Cohen's Lifestyle Kristy's Journey... =)

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Hi there everyone, hope you have had a nice start to you're weekends already. I sure have!

Our air con has not been working for quite awhile...we have been lazy and a bit broke as well to call someone out to have a look at it. Anyway, a girl from my partners work overheard him saying something about it and took it upon herself to ask her qualified air con tech BF to come have a look at it. He dropped by this arvo and serviced it and now its working perfectly! He did not want any $$$ from us either. We said that we would take them for dinner and drinks in a couple of weeks when I'm finished cohens.. It was such a nice thing for them to do and it was just in time before a weekend of 38 tomorrow and 41 on Sunday! phew!

I got my ring! I went back yesterday and tried it on again and decided it was fine - the day before I was being way too pedantic. I also thought I should take into consideration that once off phase 1 of cohens I may start retaining some fluid here and there, so should allow a little room for that. Anyways, I been wearing it today and its felt fine. Everyone raved about it all day at work too! =o)

Tonight we went to look at shoes for engagement party, but I couldnt find anything I liked. Its all a bit out there and way too high. Even though I'm a shorty, I do no want to break my ankle and be uncomfortable all night! I have a few months so I'm sure I'll find something perfect. I have dropped a whole shoe size! haha!

3 days left on plan until refeed! yippee.. can anyone tell me what the first day of refeed is like? does much change? just wondering whether I could actually make Monday my first day if not much changes....ill have it in my hot little hands in the arvo.

take care all
xxx
 
Hi Kristy, How lovely re the air-con! I am enjoying sharing your joy re your engagement & becoming slim & sounding so very happy!
Day 1 you add 1 slice of bread(white, brown or wholemeal- not grain) & 1 new fruit (canteloupe, pineapple,plums, blueberries.....) & have extra original protein & vegies. How exciting! xo Cate
 
Hi all!

Thanks for the info Cate. I was going to jump the gun and go out and get some of those fruits today...but then I thought no, I'll wait until I have the refeed in my hot little hands. My consultant said it will 90% be tomorrow but it could be Tuesday. So I'll go buy new fresh fruit and bread just before I start.

Today I'm having mixed feelings about moving on to phase 2 of the program and into maintenance eventually. I know I have my reasons for starting refeed early (2kgs above dr cohens goal weight range), and I should remember those... but I feel ridden with guilt about it! Also, i am happy with how far I have come and i know i look really different to when I started...but I'm also not 100% happy with my body. Just my legs and arms. They still look really chunky too me and I'm not confident enough to wear a pair of shorts because of my legs.

hmph. I could still potentially loose 5kgs and be in dr cohens goal range... but with the hunger, my hair falling out so so much, not sleeping well... I just feel so ready for refeed. I guess who says I cannot go and shed those kgs later... but I know lots of people say that is hard? Maybe I'll loose a couple on refeed and I'll feel a bit better... but do not want to count on that!

I guess at the moment I should concentrate on how well I have done to get this far (even with my many ups and downs over the past 4 months!) and prepare myself as well as I can to keep what I have lost off for good.

Thanks for everyones on going support since ive been visiting this forum, its really helped me so much! and I'll continue to come back and log my journey through refeed and maintenance.

big love!
k xxx
 
Kristy- Guilt shmuilt! Don't ever expect to be perfect. There is no such thing as a perfect person. It's a myth! You are ready for refeed. You have done so well. Be proud of yourself! xoxo Cate.
 
Thank you Cate. I think I am just having one of those days!

I am excited about refeed and the different things I'll be able to eat. I am looking forward to a tuna and salad sandwich so so much that I think I'll make a HALF tuna salad sandwich when I get my 1 piece of bread, hahaha! mmm also banana on fresh bread is going to be amazing.

Anyways, I'll be back when I start my refeed diary probably!

Enjoy your nights. Its 7pm here and still 39 degrees... I think we're in for a long night!

xxx
 
Hey Kristy,

Hope your night was not too long, wow, 37 degrees that is quite hectic, we lucky doesn't really get over 30 here and with humidty makes it hot but we do fine with celing fans and aircons in the office!!

Yay time for your refeed, can't wait to read all about it!!

Mwah
xxx
 
Hi there!

Last night was a little hard. I went to bed before I was tired enough to sleep because I was just over the heat - so I ended up laying there for hours... my head would not stop ticking over either!

So... I picked up my refeed today! How exciting. I went straight to the shops to get the extra meat, new fruits and bread...so I can start right away tomorrow. At first I was very overwhelmed by it ... especially seeing how much I'll be eating towards the end. My gosh! Im sure I'll manage though haha :)

I have sat down and worked out my next 6 days meals... still have a bit of planning to do before my big shopping trip on Thursday... but once you start and just plan day by day, its really not too bad.

Looking forward to when I get my bad fruit and can have a banana! Been craving one badly. Also when I can start mixing protein (day 8) so I can have a toasted chicken, cheese, spinach and mayo sandwich - yum yum.

Anyways, I'l start my refeed diary tomorrow night and let you all know how day 1 goes.

Take care and see you!!!
 
Hi there!

I thought it would be more appropriate to have this little vent (not sure its a vent though) in my diary rather than my refeed diary haha..

It occurred to me how many things I have on in my first 3 weeks of maintenance.

1: 6th feb - friend taking me to gold class for dinner (within the movie) and to see Nine.
2: 12th feb - 'thermomix' night at a friends and we're doing the trial cupcakes for my engagement .. (If u do not know what a thermomix is, you tube it!)
3: 14th feb - we are going to a lovely restaurant for v day for a set menu - 4 courses, ouch!
4: 16th feb - my birthday - boss taking me out for lunch, out for dinner with friends
5: 18th - the in laws for bday dinner
6: 20th - birthday drinks out

eek! I guess its only 6 things. Handle one at a time. Do have to remember that the 'yummy' food is not going anywhere now Im in maintenance and I can take it slowly. Do not need to have HUGE servings of anything and try my best to stick to protein/vege based meals, avoid carb loaded meals etc. I know I have the tools to be smart about this and enjoy myself at the same time... I just scared I'll go nuts seeing as I'll just be getting into maintenance and will have that 'free' feeling.

I am going to plan to do little 'resets' between the outings. So I'll have days of no carbs (just crispbreads) and even stick to mostly cohens friendly protein/vege.

I should be okay..........tell me I'll be okay ladies!!!!!!!!!! *breathes*

Any advice would be appreciated. Look at me stressing. not even in maintenance yet! hahaha :) I just want to be prepared!

Tomorrow I am up early as I got to make sure I have had lunch by about 12.30pm to meet a friend at 1pm for shopping. Going to make the most of it and go for a walk/jog after my breaky. Wish me luck!

Ciao for now.
 
Hi Kristy, Take a deep breath sweety. Follow the maintenance guidelines & you will be right. You can still eat what you fancy! Relax. In between you can do as you already suggested & eat mostly Cohen's- crackers etc instead of bread etc. You will be right! xo Cate
 
Thanks Cate. I guess its overwhelming to think about but I just need to remember that I have to take it one day at a time and not add in too many different things at one time so I can see how my body reacts.

Today I have been trying to concentrate on all of the things I have learnt through out my journey and the things that I know I'll never go back to. I am going to start my own little diary (for my eyes only) with things I have learnt and some of my own little maintenance rules for myself to stay thin and healthy. I think by doing this it will help me realise how much I have learnt and how far I have come. =]

I have to stop being so scared of the future and embrace my new body and lifestyle!!

Ciao for now - ill go visit diary number 2 now!
 
Good morning all!

I thought why not come back here and continue with this dairy as my 'maintenance' diary :)

Official refeeding ending weight was 56.6kgs.

What a great start to maintenance today was. I got up at 5am and went for an hour walk. It was quite cold so by about half way I had a shocker of a headache from it but once I got home and had a hot shower and 'thawed out' I was fine :)

I had my yoghurt for breaky and some vegemite toast. YUM! That was heaven. I have a tuna salad with some crackers for lunch and also some rockmelon for a snack.... I am going to a friends for dinner and shes cooking pasta and cheesecake! eek. i am taking a big garden salad so I can have a small portion of pasta and a big portion of salad hehe.

Well I'll check in again later on! Have a great day everyone!
 
MissKris said:
... I am going to a friends for dinner and shes cooking pasta and cheesecake! eek. i am taking a big garden salad so I can have a small portion of pasta and a big portion of salad hehe.
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Which is exactly what they say in the guidelines. Well done Kristy. Good thinking! Congratulations on being on maintenance. You are now a fully-fledged Cohen's graduate! Be proud!
xoxo Cate
 
Congratulations on making it to maintenance land! Oh goody, now I can continue to follow your journey because hopefully I might be there in... sometime mid-year :)
 
Thanks all.

I had a good day and indulged a little (and havent even made it to dinner yet). I'm keeping it in mind that if I want something I can have it, but just remember I dont have to have a HUGE amount. Today I treated myself to a little bit of choccie and at after work drinks I had about 3/4 of a beer (low carb!) and a few chippes/cheese and crackers. Tonight I will stick to the small portion of pasta with lots of salad and a small slither of cheesecake :) cant wait.

Best be off! gotta leave now. talk soon xo
 
Hiya all

Had a great night at my friends last night - we got a good start to my engagement invitations and had some yummy food. I stuck to a small portion of pasta...it was sooo yum! The pasta was handmade. I had all intentions of having a 'slither' of cheesecake but it was so damn good I probably had a bit of a bigger piece than I should have haha :)

This morning I got up and weighed, have picked up half a kg over night but was kind of expecting that after having a day of indulgance. I'll fix that up quick :) I got up and went and did 40 mins of interval training (jogging for 30 seconds, walk for 30 seconds...and keep doing that). I have not gotten that sweaty for sooo long or felt that good. Had my yoghurt and fruit for breaky and now about to get ready and head off to to the food shopping.

We are headed out for dinner tonight and I am craving some lamb shanks, yum! It will be awesome to have a dinner out with my man and not have to stress too much over what I'm eating. I will not have any alcohol though, really does not appeal to me.

So anyway, head is feeling in the right space and am excited for maintenance and know I can do it!

Better get going :) will catch up on everyones diaries later.
K xo
 
Hi people!

We had a wonderful dinner out last night. We shared a tasting plate of italian sausage, feta, olives and pizza bread to begin, I had lamb shanks for main and then we shared profiteroles for dessert. All pretty naughty, was so full! I watched what I ate during the day and just had my yoghurt and fruit, fruit for snacks and a turkey & salad roll for lunch...but what do you know, this morning im up 1.4kgs from refeed ending weight. Wow?! I was expecting a rise but not that much!

So already for me its 48hour reset (no carbs, just crackers)... was supposed to be going out for dinner tomorrow night with a friend but think I'll move it - its at an italian restaurant! I feel a bit dissappointed that I could gain this easily, but I guess this is what maintenance is about. Im sure it would just be fluid retention and I can get it off with a couple of days of no carbs and no sweets. *sigh* at already having to do a reset.

Anyways, off to clean my friends house this morning for 3.5 hours, so that should help burn some calories! She bakes fresh bread and said she would leave me some but ive text her this morning and said noooo pls dont leave me nothing!!!!

Ciao everyone!
 
Kristy-
It is such a shock but you are doing the right thing by doing "reset" instantly. Does your stomach hurt today? You will learn what you can & cannot eat but try to ease yourself into it gently. Our bodies seem to be oh so sensitive to carb's! I know mine is anyway. Enjoy your weekend, xo Cate
 
OK so no one wants to know this but thought I'de share anyway hahaha. After my BM I thought I'de weigh again and its just 1kg I have gained. Today is a cohens friendly day. Yoghurt & fruit, tuna salad and steak and vege for dinner. That should help get rid of that 1kg quick smart.

I won't cancel dinner tomorrow night. That would be silly...I'll go and just order something sensible :)

Bye again!
 
Hey Kris,

Glad you're doing your maintenance diary because I am understanding what life is like after Cohen's! Read somewhere that this is what slim (all their lives) people do too. They weigh themselves regularly and if they have a big meal and 'reset' themselves with smart meals. All my life, I hardly ever weighed myself and thought that if clothes felt tight that was a good enough indication to cut down on my meals. But that's usually more than after 1 kg gain! By then, you're already set in your habits to eat more than your body can handle.

Sorry if I'm rambling but this is all new ground for me. :) So excited on my new phase of life! (and yes, I need to buy me a pair of scales!)
 
Hi there dietgrrl

Thats exactly right. Maintenance is all about keeping your eye closely on the scales, I think. I dont think you should OBSESS over them (especially if you know you're exercising so could possibly be gaining muscle)... but if you keep your eye closely on them, you'll nip any weight gain in the bud straight away!

I am not stressed about my 1kg gain at all - I definately want to get it off, so I'm doing what I need to do, to do that :) this will happen for the rest of my life - everyone has outings where you go out and enjoy yummy food and sometimes a little bit too much - or alcohol! so there's no point in obsessing over the scales :)

I cleaned my friends house for 3.5 hours this morning. Some serious calorie burning! Unfortunately she said to help myself to anything in the fridge/cupboard...haha! I found her lolly and choc stash so had a few pieces of choc and probably about 10 little lollies. Could have been worse I guess! Also had a banana for morning tea and then lunch was tuna, salad and 3 crackers. I am really full now.

Chris is cooking me steak with grilled mushrooms and stir fry vege's for dinner. Looking forward to it.

We bought those little tubs of Bulla Fruit n Yoghurt - 97% fat free - wondering whether they will be OK as an after dinner dessert? I know its fat free but of course theres hidden sugars... hmmm guess I'll just try and see.

Looking forward to getting up early again tomorrow and going for some exercise. I enjoyed my interval training yesterday so going to do that again and really sweat it out! Woohoo!

Talk to you all soon
K
 
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