Happy Tuesday
Hello to you all 
I hope everyone is having a really super day, I feel great today - you know why? Because my pants nearly fell off.... hehehe Not something everyone would consider a joyful moment but I know you will all understand how euphoric that could be. I went out to grab coffee for myself and my colleague a little while ago and thought I would check my mail while I was out, anyway, as I had my hands full with coffee on the way back I put my keys in my pocket. It's only a 100m walk but the weight of my keys was enough to give me that slip sliding feeling and with every step my fears grew of having my (now slightly slimmer) butt exposed to the world!!! Luckily I made it back just before that tragic moment but oh what a joyous feeling. I am so rapt that after such a
short stint on the program (only 2 weeks now) I have lost enough to make me feel fabulous both inside and out. Shop windows are no longer my arch enemy, I am enjoying seeing my evolving reflection in them these days.
SUNSHINE - Well done on your 20kg loss, that is simply staggering!!! What a wonderful milestone... and great inspiration to others.
FEBSY - Congratulations on deciding to join the program. It will be great to hear your excitement as you see the weight fall off before your very eyes... cheers to a new you!
MYSHY - I am so sorry to hear the bad news about your Mum. WHat a blessing you were there to get help straight away but how tragic that you had to see something so terrifying take place in front of you. Does your 3yr old understand what happened or is she ok with it? I really feel for you and your Dad, I bet a million scenarios raced through your head in a split second, how awful. I hope she makes a full recovery and that the joy of her regained health can send your horrible flashbacks packing! I will say a prayer for you and your family.
NETSKI - What an inspirational person you are, I really love reading your posts and hearing your interpretations of our 'journeys' ... you have a wonderful way with words. I too have made a contract with a friend, not so much about a specific weight but we have both set off on the weightloss yellow brick road. She is cutting back on her fats and addressing each meal as it arises... that's why I love the Cohens, it tells me what to eat, no ifs no buts... I like having that, I am no good at weightloss if I am left up to my own devices. Our reward, and we have already booked it for November, is a weekend away at one of those super fancy retreats down south where they give you mud wraps, massages, chocolate baths, facials..... the whole box and dice. It's going to cost us a fortune but it will be well worth it. So basically, we are going regardless of what happens but it is up to us whether we want to be super body conscious or proud of our new gorgeous legs. We have mentioned it to a few friends and to date, there are 9 of us going... should be brilliant!!!!
AROWAN - Well done on reaching your weight range, I bet that was a hurdle you found hard to imagine reaching ... it's all downhill from here (in the nicest possible way of course.)
MOMIJI - Your marinade idea sounds delicious! I read that post late last night so have made it up and put it into a zip lock bag with tonight's chicken. It will be happily marinating all day ... *drooling*
JASMINE - Welcome! Nice to "meet" you! How exciting that you are stepping out on your Cohen's journey. I have only taken a few steps on it myself and am no oracle on the hill but I can say that in my short 2 weeks I have lost 10.5kg, so while I have not been here long, I can highly recommend it and look forward to hearing of your progress. It's great that you have been honest with your friends about your weight. I too used to find it very hard to divulge how much I weighed and in fact, my own children had no idea, I was too scared they would go and tell someone. But now, I too have revealed my weight to them and my friends
because I know in my heart that I will never be that weight again. All of my friends were really supportive and get really excited when I give them my progress weight. I know we are only supposed to weigh ourselves once per month but .... yeah RIGHT!!!! I am sad to hear that you had one friend who wasn't very supportive of you. Maybe she feels threatened by your possible success?? Making a life changing decision like the one you have made is a pretty enviable thing at times, maybe she feels in
some small way jealous that she doesn't have your strength? I don't know... some people do change after losing weight, maybe she has had a friend lose weight in the past and do a Dr Jeckle on her... who knows! Maybe she will end up being your biggest fan.
BLUESKY327 - I hope your info session inspires you enough to come on board. It's great that you have made the decision to take a look at the program. I hope we get to see you again!
FORNIGHT - I think all of your tiredness could be par for the course. I know that when I first signed up they warned me that the first few days would be horrific. Luckily for me I felt wonderful from the start but they did say that tiredness was a huge possibility. Hopefully within a day or two your program will kick the endorphins into gear and you will be on top of the world!!! Your liver is probably undergoing a good cleanout so it may even get worse before it gets better, I know of someone who went on
a revised program and she had a major detox happen, it was a little gruesome but luckily for her, short lived. Good luck with it all.... you will be on top of the world soon.
A general question now - does it matter if you eat your two pieces of fruit at once? I know there is a limit on the crackers but I can't find any rules about the fruit in my file other than what kinds and how big they should be...
I hope everyone has a truly wonderful day.
Leanne
