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Hi Everyone

Another great weight loss this week. 1.7k. Thats much better! Wish it was always that much.

Its been a pretty quiet week this week. Its been cold and raining most days her in Lincoln. I have managed to walk three times though. Its good to get out in the fresh air.

Some of my friends have given me their old clothes so at the moment my spare room looks like a clothes shop. I have clothes of all sizes. I just hope that I get the chance to wear some of them as I seem to be going through the sizes quickly. A few items that I have purchased in the last weeks are so lovely, I want to wear forever, but know that its only a matter of time, till I have to pass them onto someone else.

My sister lost 2.2k last week which was massive. She doesnt know why, but gratefully accepts it. She continues to beat me, but its all good. I am thrilled for her.

Anyway, back to work. Have a great week.

Vicky
 
Hi Vicky,
Sorry I missed your post, you were pushed down the thread as lots of people posting at the moment (which is always a good thing)
Excellent weight loss and it sounds like your sister is doing great too. I find that some clothes you only manage to wear once or twice before you shrink out of them so it is great for you that your friends are supplying you with a variety of sizes and once you get lower and into smaller sizes you won't miss the things you love now as the new clothes you can buy when smaller will be just as gorgeous.
Take care
Beck
 
Hi Vicky, I was just wondering how you are going. Hope all is well with you & you are continuing to slip down a little in size. Take care, Cate
 
Hi Everyone

Last weeks weight loss was only 900 grams. Whats with that? I felt really frustrated. My week ended yesterday, but I jumped on the scales this morning and have lost another 500 grams, and am spot on the 20 kilo loss mark. I have actually taken off an extra 1.9kilo (which I put on while I was on holiday for four days), so all up I guess I have lost 21.9 kilo's.

I cant believe that in 13 weeks I have lost that much weight. It seems to go slow, but when I look back its not that long ago that I was 125.8k. I put on my new work pants this morning (only worn 4 or 5 times) and I think they are almost ready to be given away. Which is good and bad.

My confidence is lifting. I haven't been in a relationship for years. Have not felt attractive being so big. Too much competition at the pubs with all the skinny beautiful people, but am starting to get interested now.

There is a guy that I could like, and now feel like he is starting to take notice of me. We have been friends for years. I would be nice if something could happen.

Cohens has definately changed my life. Already! I am still enchanted with the whole process. Usually around this time I am starting to tire of the whole procedure, but am totally in the zone.

My sister whispered in my ear yesterday that she is in a size 12 adidas sweat pant. She looks gorgeous and she is totally keeping me inspired. She drops big weight, where I plod along, but we are still 20 kilo apart. Strange. She said that Friday she was so busy that she forgot lunch. It was the first time it happened and she put on 100 grams. Then Sunday she lost 900 grams. Bam!

She doesn't recommend it though, but interesting. She said maybe her body needed a shake up. Can you imangine losing 900g in one day?

A special hi to Cate and Beck for leaving great messages on my board and of thinking of me. I will have to jump over to your boards and return the favour. Seems like I only ever have enough time to quickly write in mine before work requires my attention.

Have a great week everyone!

Vicky
 
Hi Vicky, A big hi to you too!! About the sister thing- my younger sister(now my only sister) is so thin if she turns sideways she disappears. She has never been over-weight & usually has to shop in the children's wear section. Absolutely sickening but.......There's a down side to that as her tastes in fashion (& men) tend more towards wild rather than child! Do you think she's happy with how she looks? Not really.
When you start to feel sexy again & feel good about yourself you'll be beating them off with a stick! You are going great guns. Keep up the good work. It's good to lose slower even though it can feel frustrating as it's good to adjust to each size & really acknowledge the phases & sizes as you pass through them, xo Cate
PS It's not really slow when you compare the loss on this program to any other program/diet that you have ever tried!
 
Hi Vicky,
You'll probably find that whoever he is has always been attracted to you but possibly your self doubt has pushed him away and now that you are feeling more secure in yourself he will feel that the green light in on and he might be more inclined to make a move. I hope so for you anyway and I hope he is all you imagine him to be.
20kgs...excellent. We have lost the same amount of weight so far. I find that often by the time I wear a pair of pants 2 or 3 times they are getting too big and I need to go down to the next size but I am lucky (or maybe not because I should not have put the weight back on) because I have numerous sizes in my wardrobe from my last journey and I just move down to the next size.
Take care
Beck
 
Hi Everyone

Well another week down. Last week weight loss was 1.5k which was a lot better than the week before.

Last week I struggled. I think that hitting the three month mark has made me crave food again. Its weird. I have not deviated at all but last week I was thinking about food constantly. I think if I had of had food in the house I may have been tempted. Lucky its only Cohen food in the house.

This is usually the time where I start to stray from any diet that I am on. I as so gratefull that my sister is doing it also, as she is so supportive and for her (and I) stopping is not an issue. I still have around six months to go. Which is very daunting. My only salvation is that Thailand is coming in October and I will not be on Cohens while I am away. I think that when I get back I will be hanging for good food and to start all over again.

I am really worried about how much weight I will put on in 16 days. But I dont want to go and not try all the different cuisine. Its a once in a lifetime trip and I want to experience all of it.

If I dont think of the six months to go, the days are easy enough to get through.

I am totally sick of water! Enough already!!! And enough of going to the loo!!!

I guess because its winter and its my sisters and nieces birthdays coming up, and being such a social eater, I am really feeling anti social. My sister doesnt want to celebrate her birthday on Wednesday. She says what the point when you cant eat at your own party.

Anyway enough whinging. I will be gratefull that I am losing weight, I am healthy and clothes look a lot nicer on me.

Till next week, stay inspired.

Vicky
 
Hi Vicky,
Good to hear from you. I have had a few weeks where I could think of nothing but food and I managed (with great difficulty) to get through them. At the end of the week of cravings I found I had lost 2kgs so stick with it. You could be in for a good weight loss week. Also try mixing your food up. It could just be that (if you're anything like me) you might be getting stuck in a rut and eating the same foods. Go and buy a really good piece of fillet steak with fresh asparagus and mushrooms or some nice prawns to stirfry or whatever is a big treat for you and cook a really nice Cohens feast. Also remember how terrific you are going to look in Thailand in your new swimmers (or whatever you want to picture yourself in). And feel free to come and whinge in here any time you need. I'm sure we will all try to give you whatever support we can.
Take care
Beck
 
Hi Vicky, Beck is right. I often found those craving weeks were the ones where I lost the most. You are allowed to whinge/rave/whatever in your diary. That's what it is for!
Your holiday in Thailand will be so much better and you will feel so much better in yourself for every little kg lost between now & then. When you get back home get straight back on that "bike"(Cohen's 100%) until goal weight & then you will have the skills & knowledge to be slim for the rest of your life.
Nothing tastes as good as slim feels! It is so true.
Sweety, remember, it was less than a week ago that you were enchanted with the whole process of Cohen's. I loved it when you said that. Stay enchanted. You can do this. It's not easy but I'm sure you can do it. Take care, enchanted one, cheers, Cate.
 
hi , i have just recently joined this site and have been on the cohens since january 2008 starting weight at 98kgs , have had many set backs but have lost 29kgs to date, its getting harder as im in country wa and not a lot of support ,i will make goal weight, im glad i found the site :
jenark
 
Hi Jenark, Congratulations on starting Cohen's & for losing 29kgs. That's a great achievement & you should be very proud of yourself. May I suggest that you start a diary & type in it as often as you can. Just start a new thread from Cohen's Lifestyle - Weight Loss Forum from the orange link near the top on the left "New thread" & name it whatever you like but so we know it's your diary & we will come in & offer you support. You can do this, with or without clinic support. It's so worth it!
Cheers for now, Cate.
 
Hi Everyone

Not sure about the last two posts, but welcome Jenark to our little Cohens family.

Only lost 900 grams last week. :banghead: I am totally frustrated with the scales. I have not deviated at all and weigh my foods to the letter and have mixed it up last week too. I am so close to being under the 100's too. UGH!!!!!!!

Frustration Plus!!! I go on holidays in 8 weeks and at this rate I will have hardly moved. The only things that I can think of are not taking vitamins and maybe I have to start exercising. I walk a couple of times a week but maybe will have to look into taking fitness classes. I feel like I need to kick start my metabolism again. I was hoping to be 85k in October and then pushed it to 90k and now it looks like I will be 95k when I go to Phuket. Meanwhile my sister is blaring along. Another 2k loss last week. She does hotel cleaning for a living, so am guessing as she is so much more physical than me, thats why the weight is dropping off her. We used to be around 20k apart now she is 25k lighter than me.

Thanks Cate for the advice on vitamins. Will go and buy some today.

Can anyone suggest a cold lunch that doesn't involve Tuna? I have to go to an all day footy carnival next Sunday and want to take lunch. If I have cheese for lunch I like to nuke it and have it all melted as normally I dont eat cheese.

Well, last week has ended and I must pull up my socks and get on with it. Hopefully the weather will hold and I will try and walk everyday this week and see if that helps.

Think thin, think thin, think thin.

Till next week, take care.

Vicky
 
Hi Vicky,
You poor thing. It can be so frustrating. All you can do is keep doing what you're doing and I'm sure some exercise wouldn't hurt. Just watch that you don't get too hungry.
The only other cold lunch I think of is a chicken salad. I get a bit sick of tuna too as I find either that or cheeese and crackers seem to be my staple lunches.
Take care
Beck
 
Hi Vicky, I sometimes switched my meals around so that I would have a Meal 2 for breakfast & then I could have yoghurt & fruit for lunch as it's so easy to take & eat out. If my weight-loss slowed I sometimes found this helped too. Chicken salad was a big favourite of mine. I slice the chicken breast up & cook quickly in some olive oil spray with some garlic salt, dried coriander,ginger & a dash of balsamic & have either with a salad with lettuce, tomato, spring onion etc or just with some celery & tomato. Soup is great if you have a little thermos suitable for keeping it warm.
Keep heart as .9kg in a week is still good. I know how frustrating it can be but you will get there and you are doing really well. A friend of mine has long plateaus, even on Cohen's, & would be very grateful to lose 900g a week. Her journey has been a long one!Cheers for now, Cate.
 
Hi Everyone!

I didnt get a chance to log on last week. Just as well as I would have been quite annoyed. I lost another 900g. HOWEVER, this last week I lost 1.5k ending yesterday and then I jump on again this morning and I have lost another 400g.

All this makes me now 99.9k

I am so thrilled to finally have made it under the 100k mark. FINALLY!!!

I know it feels like forever, but it was only been just over 4 months and now I have lost 25.9k.

I think my problem and also my sisters is that we started trying out the food in the cookbook and I dont think our bodies adjusted very well. So we have both gone back to our regular menu and bam, the weight is moving again. Stoked!!!

I went out Friday night with friends and didn't drink. Its the first time ever I have gone out clubbing and have not drank. And it wasn't as bad as I thought. The next morning was great. No hangover and no feeling sluggish.

The footy went well last Sunday. I ended up making soup and keeping it in a thermos. It was hot enought at lunch. It was funny not to eat at a carnival. The old days would have seen me graze through the day as it can be boring waiting for our games to come up. We got there at 8.00am and left at 5.00pm with an hour drive each way. It was a very long day. I felt like i should have lost weight just by not eating everything. My sister and mum ate the whole day and I was surprised by how much it didn't bother me. There were a few times when I would have liked to indulge (hot donuts...its the smell) but kept strong and am now under the 100k. Thank God! I was starting to think I would never get under it.

I still have a long way to go, but I am in it for the long haul. I go to Phuket in October and it will be nice to eat different things while away. I keep thinking of all the things to eat, but I bet I pretty much stick to cohens food, just wont be weighing it.

One of the Cohens girls in Lincoln weighed over 145k before Xmas. She is early 20's I think and is now her goal weight and done her refeed. I see in our newspaper that she is going in Miss Tunerama Quest. I hope she wins. She comes to our meetings and is an inspiration. I bet she thought she would never be able to do something like that.

Anyway, back to work I guess. Until next time, have a great week everyone. Special shout out to Cate and Beck. :seeya:

Vicky
 
I heard that! I was about to scoot off to watch tv but couldn't resist checking out your diary. B....y fantastic that you are under 100kgs sweets. Congratulations!!!!!!!!!!
I'll come back here tomorrow & post again in more detail. Good for you Vicky. You're doing well, cheers, Cate
 
Hi Vicky. I just read my last post and hey, better late than never! I hope you are still boot-scooting along and still in the zone. I'm reading posts and forums all over the place tonight as my LH is away for the night. I'm not used to being on my own. There's no-one about (again!) and I feel like I'm chatting away to myself(again) so might try to get an early night(for me). Hope to hear from you soon. Take care, Cate.
 
Hi Everyone

Well its been ages since I have had a change to come to the forum and say hello. I was off work last week and with so much to do this week catching up, its the first time this week that I can pop in quickly.

I am down to 97.2k as of yesterday. Moving along. Everyone says they have noticed again how much thinner I am looking, ever since I got under 100k.

One of the cohens consultants rang me Wednesday evening and said that I had had two borderline deviations for my blood tests. I couldn't believe it. I am so strict with myself and weigh everything and have not deviated at all. We talked about it and worked out that I was eating too much cheese. I was having it nearly everyday as its only recommended that its eaten 3 times a week. I seemed to be losing weight on it to. And I was also using mixed herbs and she said not to as it has too many starches in them. I guess that must be what it was. So I am back to egg in the morning. Hopefully I continue to loose weight. I was dropping good numbers with the cheese and its so yummy.

My sister is cruising along and I am jealous of her being near the end. She is buying and wearing size 12 now, with a couple of 10's thrown in if they are a bigger make. Lucky her. I am down to an 18 and pretty happy with that. I will be even happier when I hit the 16's as they seem to have so many more choices in clothes. Especially being in the country, I am limited in what I can buy. It will be nice not to have to go between the little and big section. I dont know how I would have coped this year. The stores over here have bought in their summer ranges and it seems like 2 isles of bigger clothes and 50 million of teeny clothes. So glad it wont be an issue this summer.

On another positive note my other sister who had the gastric banding is also motivated to lose weight. She stopped for a while and was eating junk food too much and just maintaining her weight. She is eating a couple of the cohens meals as she cant eat very much, but its funny how she can eat bags of chips. She says they just melt and dont make her full.

Its funny getting used to this new body. Its fun to shave the legs now. Doesn't take so long :)

I am still single but have been going out to the pubs a bit. Easing myself into it. I haven't been in years and am out of practice but am having fun re-introducing myself to all the new people out and about.

I am off to Thailand in less than a month. I cant wait. I am not dieting while away, which will be naughty, but I will get back into it the day I get back. I wont be silly, but so want and need to enjoy myself.

I must go, have loads to do. Have a great weekend everyone and I will pop in on Monday to check out everyone elses journeys. Need to keep inspired.

Take Care

Vicky
 
you are great

thats great, 97.2kg's cant wait until i get under the 100kg mark myself, its been a few years...

i watched my mum shrink before my eyes i was so excited for her and myself, but all i have done to date is self sabotage its criminal i couldnt sleep for thinking i was finally going to be thin, i couldn't save my money fast enough yet here iam... but we will complete our plans and be thin, confident and oh so HOT to trot .....

Well i am glad your cohens advisor called you and let you know. I will take rellio and cates advice and try not to eat my meals the same way or with the same things, I will try and mix it up a bit more...

Are you on the forum alone or is your sister here too?

You have come so far, almost 30kg that is B#%*dy brilliant. You keep going.. I think if some people are only just noticing your slimming down they are blind, very blind.....

take Care and be proud
hope to see a posting soon
Chelle
 
Hi Everyone.

Its been ages since I have been on the forum. Just updated my weight and while not as low as I would like to be, am still on the diet and still battling along.

I have been on my trip and ate everything!!! And i mean everything. The food was so good and so fresh that we made pigs of ourselves. It was so good not to be on the diet for three weeks. Thailand is beautiful and so different from what I have known. I definately want to go back again. Those all you can eat buffets were so good. The desire to eat everything is still with me unfortunately. I thought I wouldn't be able to eat much, buts amazing how quickly my stomach grew. Although, i must admit that by the end of the trip I was feeling so guilty and over food that it was a good thing that Cohens was waiting for me at home. The last day I only had a peice of toast for breakfast as the tummy was so full it was sad.

I put on 6.5kilo in three weeks. Which wasn't so bad considering how much I did eat and the alcohol I consumed. I am very happy to report that in the first week back I lost 5.5k and the second week lost the final kilo, so am back where I started. Actually I am 400 grams less than I was.

I felt huge though. Only now am I starting to feel a bit better and more confident. Was wearing my bit bigger clothes, but am now switching back to my 16's.

I have not deviated since starting back on the diet two weeks ago Sunday. Its so much harder than last time. The novelty has worn off and I guess because the weather is warming up I am so anti social now. Everyone is going out for dinners and things and I want to eat, but know that I still have so much further to go. I am going to eat Xmas day though. I have to have something to look forward to. Its so tough this time around.

My sister is really struggling. She has 12 kilos to refeed, but is hating every moment of it. She still has 3 kilo of holiday weight to go, but is finding it slow and painful.

I am sad that I have lost the enchantment that I used to have with it. The weight is slow to go and these days I average about a kilo a week, which for this kind of extreme diet is not that quick. Everyone said its so fast, but not for me. I am only half way there and its probably going to take me another 6 months.

Still I try not to think about how long its going to take and just take it day by day. For me its the social aspect that I miss. Some people are emotional eaters, I am a social eater.

Anyway, work calls.

Till next time

Vicky
 
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