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

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Kristy, my young friend, this all sounds so familiar. We are way too critical of ourselves!!!! It's fluid.(TOM, salt etc) You are doing well. It is all about balance & we will have to watch what we eat until we are able to stabilise at the lower weight, maybe forever. Our bodies have been used to storing fat. They became very efficient at it. You'll win the battle but it will take a while yet. I think the sooner all of us realise that we will have to be careful about what we eat the better for all of us. We must learn to love our bodies & to treat them with the respect that they deserve. What is a perfect body? To me it sure as hell is not stick thin! My legs are big but, hey they are very sturdy & strong. My thighs exist, but hey, I am a woman. My boobs droop a bit(sorry- TMI! :)) but, hey they have breast-fed 2 hungry boys & I'm 56 now. I love my body compared to how it was. Look at photos of how you were at your biggest & then go look in the mirror Kristy. I bet you look fantastic! It will take you a while to adjust to the fact that you are no longer that big girl any more. I think it took me more than a year &, even now, I sometimes think I'm fat, but I go look at a photo that I have out in my living room & compare. I love the photo as it's a lovely one of my OS & DIL at their wedding, our YS & the 2 of us but I was huge! You & I have come a long way Kristy. It's time you worked really hard on loving yourself as much as you are able to love others. Sorry to go on today but I see how I was & I want you to get there quicker. Sending you a great big hug & a high 5! :beating: xo Cate
 
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You always manage to make me feel better Cate, thank you for taking the time to try and snap me out of it hehe. I know I have to stop being so critical of myself and be proud of how far I have gotten. From my highest weight I have dropped 25kgs and that is a lot of weight! I will go back and look at some old photos to help me put it into perspective. Dont say sorry about 'going on' Cate, you never bore me! It's all great advice and it's very much appreciated.

I am feeling much better today and have a more positive outlook on things. I was quite tired this morning but when my alarm went off I felt I was ready to get up and start the day. I went for a 45minute brisk walk - I didnt do any jogging today as my lower back is a little sore... so thought I'de take it easy! Just had my yoghurt, 1/2 an apple and a sprinkle of cinnamon for breakfast. Lunch is Tuna Salad and crackers, dinner is going to be savoury mince or maybe rissoles. I dropped 500grams overnight which is a really good start. I'll really try for another 2kgs but happy with 1.5kgs to get me down to 57.5kgs.

We're in for some hot weather over the next week. Nothing lower than 37 for about 6 days straight, pwoah! Not looking forward to it.......

We'll, I'll check in later! Have a good day all. xo
 
:) Kristy, wakes up, looks in the mirror & says
"I am slim & I look fantastic!!!!!" :D
( ;)xoC)​

I'm glad you woke up feeling energised (& 500g lighter-lol!) & I'm really happy that I was able to help you feel better about yourself. Nice. That makes me feel really good about myself as well. "That's how we roll." We all help one another & it's lovely.
A 25kg loss is bloody fantastic!! You are no longer that girl. You are slim.
xoxo Cate
 
hehe.. Even reading Cate's encouraging words to you Kristy, makes me feel better about myself too! I agree with the old photos - last week, I was going through some photos of me last year and was shocked (like for the first time) how big I was. Even though I saw those photos before - it didn't really have the same impact, I don't know why. I guess it helps when I am having my own 'fat days' too (yes, sometimes I still have them).

Hey Kris and Cate - once I was feeling low and my friend told me to recite out loud to myself many times:
I am a STRONG, INDEPENDENT, ATTRACTIVE woman
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:) (tm Ugly Betty!)
 
Kristy - you are more of a skinny-binny than me! I just found out the Australian dress sizing is MUCH MUCH smaller than the American one (that am basing myself on). So really, I'm still a size 12 or 10 (Australian). Sigh. hehe who cares - sizing is so relative as long as we're smaller than we used to be right???
 
Hey guys! So true Cate, helping one another feel better. I do not know what I would do without this forum! It really helps me to vent my frustrations and the support that I receive is so valuable! Thank you again =o)

My day was soo incredibly slow at work today. I was not feeling well at all. My tummy was really sore and it occured to me why my lower back has been so sore also.... the 5inch heels I was wearing on Saturday night may not have helped!!!!!!!! I did wayy to much walking in them and by the end of the night, my feet and legs were incredibly sore. Hope I have not done too much damage! I came home and had a hot shower, put some nurofen gel on and later ill lie down with a heat pack. Tomorrow I am going to have a day off exercise and let myself 'heal'.

Having savoury mince for dinner - looking forward to it! Yum! I've had a perfect coheny day apart from a serve of rockmelon. I was so hungry before lunch and was the only thing I had - so thought it would be better to have some 'non cohens' fruit than going for the cookie jar........

Hey! how do I upload some pictures? Would be good to show everyone some before and afters :)
 
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Hi Kristy-
Go advanced & then click on the paper clip symbol that is on the top row in the centre. Click on browse & you can then upload a photo from your doc's. Looking forward to seeing them, xoxo Cate
 
pictures...

Didn't realise you could do this!

Hmm - I stuffed up my 100% cohens food day - gr! I had a Vaalia Lemon Creme yoghurt after dinner.... i just love those things! Should maybe stop having them every night after dinner though. Hopefully today's efforts will help me loose some grams tomorrow - I'll try my hardest to stick to 100% tomorrow. I resisted a lot more today than I gave in, so thats a great start.

OK............ pictures! The one in the pink dress is me at my work ball in July last year, the next one is from before my bday dinner last week and the last is me and my man on Saturday just gone :)

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Hellooooooooooo! :)

Great shots Kristy!!! You look great!!! 25 kg loss - wow - that's something to be truly proud about!!! Just remind yourself of that every time to hit a low point...

I just posted a blog in my diary thanking you for your kind words - and yes you are right, having everyone here makes it so much easier, and the level of support always manages to pick one up. We all seem to be dealing with similar sort of issues...and that's why it's easier to vent out and not feel as if it's out of place.
I was just thinking, by our description, we also seem to be a similar body type (thinner on top, and 'heavier' legs...maybe that's why Cohen seems to work for us...haha...)

Anyway, my body is craving some rest, and my mind too...

I hope you have a great day tomorrow!!!

3Dxxxxxxxxxxxxx

p.s. Fuscia pink really suits you!!! Such great colour on you!
 
Heya!

Did not loose all the 25kgs on cohens - 15kg was on cohens - so that pic in July wasn't my biggest. I dont think I have one on the computer of my biggest...I dont think I want to look at it hahah! Thanks for the nice comments :) A lot of people say that colour suits me!!! I definately stood out at my ball haha... this year I'll have to wear another bright colour and this time I wont mind standing out because I'll look a lot better than last year!!!!

I carry most of my weight around my legs and I still think my arms are pretty chubby - but its just me. I look bigger because I'm short. I think my curves are nice and I am learning to love them.

Rest up and happy day 5 tomorrow! xoxo
 
Kristy - you're GORGEOUS. I'm not just saying that ... :) :)

We have about the same body shape too but I am jealous of your hips because I think you're more proportional than I am (my hips are wide). You're looking so sleek!!!
 
Thank you for the compliments =o) appreciate them..

200gram drop on the scales this morning :) I had a good day!! I didnt exercise because I thought I'de better give my back a rest. It was a good day not to exercise, it was so windy early this morning. Work was really busy so the day went fast...we have a deadline to meet with lots of clients this coming Friday so everyones working crazy hours!!! I was SO close to walking into croissant express this morning for a skinny flat white and a muffin...but I walked past and then felt good for it!!! I stuck to mostly cohens foods today, this is what I had;

B - 2 eggs with mushrooms
MT - Coffee with some milk, 2 crackers
L - Savoury mince, 2 crackers
AT - Apple
D - Fish Salad (Chris made this, had some some feta in it too and then all cohens veges)
AD - Small serve of peach slices, lemon yoghurt

I'm enjoying sticking to cohens foods and adding in small things here and there - I'll keep eating like this as much as possible and then just enjoy some different foods when I go out on weekends. This weekend my boss is taking me out to a nice restaurant for dinner...partly to say thank you for my hard work and also because she wanted to make my bday drinks on Saturday but she couldnt. She is so nice! Im really looking forward to it.... Also at work today I was given a nice card and a $50 cinema voucher - it was because I helped out with additional work when one of the girls was on leave for a couple of weeks. I was surprised to see this got noticed and it made me smile =o)

Looking forward to my exercise in the morning, my back is feeling a lot better and my cold has completely cleared up, yippee!!!

Alrighty, off to relax infront of the tele! Bye bye :)
 
Hi there everyone,

Dropped another 400grams today, woo! thats 1.1 in 3 days. Very happy =) not feeling bloated and kinda back to normal... =] I wore a new top and pants today that I bought and felt good! Apart from the 42 degree heat...pwoah!!!

I did about 70 minutes of walking today. This morning at 5.30am it was already warm... yuk!!!

I stuck to mostly cohens foods today, overall did pretty well, could have been worse;

Breaky - Yoghurt & Mango
MT - Small flat white, 2 crackers
L - Savoury mince, 2 crackers
AT - Small apple, small banana and then 1/2 a bran muffin (only 60 calories!) that my friend baked for me - I shared 1/2 with her
D - I made a pizza with mountain bread. It had - ham, feta, mushrooms, black olives, tomato, onion & some mozz sprinkled over the top - SO GOOD!

Have not had an 'after dinner' snack yet... there's a chocolate in the fridge which I'll try and stay away from and save...might have a lemon yoghurt haha, they dont seem to be stopping the weight coming off.

Will get up and do my exercise again in the morning, and also planning on walking from the train station and back (15 mins each way) for a bit of exercise exercise. Even though its going to be hot, its much better than cramming on the bus. My man and I may go out for dinner tomorrow night, so want to it would be good to get the extra exercise in. Maybe Han's cafe or something. I'll stay away from the rice though.

Hope everyone's had a good day - FRIDAY TOMORROW! Woohoo, thank god. It's deadline day tomorrow, so I'll be flat out :(

Ciao for now.
K xo
 
Hey Kristy

Sounds like your doing SO well!! Wow your creaming maintainence:) Keep it up girl!!!

It's so lovely to be reading through your journey! I added you as a friend on facebook as I could see that you and Angela were friends!
I am also a Perth girl but I have moved to London for the time being.

All the best and keep it up your doing just fabulous!

xx nicole
 
WOW Kristy!! Just saw your photos - you are absolutely stunning and you look really really good bodywise!

Well done on the weight loss - it's nice to see the old photos and say to yourself " i will never look like that again"

Keep up the good work - you look fabulous!!
 
Heya guys and thanks for dropping by :D

Nicky, I wouldn't say I'm creaming maintenance...but I guess I'm getting there. 3 weeks on maintenance today. Today didn't really go as planned. I was really tired from a huge day at work yest so I didn't get up to exercise... I also didnt walk to and from the train station because it was so incredibly hot, Chris dropped me off and picked me up.

I'de had another 500gram drop on the scales this morning which was great, just taking me into my 'safe zone'. I think I may have brought myself out of that today though! It wasn't an AWFUL day but it could have been a lot better...

B - Mango and yoghurt
MT - Small flat white, blueberry muffin
L - Tuna & Salad & crackers
AT - Apple, 3 cookies (stupid cookie jar at work!!!)
D - (Went out for dinner) we had wedges to share for entree, I had a chicken salad for main which had mixed greens, roasted capsicum, pumpkin, feta & chickpeas
AD - small scoop of mint fudge choc chip ice cream at gelare...

1 - I wanted to keep eating the cookies, and I didn't
2 - I could have eaten a whole lot more wedges than I did, we finished 1/2 of the bowl of wedges between the two of us and then asked the waitress to take them away
3 - Did not have alcohol with meal
4 - Main choice meal could have been a lot worse
5 - Could have had a bigger scoop of icecream

I still feel I made better choices than i would have 6 months ago, even though I didn't have the best day. I'm expecting quite a big gain tomorrow seeing as my body seems to be EXTRA sensitive :( I also have dinner out tomorrow night - will stick to salad for main and we may have dessert, the desserts at this place are well known!!! I'll stay away from carbs and alcohol.

In the morning we are doing an 11km walk - going to get up early and do it before the heat sets in! I'll then do a bit of clothes shopping tomorrow and have a restful arvo before dinner.

Off to visit some diaries now, might just read and not post, not feeling very inspirational today, very tired as well.

Ciao xo
 
Hi Kristy, You are doing well on maintenance as you are constantly learning what is right for you & what is not. Eating something that has sugar in it (cookies) brings on serious cravings with me too so I am going to try not to start. Fruit does not do that to me & I love it. Enjoy your big walk & your shopping today, xo Cate
 
Hi there everyone! Im a happpppppppppppy girl today.

Much to my surprise, the scales dropped 300grams today? Even after my not so great day yesterday. Which means I am just up 1kg from end refeed weight which I'm happy to sit at.... I started my day with an 11km (2 hour) walk with my man - we ran for a little at the end too because we just wanted to get to the end quicker...we were starving! We only had a banana before we left. I stuck to yoghurt and an apple for breakfast. After a little rest we went to the shops, got a STRONG coffee! Did some shopping - spent about $140 but got 3 tops, 1 skirt, 3 dresses and a white throw over/vest kinda thing. AWESOME! In some things I was an extra small :D woohooooooo!
We were then starving - I decided to be 'naughty' haha, and I got a chicken, avocado & cheese roll for lunch. Normally I'de go for a salad but ah well... I then went and visited my mum and we had a lemon coconut slice - yumyum!

Now I've just got ready for dinner - and I leave in an hour. Really looking forward to it, its a really nice restaurant and I get to wear one of my new dresses :) I am going to enjoy a nice glass of wine tonight and just not stress about food. I know my choices these days are a lot better and if I do gain a little tomorrow, I know how to get it off quick smart! =o) feeling goooooooooood.

Wellllll another ramble from me, hope everyones having a great weekend. Best thing is its a long weekend in Perth, so still another 2 days!!!

Ciao for now :)
 
Hi guys

Dinner was great last night, I had a chicken salad which was really yum. We had one glass of wine each and then shared a piece of chocolate cake for dessert. The cake was SO rich and even though I only had half a piece, my body did not like me one bit for it. I was so incredibly full and felt grosse, when I got home... I was stuck on the toilet all night! It must have been so full of fat.... this morning I had gained 400grams. Normally that would make me pull back, but today I've been feeling so crap I just haven't bothered to care about what I ate really, which isn't good. I made pancakes for breakfast, just had 3 small ones with some sliced banana and honey. I then cleaned my friends house for 2 hours...so I got a little bit of 'exercise' I guess. After that, Chris and I went and had morning tea at gloria jeans, skinny flat white and banana bread. (eek).... lunch was just a ham and cheese sandwich because I was feeling really lazy, then 3 little pieces of chocolate. So has not been a great day. I wont eat anything else until tonight when we have a house warming. The food my friend is putting on is all quite healthy... zucchini slice, meat balls, cold meat & salads. Shes done some cupcakes for dessert which will be gluten free as she is intolerant. I may try half a one. Not going to drink tonight because it just doesnt interest me these days.

Sigh, we all have bads days. I'll be very cohensy again this week where I can and get into the exercise also. I have a few things on but I'll just have to learn to control myself a bit better and not over indulge!!!

Time seems to be going slow today....just wish for it to be 6pm so I can head off to the housewarming, sick of sitting around at home!!!

Ciao ciao xo
 
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