Dale - 42 Mum needs lots of support to loose 33kg Cohen's Diet

[Dale2]

Hi,
I've been dieting since I was 16years old. I am either planning a diet, dieting or going off a diet. I am going on the Cohens (done it 2 years ago and lost 30kg) but I did'nt do the maintaince programme and I slowly put it all back on again. I am just so tied of my life being about my weight - when I was on the Cohens I was in the "zone" my body was functioning at maximum effecientcy, I felt energized and empowered. I so want that feeling back and I am determined to stay in that zone. Problem is that I am surrounded by negative family and friends (they are so sick of me dieting - well so am I for that matter) - I need a forum like this that can give me the support I need.
I feel that I just can't give up trying and eventually I am getting closer to
my goal of maintaining a healthy weight.
My partner is the most unsupportive and he just cannot understand why I can't just stop eating.
Anyway I am a mother of two young children, I work as a nurse part-time, I go to the gym 3 times a week, I live in the best place in the world - Albany which is down the bottom of Western Australia. Outwardly I present as a very happy carefare person that really gets involved with community activities. Inwardly - I have constant thoughts about my weight that really depress me - I have withdrawn from so much as I feel people are just thinking about how much weight I have put on (I know they don't because people have better things to do - but I let myself believe this in my down times.
I would so love positive re-inforcement to help me on my jouney.

Love
Dale

 

[maleficent]

welcome to the site...

Have you thought about why you weren't able to do the maintenace part of Cohens?

I'd hate to see you repeat the same mistake instead this time figure out where you went wrong so you can take the weight off and keep it off...

I admitedly know very little about Cohens... but have you also considered maybe attempting a more realistic plan - if your friends are sick of you dieting - then maybe your diet is too deprivig for you and you'd be better suited to a plan of your own makig -keeping reasonable calories and eating what you enjoy...

Welcome and I wish you much success on your journey..

 

[*V*]

Hi Dale, welcome to the site!

One of the hardest things is to start, and an even harder thing is to stick with it. That's if you let it become that.. For me I stopped looking at it as a diet (or going on "diets"), I looked at it as i'm eating healthier and not eating as much junk (it went from being something that I have to do, to something I WANT to do, a habit you can say). It may not seem like much of a difference but it helped me and maybe it will help you. Also, don't deprive yourself of foods, make sure it's something you can do for the rest of your life (if it doesn't seem like you can, then I would try another eating "plan"). The majority of it is mental (imo), as long as you stay strong and positive, you can achieve your goals!

Good luck, we're certainly here for you!

V