This is MY choice!

decisionmaker

decisionmaker

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Hi everyone! I've been on Cohen's for almost five weeks and I'm 11.4kg down, which has left me reeling!

I'm a young (25) English teacher in Perth, and I started Cohens because my Head of Department lost a massive amount of weight and has managed to keep it off for a whole year. She looks incredible and began running - which is something that I have always wanted to experience. I've heard people talk about the experience of running, and I'm desperate to one day see what that feels like.

I love food - both cooking, hosting and eating - and I have developed some horrific habits over the last five years or so. I'm definitely missing all of the insane curries I used to cook (curry powder just doesn't cut it)... and I think my partner is too!

I've called myself 'DECISIONMAKER' because my overall goal is to realise that I control the food I eat, and that everythying I do is my decision. Food DOES NOT control me. I have made the decision to healthier and happier.

I'm 6 ft tall and I feel like my huge curly hair sticking out above the crowd is enough to make me feel conspicuous, without being obese as well. When I started, I weighed 105.1kg. My measurements were:
Arm: 33cm
Bust: 104
Waist: 91
Hips: 125
Thigh: 74

I will measure myself tomorrow and update you then. YAY! Exciting!


My goals will be difficult to meet, but I know that if I stick to it and remained focused on the fact that it is my decision, I can make it.

My goals at the moment are:

Goal 1: Lose 10% of my body weight *DONE! Jan 7*

Goal 2: Lose 15kg by the time work returns (Feb 2)

Goal 3: Lose 18kg by my birthday (Feb 24)

Goal 4: Lose 25kg for trip to Melbourne (April 10)

Goal 5: GOAL WEIGHT by trip to Adelaide (July 2)

Goal 6: Remain within 2kg of goal weight for Dunc's birthday (August 17)



Thanks to all of the people who have given me inspiration on this forum - we can do it!
x J
 
week 5

wow - yesterday my WII Fit said I lost 1.1kg, and today another 0.4! It's been a good week. I know that weighing yourself everyday is risky... but I'm interested in watching my cycles of up nd down too...

MEASUREMENTS:
arm: 31cm
bust: 94
Waist: 77
Hips: 117
Thigh: 67

so in five weeks, that is a total loss of 41cm!!!
I'm one of those insane pear-shaped people - I've been known to be a size 12 ontop and an 18-20 on bottom.

The biggest losses (no surprises for me!) are my boobs (10cm) and my waist (14cm!!). I'm starting to feel really good about myself, and people are really noticing, which is so awesome!

Wow, there sure are a lot of exclamation marks in this post... I must be happy!
 
Wow your doing so well! I wish you all the best of luck on your journey

Oh yeh I do the weigh myself everyday thing to. I like seeing the number going down even if its just 100grams a day :)
 
Well well well... you did it!! Started your own diary, I am so happy to read I am not the only one that weighs themself everyday but I find it keeps me motivated. The more progress I see the easier it seems!
Wii fit, hey?? Whats it like?? I am keen to get one but my pockets aren't that deep at the moment.
You are doing so well,keep it up!:cool:
 
Thanks so much wannabesexee! I understand about the wii-fit $ issue - Luckily I have myself a man who doesn't really have that problem and really wanted a wii. :) It's really inspirational, and we got ours second-hand, so it might be worth keeping an eye out.

MY WEEKEND

I've had a pretty rough weekend... food-wise. Saturday was the first day in weeks that I have been hungry... mmm hungry, so hungry. Back to the times when I was counting minutes between meals. It was tough, but I made it with no mistakes. I feel that it was a bit of a psuchological set-back though.

Sunday (today) was bad. I skipped breakfast to go to the beach and didn't end up eating until 1pm. I went out with some friends and had some INCREDIBLY GOOD baked beans, spinach, a poached egg and a rasher of bacon. I then did the worst thing possible, which is to tell myself that I'd already stuffed up, so might as well make the most of it. I came home, grabbed my laptop and went to do some work at my local coffee shop. Instead of the long black I've been ordering the last 5 weeks, I went for my pre-cohens staple of a soy latte and a banana caramel muffin. I had the full muffin and only about a quarter of the soy coffee... it made me feel really gross, which is quite a nice breakthrough, actually.

Everything else for the rest of the day was to plan, and I had a really good dinner, which is something at least. I don't really understand how much damage a slip-up like that can do, but I don't expect to lose any more weight for the next few days. I hate the guilt that goes along with things like this, but I suppose as far as a binge goes, a muffin and a quarter of a milky coffee isn't too bad :)

Looking forward to taking control back tomorrow. Hope you all had a great weekend!!!
 
I forgot to add one of the most important things of this dreadful day:

I FORGOT TO TAKE MY MULTIVITAMIN!!!!! IT WAS A DISASTER!!!:reddevil:

I didn't realise that I had forgotten to take it until around 3pm and I was so exhausted. I live up one flight of stairs and needed to rest on the way up! And I had to wash my hair in two installments because I couldn't hold my arms up long enough. INCREDIBLE!!! I didn't realise what an insane amount of difference it would cause.

I sure won't do that again, that's for sure.
 
Like you say it wasnt a crazy ass binge of pizza and beer, so look at it like it could have been worse!! Your back on track and thats the main thing. I am so surprised you noticed what a difference your multivitamin makes to your day, what multivitamin are you taking?? I practically force one down my hubby's throat to make sure he takes it, cause of the amount of work he does I am sure he would notice the difference if he didnt take it even though he is only doing the cohens very loosely.We take Centrum.
Anyway keep up the hard work!!
kc :)
 
My sister is a naturopath (has run her own practice for almost ten years) and had reinforced what the Cohens people told me, which is to take Blackmores Slow release multi. And if you are tired (which I almost always am), you can take another one after lunch. It's a pretty good idea to take calcium and magnesium (blackmores makes a tablet with just those two) because rapid weight loss can lower your bone density and I was getting pretty bad leg cramps around week 2.

I have heard that Centrum isnt the best - yes, it does have lots of different types of vitamins and minerals, but tiny amounts of them. Personally, I'd change to blackmores.

I find that taking those two tablets in the morning (multi and Calcium/magnesium) helps me drink lots of water too. I have a HUGE glass with each, which takes me almost to 1 litre straight away. And then if I have another glass with breakfast, I'm over a litre and well on my way for the day (with lots of pit-stops!)


Lunch is currently on the stove - same as what I had for dinner last night, which surprised me by how nice it was. I went to a friend's place and brought my own, assuming they'd have some balsamic or lemon, but they didn't. So I had diced chicken with asparagus, zucchini, capsicum and red onion. Cook it in a hot frypan with lots of pepper, some dried basil and oregano and a little salt - that's it! It was so yum. I love that this diet is making my taste-buds enjoy simple food now.

Thanks for the support, kc :)
 
I met with my work friend today for a morning coffee - She has only 7kg left to go before she hits her Cohen's target and she looks INCREDIBLE. It doesn't seem that long ago AT ALL since she started. I hope that it won't be too long before people start thinking that about me! hehe.

I told her about my horrible weekend and she asked me if it was maybe PMS - which surprised me, because I was definitely suffering! Has anyone else found that they are especially hungry or susceptible to deviations during 'that time'?

Just tried an interesting dinner... not sure exactly if it was a success... but if i had a lemon, it totally would have been!!! I steamed some chicken breast that was stuffed with coriander stalks, ginger and lemongrass. That was yummy, but then I tried to make a soup with some more ginger, lemongrass and some chillie. I popped in some spring onion and zucchini. It was pretty bland, so I added some salt and a little white vinegar. This is where I wish I had some lemon!!! I made the mistake of adding a teensy bit of sweetener, which was my downfall. Made it totally gross. :puke:So in the end I drained the fluid and just had the veg and the chicken. Turned out ok, but needs a fair bit of tweaking.
 
Strange day today...

Woke up with my man at 6.45, but went back to sleep. I had a horrible nightmare (morningmare?) about being in a concentration camp and having to slaughter thousands of innocent people to save myself... woke up sweating and with a pounding heart...

What's worse is that I woke up at 10.45. INSANITY!!! So that has put my entire day out of whack. grr. I'm only just eating lunch now (4pm) and won't get to dinner until 9!!! Not sure what to do about that though...

Tuesday night is the night that we ride our bikes down to the outdoor-cinema and meet some friends for a picnic and a movie. So now I won't be able to eat my dinner until after the movie starts, and I will have to sit there for two hours beforehand while all my friends eat scrummy picnic food - cheeses, dips, strawberries, cherries, ciabatta, etc. And they will be downing some nice chardy or a rose' or something equally as delicious.

GRR. The last few weeks it has been fine - I have gotten used to eating my meals really slowly so I don't feel like I'm missing out on anytihng. And I bring some mango and pop it in a glass topped with soda water. I can still do that, I suppose.

MAN! Seems my nightmare made me grumpy today. :iagree:
 
So turns out that yesterday was OK after all. I made my mexican beef and wrapped it in lettuce leaves and it was GOOD! I managed to wait until 8.20pm to eat, which was a little early, but still hopefully acceptable.

We went to see Fugitive Pieces at the Somerville open air cinema and it was a really lovely movie. I was worried because I had studied the book in detail when I was completing my Critical Literary Theory in Canada course as part of my degree, and it was one of the most incredible books I have read. Every word is poetic... But the movie was actually really lovely too. All in all, a good night. My man is taking a break from drinking too, which means that we are both drinking soda water while the others are drinking wine, so that makes it even easier. He's a good boy!
 
Glad to hear your evening wasnt spoilt. Your man is a good boy for laying off the drink. My hubby has stopped drinking beer but I have told him I dont mind if he still has scotch and dry. That way I can have the diet dry ginger ale and if anyone asks I can say I am having what he is having!!
Your mexican beef and lettuce leaves sound yummy, I might just have to try that!!
 
That's a good tip with the ginger ale! Thanks for that!

Did well at volleyball last night. I've always been a really sporty gal, and really love playing any ball sports. The last few years, though, I have felt really conspicuous and just not been fit enough to be any good. I've still got my skills, but just can't run around for too long. I am SOOO EXCITED about being able to play netball really well again! Last night was the first time since starting beach volleyball that I did a full-on dive into the sand (I even ended up eating some!) and it was great! :DIt was like a little switch went off inside my brain and I decided that even if I thought there was no way I was going to be able to get the ball, I was going to try like crazy! So much fun.

Our volleyball team is HORRENDOUS (we lost all three games: 9:41; 3:36; 12:32) but it sure is a laugh! I love that I play netball the following night, though, because it's ladie's A grade and we are pretty competitive, as are all teams playing in that devision. It's a great way to let loose and be a bit aggressive ('non-contact-sport' my arse).:smash:

It's really hot - ugh I hate the heat. My Scandinavian blood just can't deal with it!!! I'd love to go for a cruisy bike ride or a walk, but it's just too gross. Give me winter ANY DAY. Mind you, I can't be picky. I love the outdoor cinema, picnics, beach, etc. I just wish it was always 25 degrees. Ha, doesn't everyone.

So according to WII Fit, I'm losing a standard amount of 0.2kg every day. I wish it was a little more... I'm getting impatient, which I know is bad! I'm not even eating all of my crackers or fruit anymore.

I've been bad with water so far today - it's almost 3pm and I've only had around 800mL. Better get onto that! Enough babbling, more drinking! :seeya:

x
 
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Wow!! Sounds like your volleyball team really do suck!! j/k :smilielol5:Sounds like my netball team, we all love to play and some of us are actually very good but there is only like three of us that have played together before. Mind you the season is out at the moment. Too hot up here during summer to play netball! And I know exactly what you mean about the non contact sport! ;)
Nearly broke my ankle last season due to non contact!!

0.2kg a day is good, at least it hasnt just stopped!! Keep at it, you know it will be worth it in the end!
 
Sexeehaha hoho yes we really do suck. :blush5: I wish that they acknowledged how hot it was tonight! Though... haha, I'm sure it's nothing compared to what you'd be battling at the moment!

Diary
So... I played netball and I feel totally and utterly :puke: GROSS. I nearly puked on the way home. It is an effort even to type. :svengo: I ate an apricot and my two crispbreads before the game, but I only managed to get 3/4 of the way through my dinner, as I was running late. I even brought my dinner into the centre and tried to finish it before we had to go on! So... didn't eat all my dinner. I thought that I'd just finish it afterwards, but I felt so totally disgusting that I couldn't even fathom putting anything in my stomach.

Weird... I played a few weeks ago and was ok. This was a much harder team though, and maybe the heat is affecting me? ? ?

UGH. All I know is that I feel %#$@
 
So I woke up today with a sore throat... maybe I'm fighting something off, which is why I felt so dreadful after netball last night.

MEANWHILE - today is my measurement day, and I'm a total of 14kg down!!!!

arm: 30 (-3cm total)
bust: 91 (-13cm total)
Waist: 77 (-14cm total)
Hips: 116 (-9cm total)
Thigh: 66 (-8cm total)

Total loss since start: 47cm!

HELL YEAH!!!!


Breakfast today was so so so so good. I chopped up an apricot and put it in the microwave. it went all sloppy and like jam - soo good! And when I mixed it with cinnamon and my yoghurt, it's like I'm in heaven! Hehehe. Oh, to appreciate the small joys in life :)
 
Well done Joh!!Way to go, such a fantastic loss so far!!
And yummo, your brekky sounds delicious I might have to trek down to the shops to get some apricots!
You cms lost is just awesome, KEEP IT UP, chicky doing so well!!!
:party:
 
:eek:Thanks so much, Sexee!!! It sure is exciting.

I've made it through another week with not even a glimmer of a deviation. Yay! Proud of myself.

TWO BIG ACHIEVEMENTS:
1. Went to the beach, and didn't wear really long shorts. I have never been able to find board shorts that fit me, so I've been wearing thick, below-knee-length navy shorts that take hours to dry. Yesterday, I bought myself some bather bottoms and braved the humiliation. :hurray: I'm so proud of myself! Sure, my legs are still hideous, but that is a HUGE step for me. I haven't done that since I was about fifteen.

2. We had 6 good friends over for poker last night. Even though I kinda told people to try to eat before they came, most didn't. So they ended up ordering pizza from the BEST gourmet pizza place down the road from us. They also got two New Norcia gourmet garlic breads and some fudge brownies. :banghead: They ate that while we started playing, and I nearly died. I sat there and picked little by little at my Beef Chop Suey so that it took as long for me to eat it as for them to finish the food. I then had some mango. Yes, I really feel like I missed out (I can't kid myself), but I didn't touch any of it. And that was SOOOOO HARD.

In other news, I bought myself a coffee plunger and some decaf beans :) I've always paid exorbitant amounts to go out for a long black, so now I'm going to play around and try to do some myself. I'd love to have an espresso machine, but I'm too broke. :nopity:

Anyway, must run. Have got a rehearsal with my quartet in half an hour and I need to find my music. It's like there's only so much organisation that I can deal with, and at the moment it's all getting sucked up by my food prep. ha :eek:
 
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