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Why is it so ????????

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Well guys I done my measurements this morning as i do every week and I just dont understand I have put on 3.5 inches on my body this week, I have not deviated once on this program apart from those stupid sausages two weeks ago and even after that I still lost 2.2 inches. WHY has this happened I just dont get it I was looking forward to my weigh in tomorrow but now im scared.

I have been quiet sick lately and am on my third course of antibiotics surely they cannot effect it and if they do what can I do I have to take them to get better. :confused:

Hope someone can help me out I am really feeling flat after this and dont want to go to my weigh in tomorrow !! :(

Sorry to get on and sook but I am so frustrated ..

Hope you all have a wonderful day.
 
I haven’t posted for a little while now. I have been feeling really crappy with a stressful situation that arose a week ago (I wont go into it).

Last weekend I survived dinner with my husband had fish and salad. I survived the sit down function (I was so good and amazed that I had the control for the first time in a long time) First course I just ate the salad. Second course I had red meat with more salad. NO desert just black coffee.

I saw people at the function that hadn’t seen me for a long time. I have lost 30kg in total (not all on this program) everybody was making comments on my weight loss. I was on such a high from all the attention.

After the function we went back to a friends place and had a big party there were pastries and food galore I was hungry because it was dinner time, there was no where to get Cohens friendly food. I started out with some sausages this was the closest to protein, then it was one after the other, then I thought well I broke it I may as well eat. I stuffed it up at the end. Why is it that I sabotage my self when I am doing so well! I do not want to go back to being fat and hating my self.

Monday and Tuesday where good days back on the plan. Then what did I do yesterday stuffed it up again, I was so hungry at 12.00pm which was 1 hour before my lunch so due. So went and bought food and binged. I am so fed up with my self and the self destruction I do to my self. Every time I progress I go back to old habits, it’s the fear of success. I really didn’t want to post over the last couple of days because I want people to think I have it all together. The truth must be told maybe it will help someone else.

I know this program works. I have never had more free time in my life. I am not exercising like a maniac everyday like I used to, I can enjoy time with my daughter and only workout when I feel like it. I can have yummy meals with the allowances given to me. I get excellent results when I stick to it. What other program does that! I just need to get to goal and then I can balance other food into my life. It is only for a short time, not a life time. Sure I will always have to watch what I eat but at least there is an answer that works.

I am not going to beat myself up for what is done. I just acknowledge that it isn’t the program it is my mind that lets me down and the subconscious belief that I don’t deserve to be thin. In fact I don’t know what life would be without weight being an issue.

Sorry for the long post. I will weigh in tomorrow and see what the damage is.
 
PART TWO -

Juzzy – you have done really well, keep going you will be amazed how quickly your body will change.

Predebeo – If you don’t have any luck getting the Cohens program try the TLC program which I have been told is similar to Cohens.

Ready to loose – 9 kg how impressive is that. Its amazing how much our bodies can take. I have lost 30kg and dread to think how my joints supported me.

Tania- you are correct, having a good mind set is the key. If you see this diet as the last one you will go on, it has an ending.

In terms of the yoghurt, I love the Valiaa low fat yoghurt it is creamy and isn’t bitter like some others. I have the yoghurt with 2 bickies.

The old me – You are so right, if you think you will get away with deviating you will. I have got away with it in the past and keep doing it. I must stop.

Carrisa –I know that antibiotics can affect my weight. Don’t worry as soon as you get off them you will quickly loose it, its probably fluid retention. Can you delay your weigh in until Monday?

Missys mum – sometimes life throws so much at us we don’t know how we will get through it all. You are a strong wonderful woman.

Chrystelle- I can relate I just got mine on Monday. I have been so crappy the last week. Being pre-men.l is a two edge sword for me. One because I loose the most weight two weeks before my monthly and the other side is that I am so shitty with people and life that it is so hard to stick to the program. If I get through it I know the rewards would come. Think of this week as a new start.

On another note- I saw a consultant from one of a Melbourne clinic (not going to name her, I know they read the posts) and notice that she has stacked on heaps of weight. I don’t know if she is getting any pressure to loose it (doesn’t look to good for a program rep).
 
Hi Everyone

Thanks very much for the comments re: the yogurt :eek:... glad i'm not the only one who hates it!

Ready to Lose - what can I say... SO PROUD! Good on you... you must be chuffed... can't wait to see you and see what you look like :)

Chrystelle - I started in late Feb... I'm currently in Week 14 and have lost 18.1kg. The best result i've ever had on any weight loss program.

Dilfizzle & Karol - I know it's hard not to deviate but I have a little thing that I say to myself that really helps me when I'm staring down the barrel of a tube of pasta or a piece of pizza... and funnily enough, this saying is where my forum nickname comes from.. anyway, I say this when i'm staring at food I want to eat... I say "Listen sunshine, you can eat that now and waste a whole lot of energy later feeling crappy about yourself and what you did... or you can use half that amount of energy now to say no and walk away.. it's easier to do the right thing than the wrong thing and deal with the consequences"... anyway, that helps me and I hope it helps someone else!

Mumbine - Don't be scared... just put your head down and your (hopefully shrinking) bum up and just do it. Bargain with yourself and tell yourself that this is the last thing you'll ever have to do to lose weight and being so strict is for a short time, not a lifetime. I had just under 40kg to lose and that much seems daunting at first and I'm nearly halfway there now and i look back and think "that didn't hurt so much" and it inspires me to keep going. The instant rewards of this diet keep me going.

Missy's Mum - Good luck in starting again. I can only imagine how hard it is and I wish you all the best of luck.

Well that's it from me... hopefully I'll be moving my ticker on the weekend!
 
Hi there,

You all sound like you are doing really well. It is good to hear of the success people are have and the support you give to each other. I feel like i have been alone for so long i don't know what it is like to be supported by a friend (don't really have any). Anyway I am a mum of 2 children (B-13 & G-11) and i am a graduate teacher, I finished my teaching degree in dec 2004 but haven't scored a job yet. I have been over weight all my life. I think it started when I was 3 or 4. I don't have any extended family just my kids (and a husband - doesn't show support).

I went to a cohen's presentation and it sounds great (too great). Does it really work? its a lot of money and i'm stretching my weekly budget to save up to do it. I'm ready casue i want to do it for me.

I would like some feedback about the program.

Cheers

Jewls
 
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rjm said:
Hi, I'm currently doing a program called "Dr Cohen's Lifestyle Program". Is anyone else out there also doing this program and looking to give/receive support. I have lost 30 kg in 4 months and am finding this program just incredible!! :p
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I just found about this program a few days ago. I have made an appointment to the information night. I have 25kgs to loose. Does this program work the same as Sure Slim where you have to eat a meal every 5 hours? What about snacking, water intake and the blessed Champagne. What about exercise? I'm not that good at motivating myself to exercise.

Congratulations on your big loss.
 
Hello Zelda & Jewles - yes the program works. It is difficult at the start but then the results show and you are very motivated. The money is worth it. You end up saving on food shopping. There is lots of support, I couldn't have done it without the forum.

Zelda, the program is similar to Sureslim, not eating every five hours. You are allowed to snack on 2 peices of fruit and crisp bread. You do not have to exercise.

Hope that helps.
 
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Hi Karen, thanks for your reply. I am new to all this stuff! This is my first time in a forum, so please be patient with me.
I have read nearly all the posts and is very excited to join this program. What are the daily allowances for food like? How small are the meals.
 
Thanks Karol for your feedback. Its hard to start something new but the more i read and find out about this program the more i want to join.

Hi Zelda, The information session is really interesting. There is also a website with info and interesting recipes from others who had done or are on the program. I am the same as you but i have double the amount to lose.

Good luck
 
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I had a look at the recipes and will try the Warm Prawn and Paw Paw salad. Will let you know tomorrow what it tasted like. The only thing though, I don't know the (allowance) amounts.
:rolleyes: :confused:
 
Zelda and Karen

Yes the program works as i have been on it for 4 weeks on the 5th june... and hopefully by then i would have lost 9-10kgs. i was as scepticl as you throughout the begining but my brother had started before my husband and i joined. I have an estimated 61 more kg's to loose but once you see the scales moving you do really get motivated and not just the scales when you see cm falling off it feels bloody wonderful. Yes the exspense seems alot but as the others have already stated "don't think of this as another diet think of it as your new lifestyle change" And the money is worth it for you to live a healthy happy life...isn't it?

With your portion size i don't have it in front of me but i think mine for lunch is 95g fish and 110 of vege's and for dinner it is 110g fish and 100g vege's. With the pawpaw allowance i would assume that would go as your fruit allowance so i wouldn't use much as it is simillar to mango's which you have to weigh...

Our meal servings fit nicely onto a bread and butter plate... when we first started eating that portion size it looked rediculous... But now you don't even lok for anything else. My husband broke both arms last week and i had to fly to perth asap so i didn't have time to check about our meal plans so i deviated for the week and i noticed how our bodies reacted to all the carbs that we hadn't been eating. Your tummy grumbles all day even though you have feed it... When we went back the following week to our normal food (cohens) no tummy crumbling...

Believe me if you have doubts about this working take a look at the photos on the cohens website and look at patrica green from WA. I met he a few days before we started this program and believe me she looks fabulous after the program and she has managed it for the last 5 years. but definatly talk to you consultant.

Sorry peoples for this really long post..(not really like me!!! :) )

Tam
 
Thanks Tam for the feedback about the program. I'm liking what i hear about the program and it has settled my nerves alot about the cost.

Thanks for your reply, i have never had people reply to me before so a big thanks.

Jewls
 
Hi Karol,
Thanks for your honest posting. I have ruined a few days in the last week with self-destruction too. It's like things are going too well, and I am handling the program too well, so i go and sabbotage myself. ridiculous, really, let's just jump back on the wagon and go harder this time!


Hi Jewls,
I too have no extended family near me, I have four children and a supportive husband. I have very few friends and read this forum every single day, it has been a huge support to me. I have been on the program for 5 weeks - i tis fantastic! I have already lost 40 odd cm off my body and nearly 8 kilos, not bad considering I only had about 16 kilos to lose when i joined.

Everyone else, you are doing so well, keep it going!

chiko
 
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Hello guys!
I found this forum while surfing for information for Cohen. I am considering taking up the cohen lifestyle....and who knows...I may just sign up for it today....still reconsidering... I only know about Cohen yesterday and is extremely excited over it.

I am so happy that I found this forum. I can't wait to create a weighloss journal when I am officially on Cohen.
 
Hi everyone kept my appointment with my cohens girl yesterday Sarah from Wollongong and was so happy I did what encouragement she gave me. We are going to start from scratch again and go from there. What a difference it makes be able to go into a clinic face to face.

So starting the program this morning and feeling very confident and just taking one day at a time.

But have to say thankyou to her and to Cohens for letting me go to my closest clinic after Dee Why closed I think it will make a big difference to me and my journey with my weightloss.

So I am going to have a good day and I hope we all do cheers Dianne
 
Missed you all!!

Just saying hello, to let you know I haven’t dropped off the face of the earth. So good to read all your posts and to hear what is happening. I have been away for work, and then busy catching up on some things when I returned.

I have stayed on Cohens while away – am pleased with myself, because it always takes some adjustment to be with other people away from home for days, and always have your own meals. But well worth it! Someone said I was 'the girl with the crazy diet', but even that was said nicely, generally people were very supportive I am pleased to say. I am very fortunate with my friends.

There were colleagues I had not seen since last year, and I received some really positive feedback. It was very encouraging (will tell you more later). I really am feeling that I am an average sized person now, and it is amazing to hear some shocked reactions of: ‘but you are so small !’ Still have some to go, but the person I have seen years ago, is now coming to visibility and surprising people – even if it’s an older version.

On the down side – weight loss is super slow. Only 1.6kgs and it will be 3 weeks tomorrow. Such a small loss for so great an effort. At this rate I won’t meet my target date for my conferences and then a holiday from the middle of October!! No matter what, I want to make that date.

For all of you struggling, hang in there, don’t give up, just pick yourself up and keep going.

For those doing well, be really proud of yourself and enjoy the results.

For the new people, this is worthwhile. I am the super slow version, the exception to the rule, and I would say it is still worthwhile – money well spent.

Sorry I can’t post individually this morning, but I have read and appreciated all of your postings.
Have a good day,
lizzi
 
Good morning ladies
Today is my day off work. Got on the scales this morning. Another kg down! Yippee. I went to the gym the other day to try and undo some of the damage from Wednesday which I think has paid off. I have officially lost 10kg on this program. What a ripper.

Ok I am going to play Dr Phil hear with my analysis of falling off the wagon.

The cycle-
When life is in order and everything is going well we stick to the plan. As soon as emotions come up or life deals things we are not prepared to deal with we turn to food for comfort (because that is all we know). Then we turn in on our selves and loath the fact that we are weak and fat.

Because we can not control what is happening around us or our emotions we them attempt to control life by going back on a diet to try and straight things out in an attempt to control life. (This is why anorexics don’t eat, they control their weight because they can not control life). The thing is we will never solve life issues with food. Food is nourishment and energy. Does this make sense?

Self sabotage
Being fat and living the life of hating our selves is easier to do, than to love our selves. Why do people go back when they are about to see the miracle or being at goal? Well it’s because we don’t know what it is like to love our selves and accept that we deserve a life not relating to food and weight.

If we do not change our stinky thinking we will go back (NO DOUBT ABOUT THAT). No diet will teach you how to love your self. No person in the world can tell you that you are thin enough or beautiful enough unless YOU come to that place of self acceptance that you are beautiful and worthwhile no matter what weight you are at.

Conclusion
Ok so you fall off, get up again. It has nothing to do with the kind of person you are. (People that are not writing on the forum for fear of judgement, I say speak up, everyone is going through the same thing). Even if you have been on the program for a year or more.

One step forward, two to the side, three forward, what ever it takes! The promise land is there for us. It has taken me 15 months to loose 30kg (on different programs) it hasn’t been smooth sailing, but hey I am still 30kg lighter for trying. Pick your self up and get on with it. YOU ARE WORTH IT.
 
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Dear cohenettes.

It has been sometime since I posted but thought I should at least do a weekly weigh in and let you all know how I am going.

I am at 9 weeks and have lost 18.4kg (down to 115kg from 133.4kg). Together with this loss I have lost 105cm so am so pleased to be over the metre mark.

I haven't deviated as I do not trust myself to get back on the wagon completely and can honestly say that I feel in 99% of the stressful situations I am now able to deal with "stuff" without turning to my old friend "food".

I am easily drinking 3 litres of water a day on top of anything else I might drink. If I don't drink this much I tend not to lose much weight. I am one of these people who weigh everyday and chart my progress. It is quite amazing to see the scales going down though there still is plenty of days that go up but as I KNOW that I haven't eaten/drunk anything extra I just accept the gain and know that it will be gone soon. I did have a bit of a plateau last week that was so hard to shift but yah, down another 1.8kg this week so am close enough to my magical 2kg per week. I hope to be finished by around christmas so know that I am steadily ploughing my way to this goal.

I am definitely in the baggy clothes brigade and luckily I have many friends who are giving me clothes to make up for the lack of. We have just planned a 2 week vacation overseas for 13th January so I want to be able to fit into anysize clothing I want not just the 24/26's....

Good luck and best wishes to anyone struggling. I will get easier...

Have a great day, Julie in Geraldton.
 
okay karol, i would be one of those people who are not posting on the forum because I figure people will get sick of me sounding like a broken record. So I'm putting it all out there. I rang the consultant from a nearby clinic which wasnt around when I started, and filled her in on my predicament. She said to keep trying my original program, but if I dont see results I will probably need a new one.
But she thinks it is worth me giving the old one a go first. So that is good news.
The control stuff you talked about is so true. I've been at both spectrums - the control of weight because thats all I felt I could control and currently the trying to control life through diet. I think you could put Dr Phil out of a job lol.
Anyway, sometimes I hate posting, because I hate going on about myself, its much easier focusing on everybody else. I guess that means Im running away from facing up to what I need to do which is to just nail this thing once and for all.
For everyone who is having great results from the great effort they are putting in YOU all deserve it. Well done.
Anyone whose fallen off the wagon, get right back on. You cant be as screwed up about all this as I am. (surely).
Anyone else who has any fantastic insights for me - I'm all ears. All I know right now is I have to stop being gutless and keep posting on here no matter what I'm feeling/doing. And not worry about what people are going to think of me.
To fill everyone in on what is going on - I havent been sticking 100% to cohens, so basically I'm wasting my time and all this valuble information, not to mention the money.
I am feeling pretty unmotivated, but more motivated than I was yesterday, and hopefully will be more motivated tomorrow than I am today. I am convinced that I WILL GET THERE its just a matter of when. So all I ask is that you can all put up with my ramblings. If you cant you can always put me on your ignore list.
I should really try and post on here everyday, and stop running away from it all. This helps me to face up to what I am really doing, you know, being true to yourself, and living authentically and all that stuff.
Sorry my post is so long
 
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