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Hi All,

I thought I would start a new thread for my Refeed.

I had this lovely feeling this morning that this is the beginning of my future.
The weightloss was shedding so much of the past, and now the past has gone, it is time to look forward.

This feeling as been a long time coming. I have been holding on to all my old, big clothes, not quite convinced that I would never need them again...well, that is entirely up to me isn't it, so as of today, Day 3 of Refeed (sorry, I am not starting this on Day 1, but we have just moved house) I am looking to the future confidently.

Stats: My ReFeed is 19 Days.
Dr's Goal Range is 60 - 63kg.

Day 1

What's new: Increased old Veg and old Protein.
Weight: 62.2kg

Didn't really notice the extra food, it has been such a busy couple of days with moving and unpacking. I have been really happy with being in my Goal Range, it does feel so very good to be here and to have started ReFeed.
I have an awful sinus and chest infection which is wearing me too.

Day 2

What's new: 1 good fruit.
Weight: 62.2kg

What's new: 1 Good Fruit

I totally enjoyed my lychees for dessert. So very good.
Went to the Dr and am on Anti-Biotics. Had a little 15 minute power nap on the sofa while Moon Boy watched telly.

Had all good intentions of getting to the gym for a 7:30 yoga class, but thought it would be totally disrespectful to the class to breath my infection all over them. *Sigh* hopefully next week. Did some stretches at home.

Day 3
What's new: 1 piece of bread, less crispbreads.
Weight: 62.2kg

Woke up to the sound of the rain on our new roof. Sounds divine. Keep thinking about the water tank filling up steadily. Keep thinking about how I will be using this rain water on my future veggie patch, once I get it set up.

The next best thing to the rain was having cheese and tomato on my piece of lightly toasted bread.

Looking up Bokashi Composting on the net.
 
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Hi Shine!!

Yay, you're on refeed! Thats amazing, well done for getting this far!!! It must feel really amazing to get there...

Looking forward to reading your journey through refeed! Has the bread effected you in anyway? feeling bloated or anything?

Will keep checking in to see how you're going...

Kristy xo
 
Hi Lovelies,

thanks for visiting my new diary and thanks for the encouragement!
Refeed feels a bit daunting, yet most enjoyable.

Bread hasn't effected me so far. In fact I feel very satisfied.

Even though I wasn't hungry, I shared a big Pinky Lady apple with Moon Boy mid morning only because I didn't know how I was going to fit 3 serves of fruit in when I didn't have the usual mango and yogurt for breakfast.

All good, would like to see the scales show a little less tomorrow, but not fussed really.

:waving:
 
Hey Shine

What was breaky??? The tomato & cheese on bread? I also have mango and yoghurt every day for breaky - soooo scrumptious!! Yum, I love it. I'll so be sticking with the yoghurt in maintenance land!!!

Glad the bread didn't upset you at all! Must be so exciting just to have some different fruits and not feel like you're deviating haha! Ahh I cant wait until refeed.

Enjoy your day!!
Kristy
 
That's fantastic Shine! I loved hearing about the rain on the roof & your tank filling up. Welcome to your new wonderful life! xo Cate
 
You just reminded me - I FORGOT my fruit for today! And mangoes are back in season - what a waste! It's sitting at home and my tummy is rumbling here. Never mind. I was just salivating at the large, pink lady apple you were talking about...
 
Day 3 Continued:

I swear I wrote this last night, not sure where it went!
Had fresh tuna from the market for dinner with stir fry.
Had mango for dessert.

Dinner was really late, because after Moon Boy went to bed, I felt like planting all my succulent clippings from the old house. I bought basic terra cotta pots, potting mix for cacti, moisture lock stuff and white pebbles. I had so much fun making my plants feel at home like we are! I can see them from the kitchen window, imagining them growing new roots, like we are, as time goes by for us in our new house in the hills.

Day 4

Up on old protein and veg.
Weight: 71.9kg (!!)

Breaky was Over Easy Egg on Toast with tomato, mushroom and spinach.
Lunch was a chicken, mango salad with basamic and mayo dressing.
Had an apple for a mid morning snack, with a crisp bread.

Dinner, a crispbread, 1liter of water and a fruit to go... thinking steak and stirfry.
The boys can have garlic buttery beans and carrots with their meat.

I think I have been stressing out! I guess being sick (feeling much better today, still a way to go though), plus moving, plus all this stuff going on in my head that I thought was excitement might have crossed the line. My jaw is so tight and sore, I think I have been clenching in my sleep. I feel like having a mouth massage...is there such a thing?

Also, I got really cranky with Moon Boy today. He's two, he's good at being two in so many ways *wink*, he is a good kid, my fuse was short today (fancy, it was right on lunch time and we were still in traffic) and I needed him to listen, I needed him to stop throwing food on the floor of the car, and I needed him to stop hurting his friends (which is a daily thing at the moment). I blasted him, didn't make me feel better, didn't make him feel good either. Doubt it will make a difference. Wish I could take it back. I watch my words with him, hardly ever raise my voice, but I guess it is not too bad for him to be aware of other peoples feelings, and today Mama was over it. :rant:

(Edited to add weight and coloured headings.)
 
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Hiya Shine

I hope you mean 61.9 - not 71.9!!!!!

Your meals sound really good! mmm the breakfast! yumbo.

Sorry, I can't write more at the moment, but I hope your jaw clenching stops!! Does not sound nice. And sorry to hear about the incident with MB :(

ciao for now!
 
Day 5

Weight: 62.1kg

I feel so full. A bit uncomfortable actually, just from the extra protein, veg and fruit. I skipped the 2 crispbreads but had the 3 fruit.

I WENT TO THE GYM TODAY!!!!

It was SO GOOD.

I felt awesome, enjoyed the class, will be back. It was called Body Balance. I may be sore in my core tomorrow. It will be that awesome awesome good sore that a workout gives. Bring it on. I think the class gave me a glow as well, cannot remember the last time I had a good sweat.

*happy dance*

:coolgleamA:
 
Thanks for dancing with me Cate!

Day 5

Weight: 61.8kg
New Food: extra new fruit

Cheese and Tomato under the grill on toast again today. With 4 pieces of fruit on offer today, I squeezed an orange and had half a glass of juice with breaky. Oh yeah, made my day!

I was out most of the day, didn't get home for lunch until 3, so after my OJ at breaky, had blueberries for morning tea, an apple at what should have been lunch and then ate as soon as I got home (minced beef with spinach, mushroom, capsicum, curry powder and a dash of balsamic), dinner just now, (chicken, mushrooms and zucchini crumbed and pan fried, served with a squeeze of mayo).

Got a hair cut this morning, feels good to have fresh hair. I am growing it long, hopefully to my shoulder blades, it is about 4 inches off now, maybe a little more with the cut, but it feels so much healthier.

Looking forward to the next gym visit! I think it is time to treat myself to a massage too.
 
Hey there Shine!

Refeed sounds so exciting! I'm only 4kgs off, cant wait!

Really good idea with the OJ, would be so refreshing. 4 pieces of fruit is huge!

You sound like you're doing really well. Does it seem to get quite a bit complicated towards the end???? Keep it up :D wont be long until you're in maintenance landdd!!

Have a great weekend!!
 
Hey Kris and Cate,

Thanks again for visiting and supporting!

Kris, it did feel complicated to start, and yeah, it changes every day, but it more exciting than anything else, and not half as complicated as starting Cohens! Remember that?!! hehehe

Day 5

Weight: 62.5kg ~ this scared me, and then I had a couple of major BMs, so all should be back on track tomorrow.

Nothing exciting added today.

Have had a really active, but fun day, and now I am tired and hungry, but know why.

We went to the Christmas Tree Farm in the morning to pick a tree. It was fun, running and walking through the mini forest of Christmas trees, all trimmed into shape. Moon Boy and I found Santa at one point, and after plenty of "How about this tree? Nah, how about this one?" hubby got the saw to one and we waited for the tractor to come and get us. So, yeah, lots of walking. Then home for lunch HAMBERGERS!! My version was with one slice of bread cut in half, beef mince and onion patties w a touch of curry and seasoning, salad and mayo. The boys had cheese and tomato sauce added to theirs and skipped the mayo.

Dinner will be chicken and mango salad, with the remaining mango portion I didn't have for breaky with my yoghurt. Other fruits have been a Pink Lady apple, some blackberries and I will enjoy some lychees for dessert! A snack in the way back from getting the tree was some rice biscuits.

Feeling groovy, looking forward to something new in the next few days ~ a new protein, new veg or some milk please!!! I am dying for a Skinny Weak Latte.
 
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Don't get scared of the numbers, Shine. You're doing all the right things, so your body will look after itself. The weight goes all over the place during the month for all sorts of reasons, but the main thing is if you are sticking to plan, it will all happen the way it is supposed to!
 
Thanks for the reassurance Niyah, I think I am feeling a little nervous about gaining a kg during refeed, because this means going back 2 days to see if it happens again.

Tomorrow ~ 2 slices of bread! I am thinking about a tuna and salad sandwich...yummo....mmmm, or toasted cheese, tomato..... we'll see where the mood takes me....then again knowing me, I will spread it out over the day.

Who would have thunk that I would ever get so excited about the possibility of a sanga.

:waving:
 
Hi Shine- It is funny but re-feed is exciting! I had to go back 2 days on about day 12 I think but then sailed through until the end without gaining again. Cheers for now, Cate
 
Hey Shine

How's things going? I hope you're not feeling too cut up about the little gain - as Niyah said, you're doing all of the right things :)

So was it a tuna & salad sandwich or toasted tomato and cheese? mmm sounds good!! hahah who would have thought we would ever get so excited about a sandwich...so true!

Keep up the great work!!
 
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