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Hi guys, I just wanted to share a recipe with you, I had this last night and I think its definately going to be come a favourite of mine... even the other half loved it as a side with his steak!

Ingredients:
Half a tomato
Slice of red onion, chopped up
Garlic granules
Parsley
Salt & Pepper
Mozzarella allowance

So I just cut the tomato in half and scooped out the inside, and then mixed the Mozzarella with the onion, parsley, garlic and salt and pepper and then stuffed it back in the tomato. I then baked it for 20 mins. For my left over allowance of veges I had grilled mushrooms and zucchini and i had the left over Mozzarella on my crackers.

Simple but sooooooo yummy!

Hope everyone has a great day.
Kristy
 
Hi Christy, that sounds yummy. I have tried a similar one, but with portobello mushies which you might enjoy. Use them as part of vegie allowance. Chop stems up into small pieces. Add other chopped vegies to make up allowance. Cook these with stems. Lightly fry mushroom base, put cooked vegies and stems on top. Add 1/2 allowance of ricotta and 1/2 mozarella and grill until cheese is melted. Don't over fry mushroom bases, because they will shrink a lot. Enjoy. Oh, I forgot, you can crush a cracker or two and sprinkle over top of cheese too.
 
Hi L Jay
I have made something similiar with a field mushroom and added things in and made a stuffed mushie - also one of my favourites :):)
I have not thought to add in a crushed up cracker though...good idea, will give it a shot!
Thanks :)
 
Hello MissKris

So sorry I didn't reply to your post a while ago- for some reason I just missed it and haven't been on the forum as much lately as I have been busy with work.

To answer your question about my losses, I was loosing about 1-1.4kg's a week for the beggining of my journey and over the last 3 months it seems to have slowed down a lot and now I am loosing about 500-800g a week, sometimes nothing at all :(

I know I dont have too much body fat left now as you can see my bones (lol) so I guess it's still going to take a bit longer to get down to goal and I dont even know if my goal is 100% reasonable? My Cohen's range is 69-72kg's and I am sitting around 75 at the moment so really I am only 3kg's away. I have my re-feed ordered as I should loose those last 3-6kg's in the next 8 weeks and my consultant suggested it would be a good idea to order it now (I only have blood tests every 8-12 weeks as I have been on the program for so long).

How is everything else going for you? I cant believe Christmas is almost here!!!

Take care
xx nic
 
Hey Nicole

No worries, it can be hard to jump on sometimes and reply to posts!!

That must be really frustrating for you :( I was loosing 1kg a week and even though its a good loss, sometimes I get a bit peeved for the amount that we are restricted, and to only loose that much?????? I haven't lost in a little while (about 1.5weeks) ... I know I shouldnt get on the scales but sometimes its the only thing that gives you that push to keep going and stay on track. I really hope the weight loss starts up again this week... I am trying to add in a little exercise to kick start me, but it doesnt seem to be helping me along at all.

How have you gone throughout your journey with deviations? I have only had 2 small hiccups but they were both times I decided I needed a little break - not total blow outs or anything. Noone talks much about deviations...I feel like I'm the only one who has cravings!!!!! Like I said in my other post, this week I have so much stuff on, I figure I'll just do the best I can but I may allow myself to relax a little, I'm already feeling so stressed about it that I feel as though if I dont chill out a bit... I may end up in a padded room.

Yes..CHRISTMAS!! I went out on the weekend and got a new tree and decorations, table cloths etc! Normally we decide to totally ignore christmas but this year we're getting into the christmas spirit and making the most of the silly season!!!

Hope to hear back from you with some more advice :)
Kristy
 
Noone talks much about deviations...I feel like I'm the only one who has cravings!!!!! Like I said in my other post, this week I have so much stuff on, I figure I'll just do the best I can but I may allow myself to relax a little, I'm already feeling so stressed about it that I feel as though if I dont chill out a bit... I may end up in a padded room.
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Hiya Kristy:)

I see you haven't been into my diary later or you would have read about all my deviations. I have had so many lunches, dinners and events and this week is full of them. I try not to stress about them or otherwise I'll be joining you in that padded room.
This is what I do if I have a deviatation- I confess to what I am doing in my diary and I have the deviation and then I "try" and get straight back in Cohen's asap.
I also try and stick to eating protein and salads when out and keep away from alcohol and carbs - except for Friday where we had dinner at friends I ate everything but actually found that I couldn't eat alot. I did suffer the next day though with stomach cramps and lethargy:(. But it was nice to be out and not worry about what you eating (for a change).

Kristy we are going to come across challenging eating times but it's how you react and manage them that counts. I can really identify with you too because the first time on Cohens and getting towards the end all I could think of was deviatating and low behold that is what I did and here I am back on the program. But this time around I am in a different frame of mind...I'm controlling the situations. I have a dinner out Tuesday and I know I will not do what I did Friday, I am not interested in eating copious amounts of bad foods and drinking just because I am out. And Wednesday night I am out again and I will choose a meal that is as close to Cohens as I can get. Just do what you feel is right to fit the social environment you are in. Remember if you don't get a hold of this now and learn to manage it mentally then you will regain the weight.....which is what I did and if I can stop you or anyone else going down the same path I did well I will continue to preach this sermon.
Dieting is not rocket science either.....a deviatation every now and again is fine. But everyday and you will see the weight go up faster then you can blink!!!!!

Take care Kristy, hope I didn't go on too much but it's only because I care and you have done well to lose already and I can see from your ticker you don't have much more....so keep strong, this is for you remember and for the rest of you life.

Hugs - Sam:)
 
Sam, thank you so much. It really helps to hear about the ups and down's other people experience on Cohens and that not everyone has perfect will power.

As crappy as I'm feeling at the moment, the thing that makes me happy is how much I have learnt the past 2 months. Some of things are;

- I cannot rely on exercise to loose weight, it may assist greatly in maintaining but it’s the FOOD that is the key to loosing
- I only need about HALF of what I was eating before
- If I want to relieve a craving, I don’t have to eat a whole chocolate cake (just for example) – moderation is the key
- Do not eat just for the sake of it. I did so much unnecessary eating before just because I was bored!
- I LOVE natural yoghurt and fruit!!!!!! I will continue to have this for breakfast for ever I think! I really look forward to it every morning and it really satisfies me, I will never go back to cereal or toast!

Ah there are lots more as well but yeah, I have learnt so much and I know that once I get to my goal weight, I will do well with maintaining a healthy lifestyle with a balanced diet and exercise regime.

We all have ups and downs, it wouldn’t be a journey without it!!! I may start taking a bit of a different outlook on this and remember that I am still human, I will have slip ups and at the end of the day, it’s the end product of getting to my goal weight and staying there, that is the main thing ? Even if it does take me a little longer than I initially anticipated. I think I’de rather get to the end and still be happy and it take me a bit longer, than get to the end and be completely stressed from how hard I have been on myself and then have urges to eat everything in sight… and just end up back where I started!

The support from these forums is priceless! Thanks everyone.

Kristy xxxx
 
Hi all,

Gosh, what a crazy place my heads been in, in the past couple of days.

Totally stressed myself out to the point I was sick.. not good.

Anyways, still having a bit of a break this week and jumping back on the wagon on Saturday to give the program 100% commitment again.

The drained and dizzy feeling has eased up a bit, I think part of it may be from stress. My consultant emailed Dr Cohen and he said to eat an extra fruit and 5 extra crispbreads for 10 days and I should be feeling better. I might give myself a couple of days and see whether the dizzy/drained feeling was from stress and to whether I do need to add in the extra fruit and crispbreads. But at least I know if it doesnt ease up I can have that bit extra to try and help me feel better....

Hope everyones having a good week so far.
Kristy xxxx
 
I'm glad you're feeling a little better Kristy. The extra fruit & 2 extra crackers was what my consultant recommended when I was getting near goal but wanted to hold off a little. Cheers, Cate.
 
Thanks Cate!

I'm not sure I need an extra 5 crackers a day!! That scares me a little - seems like wayy to much. But I'll see how I feel over the next couple of days.

Cheers
Kristy
 
Hi Kristy

Have just had a quick read through your diary. The biggest shock for me was reading that a skinny Gloria Jean's coffee stopped you losing!!!:eek: I love their coffee!!! That's one thing I struggle with - I can't drink it black - yuck!!!

No doubt your clininc wouldn't recommend you deviating, but it's such a mental and emotional struggle to do the programme properly that maybe you just need a break to refocus and blitz the last part of your weight loss.

LOL - I would love an extra 5 crackers a day!!!!!!!!!!!!!:rotflmao:......my waist line however may not.........
 
Hi there choclover :)

Yeah - I think i have slowly learnt that I don't need coffee the way I thought I did. The first few weeks I was having quite bad caffeine cravings but I'm fine without it now. I stick to my green tea and I really enjoy that instead of coffee now :) one of my goals is going to be not to go back to drinking coffee the way I did before!!!! It was definately one of my bad habits.....

Thanks, thats how I feel anyway. And I guess I'm just doing what I feel is right for me. If it's a mistake (which I know everyone would definately say it is!!) then I'll learn from it.... I am still young and I am in that phase that I am learning new things about a healthy lifestyle etc everyday... I'll get there. :)

It's my man's birthday and I cooked him bacon/eggs/mushrooms/toast this morning.. but I stuck to my yummy mango and yoghurt... mmm I love that stuff! We were supposed to go to dinner tonight but some things went pear shaped with the friends we were going with so thats a no go now..... so not sure what's happening. But what I do know is that I am a complete and utter obsessed twilight fan and I'm seeing New Moon tonight at midnight hahaha!!! Hopefully people wont be eating popcorn (I love the smell of that stuff!) at that time of the night...... not that i'll feel like eating at midnight!!!!!

Anyways, lets see what else this day brings...
Kristy xx
 
OK I've definately learnt my lesson........................... :( ahh I have been so very weak! But I can only move on from here! I will fess up to my deviations and move on and stick to cohens 100% from now until the end! I was just cheating myself. The mind is such a powerful thing.

1. Monday I had 2 little lindt chocolate balls - good for about 2 mins!
2. Last night I cooked cupcakes for my man to take to work for his birthday and I had one... again - good for about 2 mins!

I will also fess up that I was PLANNING to deviate even more this week. We were supposed to go out to dinner tonight and I was going to have wine, probably baked potato with my steak/salad and then dessert... but now we're just having a quiet night at home and I'll just do steak and salad... Friday we have our early christmas lunch and I was going to order something off the set menu which was all bad, but instead I'm going to just have fish and salad, no dessert, no alcohol. We're also going to friends for dinner Fri night but to my relief she has just said we'll have a bbq so phew - I'll take my scales and weigh my meat and salad and I'll be fine.

So I was trying to trick myself or something :( I dont know. i guess its good I realised how silly I have been now rather than later...... just got to re-focus and get back into it now.

Thanks for everyones support - I have been a bit of a dissapointment these past few days with my silly talking :( pls no one take a page out of my book!!!!!!!!

Kristy
xxxx
 
Good thinking Kristy. Today is day one of the rest of your lovely life. Well done on the change of plan. Cheers my young friend, xo Cate.
 
Thank you Cate. You were one of the big reasons my mind snapped back to where it should be! I'm really trying my hardest to re-focus my mind today and push all of the bad thoughts away! Thanks for all of your honesty and kind words, they went a very very long way.

All the best, have a great night all.
Kristy
 
Good morning everyone!

I hope everyone has had a good week so far..... and have lots of nice plans for the weekend.

I had my weigh in at the clinic yesterday, and I have lost 10.6kg! I was shocked as I thought my starting weight was something different to what it was, so I have updated my ticker. I also have changed my goal weight to the lower end of 52 as I think it would be a good idea to get to there before I start refeed.... soo, 9.2kgs to go and my goal is to stop weighing myself! I am going to take the batteries out of my scales and weigh myself next at my next clinic appointment on the 16th.

Today is the first of many Christmas Lunches! A lovely piece of grilled snapper for me with a garden salad - should be yum. Looking forward to it.

Bye for now and have a great weekend everyone.
Kristy
xxx
 
10.6kg- WOW!
That is excellent Kristy!
There couldn't be a better incentive. I'm really happy for you! I wasn't coming back in here until Monday but just had a chance to put my feet up before going to the airport so grabbed the laptop too. I'm glad I did! Well done. It's lovely hearing you sound so positive & happy. Now it feels like I can really welcome you to Cohen's!
Enjoy your week-end Kristy, xo Cate
 
Thank you guys :) I appreciate your kind words!

Have a great trip Cate and you also have a lovely weekend choclover!

Will check back in soon.......
All the best,

Kristy xo
 
Congratulations!!

That is so disappointing about the coffee eh. I am quite in love and missing my one sugar free skinny weak latte a day. I am not in love with black coffee as much as I have tried, and luckily I am a big fan of tea, so I will pursue that relationship for the time being!

I guess we have to think about what we would prefer, and once the coffee is drunk, I kind of wish I could go back in time to before I drank it and choose not to!

Sitting with the thought and desire, so that the decision isn't an impulse works really well for me, especially when I am sipping on my water.

All the best,

Shine
 
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