me 90KG. When I look at myself in the mirror I realize that in reality I have significantly more than 4.2KG more to lose, more like 14.2KG! The one thing I do know is that at 90KG I will look and feel better than I do now at 94.2KG, which is heaps better than no long ago when I finally reached 104.2KG or before then 114.2KG and it is much much much better than what could have happened in the last 4 months a gain of 1.2KG from my starting weight of 123KG to be 124.2KG

 

[lessfatty]

LESS FATTY - Great suggestion from you and Less of Me with regards to another thread on womens issues. Problem with me doing it is, Im illiterate when it comes to Forums and how to make threads etc.... Any offer of help would be greatly appreciated. PSSST!!!! (Just between you and I), I dont even know how to look on other threads other than this one, so that just tells you how intelligent I am.

If you go to the top of the page you will see a line of text like
Weight Loss Forum > Weight Loss Methods > Cohen's Lifestyle > Cohens Lifestyle Support - New


If you click on the link that says Cohen's Lifestyle you should see all the threads (conversation topic) about Cohens

You will notice near the top a button in orange that says "New Thread", click on the button to create a new thread (conversation topic).

In almost all other cases I would be happy to start a thread topic, but gosh with a topic like that I would need a sex change

 

[newlife1]

Hi everyone,

I have a question, I am suffering with a severe sinus infection and I had to get a prescription filled this morning of augmentin-forte for it. Besides having to take the medication this infection has made me feel just miserable and sick. I am increasing my water intake up a couple of litres and still on my strict Cohens diet but how did you/anyone handle being sick with a cold? I did so well last month with the diet that I don't want to deviate any for fear that I'll have to restart the diet all over again.

What is the correct juice amount from one lemon so that I can use that in water to help out with vitamin C? I used two teaspoons last night in water to flavor it. Am I close enough to consider that one fruit as I have three fruits a day in my diet that I am allowed.

Cheers,
til next time, Jo@Bribie Island

Hi Capeachee,

Sorry to hear that you're sick! I hate it when I get sick because it would mean that I have to take my medicine and I know my weight loss would slow down. But good health is more important than weight loss. So while I stick to the Cohen diet, I am also dutifully taking my medicine.

I try not to fall sick while I'm on this program. I try to prevent it by taking the usual vitamins and minerals provided by Cohen and drinking lots of water. Having plenty of sleep is important too. These are the preventive measures I use.

But I do admit, sometimes when I'm having a headache or a slight cold, I try not to take any medicine because I am afraid of slowing down my weight loss. I would try to rely on my own defense mechanism to fight the disease. Or you could try taking vitamin C supplements?

Anyway, apples, kiwi, oranges are good. Take more green stuff and water yah!

Hope you are feeling better. =)

 

[newlife1]

Jewls: Cheer up, your big break will come soon dun worry. I have friends like that too and even worst, some who are much thinner than me(like below 50kg) would be coming after me and say "hey, u are thinner than me now, stop dieting" or would ask me to teach them how to loss weight. Usually I will just smile it off and ignore them.

8-2much: Good work on not giving in to temptation and you should really feel proud.

Capeachee: Sorry to hear about your infection, I suffer from sinus too so can understand how you feel.

I gotten a reply from my consultant regarding my black-out on saturday and they are saying its could be caused by low blood sugar. Suggestions are to take my snacks(fruits and crackers) between each meal and drink lots of water. Not much help as its already what I am doing. Oh well, been feeling better these few days so hopefully it would not happen again,

Hi Hi,

I try to take tea with more sweetner than usual to start off my day. Usually, I would use 1/8 of a sachet of Equal sweetener. But I would usually increase it to 1/3 into my cup of tea to start off my day. It would give me a boost because I used to feel wobbly or have a strong craving for something sweet.

 

[less of me]

A new (taboo) thread...

Hi everyone!
I just wanted to let those of you who are interested know that I have taken the iniative and started a new thread for that sometimes offensive topic - Female's Monthly Cycles. Feel free to post any queries or questions there relating to this topic

Wildskyz - to find the thread, look at the top of the page for something that looks like this:
Weight Loss Forum > Weight Loss Methods > Cohen's Lifestyle
Click on 'Cohen's Lifestyle' and you will see a multitude of different threads. Click on any that interest you and have fun! It's like having you own little playground!

By the way, I will dig out my statistics/measurements for you and post them here when I get a free minute or two, but my sister and her 3 boys are due to arrive any minute and they will be requiring something to eat (they are always starving after school ) so I have to go and rustle something up!

Ciao for now!

 

[newlife1]

Losing my tolerance

I have a mixture of feelings that I need to let out:

Anger - Monday, I did not deviate. Tuesday, I deviated because I was at a BBQ, I brought my own food and my friend offered me food saying that I'm already so thin and I should eat one (eating one would not hurt...). And yes, after eating one, it led to another. I'm angry with myself for having such weak will.

Frustration - Had my weigh-in today and yes, as expected, I did not lose any weight. I have been on the program for 1 year, 2 days and I had lost 54 kg. I really wonder how long more it is going to take for me to lose the remaining 7 kg because eating the same kind of foods for more than 1 year is getting kind of .... I mean, I'm really envious of those who manages to lose the weight so quickly and take less than 1 year! How long more am I able to tolerate eating bland food? Let's face it... no matter how much we try to make our food tasty, nothing beats eating something outside of the Cohen program.

Discouragement - I'm getting discouraged again. I guess I'm angry with myself for giving in. I'm angry when I have to constantly refuse the foods which my family and friends offer me. It's getting so sickening! I mean, do't they know that I'm on this freaking program and why do they offer me food? And why must I give in? Where was the will power I used to have? Girls, sometimes I feel like throwing in the towel but on the other hand, thinking about how good it would be to be at 64/5 kg is so enticing.

Maybe I should become a hermit - I was just thinking about how I can effectively help myself to lose this remaining 7 kg. Lock myself at home, don't go out and no activity and I'll be able to keep to the program perfectly fine. Maybe I should seriously consider that since my willpower is no longer as strong as it was. The "Just 7 kg more" is no longer working.

I hate myself for caving in. And I'm now worried that I would just give in to my emotional eating. I will try not to.

I'm also under pressure from myself to reach my target weight by Christmas (or even earlier).

Someone, please tell me what to do. 1 year, 2 days and more days to come is getting too too too long for me to bear.

 

[Brieziel]

I had my weigh in today (just shy of 4 weeks), and im feeling very discouraged. In my first weigh in i lost just under 5kg, and now on my next weigh in (2 weeks later) i only had a further 2.14 loss. My consultant said that we can use this recent loss as a gauge for how much we can expect to lose at a time - so that means, with another 20kg to lose it will take me 20 weeks! 5 months! I mean, its not like i expected to be at my ideal weight today or anything, but i was really hoping for low 70's, i guess i thought i could lose say 4 kg over 2 weeks, coz thats only 2kg per week? Is that unrealistic? I was praying i could be on refeed (or damn near it) by my 19th birthday in February, but now im feeling very discouraged and apprehensive.

I havent deviated once either, im drinking 4L of water on average per day, so im not skimping on that. I went to the movies the other night with my best mate, and she wanted to buy popcorn, softdrink, icecream, chips, all those "yummy" things and i wasnt tempted, she of course did buy it...and gave me a go for not eating! It was weird, i've noticed that the smell of fast-foods (like Maccas, KFC), or even candy and junk foods make me feel ill! Stomach - churning! Its a good feeling tho...in a way lol

Lexie07 you have done so well to get this far! don't be discouraged! I found i lost HEAPS in the first 2 weeks and then it slowed down substansially. WELL DONE on the movie mission! my other half did that to me too, and he gorged himself on caramel corn (my favorite!) the smell was awesome, but i didn't fold either.

Wildsky your pictures are fantastic, can't wait to see the end result!


I am now almost finished my eighth week and am currently down 14.5 kg. My start weight was 103.13. At my 4th week weigh in i was 93.6kg, i had lost 9.5kg, at this stage i have lost 5kg in the last 3.5 weeks.
My weigh in is on monday and i usually loose weight over the weekend (my weight has been just under 89kg for the last couple of days - it's due for an over night drop!) so i'm going to take a punt and guestimate that i will be 87.9kg on monday morning!!

I measured my waist a couple of days ago (i only measure monthly....yes i know i'm a freak!) and i have lost 9cm from there! WOW!

I went and got all my hair chopped off yesterday, and it really accentuates my cheek bones, have had lots of complements! i think the boys at work are starting to get ideas!!!! (They wish! he he he)

Have a wonderful day everyone!

 

[Brieziel]

Newlife you have come soooooo far!!!! i am so proud of you, please hang in there! i can imagine you would be feeling pretty pi**ed off at the world at the moment, but look at how far you've come!
I was in tears the other night after a month and a half of the program cause i wanted a drink and some normal food (My other halfs B'day party) and to celebrate with him, so i get a slight inkling of how you feel.

It also makes it hard cause the last of the weight is the hardest to shift - the body dosen't want to let go! Are you exercising? maybe cause you've been on Cohen's for so long your body needs a different kick start to wake it up!!
Do you have a consultant? talk to them too, maybe they have some idea's.

Just remember, you may have devoted a year to cohen's, but imagine if you hadn't done that you'd probably be bigger and more unhappy than you were before and you'd have a lot more to worry about than losing 7 kg's!!!!
Focus on your achievement, for it's a truely spectacular one! Hang in there and you'll reach that goal!

 

[newlife1]

Hey Brieziel,

When I read your post, tears are welling up in my eyes. I'm feeling really upset now. I'm going out with my friend afterwards and the thought of packing my dinner and eating it like 5 hours later makes me feel sick. I'm sick of packing my food and eating it cold 5 hours later. I'm just feeling so frustrated even though I really badly want to meet my ideal weight. I never knew the last few kgs would be so difficult. I'm trying to do more walking and step exercise for about 10 mins a day. But I try not to do it so regularly lest it upsets the hormonal balance in my body..

I just never knew how difficult it is and I really wish my last 7 kg would just go away.

 

[Brieziel]

Newlife have a big cry - you will probably feel a bit better afterwards. (i have also sent you a PM), unfortunately the last few are the hardest. it must be really frustrating, especially if you are not getting the support you need from your friends.
do you have a close friend or family member who understands your desire to finish this properly? one you can trust to help you honor your diet? can they be your support, motivation and drive for the last few kilo's?

OR

Pretend that the last year has never happened and that you are starting a diet to lose 7kg! Imagine you were 7kg lighter and something has happened to make you gain that 7kg and know you need to loose it again as you want to be back to your stunning self by christmas!

 

[pinkydolly]

Hihi
is there a clinic in Singapore? This program reallly sounds good I might wana give a try. I seem to have reached a plateau somewhat. I can never go below 58kg no matter how hard I try. And my height is only 158cm.

You can pm me so that answers doesn't flood this thread. Thanks & have a good week all!

 

[IchooseLife]

Pink dolly how low do you want to go? at 158cm you are taller than me and my goal weight is 57kg.

New Life... did you get the article from your consultant called "What are you depriving yourself of?" It was written, from what I understand, by the Paramatta consultant, or perhaps I've got the wrong one.. anyways it's a great article that puts it all into perspective. I find if I drink a hot cuppa some time during the day that helps with the whole elimination process too

7kg to go.. I WISH.... YOU GO GIRL YOU CAN AND WILL DO IT and by NEW YEARS YOU'LL EITHER BE AT GOAL OR ONLY A FORTNIGHT OFF, HOW EXCITING IS THAT.. A NEW YEAR AT GOAL WEIGHT

 

[Momiji]

newlife:

Thanks for the advice on the tea and equal, will try to do tat and see whether does it work for me.

1 yr 2 days is really a long time to be on the program but why don't you at it this way, you have already come so far and 54kg is really a great accomplisment. And like what you said you only have 7kg left. Thats like only 13% of wat you have lost so far.

If the "Just 7kg more" doesn't work, maybe divide it up 54kg in 12 months so thats roughly abt 4.5kg per month so 7kg = less than 2 months. You only have less than 2 months to finish and its really not worth giving up all your effort at this point of time.

Maybe get a calender and high-light the end of 2 months and slowly count down to that(that was wat I did when I was stucked at a horrible job previously for 2 months serving my notice period and everyday I just slowly count down and before I know it,I am out of the horrible place already).

Hmm... I think Peter mentioned about a resturant located in Serangoon where they do Cohen-style meal for us, maybe can give yourself a reward and have a meal down there. This would give you a break from the normal Cohen food u r eating. We can even organise an outing to go there with the other gals from singapore, that would be fun.

If you really really cannot stand it anymore, maybe can give yourself a day off and just indulge in whatever you want just for that day?

Really hope you would not give up at this point of time and GANBATTE NE p(^-^)q

 

[pinkydolly]

Pink dolly how low do you want to go? at 158cm you are taller than me and my goal weight is 57kg.

Should be 53-55kg. Singapore BMI standard is different too.
I've lost frm 80 down to 60kg now. Each time I reach 57, it stays put or fluctuates bet 58-60kg. So frustrating. If this program is good, I hope it'll bring down the fats and numbers for me.

Here's the Singapore BMI website
Health Promotion Board - Revision of Body Mass Index (BMI) Cut-Offs In Singapore

I'm still in risk range at BMI of 24.