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Dede, my consultant told me he takes 9000 mg of VitC when he has the flu & it'd clear up the next day! So worth looking into :)

Lizzi, you are TRULY remarkable. Everytime i feel sorry for my lonnng journey ahead (40KG!), i think of you and how you have persevered. Thank you for being a figurehead to many of us here and for giving us inspiration! You are definitely entitled to your whinges & i'd say you SOO deserve it! :) Hang in there lizzi, only 91 days to go!!

Jewls, It is absolutely wonderful to hear that your daughter is fine! What a relief huh? Before you know it, she'll be back to her old self! :) and HUGE congrats for 12 kgs gone forever! Man, you must be bouncing off the walls! Way to goooo Jewls!

So annnyho, i'm nearing the end of my 2 weeks, have yet to weight myself, trying not to succumb to the scales (well not YET anyway ;)). So fingers crossed! Take care lovely ladies! And a big welcome to the newbies, this is the BEST step that you have taken!
 
Feeling Better

Thanks to all who gave me gd ideas for recovering. I woke up at 2pm (not by choice but knock at door) today and i feel alot better!! I tried Vicks on the bottom of my feet, 6000mg of Vit C and garlic on chicken before i went to bed. Combo of all i think i will do tonight and every night til i am clear. Still got a headache but im sure that will pass when i get sm food into me. I will definately be over it before mid next wk.

I havent had food yet but i will get smthing son. Im sipping on water but literally dont have energy to get much down. I might go and filter some hot water and then try that. I have a lot to catch up on over the last 3days but what can i do but try.

Jewls: im so glad that ur daughter is going to be fine. It sounded just (not just but better this then others-u know what i mean) like an infection- other nasty things generally are not painful. Antibugs are the way to go- i too had this when i was at uni and it was painful. I went to work and started crying because of family history of breast disease- but it wasnt and its never returned. Im sure ur daughter is gunna be back to her old self in no time and u can get back to a normal routine and live life again without this weighing u down.

Keep those colds and stuff- not worth catching. I am going to be back to normal in comming days and get to lose some more weight- im stationary with this cold.
 
To all those feeling under the weather I wish you a speedy recovery! And to those who suggested extra water and white fish - thanks, I'll give it a whirl and let you know.
 
well. another day and I am still sticking to it!!! I nearly broke tonight after cooking my baby her tea, then hubbys and my sons, I just felt like eating something they were eating.I am on day 17 and have kept off the scales so far . I find the weekends the hardest I think cause thats when I would eat the most crap, I also find some days are so easy and I think I can do this easy and then bang I wake up the next day and feel hungry all the time. I have taken on board all the wonderful advice from this forum and I am so amazed and excited to her of the results that people are getting. I have a goal of loosing 12 kg for my first month and I am so scared that I am not going to make it and then binge. Friends have told me dont put it that high but its stuck in my mind now and I cant change that. I was just wondering if its normal to be able to loose 10kg a month each time.I have 50kg to loose and wondered what other people had found they were loosing.?
ANyway so to ramble on, all the best everyone and may gods smiling face shine down upon you all. Godbless
 
Congratulations!!!

Jewls - I just want to say a really big CONGRATULATIONS to you for your fantastic first month loss. And you did it without any deviations! I am sooooooooooooo happy for you (and truth be known, a little envious too!) Take note all of you out there who give into those nasty deviations. This type of loss could be yours. Stay strong, stay focused and believe that you can do it! You can! Jewls is living proof! Keep up the great work Jewls. I look forward to watching your future success.
 
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Okay, Dont be too happy for me everyone, I'm not completely on track. However I am happy, so dont worry about me either. I'll get there. I spent yesterday cooking and freezing a heap of cohens and other meals for the family, and relly's we havent caught up wtih for ages invited us for tea, so I thought oh well I'll start again when I'm ready. I know this isnt the right attitude, but I am really not upset about it.:)
Jewls congratulations on two fronts - the news about your daughter, what a relief, and the 12kg loss:D
4ukids just keep thinking positive. You will have an excellent result
DeDe hope you start getting a bit of relief soon:(
Lizzi you are over the worst of the journey, you're on the downhill run now. You're bringin' it home.
Have a great day everyone.
 
Hi Everyone

Good to see so many of you are doing so well. This diet does have its trials and tribulations but the results are just such an inspiration toward keeping motivated.

Anyway, it's ticker update time for me. Another 1.1kg down. Things are slowing right down for me but never mind, I have hit the "only 10 to go" mark and that was a goal that I desperately wanted to reach. Here I am and all I keep thinking is "well, that didn't hurt too much to get here".

Stay well everyone, and I hope to have another ticker update real soon.
 
Hi,
My first 2 days are going fairly well........ no deviations yet! I can already feel the weight coming off! I think my face is thinner....... OK, I could just be imagining it!!

For those of you who eat kangaroo, how do you buy it?

My butcher only had it frozen and it was a rump, so its about 500kg, which I've had to defrost, and I'll eat for a few meals, but its not so convenient, cause it cant be refrozen, unless I cook it. I did enjoy it though - I had BBQ kangaroo and salad for lunch today. My husband is getting jealous at all the nice food I'm eating!!!! Although not the quantities!

Pen
 
Sleep!

Hi to all. I have completely been a lazy bugger- i slept til 11.30am, had breakfast, crawled back to bed, slept til 4.30pm made lunch and had that at 5pm and am now back in bed but im not asleep. I know i keep saying im gunna get back on track but when u get this cold, im sure u too wld want to sleep. Sleep isnt hurting me, its the lack of water. I had about 1lt between 1-2am this morn and i have another litre next to me and will get that down shortly. I also miss meals (only one but thats enuf to interupt it huh) so thats what i need to fix. Tomorrow is Monday and a work day for most so i will have to get up in the morn and get going like other normal ppl.

Anyone who gets the cold try this- its Vicks vaporub (just a cheapo brand is fine) on the feet, all over the sole of both feet and cover with socks when u go to bed and stick sm on chest too. U will wake up clearer. I did it and it works!! I have done it for 2 nights and i cert feel alot better!!!! I think this actually helped me to sleep too!

I am going to have my final meal at 10pm (cheese on tomato with 2 vitaweat and grilled with pepper- yummo) and then watch a movie like i have for the last 2 nights. Its becoming a ritual now.

Fortnight: yes, its ment to show up but it wld depend on how much u deviated also :eek:
L-Jay- : thanks. Yes feeling better, just got the niggling headache. Trying to ignore it :rolleyes:

Keep going ppl suceess is in ur hands- only we can achieve what we want.

Dee
 
Lizzi

Thank you for your very kind words. When I first started the program I spent some time reading this forum and your posts were an important part of keeping focus. The word "inspirational" has been used a lot and it really does apply to you and the effort you have put in. I can understand your being "over" this program (my attention span was only 4 months!!).
I don't want to offer pointless "you'll be fine" statements but your resolve is self evident. I just want you to know there will be many people who have been on this forum who'll be cheering for you when the ticker hits the 49kg!
I know I will be :) :) :) :)
 
Kangaroo

Heavenlylamb - I buy Kangaroo fillets from either Coles or Woolworths, pack sizes vary but it is not frozen, so i simply weigh out the portions and then freeze.
 
Binged again

Did it again! I didn't realise weekends were so bad for me. I would have thought my eating was much the same all week but I keep sabotaging at weekends. Wonder why? Its often Sunday night too, I get through the whole weekend then go on a full on binge. *#&*###&* I binged on carbs, chips, BBQ shapes etc. Heaps. I put on a kilo. Serves me right. I wish I'd just get through a weekend without binging, it would be quite a breakthrough. Back to zero on the counter again. I wonder why I bother with the counter, maybe I should dump it as its obviously not getting me anywhere. Frustrated with my own lack of control. Maybe its time to stop? I certainly don't seem to be serious about this program any more. I say I am but my actions speak louder than words and my actions seem to say I don't care!
But I DO CARE. I am not finished losing weight, I am just sick of this cycle, which I thought I had broken when I started this program, as I was deviation free for weeks and than all of a sudden , a couple of months ago, I start this stupid behaviour.
I tell myself all the reasons not to snack and know that I'll undo all my good work if I do.... but I just do it anyway. Its like I have another me sitting on my shoulder saying "so what!"

The worst thing is I only have myself to blame.
 
good morning everyone ,

Well lost 2kg this week i am so happy
the old me come on look at how far you have come 20 kg and only 10kg left to go come on you can do this.Think of your refeed i was told its works better if you are good

i hope you all had a good weekend:)
 
the old me I guess weekends are downfalls for some because we are not as busy during weekends. Try to organise more activities during weekends? or maybe get out more often and not stay at home? You ONLY have 10kg more and that means probably 2 more mths ONLY!!!! Just tolerate thru the 2 mths and you will be able to control and eat normal again!
 
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Hello All...

Hi All, I didnt had the time to post over the weekend... but I have certainly read all the posts...
Weekend was a dread for me.... I went for the blood test... not one month but to monitor the sugar level in my blood... Now I am just waiting for the results.. *pray hard* hopefully I get to hear some good news...
Last night was BBQ at my cousin's house.... well.. I was good.. didnt eat the food at all...... but all my relatives was asking why I didnt eat... but well.. all I can do was to shrug and smile...
I am still sick.... kept coughing... work is also not good... boss going to see me later... i think going to give me a scolding... :(

 
The Old Me

I can really relate to what you're going through at the moment. I'm really inspired to know that you were able to kick those habits at the start of the program cause I'm having a hard doing just that at the moment too.

All I can really say is that you've done it before, so you do know that you're capable. Also, remember what Cohen says about weight being a symptom? It sounds to me as if it's out of your control at the moment (which is how I feel) and it may be worth speaking to your consultant. They may be able to advise you of something to do, besides the norm, to correct yourself. Maybe it's a hormonal thing? Who knows, they're the experts and definitely worth asking.

Look at all you've achieved, you've done such a fantastic job and i'm sure your body is thanking you for it. Don't be so down on yourself, you have it in you.

I might take a few words for my own encouragement! We all have it in us to do.

Try rewarding yourself every couple of days you don't deviate. Set yourself a two day goal with a reward at the end of it and keep doing that. Before you know it, you'll have reached a couple of weeks? I need to do just that, here's hoping. For both of us!!!

Melisa
 
the old me the msot important thing is that you realize what damage you are doing to yourself. you arent in self denial! Thats a HUGE step! Now comes the self control and soul searching, you've come so damn far (20 kg!), and you have a mere 10 kg to go! Just think about that and organize some activites on the weekend where you will NOT get tempted, remove all tempting food from your house, rope in your family to help you. Just DO it & as for the counter, it'll be a reminder just how little you have to go & then you're done for life. Keep that in mind & you'll be seeing the light at the end of the tunnel real soon hun!
 
The Old Me I find that if I did something that make me happy with my body, I tend to be more comfy in Cohen Diet. Eg going for a massage, a spa or a manicure or pedicure. Even going to boutique shops just to try on smaller size clothes make me happy for a while. Maybe you can try that. Think about festive events in the later part of the year. CHRISTMAS!!! Wouldn't it be great if you can wear slimmer clothes and WOW your relatives!

For me, our company has formal Christmas Dinner n Dance EVERY year. I dread these events 'coz the guys can always wear the same tux every year but the ladies can't! I always have problem finding nice clothes for it. I HATE getting myself photographed during these events too because they will always end up in our intranet for the rest of the offices in the world to see. I already have a BIG face and the double chin that lace around that face make it even more porky on the photos. I am only 30 yrs old but I look like I am 45 yrs old in them. The office always give me a set of photos that has me in them but I always shove it deep in the drawers and never look at them or show to anyone. but now I look forward to a slimmer me in the next DnD and wow my colleagues.
 
Sitting in the corner looking sheepish!

Howdy doody to you all :)

Gosh, there have been some struggles happening with health and diet issues lately hasn't there! There must be something in the air I think. I only have a few minutes so cant answer everyone individually right now but I have really enjoyed your posts.

I really take my hat off to all of you wonderfully dedicated people - I must confess that this past week has been horrendous for me - but I have paid for it that's for sure. I always take the last week of the school holidays off so have been enjoying my children and the sunshine of the past week, it has been wonderful. The diet however ... *hanging my head* ... I dont know what happened to me, I broke a little bit, then I broke a lot. I felt like one of those kids in a lolly shop who felt the need to cram in as much crap as they can *sigh* Well it serves me right, all that fat caught up with me and by crikey was I sick! After so many weeks of wonderfully controlled eating I absolutely cut loose and my body went into meltdown. I have never had indigestion in my whole life but I thought it was going to kill me the other day. My four days of sin rewarded me with two days in bed with the most awful vomiting bug... it was horrible. I dont think I will ever eat fat again!!! I am well and truly back on the wagon!

One thing that really did amaze me is that I am looking forward to my Cohens food again, all that fat and sugar filled rubbish was surprisingly tasteless. We long for it but the reality is a bit of a let down... which is good!

I cant wait to unclog my system - its amazing how good for you this diet is - in every sense of the word!!!

The suggestion made earlier about the frozen diet lemonade - what a wonderful idea... I dont like drinking the stuff but an icypole every now and then would just hit the spot I think - great stuff!

I take my hat off to you all .... you are truly wonderful.

Leanne
 
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