My slimming journey

Hey Mands

thanks for popping into my diary! I thought I would come catch up on your's too. I have just been SO busy lately that I haven't had much time to be on the forum, I am hoping that next week will be better as my co-worker is back from holiday's and I have had to cover her.

I must agree with Cate in regards to the deviations. I know that it doesn't seem like much to have some Biltong or pumpkin but it will do you harm. You might still loose weight but it will get your hormones out of wack and this will cause you to loose weight at a MUCH slower pace. I can tell you by first hand expereince that it is just not worth it. I find that being 100% deviation free gives me an edge and boosts me to keep going. I am also a bit of a perfectionist and I like to do things properly.

We have nearly the same amount to loose and when I weight in on Monday I will update my ticker. I am hoping for a nice big chunck to be gone. I guess it doesn't really matter how much I loose though as what matters is that I am going to stay on the plan till I finish. I might go a bit lower than my goal but I will see when I get there.

Hope your doing well and are feeling better! Remeber if you want to excelerate your weight-loss on Cohen's stick to it 100%

Hugs to you
xx nicky
 
Had quite a bad week, this week. I had the flu and really felt miserable. Got anti-biotics from the dr. and was in bed on Tuesday. Wednesday I did something very bad - I had bread for the first time in 8 weeks - it was rye bread (hope it counts). Nah, I know I wasn't supposed to but with having the flu my defenses and willpower was very low.

However it was very nice! Did feel guilty afterwards but got back on the bus the next meal.

I have now officially shed 16kg since November - but my ticker is only with the weightloss since I started Cohen's.

I feel great. Yesterday was the first day this year that I went clothes shopping. It was such a different experience. I could look at South African size 38 tops and know they would fit - don't have go and fit and be dissappointed by the clothes not fitting.

I furthermore bought a size 40 pants and it fitted amazingly! Before, I struggled to find a size 42 pants that sits ok.

I was over the moon. Shopping is a totally new experience again - and I LUV it and missed it a great deal!!

I also started wearing my old jean again last week Friday which I haven't worn in nearly 2 years! I was so proud of myself - it's good if people tell you that they can see you are losing weight - which is great. But for me it's the satisfaction and delight of my old thinner clothes fitting again.

Yes, I still have 20kg to go BUT I'm enjoying the journey and loving the benefits of sticking to Cohens and improving on my health.

My self-confidence has also been boosted and I can walk with my head a little higher than before. Before I would look down when I pass some people as I felt fat and ugly and just "not worthy" Now my head is in the process of going to the top again!!!

Reading everybody's dairies regularly and you guys are doing fantastic!! Keep it up!!

Will try and update my dairy more regularly!!!
 
So great to hear from you Mands!!

So sorry that you got a nasty flu it can really mess with your head and make you feel sad :( At least you only had a minor deviation and are back on plan again, I am sure you will still loose weight but dont stress out if you dont as Dr C say's one deviation and it can cost you a week. As long as your back on plan you will continue on this path of weight-loss and wellness till you reach your goal!

We have a similar amount to loose so if you stay on plan we can reach our goal together! How wonderful!!!

Make sure you rest up and get better, being sick can really suck and the sooner your back to normal the better :)

Keep having fun shopping for those smaller sizes, I know it can be a real motivator.

xx nicky
 
Good to hear from you again Mands & so sorry that you have been unwell. I know what you mean about the starting to hold your head higher. I think I feel taller these days because I'm standing up straight after years of feeling really self-conscious about my size. Enjoy your clothes shopping but don't buy too much as you will be needing smaller sizes very soon. Do you have many clothes tucked away that you can fit into as you shrink? I look forward to watching your progress & reaching your goal Mands. Take care, xo Cate
 
Hey Nicky & Cate - tx for stopping by!

Cate, as a matter of fact I have one full closet with my old thin clothes - slowly slowly I've been pulling stuff from there. And it's an awesome feeling. One of these days I have to run through my closets to give away the BIG clothes. :party:
Nicky - we will have to support each other to reach our goals. We got more or less the same amount to lose and we are on the same program - I think that's a good motivator for me! I'll keep a closer eye on you from now on :rolleyes:

Last night me, my hubby & his brother (he is here for 2 weeks holiday from Cyprus) went to a club called Taboo. It was very nice BUT my one HUGE accomplishment was that I had NO wine! :eek:

I absolutely love my wine with an occassional cherry cigar. Last night it was Coke Light (they didn't have TAB) and a cherry cigar.

It felt so weird and outta whack but I stuck to my guns! Yeah, I missed it tremendously but I just concentrated on dancing and having fun with my babes. Hopefully the 3 hours non-stop dancing will help with the weightloss.

I'm really so proud of myself for achieving that!!

Today is washing day for me and later we are having a braai and going to the big fleamarket.

Have a wonderful Sunday & happy losing!
 
Hi Mands- I love my wine too & occasionally I would reach over & pick up my husband's glass & just have a smell. It seemed to do the trick as I have a good nose for wine (apparently) & that used to satisfy the urge. We know that it will all be there at the end of the program & it feels so good to be able to resist. It really makes you feel so strong! I love my wine these days too but I have to really limit it. I can't drink much any more before I feel really tipsy so 1/2 a bottle is it these days 2-3 nights a week & I really enjoy it. It's great to have these things to look forward to.
Yay for having the wardrobe with thin clothes. My thin clothes would have dated back to the 1960's & '70's & been back in fashion again! It has been that long since I was slim. I was never thin & was very athletic. I wish I still had the long, brown suede vest with the clip at the front. *sigh*
You're doing really well Mands. Congrats on the night out without wine. Now about the cigar.... :eek: I used to love cigars too :sifone: but that was way back. I haven't had a puff of anything for about 24 years, except passively. I am allergic to cigarette smoke. I still love the smell of a cigar though.
:D xoxo Cate
 
Hey Mands

Congrats on the night out without the wine. Just remember that its not forever! You did great to resist and you always feel awesome afterwards when you can say to yourself I did it! (and most of the time you think about and think to yourself, it really wasn't that hard!!).

I have continued to not drink hardly at all since I have been on maintenance. I never really enjoyed it a whole lot and only did it because I felt pressured. These days I know how bad it is for you and I will not go near alcohol unless I really really feel like it. Not worth the calorie intake/fluid retention!

Keep up your awesome work Mands!!! Enjoy your week and keep on loosin!! xo
 
Hey Mands,

Congrats on you loss, 16kg's you must be feeling and looking great!! Not to far to go now and then you will be joining the world of refeed and then maintenance, you lucky fish!!!

Well i must tell you I definitely take my hat off to you on your night out, for a few reason, 1 holding back and not having a drink, brilliant that is true willpower and 2 going to Taboo, i personally would never go there cause i always felt like i couldn't fit in being overweight and all the girls that go there are beyond thin think that is even and understatement on how thin they really are, hehehehehe. I will make that one of my goals when i have lost all my weight to go and strut my stuff there, ahhahahahahaha, anyway sounds like you really had a great time and you deserve it after all the hard work you are putting into making yourself looking beautiful :)

Have a great day and take it easy.

xxx
 
GOOOOOOOD MORNING to whoever is reading this!!!

I'm over the moon!!! I finally hit the 70's, now weighing in at 79.5kg!!!! First time in 4 years that I have hit the 70's!!!:party:

I'm ecstatic and wanna jump outta my skin!! This is such a HUGE accomplishment for me - you have no idea. After trying diet upon diet for the last 4 years and not getting where I am today!

I actually feel so overwhelmed that I wanna cry!!! But good tears!

I bought a jersey on Monday and I had to take a size MEDIUM! Medium I tell ya - couldn't believe it!

Furthermore as mentioned before somewhere in my diary I ate my 3rd dose of redmeat on Saturday - prime rib steak and last night I had beef stir fry!! Looks like one of these days my semi-vegetarian days will be over. Finally after 9 years!!! Hopefully then my anemia will dissappear aswell.

Oh gosh guys - I'm just in such good spirits today that I can probably blab on and on and on.......

But back to work now. Just had to share the good news with "my regular" visitors.

Hope everybody have a stunning day further!
Happy losing!
 
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Mands, that is wonderful news, Im so so happy for you!!! Well done, all of your hard is paying off and you should be so extremley proud of yourself!

Keep in mind how great you feel now, and if you're ever having an off day and wonder why you're doing this - think of this day and how wonderful you feel!!!!!!!!

Hope to hear from you again soon!
Kristy xo
 
thats really inspiring! today is day 3 cohens for me.. feeling goood although your posative feedback is really reasuring! wow.

I have also been veg for my whole life (family thing) so cohens is my first bout eating meat, its going better than imagained!

good job again! really inspiring.
 
Hi Everybody

I hit the half way mark yesterday! Whoooooooohooooo!
I have now lost 18kg and have 18kg to go. I'm gonna update my ticker with the total weightloss since I started my journey.

I really feel good and yesterday 2 of my friends that haven't seen me in a month went CRAZY when they saw me. I felt so good.

Went out and celebrated last night and I had some prawns - yummy! And I had 4 teaspoons of chocolate brownie with a bit of ice cream - yeah yeah - I know it was TOTALLY wrong but for 10 weeks I haven't had anything sweet yet - so I celebrated a tiny bit. And you can't believe how my stomach cramped after that.

But I made up for it with my gym session today. I gymed for almost 2 hours - normally I only gym for 1 hour. So I did try and make up for the cheat. That makes me feel a bit better.:blush5:

Tomorrow I have quite an exciting afternoon as I am going to an Equestrian centre to take photos of the horses. As most of you know I have enrolled in a photography course (which I'm enjoying thoroughly) and we are having our 1st exhibition on 31 March. EEEEKKKK - I'm excited but freaking out at the same time. So I need to take some kick-ass photos.

Anyway - hope everybody have a stunning week ahead and stay focused and determined to reach your goal.

Happy losing!
:waving:
 
Well done on the 18kgs Mands, thats great!!! Half way is so awesome, wont be long until you're at the end.

Just remember that rewarding yourself with food is not always the best reward!! I know from experience =o)

Well done on the big gym work out - you must have been really hungry after that though? Watch the big work outs - make sure you stop if you feel light headed and dizzy!

Take care
K
 
Hiya Everybody

It hasn't been going well and I'm so ashamed of myself, cross and frustrated at the same time.:rant:

Since Thursday I've been cheating and yesterday and today has been baaaad. And all this was triggered by stress at work and missing my mom as I'm approaching the 2yr mark since her death.

I haven't weighed since Thursday - I'm petrified.

Please, I need your help to focus again and have that determination that helped me lose the first 18kg. I'm only half way now and I can't quit and fall of the wagon totally.

It has been a long weekend so I had pizza last night and I had 4 easter eggs today and the left over pizza.

But I'm determined tomorrow I need to get back on track. I can't go backwards, I HAVE to move forward and still lose the remaining 18kg (might be even more now after the 4 days of cheating)

I will have to face that scale tomorrow morning - :eek:!!!

I'm so dissappointed with myself - you have no idea. I thought I got hold of this monster, obviously not.

I have blood tests in 2 weeks and I think my consultant is gonna have a heart attack.

I need some inspiration at this point and I hope I can rely on you to give it to me - a scolding will do Cate. Because I know you have been there for me all the way and I deserve it.


Sorry all, tomorrow is definitely a new page.
 
Sweetie, I haven't even the energy for a scolding I'm sorry. I just got back from a shopping trip & someone opened their car door onto my brand new car & didn't even leave a sorry note. I'm so close to tears & trying to tell myself "It's just a car" but it's my first ever brand new car & I thought it would take a lot longer than 6 weeks to stop looking like a new car.
Mands, I will try for you! Everything you do in life is a choice you make. You don't really need me to tell you what you should or shouldn't do. It all boils down to what you want the most. Do you want to use excuses & feel bad about yourself for the rest of your life or do you want to be slim & healthy & proud of yourself for being strong & disciplined? Phew! There.....was that a scolding? Think about what might be holding you back from completing Cohen's & try to work it through. Be honest with yourself. Hiding behind fat can feel safe. Be brave, Mands, be brave. Go for it & do it. I know you can & its' time you proved it to yourself. What you think about yourself is very important. Sending you lots of love & some confidence & only a gentle scolding, xoxo Cate
 
Tx Cate, that helped a lot - you are like my diet guardian angel.

I'm back on the bus and refocussed myself on my end goal. I want to weigh 60kg and I WILL weigh 60kg!!!

This was something that won't happen again! I weighed and picked up 1kg. So will have to work extra hard to drop that 1kg again.
 
Hi Mands, How are you going? Don't stress too much if you are having trouble. We make many mistakes before we learn to change our habits. It's taken us a life-time to form them so it's very hard to change something that's entrenched. I hope you are feeling good about yourself. You are worthy of love & kindness & I'm sending you a big hug and lots of support (no butt kicks), xoxo Cate
 
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