Cohen's Lifestyle My weight loss diary by Dianne A

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Hello all,

Well I was very naughty christmas eve and christmas day, oh well it's done now and I don't regret it.

I'm back on track today and am having some left over prawns with salad for lunch yummy. I have my sister's birthday today and I will have to resist the cakes and nibbles again but after yesterday I think i'll be right I think I ate enough for a year's worth of treats. lol well not really.

I hope everyone had a wonderful day and if you deviated, well your only human, don't feel bad, just start anew today.

Talk to you all soon
Dianne
 
Hey there everyone

Well the next dilema that I have is that my battery in my scales has gone flat so last night I had to guess my food weight and same with breakfast but hubby has gone to get me 2 battery's so I have a spare.

I have lost most of the weight I gained from the days I deviated which is great, but it has put me back a week cause the days i ate non cohens i gained weight and now it's taking me a few days to lose that weight and they could have been days i lost weight, darnn it well it'd done now, must remember this for next time..

I think I want all the exttra yummy exxxxtra naughty stuff cause I know that I am not allowed it.. I hope that when I have done refeed and knowing that I'm allowed stuff within moderation will make it easier for me. well lets hope anyway. I'm good at avoiding the dinner's but it's the cakes and nibbles that stuff me up.

Anyway that's it for me today I might try and post some more photo's soon, maybe i'll do it when i hit the 75kilo mark that will be good motivation for me.

cya all for now
skinny thoughts people. lol dianne
 
Hello all

Well I'm really struggling at the moment to get back on track, I thought it was going to be alot easier than this, but everywhere I go there is an option to deviate, I'm really dissapointed in my self and call upon all you cohenites out there to help me get back on track, I know that the temptation is going to be high tonight, even though I had my game plan all organised, no alcohol, stay away from the treats but seeing my track record the last week I think I'll give in.
I need help, My new years resolution is to finish what i've started, thats my eating plan, I'm going to do this even if it kills me.
Does anyone know what happens if you go over your contract time at the clinic, mine was only 6 months to lose 40 kilo's, cause i wanted to get down to 58 kilo's, thats like 20 kilo's away and have like just over 2 months to do it. gee's I'm not sure if thats at all even possible, Will they make me pay again. And does anyone know when they reopen in the brisbane clinic.
Originally she told me that it would only take me 3 months. I feel like I have failed and each day I have self sabotaging thoughts go through my head.

Please help me to get though this, I know I can do this but sometime the will power is a little low.

Happy new year to all.
Dianne
 
Hi Di -

I know that tonight is going to be hard - I even rethought going to a party and have probably hurt the hosts feelings but am now going to a small dinner at another friends. I feel awful but everyone who will be at dinner will support me..........whereas the party I wouldn't know lots of them

Make sure the people around you are supportive and know in advance whether you are deviating or not....

I can't speak for Sue but when I joined (and my contract is for 6 months) she said that as long as I was committed so was she and there wouldn't be further fees if I needed a bit longer...You may find it better to concentrate on one week at a time - although having said that I can't wait for the time to pass......
By the way Sue reopens on 8 January
If you are feeling low check into the forum or if you know how maybe we can set up a time to go into the chat room (I've never done that before).
 
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Hi Di,
Sorry to read that you are having a tough time. You are so inspirational to me. Goodness - you have lost over 30kg! That is awesome!!! I know you can get back on track. Somehow you need to refocus. Maybe to show newbies like me how to do it.:)

In regards the cost to go over 6 months - I have recently joined in Melbourne, so it may be different, but my contract says extra months are at the clinic's discretion, but in an email I got, they said it would be a maximum of $40 a month. You can still get your refeeding when you are ready, even if you don't pay for the extra month(s) of support. Hope that helps.

You can do it Di. Go girl!!!!

:)
Lily/Pumpkins
 
:) chin up Di, you can do it. Decide before you go whether to deviate or not, then stick with it. If you decide not to, take a bottle of soft drink, water, whatever, and fruit and crackers left from todays allowance. Tell your partner what your decision is and ask for his support. If you do decide 'to hell with it', enjoy, and remember tomorrow is a whole new day and new year. Please don't beat yourself up about it.

:eek: How can you think that you are a failure when you have had so much success. Even if it takes you a little longer, you are still better off than you were last month, last year, whenever.

Don't stress about your contract now when you can't do anything about it. Put that aside and who knows where you'll be by the end of Feb, every month is a surprise as to how much closer we are to our goals. I am sure our consultants are ready for an influx of OMG I deviated when they reopen and have plenty of advice and support ready.

Go get those before and after shots out, remember how awesome the changes were. You are still that person. Good luck with your decision, no matter what it is.
Lauren
 
Hello everyone

Thank you all for your support , it means the world to me.

I think i'll ring sue and just ask her about the fact it may take me longer that 10 weeks to lose another 20 kilo's. hmmmm Well I'm on track today, i packed my yogurt to have for breaky while everyone else had toast and bacon and eggs... didn't bother me, but the meals never do it's the nibbles. Just had my cheese and salad lunch with my crackers, and was so hungry afterwards but it's since past. which is good. I'm going to have chicken for dinner yummo and then my fruit for dessert I know I can do this and I am going to finish this eating plan very soon no more deviations ever.

My birthday is coming up in February 7weeks away and i'm hoping to lose about 12 kilos by then, is that unrealistic.... does anyone know if your weight loss speeds up if you do excercise. hmm very interested, plus i start belly dancing again in a few weeks which should be good for toning those wobbly bits which are becoming my wobbly now i have lost more weight, i really hope this skin shrinks cause i don't want to look like a deflated balloon.

Well thank you all again and i will be calling on you all for more support I think it gets harder as you lose more weight, more people try to sabatoge you and say horrible things like you will look gross at that goal weight your been unrealistic.
anyway enough babble for now thank you again for all your supportive words it really helped me pick myself up off ground and start again, today is a whole new day and the start to a new year, what else can I say except for I can I will and I am. thank you all again.
Dianne

P.s as soon as i hit 75 i will post my new photo's then every 5 kilo's after that. that should give me something to strive for little 5 kilo goals
 
Good for you Di - I can't wait to see your next photos -

Sue told me only to do the same amount of exercise I was used to or my blood levels can change and make you hungry.............

I agree that others will try and make you feel as though you have lost too much - I have had the same thing where they say "What and you think you can keep this up for 4-5 months & what would it hurt if you had a different meal and my favourite - you should be able to eat as many vegetables as you like....." Luckily I have a friend (she is skinny, and hasn't had to deal with the same issues as me)who is very supportive and proud of what I am doing - as is hubby who is standing reading this as I type...

My hubby is a fitness guru - he has always been and will never be anything but fit - He has read all through the material and probably knows it better than me - and when you look at the facts of the programme he agrees that while on the program you shouldn't start new fitness routines BUT when we finish that is a whole other story........Most of the people who knock this programme know little of the details. What do they think we were better off to keep going the way we were?????

I don't tend to tell people how much I have to loose or my goal weight - as you know mine is 48 kgs and to most people this is seriously tiny, but when 12 year olds are often taller than you - it isn't.

Just know that we are all in this together and that at the end of the day we are the ones improving ourselves and unfortunately people cannot always be happy for the success of others.

Are your friends supportive??
Sorry for the rant.
 
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Hi Di,
Great to see you got back on track - well done.
What a motivation - your birthday. Imagine how you will look/feel by then if you keep it up. Go girl!

:)
Lily/Pumpkins
 
Good morning everyone

Well it's Wednesday morning and I have had my yummy breaky of yogurt and fanta zero, i really look forward to it, strange huh.
Well The scales moved this morning, down not up yeahhhhhh. so as of today I am 76.8 kilo's wahoooooo.

Well just thought i'd share that with you all. Oh my next blood test is coming up on the 10th and the clinic opens on the 8th so I think I'll just let her know then that I went off the rails over xmas/newyears. I hope she understands that I am only human but am dedicated again and am not going to deviate again. I think it is easy not to deviate as then you don't have to get back on the wagon again which is so hard but I'm onto day 3 of been super good and have the rewards to show for it..

I'll talk to you all again when I hit my 75 kilo mark and I'll post some more pics too.

Talk soon di
 
Hello all

Feeling really flat today, didn't get much sleep, the baby was really unsettled .
I'm hoping this ongoing lack of sleep isn't effecting my weightloss.
It probably is knowing my luck anyway i'm going to go cya all later

Dianne
 
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Hi Dianne,

It's hard when your sleep deprived and husband is insensitive to your needs. My policy when my children where smaller and is still now when i need to "Sleep when they sleep" and remember "Happy Mum, Happy Baby". I also have found that when I need a sleep and haven't that's when i do the most damage to my diet. Nothing i put in my mouth satisfies and coffee becomes my drug of choice, need i say more. I find all i need sometimes is 30mins and i back on track and ready to tackle things. Hope this helps, keep going, you have come so far, its tooo far into the game to give up now.
 
Hi Di
That's good advice from Lost4eva I have had a few full on days with visitors and their kids late nights............and so on, so I went to sleep on the couch today while the kids watched tv, 30 minutes and then they woke me, but I am feeling better for it now.
I also put on the majority of my weight when my kids where babies due to the night feeds,nappy changes, illnesses the list goes on.......and i lived on tea and biscuits during the day because it was easy and that was the start of my sugar cravings and bad eating patterns.
So don't lose heart you have done so well I can't wait till I have acheived what you have.
And husband's can be a real pain at times don't let it get to you we have all been their before. All the best. Sam
 
Di,
Those sleepless nights, with a crying baby are so hard. I feel for you.
I hope you manage to get yourself some decent sleep - as everything will seem so much better when you have (even that hubby:D )
Its a great thing, having this forum to vent your feelings - I hope it helped.
Come back soon, and tell us how you are doing.
Hope things are looking up for you and that your baby daughter is okay.

Lily
 
Hello

Thanks again for the support, today has been less than good,Today I have blown my diet and feel even worse, comfort eating is the worst. and even though i have blown it and know that it is bad I still wish i had ice cream, i'm shocking, well hopefully tonight will be alot better. and we all get more sleep.
fingers crossed.
Tomorrow will be better. and i'll be back on track.
cya all di
 
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Good morning Di

Today is a new day with a new beginning. Put yesterday behind you and focus on what is ahead. You are doing so well and remember how far you have come. I know it's easy to say but don't let it get you down. You sound like you could do with a break even for a few hours to do something for yourself. Is there someone who could look after Madi for a couple of hours for you? Maybe hubby could do this this weekend and you have a break from being on call for 24 hour mum duties. You need to do something for yourself, maybe even just to have time to have a relaxing bath and pamper yourself. ;)

With babies you need to have 4 eyes in your head. They move so fast and there is always something that can become a danger so quickly. We all try to protect our children but sometimes things happen. It's easy to blame someone else but we all learn from these experiences.

Hope today is a good one for you and your family. :D
 
Hi Di,

Keep hanging on. I would love to see some pic before and where you are now. I think just posting them for all of us to see would help you with the motivation to keep going.
I found this little exercise call "The Power of Perspective" that helps with motivation, so i hope that it could help you. The bits in italics is what i have written for myself.
 
Hey there everyone

Thanks again for the kind thoughts and suggestion. had a good night last bubs only woke the once. yeah and it was just a quick rub that she wanted.
so i got losts of sleep. yeah yeah

Today i am feeling alot better. dreading my blood test and telling sue what i weigh, but i have lost weight this month so thats gotto be a good thing. was hoping to have lost alot more than i have but am back on track now...

anyway thanks again for your support it is always needed and always wanted, thank you again,

dianne

i'll post pics at 75 kilos
cheers
 
Good News.

Dianne

I'm wrapt to hear that you had a better day. We all voiced our concern for you after you left the chat yesterday.

We're still on the chat if you're still here!

Thinking of you !
 
Hi Di,

I can totally relate to what you have been going through, tis the same in this house. I think sleep deprivation is a form of torture and it is so hard to stay focused when you are tired and all you want to do is to "comfort" yourself. I have been really off and on the last couple of days too. Lets hold each others hands and get through it. You can do it, you have proven it with your fantastic weight loss. Lets figure out ways to get through it without going off the rails. If my eldest is anything to go by, the torture isnt about to stop soon as he is 4 and still gets up at night sometimes...:rolleyes:

Take care of you, heres to a new day tomorrow and a good sleep tonight!!!

Kim
 
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