Cohen's Lifestyle Kannadew's Redemption
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I Did It!
Well.... I FINALLY DID IT! I AM AT 99.9 EXACTLY!
I was hoping it was going to be yesterday but I slept REALLY badly the night before and didn't lose a thing! But I knew that I should be pretty close this morning especially after having Aquarobics yesterday! WOOOHOOO!!
I never used to weigh myself... ever... I just never thought about doing it. I didnt own scales or anything and I never really wondered. I know that in my teens I weighed in the mid-70's because the doctor wanted my mum to put me on a diet, and I think I stayed in the high 70's or early 80's til I was about 21 or so... but then over the next 15 years the weight steadily increased. So..it has been AT LEAST 15 years since I was under 100. I am so STOKED!
99.9kgs!!!!! That's 17.3 kgs in 11 weeks! This program truly ROCKS. Cohens is the new beginning for me... not just a quick fix and then I am done. It is changing everything. I try to make sure I enjoy my food so that I dont go back to the old way of eating. If I had the same meal all the time like some do... I think then at the end I would just go back to eating all the old food and then put on the weight again. So I really need to LEARN to enjoy this new way of eating and decide that this is for LIFE!
The next goal is 85kgs.... and I would love to get there by the end of October. That's 3 months. Thats a minimum of 5kgs a month... which is do-able according to my stats.... so lets hope nothing else goes wrong...
Blessings to ALL
Kath
Well.... I FINALLY DID IT! I AM AT 99.9 EXACTLY!
I was hoping it was going to be yesterday but I slept REALLY badly the night before and didn't lose a thing! But I knew that I should be pretty close this morning especially after having Aquarobics yesterday! WOOOHOOO!!
I never used to weigh myself... ever... I just never thought about doing it. I didnt own scales or anything and I never really wondered. I know that in my teens I weighed in the mid-70's because the doctor wanted my mum to put me on a diet, and I think I stayed in the high 70's or early 80's til I was about 21 or so... but then over the next 15 years the weight steadily increased. So..it has been AT LEAST 15 years since I was under 100. I am so STOKED!
99.9kgs!!!!! That's 17.3 kgs in 11 weeks! This program truly ROCKS. Cohens is the new beginning for me... not just a quick fix and then I am done. It is changing everything. I try to make sure I enjoy my food so that I dont go back to the old way of eating. If I had the same meal all the time like some do... I think then at the end I would just go back to eating all the old food and then put on the weight again. So I really need to LEARN to enjoy this new way of eating and decide that this is for LIFE!
The next goal is 85kgs.... and I would love to get there by the end of October. That's 3 months. Thats a minimum of 5kgs a month... which is do-able according to my stats.... so lets hope nothing else goes wrong...
Blessings to ALL
Kath
BrunetteGenie
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awesome
Hi Kath that is awesome.Isnt it a wonderful feeling to be in double figures...you couldnt stop me smiling for nearly a week. You are going great guns...keep it up and see you at the finish line.
Genie
Hi Kath that is awesome.Isnt it a wonderful feeling to be in double figures...you couldnt stop me smiling for nearly a week. You are going great guns...keep it up and see you at the finish line.
Genie
Thanks everyone! Genie.. I definitely couldn't help smiling ALL day and telling everyone who knew! Cate... you must have spent ages on your message... I know how fiddly those things can be..THANKS. Thanks Moni... for your encouraging words.
HOWEVER... here come the vagaries of weighing Daily... and I am used to this and not upset... I should have waited to announce my wonderful news til it had settled, but today not only was I NOT 99.9 but I was 100.6. I was more than the day before. I think that there are a number of factors involved in this. One is sleep again. Still not sleeping well. No BM yesterday or the day before. The others are food related. I ate my crispbreads way too close together yesterday... wasnt paying attention. But the biggest impact I think... Is that I only had 80g of Chicken for dinner last night instead of 100g...which just goes to show you the very specific nature of this program. I think my body may have gone into panic mode not getting enough food...so it held onto everything. I know for a fact that I am still losing and that this is not really a problem. I love that being able to record everything helps me work some of these things out.... otherwise I might get overwhelmed and give up.
I am pretty sure that tomorrow it will drop again to 99.9 or less (Well I hope anyway!), as it is my weekly weigh-in!
Ok... will keep you posted tomorrow!
Blessings to all
Kath
HOWEVER... here come the vagaries of weighing Daily... and I am used to this and not upset... I should have waited to announce my wonderful news til it had settled, but today not only was I NOT 99.9 but I was 100.6. I was more than the day before. I think that there are a number of factors involved in this. One is sleep again. Still not sleeping well. No BM yesterday or the day before. The others are food related. I ate my crispbreads way too close together yesterday... wasnt paying attention. But the biggest impact I think... Is that I only had 80g of Chicken for dinner last night instead of 100g...which just goes to show you the very specific nature of this program. I think my body may have gone into panic mode not getting enough food...so it held onto everything. I know for a fact that I am still losing and that this is not really a problem. I love that being able to record everything helps me work some of these things out.... otherwise I might get overwhelmed and give up.
I am pretty sure that tomorrow it will drop again to 99.9 or less (Well I hope anyway!), as it is my weekly weigh-in!
Ok... will keep you posted tomorrow!
Blessings to all
Kath
HI all!
I think my body saw 99.9 and not only didnt like it, it ran away screaming in the other direction! I have been weighing daily since the beginning and keeping track of everything (like Baloo and Peter in NewYou), because I like that approach, being able to see the impact of different things, like Cheese and water etc. Well I did hit 99.9 on Sunday but on Monday morning I had put on .7kg which was the most I had ever put on in the whole 11 weeks (the biggest before was no more than .2kg and usually I just stay the same for a few days). I put it down to all those issues I talked about last time... too little chicken for dinner, crispbreads too close together and not enough sleep etc... I figured that by Wed morn I would have at least got back to 99.9, as I lost .4 on the Tues morn and considering my normal loss it was not a big ask to lose .3 to get to 99.9! But Today I woke up and I had lost NONE... Even though yesterday was a normal day in every aspect.... except I am still not sleeping well at all. I am waking up at 2.30 and then again at 3ish and so on. I might look into taking some Valerian or something..have to see what's in it I guess. So... I was a little peeved!!!! Like I said... I think my body is freaking out about being under 100, cos it has been so long!!!
Oh well! Thats my Rant! I totally understand that this is what I get for daily weighing and am generally ok with it... in some ways it is just annoying and pretty funny that it would happen at one of my biggest goals!!!
Ok.. better be off to have brekky!
Blessya
Kath
I think my body saw 99.9 and not only didnt like it, it ran away screaming in the other direction! I have been weighing daily since the beginning and keeping track of everything (like Baloo and Peter in NewYou), because I like that approach, being able to see the impact of different things, like Cheese and water etc. Well I did hit 99.9 on Sunday but on Monday morning I had put on .7kg which was the most I had ever put on in the whole 11 weeks (the biggest before was no more than .2kg and usually I just stay the same for a few days). I put it down to all those issues I talked about last time... too little chicken for dinner, crispbreads too close together and not enough sleep etc... I figured that by Wed morn I would have at least got back to 99.9, as I lost .4 on the Tues morn and considering my normal loss it was not a big ask to lose .3 to get to 99.9! But Today I woke up and I had lost NONE... Even though yesterday was a normal day in every aspect.... except I am still not sleeping well at all. I am waking up at 2.30 and then again at 3ish and so on. I might look into taking some Valerian or something..have to see what's in it I guess. So... I was a little peeved!!!! Like I said... I think my body is freaking out about being under 100, cos it has been so long!!!
Oh well! Thats my Rant! I totally understand that this is what I get for daily weighing and am generally ok with it... in some ways it is just annoying and pretty funny that it would happen at one of my biggest goals!!!
Ok.. better be off to have brekky!
Blessya
Kath
purpleone
New member
Hey Kath
Pity about the numbers, it's playing with your mind though! Try to ignore it Maybe even miss a day of weighing just once to see how you go.
I am finding that (only in my 5th day mind you) I'm waking up at 2am, then again around 4.30am.. It's not bothering me much, because last night when I woke up at 2am, it felt as though it should be 7am - I felt so refreshed it wasn't funny, and to see the time only made it better!
Are you finding it hard to actually get back to sleep again? Has your cohen advisor recommended valerian or something to help you sleep?
Pity about the numbers, it's playing with your mind though! Try to ignore it
Maybe even miss a day of weighing just once to see how you go.I am finding that (only in my 5th day mind you) I'm waking up at 2am, then again around 4.30am.. It's not bothering me much, because last night when I woke up at 2am, it felt as though it should be 7am - I felt so refreshed it wasn't funny, and to see the time only made it better!
Are you finding it hard to actually get back to sleep again? Has your cohen advisor recommended valerian or something to help you sleep?
Hi All...
Well its my official weigh in day... and boy has this week been a hard one for me on so many levels. My weight has not shifted in over 4 days… which as I have been keeping record… generally doesn’t happen to me. In fact I have not been able to get past 99 at all. It really is like my body is stuck. I have been stuck on 100 or 99 for the last 2 weeks and THAT is abnormal. This week I only lost 0.8! (although a LOSS IS A LOSS!) This is a little distressing, because if it stays at that rate I will be here till the 3rd of June, which will be more than a year. I know that Asy took a year but during that time she said she lost 2kgs a week and she told me that she didn’t know how she would have handled it if it was a kg or less a week, plus she had double what I have to lose. I don’t know if the change is my body setting into a cycle (I cant even blame my TOM, cos that was 2 weeks ago) or if it is other things, like Aquarobics. I only do litepace Aqua twice a week and I have noticed a big improvement on my back and general flexibility, which is fantastic. But I guess means I still have to weigh up the costs and benefits of doing this with or without Aqua. On one hand I could give up Aqua and “maybe” go back to losing a little bit quicker, or keep it up and have a slower loss, or I might consider cutting it back to once a week and see what happens. It really shouldn’t be building too much muscle etc, it really isn’t like going to the Gym… its mainly just moving and keeping your heart rate elevated, with some toning work, which I generally don’t work too hard on…I just keep moving.
I know that I am not deviating. I do read my book regularly and nothing stands out as wrong. I drink 4L of water every day. I have minimal spice on everything. I tried cutting out my crispbreads for a couple of days this week just to see if it changed anything….nothing! I know that some of my proteins have been under weight, by a few grams, but nothing as drastic as the really small portion of chicken I ate last week (which was more accidental than deliberate, I forgot that I had frozen a small serving and didn’t add to it). I have been a bit slack when weighing out proteins for freezing… in the sense that if they are under a few grams (usually no more than 5) then as long as they weren’t over I said “oh well”. I guess I will start making sure that they are perfect and see if that helps.
As you can see I am feeling a little stressed and quite fragile about all of this. Of course it wont make me deviate… I have no worries about that at all, cos I don’t even feel like eating other things. I just have so much other stuff happening in my life. Believe it or not Cohens was actually helping me through some of those things, because I was seeing such great positive results it often gave me the boost I needed to cope with all the other Cr*p! I already write so much in here there wouldn’t be enough room for me to talk about all the other stuff. I think that struggling with Cohen’s makes it harder for me to cope emotionally with those other things and then I start to get more emotional ALL ROUND.
I just am a bit sad that it could take so long and why do I have to be one of SLOW ones why cant I be one of the quick ones….or at least middle of the road. I have been slow right from the beginning and that has been ok… generally, because it was coming off consistently, but the last few weeks have been a challenge. I lost the normal 3.5 in my first week (well that was the week before my plan arrived) and then I lost 7kgs in my first month, 4kgs in my second month (which I figured was due to my holidays, and this month I am looking like it will be about 4 again. 4 is ok I guess. But still I will be here till next May/June.
Weight: 99.4
Weight lost so far: 17.8
Weight lost altogether from my heaviest to now (2004): 41.6
Kgs to go: 34.4
Measurements so far: 66.5cms lost
I think being stuck on 99 is having a real psychological effect on me. Its like my body is saying “Nooooooo, you can’t do this to me”! Normally I would walk more or try other foods… but you cant do that on Cohen’s. So, what do I do from here? I will wait one more week, and then chat to my consultant on my monthly update. It also will be a month of doing Aqua… so that fits in well…. Maybe I will only do one Aqua this week, and see if I can fit in a walk instead.
Well there are all my Ramblings on how I am feeling at the moment. You know…. I am still amazed at this program. The fact that I have no desire to deviate and the fact that I have seen the results that I have is truly remarkable….and generally I am enjoying what I eat every day. I am loving plain food and really loving the full taste rather than covered by sauces and spices etc. ok… I had better go to work now.
Blessings to all!
Kath
PS... Hey Purple... Thanks for stopping by! I do feel like I have slept when I wake up, its more the stress of knowing that I am not getting a full night's sleep and on many a night I will lay there for an hour or so trying to get back to sleep and that is annoying. When I wake up I dont feel stressed or worried about anything in particular and I get to sleep fine every night. I have tried a half tab of Valerian, but I am worried that it will impact my loss even more.. so I will talk to my consultant about it.
Well its my official weigh in day... and boy has this week been a hard one for me on so many levels. My weight has not shifted in over 4 days… which as I have been keeping record… generally doesn’t happen to me. In fact I have not been able to get past 99 at all. It really is like my body is stuck. I have been stuck on 100 or 99 for the last 2 weeks and THAT is abnormal. This week I only lost 0.8! (although a LOSS IS A LOSS!) This is a little distressing, because if it stays at that rate I will be here till the 3rd of June, which will be more than a year. I know that Asy took a year but during that time she said she lost 2kgs a week and she told me that she didn’t know how she would have handled it if it was a kg or less a week, plus she had double what I have to lose. I don’t know if the change is my body setting into a cycle (I cant even blame my TOM, cos that was 2 weeks ago) or if it is other things, like Aquarobics. I only do litepace Aqua twice a week and I have noticed a big improvement on my back and general flexibility, which is fantastic. But I guess means I still have to weigh up the costs and benefits of doing this with or without Aqua. On one hand I could give up Aqua and “maybe” go back to losing a little bit quicker, or keep it up and have a slower loss, or I might consider cutting it back to once a week and see what happens. It really shouldn’t be building too much muscle etc, it really isn’t like going to the Gym… its mainly just moving and keeping your heart rate elevated, with some toning work, which I generally don’t work too hard on…I just keep moving.
I know that I am not deviating. I do read my book regularly and nothing stands out as wrong. I drink 4L of water every day. I have minimal spice on everything. I tried cutting out my crispbreads for a couple of days this week just to see if it changed anything….nothing! I know that some of my proteins have been under weight, by a few grams, but nothing as drastic as the really small portion of chicken I ate last week (which was more accidental than deliberate, I forgot that I had frozen a small serving and didn’t add to it). I have been a bit slack when weighing out proteins for freezing… in the sense that if they are under a few grams (usually no more than 5) then as long as they weren’t over I said “oh well”. I guess I will start making sure that they are perfect and see if that helps.
As you can see I am feeling a little stressed and quite fragile about all of this. Of course it wont make me deviate… I have no worries about that at all, cos I don’t even feel like eating other things. I just have so much other stuff happening in my life. Believe it or not Cohens was actually helping me through some of those things, because I was seeing such great positive results it often gave me the boost I needed to cope with all the other Cr*p! I already write so much in here there wouldn’t be enough room for me to talk about all the other stuff. I think that struggling with Cohen’s makes it harder for me to cope emotionally with those other things and then I start to get more emotional ALL ROUND.
I just am a bit sad that it could take so long and why do I have to be one of SLOW ones why cant I be one of the quick ones….or at least middle of the road. I have been slow right from the beginning and that has been ok… generally, because it was coming off consistently, but the last few weeks have been a challenge. I lost the normal 3.5 in my first week (well that was the week before my plan arrived) and then I lost 7kgs in my first month, 4kgs in my second month (which I figured was due to my holidays, and this month I am looking like it will be about 4 again. 4 is ok I guess. But still I will be here till next May/June.
Weight: 99.4
Weight lost so far: 17.8
Weight lost altogether from my heaviest to now (2004): 41.6
Kgs to go: 34.4
Measurements so far: 66.5cms lost
I think being stuck on 99 is having a real psychological effect on me. Its like my body is saying “Nooooooo, you can’t do this to me”! Normally I would walk more or try other foods… but you cant do that on Cohen’s. So, what do I do from here? I will wait one more week, and then chat to my consultant on my monthly update. It also will be a month of doing Aqua… so that fits in well…. Maybe I will only do one Aqua this week, and see if I can fit in a walk instead.
Well there are all my Ramblings on how I am feeling at the moment. You know…. I am still amazed at this program. The fact that I have no desire to deviate and the fact that I have seen the results that I have is truly remarkable….and generally I am enjoying what I eat every day. I am loving plain food and really loving the full taste rather than covered by sauces and spices etc. ok… I had better go to work now.
Blessings to all!
Kath
PS... Hey Purple... Thanks for stopping by! I do feel like I have slept when I wake up, its more the stress of knowing that I am not getting a full night's sleep and on many a night I will lay there for an hour or so trying to get back to sleep and that is annoying. When I wake up I dont feel stressed or worried about anything in particular and I get to sleep fine every night. I have tried a half tab of Valerian, but I am worried that it will impact my loss even more.. so I will talk to my consultant about it.
Life's Good
New member
Hi Kannadew
In response to the aqua I assume you weren't doing this prior to starting Cohen's? If not then it very well could be. It might not feel like you are building muscle because it is much more gentle than a gym workout but you must realise that you are exercising in water. The resistance of water is much greater than what you would be doing in a gym! It's deceiving because it doesn't hurt or over exert you.
My background is swimming and that's why I love it. I can go and swim a 1km and it's the equilivant to 2-3 hours in the gym! It tones and shapes so quickly and I cant wait to get back into it as soon as my refeed finishes, not that I'm there yet.
If are you enjoying it dont cut it out completely just cut it down as you said and see if it changes thing.
Also, regarding your food - it is vital that you do your correct weights. Good enough is just not good enough. My consultant said to my from the beginning make sure they are correct because you are also looking at the weekly and monthly requirements and if you're 1g or 2g each day then over a week you are 7-14g down and over the month it's 28-56g down on what you body needs.
Just re-group and re-focus on your portions and you will be fine!
Sometimes we just need a little plateu - I hope it gets back to normal for you!
Think positively slimming thoughts!
Lauren
In response to the aqua I assume you weren't doing this prior to starting Cohen's? If not then it very well could be. It might not feel like you are building muscle because it is much more gentle than a gym workout but you must realise that you are exercising in water. The resistance of water is much greater than what you would be doing in a gym! It's deceiving because it doesn't hurt or over exert you.
My background is swimming and that's why I love it. I can go and swim a 1km and it's the equilivant to 2-3 hours in the gym! It tones and shapes so quickly and I cant wait to get back into it as soon as my refeed finishes, not that I'm there yet.
If are you enjoying it dont cut it out completely just cut it down as you said and see if it changes thing.
Also, regarding your food - it is vital that you do your correct weights. Good enough is just not good enough. My consultant said to my from the beginning make sure they are correct because you are also looking at the weekly and monthly requirements and if you're 1g or 2g each day then over a week you are 7-14g down and over the month it's 28-56g down on what you body needs.
Just re-group and re-focus on your portions and you will be fine!
Sometimes we just need a little plateu - I hope it gets back to normal for you!
Think positively slimming thoughts!
Lauren
Suzie Slim?
New member
Hi i dont want to sound like a parrot and I dont speak from experience because I am only in my second week. But when I had my first consultation, the consultant told me they had a lady and her weighed loss seemed slower than what they expected. For weeks they couldn't figure out what it was, they then asked her to nring in her scales (From what I understood she was using a non digital scale) and it showed that she was missing out on 5grams of her protein and that was the problem.
Just incase that helps
Just incase that helps
Thanks Lauren for stopping by and being practical in the midst of all my full on emotion. I need it. Focusing on the practical helps me cope with all the emotion stuff happening in my life... which is why I think Cohen's is working so well for me. You're right... I wasn't doing Aqua before I started. I was walking 3-4 times a week and figured that replacing it with Aqua only twice a week couldn't do too much harm. But I do enjoy it and it has helped alot ... so I will go tonight and then miss the Sat one and go for a walk instead and see if that helps. Your point about correct food weights is also a good one. I knew that every 1g over would make a difference over time...but I hadn't considered the "Under" difference over time... I was more concentrating on not going over. I have been endeavouring to fix this and when I buy new meat I will make sure my portions are correct before freezing. I think the important thing to remember is to not compare with others... with everything else that is happening, I dont cope as well if I start to compare myself with others...I fall into a pit and I dont cope as well. I must remember that this is MY JOURNEY not a copy of someone else's.
HI Suzie. Thanks so much for stopping by and being supportive...Trust me it really does help. You point just reinforces that small differences in my protein add up over time and will slow it up even more than it has been. My issue is that I have been pretty slow right from the start... but I think the positive thing about that is that I get more time overall to practice healthy eating and develop better habits than before... so really maybe my going slow should be seen as a plus in the long-term. I have been this way for 30 odd years its a good thing that it will take me long time to learn and apply new ways of behaving.
Thanks again gals!
Blessings
Kath
HI Suzie. Thanks so much for stopping by and being supportive...Trust me it really does help. You point just reinforces that small differences in my protein add up over time and will slow it up even more than it has been. My issue is that I have been pretty slow right from the start... but I think the positive thing about that is that I get more time overall to practice healthy eating and develop better habits than before... so really maybe my going slow should be seen as a plus in the long-term. I have been this way for 30 odd years its a good thing that it will take me long time to learn and apply new ways of behaving.
Thanks again gals!
Blessings
Kath
Cate
Long term member
Kath- I read your post yesterday & didn't have enough time to reply properly.
I really admire your strength & honesty. I think you have great courage & feel that you are a very good person. You deserve to have good things happening in your life & some-one special to appreciate who you are & I'm sure this will happen. First you need to learn to love yourself & I think you are taking the right steps towards doing that. Deep & lasting happiness needs to come from within.
I think you are right about it being a positive thing, learning to eat healthily & to nurture ourselves. I too, have had to un-learn about 30 years of bad habits. At the start of the program I was so impatient to lose my weight quickly. If I had, I think I would have learned very little. After the initial 4 wks loss I averaged only(?) 1kg a week until I finished &, at times, I felt quite frustrated about this & was tempted to start exercising to hurry it along. I am sure now that it would have hurt more than it helped.
I am really glad that I plodded along, losing my 1kg a week. When you think about it 1kg a week is fantastic! I just had to take my mind off how many weeks that it was going to take.
At the start I had written in my diary at home when I thought I would finish. After about 3 months I scribbled this out & on each Monday until Christmas I typed "X weeks on Cohen's" & tried to put "finish" out of my mind. I knew I would get there if I stuck to the plan. This week I have scribbled them all out & had a laugh at myself. It took pressure off which was the whole idea.
I think Lauren might be right about the exercise. It was really emphasised to me by my Cohen's consultant, Lisa, in the beginning, that I should not increase my exercise or start anything new until I finished the weight-loss part of the program. Lisa is very fit & looks absolutely fantastic. She is a Cohen's graduate & I have seen her befores. She was a big inspiration to me.
Cohen's have been right with everything else so I decided to follow their advice on exercise as well. At times I have felt like an absolute lazy-bones. I had a couple of remedial massages along the way to help with my back. I hope by cutting down one Aqua session a week your weight will shift along but I wouldn't wait a week to get in touch with your consultant & ask their advice. You sometimes remind me of myself. You probably don't want to bother them!
Please know that I care about your welfare & I hope your life changes for the better & that you are feeling much happier soon,
xo Cate.
I really admire your strength & honesty. I think you have great courage & feel that you are a very good person. You deserve to have good things happening in your life & some-one special to appreciate who you are & I'm sure this will happen. First you need to learn to love yourself & I think you are taking the right steps towards doing that. Deep & lasting happiness needs to come from within.
I think you are right about it being a positive thing, learning to eat healthily & to nurture ourselves. I too, have had to un-learn about 30 years of bad habits. At the start of the program I was so impatient to lose my weight quickly. If I had, I think I would have learned very little. After the initial 4 wks loss I averaged only(?) 1kg a week until I finished &, at times, I felt quite frustrated about this & was tempted to start exercising to hurry it along. I am sure now that it would have hurt more than it helped.
I am really glad that I plodded along, losing my 1kg a week. When you think about it 1kg a week is fantastic! I just had to take my mind off how many weeks that it was going to take.
At the start I had written in my diary at home when I thought I would finish. After about 3 months I scribbled this out & on each Monday until Christmas I typed "X weeks on Cohen's" & tried to put "finish" out of my mind. I knew I would get there if I stuck to the plan. This week I have scribbled them all out & had a laugh at myself. It took pressure off which was the whole idea.
I think Lauren might be right about the exercise. It was really emphasised to me by my Cohen's consultant, Lisa, in the beginning, that I should not increase my exercise or start anything new until I finished the weight-loss part of the program. Lisa is very fit & looks absolutely fantastic. She is a Cohen's graduate & I have seen her befores. She was a big inspiration to me.
Cohen's have been right with everything else so I decided to follow their advice on exercise as well. At times I have felt like an absolute lazy-bones. I had a couple of remedial massages along the way to help with my back. I hope by cutting down one Aqua session a week your weight will shift along but I wouldn't wait a week to get in touch with your consultant & ask their advice. You sometimes remind me of myself. You probably don't want to bother them!
Please know that I care about your welfare & I hope your life changes for the better & that you are feeling much happier soon,
xo Cate.Well I finally cracked the 99’s and with a vengeance… as you can see by my ticker I am already at 97.9! Yaaay… in 2 days I went from 99 to 97.9. I am only 12.9 away from next goal (85) which is SO cool! I am so happy to get past the 100/99 area… I felt like it was a bit of a barrier! SO WOOOOHHOOOO!
I have been weighing everything EXACT… no more few grams UNDER anymore…although I still have meat in the freezer that will be under…but I cant do much about that… but everything else is spot on and new meat is exact. I didn’t go to Aqua at all this week and I am going to go once next week (partly because I have already paid)… but I did go for a walk today, although just half of what I would normally do.
Someone I know here has been inspired to give Cohen’s a go. She has received her program, but she has been sick and is going away a lot over the next few weeks. I am a bit worried that she might lose focus with all her travels and her lack of energy. I have encouraged her to start when she has the space and time to really focus on the program, but I don’t know if she is allowed to because of already starting her blood tests etc. I also think she really wants to get started. She doesn’t have a huge amount to lose and she is happy with the range that Cohen’s have set for her, saying it was the weight she used to be at 10years or so ago. I really hope that she will be able to stay on track and see how wonderful this program is. I am worried that she might become disillusioned if she doesn’t see the same results as me (or others).
Things in my life continue to be challenging, that doesn’t seem to change, but as I said earlier, I find that when I am doing well in areas that I CAN control, then I cope a lot better. I guess it is knowing that I am doing the possible and not worrying about the impossible.
Cate: Thanks SO MUCH for you thoughts and support. It really meant alot to me. I do tend to let things overwhelm me and then I really think negatively about everything. I have been like this my entire life and trust me I am WORKING ON IT! DAILY! I also see a counsellor fairly regularly. I am actually seeing my counsellor next week. She was the one who suggested Cohen's to me in the first place and I haven't seen her since I started! So I should get a great reaction. I didn't contact my consultant partly because I wanted to try and work it out myself...and not bother them, and partly because it was easier to just do it once... on my normal monthly check-up, which is next week. Again.. thank you for your thoughts and support. I really felt encouraged!
Blessings to all… I will check in again on Tuesday (weigh-in day).
Kath
I have been weighing everything EXACT… no more few grams UNDER anymore…although I still have meat in the freezer that will be under…but I cant do much about that… but everything else is spot on and new meat is exact. I didn’t go to Aqua at all this week and I am going to go once next week (partly because I have already paid)… but I did go for a walk today, although just half of what I would normally do.
Someone I know here has been inspired to give Cohen’s a go. She has received her program, but she has been sick and is going away a lot over the next few weeks. I am a bit worried that she might lose focus with all her travels and her lack of energy. I have encouraged her to start when she has the space and time to really focus on the program, but I don’t know if she is allowed to because of already starting her blood tests etc. I also think she really wants to get started. She doesn’t have a huge amount to lose and she is happy with the range that Cohen’s have set for her, saying it was the weight she used to be at 10years or so ago. I really hope that she will be able to stay on track and see how wonderful this program is. I am worried that she might become disillusioned if she doesn’t see the same results as me (or others).
Things in my life continue to be challenging, that doesn’t seem to change, but as I said earlier, I find that when I am doing well in areas that I CAN control, then I cope a lot better. I guess it is knowing that I am doing the possible and not worrying about the impossible.
Cate: Thanks SO MUCH for you thoughts and support. It really meant alot to me. I do tend to let things overwhelm me and then I really think negatively about everything. I have been like this my entire life and trust me I am WORKING ON IT! DAILY! I also see a counsellor fairly regularly. I am actually seeing my counsellor next week. She was the one who suggested Cohen's to me in the first place and I haven't seen her since I started! So I should get a great reaction. I didn't contact my consultant partly because I wanted to try and work it out myself...and not bother them, and partly because it was easier to just do it once... on my normal monthly check-up, which is next week. Again.. thank you for your thoughts and support. I really felt encouraged!
Blessings to all… I will check in again on Tuesday (weigh-in day).
Kath
Just dropping in to say "hi". I'm enjoying reading your diary. I have strong tendencies towards perfectionism and anxiety too, and am on medication to help with it. At the moment I'm waiting for that switch in my head to flick on - the one that tells me I'm finally ready to do this - again. I think your diary might just help me get there. Keep up the good work.
Suzie Slim?
New member
Hi,
It's excellent to hear your weight has dropped, this program is amazing. If its any consolation to your friend i just started the program two weeks ago and I am on the road for work as well it works out to almost 5 days on the road and two days at home. My first week away went really well by being prepared, and I am now in my second trip away where I am in a different state and have to fly. Sorry I am not trying to talk about me, but if you could pass the message on to your friend, that it is possible. If they tell themselves they need to just focus on themselves and what important to them and then forge ahead. I was originally going to wait until the travel was over but then decided whats the point in waiting I will only be putting on more weight. Sorry to go on in your diary. But I was so happy to hear your weight moved as you had been wanting it to, and the situation with your friend was one I could relate to.
Looking forward to keep seeing your results you have already shown you can do it, and YOU WILL DO IT.
Have fun on this amazing journey x
It's excellent to hear your weight has dropped, this program is amazing. If its any consolation to your friend i just started the program two weeks ago and I am on the road for work as well it works out to almost 5 days on the road and two days at home. My first week away went really well by being prepared, and I am now in my second trip away where I am in a different state and have to fly. Sorry I am not trying to talk about me, but if you could pass the message on to your friend, that it is possible. If they tell themselves they need to just focus on themselves and what important to them and then forge ahead. I was originally going to wait until the travel was over but then decided whats the point in waiting I will only be putting on more weight. Sorry to go on in your diary. But I was so happy to hear your weight moved as you had been wanting it to, and the situation with your friend was one I could relate to.
Looking forward to keep seeing your results you have already shown you can do it, and YOU WILL DO IT.
Have fun on this amazing journey x
Helllooo All!
I was hoping that I might make the magic 20kgs this week, I was so close...I got down to 97.9 as I said, but then I stayed the same for 2 days and then put on 200gm and stayed the same again...oh well. No stress... Normal cycle. I lost 1.3kgs this week, which is about normal... and Definitely better than last weeks 0.8! (I'm gonna leave my ticker at 97.9 though! )
Weight: 98.1
Weight lost so far: 19.1
Weight lost altogether from my heaviest to now (2004): 42.9
Kgs to go: 33.1
Measurements so far:71cms lost
I have a weird problem with my measurements... one of my calves is 3cms bigger than the other. It has generally been bigger (or a different shape) for a few years. I think it might be due to surgery I had on my ankle a couple of years ago. But now the difference is becoming more marked... in fact it is becoming REALLY obvious and I cant really wear shorts or 3/4 pants because they look so different. I was hoping that the program would really help to even things out... but I have been losing CM's off of my small (right) calf and none off my big one (left). The other problem is that I am getting into smaller clothes, (i.e Jeans) but they are starting to become really tight on my left calf, but fit everywhere else. It looks like I might have to stay in bigger clothes til it starts to shrink.
L-Jay: Thanks so much for stopping by! I have been able to avoid the medication route so far and I think I am generally on top of my anxiety... there are days though when it really overwhelms me ... but I push on through. I know what you mean about that Switch in your head. I was just talking to a friend the other day about it. Trying to explain it. I had a switch that went on in me and nothing is going to stop me. I have not wanted to deviate etc. I think my perfectionism and anxiety helps in this... because I dont want people to look at me and see that I have failed once again and I dont want to fail myself again. So yes... I am definitely doing it for me.... but I am also sure that I keep on the Straight and Narrow out of fear sometimes! I cant imagine that I would be "useful" to anyone... but please keep stopping by and we can help each other!
Suzie: You dont need to apologise for writing in my diary...EVER. Its great that you dropped in to offer support and encouragement! Thanks! I dont know what my friend has decided to do... and she is due to go away this week for a week... so I guess I will find out when she gets back. But I will let her know that other people successfully navigate this area and so can she.
Ok... Gotta get to work
Blessings to all
Kath
I was hoping that I might make the magic 20kgs this week, I was so close...I got down to 97.9 as I said, but then I stayed the same for 2 days and then put on 200gm and stayed the same again...oh well. No stress... Normal cycle. I lost 1.3kgs this week, which is about normal... and Definitely better than last weeks 0.8! (I'm gonna leave my ticker at 97.9 though!
)Weight: 98.1
Weight lost so far: 19.1
Weight lost altogether from my heaviest to now (2004): 42.9
Kgs to go: 33.1
Measurements so far:71cms lost
I have a weird problem with my measurements... one of my calves is 3cms bigger than the other. It has generally been bigger (or a different shape) for a few years. I think it might be due to surgery I had on my ankle a couple of years ago. But now the difference is becoming more marked... in fact it is becoming REALLY obvious and I cant really wear shorts or 3/4 pants because they look so different. I was hoping that the program would really help to even things out... but I have been losing CM's off of my small (right) calf and none off my big one (left). The other problem is that I am getting into smaller clothes, (i.e Jeans) but they are starting to become really tight on my left calf, but fit everywhere else. It looks like I might have to stay in bigger clothes til it starts to shrink.
L-Jay: Thanks so much for stopping by! I have been able to avoid the medication route so far and I think I am generally on top of my anxiety... there are days though when it really overwhelms me ... but I push on through. I know what you mean about that Switch in your head. I was just talking to a friend the other day about it. Trying to explain it. I had a switch that went on in me and nothing is going to stop me. I have not wanted to deviate etc. I think my perfectionism and anxiety helps in this... because I dont want people to look at me and see that I have failed once again and I dont want to fail myself again. So yes... I am definitely doing it for me.... but I am also sure that I keep on the Straight and Narrow out of fear sometimes! I cant imagine that I would be "useful" to anyone... but please keep stopping by and we can help each other!
Suzie: You dont need to apologise for writing in my diary...EVER. Its great that you dropped in to offer support and encouragement! Thanks! I dont know what my friend has decided to do... and she is due to go away this week for a week... so I guess I will find out when she gets back. But I will let her know that other people successfully navigate this area and so can she.
Ok... Gotta get to work
Blessings to all
Kath