Cohen's Lifestyle 2nd Time lucky!!!

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Hi all,
Long time, no "see".
Life is so hectic and although i drop in often I don't often get the time or have any news to report so don't post that much. We (my OD and I) have been accepted to go on the YD gymnastics tour to USA in January..YAYYY
Now I have added incentive to get myself moviing and shift this last bit of weight. A long aeroplane trip is always much more comfortable done skinny than fat. Believe me I have tried both options and much prefer the skinny option. We will also be going to Hawaii so I want to be able to wear shorts and things as well.
I want to be doing refeed by the end of November so i now have 11 more weeks to lose 16.5 kilos which is very do-able if i stay motivated and keep myself active. My biggest problem will be that I now need to pick up extra days work to pay for the trip and my job is in accounts which involves sitting on your butt all day long. I'll just need to increase my cups of tea so at least I have to walk back and forwards to the kitchen.
Take care everyone.
Beck
 
Hi Beck, You are doing so well with your hectic schedule. I honestly don't know how you manage it! I just wanted to tell you that I was feeling quite flat & saw a rainbow. This time though it had disappeared by the time I grabbed my camera but it still left me feeling much better. I'm a bit stressed today about something but it has helped put it back into perspective a little. I am so pleased that you and your OD are going too to the US. (Via Hawaii no less-wow!) What better incentive could you get. I'm sure you'll have a wonderful time. They just love Australians in the US. They make you feel like a celebrity! xo Cate
 
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That is great news re: yd..How exciting for you all.
I hope the promise of hawaii's sunshine, beaches and lets not forget the eye candy, see's you through these last few kilo's. what an incentive.
Maybe you could make a dream board, pics of what you want, your goals, your dreams etc.. i made my desktop background my dream board so every time i log on i am reminded of what i want and why i am trying so hard......
You have had an amazing loss.
29.5kg's :party:thats incredible.
You must already feel like a new person, it must be quite a transformation. Goodluck.

Chelle:grouphug:
 
Hi Chelle,
Love the idea of the dream board, but I think I'll give the "eye candy" a miss. Once bitten, twice shy!!
I have had such an energetic weekend. The gymnastics supporters club has organised a series of fundraising events to help reduce the cost of the kids tickets to the US so on Friday we had to set up a full gymnastics competition arena and then take it all down again and pack it away on Sunday night. It was very hard physical work but I am so pleased I have lost so much weight as I had no trouble with the work and kept up with all the others without any trouble. Today I am so sore and I am sure I must have built heaps of muscle!!
The weight loss is still moving along but has slowed a bit. This is more than likely my fault as I eat cheese more than 3 times a week and haven't been obsessing about being super strict. I want to do re-feed at the end of November or early December so I now have about 10 weeks to lose 15.5kgs which is very do-able if I focus and go back to super strict.
I have been a bit flat for the last few weeks but after my super workout weekend my spirits have really lifted. My ex has just informed me that as he quit his job about 6 weeks ago and hasn't found anything else yet (my daughters told me last time they saw him that he said he was going to go back to working for himself again) he only has to pay $20 per child per week in maintenance. Both the girls go to private school and do lots of sports which are quite expensive so I have started looking for a 3rd job to cover the shortfall. I don't care if he pays nothing and would work 24hours a day to support my girls but really can't understand that he thinks so little of them that he would do this. Anyway, he has always focused everything on himself and can't seem to see beyond himself. Its just very bad timing with the overseas trip and Christmas and then both girls birthdays in January, but we will manage and if I continue to let him get to me he will continue to determine the direction my life takes.
Moving right along now, my poor YD has got chicken pox!! She started breaking out in spots on Friday and is totally covered. She even has one on her eye ball!!! Hoping they will be gone before too long as she is going crazy with being stuck in the house. Both my girls are very active and we are usually out more than we are in. Also hoping that my OD and myself don't get it!!
Take care everyone
Beck
 
Hey Bec,

Zinc is a great sup for keeping our skin healthy and skin elasticity. Chromium is good for balancing out your blood sugar levels and controlling your sugar cravings. Magnesium is also another good supplement as its good for muscle function, reduces cramping etc.The Omegas are also important for keeping nails strong, hair shiney/strong etc.
 
Thanks Chanty86,

I'll stock up on them. I am looking a little bit like a burst balloon at the moment. I'm sure my skin will snap back into place as it did last time I completed Cohens but I want to give it every little bit of help I can!!

Take care

Beck
 
Hi Beck, I couldn't remember what vitamins or minerals are meant to help with skin elasticity but know that water really helps. I don't take zinc except in a multi but I have taken Omega 3 for years and a hair skin & nails formula. I'll look it up when I am back on a decent internet speed. I wonder what foods have zinc in them.
You are doing so well with the program and resisting those temptations last week-only 15kg to go! Well done! Hope your daughter isn't suffering too badly. My OS got chicken pox in Grade 7 & he really suffered from a lot of pain. He had them literally everywhere. Thanks for your support in my diary, cheers, Cate.
 
31kgs...

Beck, beck, beck.......

You have done so well, keep up the good work.. ......31kg's ......​
Amazing, if you could see me at this moment, i would be green, very green. I am sure you will coninue to do well, you have lost 1.5kgs in under 10 days. Keep going strong, you are doing something right.

Remember it can take up to a couple of months for your skin to catch up with your weight loss (i was told by the clinic). Zinc and magnesium are a huge help, and maybe try making sure you moisturise occasionally too...

I shall remember the "Burst balloon", :rotflmao:
i can only hope i will reach that stage eventually ....

Sorry to hear about the ex, its amazing how they still cant get the system right. if we could feed, clothe, educate and entertain our children for 20.00 we would all be comfortable. Some work the system successfully , others are crippled by it..

Remember how well you have done and how far you have come, both in your life and your weight loss. You are a great role model for your girls and i am sure they adore and respect you.

Good luck to you and your girls...

May the water and positive thoughts be with you

chelle
 
Hi all,
Thanks for dropping in Cate and Chelle and thanks for your kind words,
I've bought some zinc and have just taken my first one!! Lets hope they help a little bit.
My daughter is on the mend but has been quite miserable (but very good at the same time), however, started vomiting last night just to top it all off..Poor little pet. Today she is feeling a bit better though.
Chelle, You too will look like a burst balloon before you know it!! You are doing great and it sounds like your holiday was amazing.
I would be pleased if we had nothing to do with the "system", but they make that impossible. You can't get any Family Allowance unless you register for Child Support. I would have preferred it if my ex paid no child support but as we have to register he now constantly reminds me that I was the one who "reported" him to the agency and that he thinks that if he doesn't pay what they say I will have him put in jail or something stupid like that. He is very irrational at times and no amount of common sense sinks in to his brain. Wouldn't it be nice if we could support our children for $20 per week. It would take me 3 weeks just to save up for a pair of shoes!!
Have a great day everyone.
Take care
Beck
 
Back on track for my burst Balloon Figure... I hope by the time i post this that your daughter will be on the mend.... Ex Hub sounds a little manic... My YD is trying desperately to remove my modem connection at the mo.. so i better make this a quick one... i hope this week is a better one for you and look forward to your next installment..

How long now before you go away?
Alo ha Hoi Alo Ha Hoi
Chelle
 
Hi all,
Chelle you are so right about the ex. Manic would be a very good description of him. Its quite scary at times and the worst thing is that he is very good at acting normal so very few people see the side of him that we see and so most think he is a really nice guy and we are the B's. Not to worry. The people who are important to me know what he is like.
Well, my YD is fully recovered from her chicken pox and, guess what?? my OD woke up yesterday with spots. Yes, you guessed it, she now has chicken pox. Much better this week than next week as when they get back to school next week they have their school certificate trials so hopefully she will be fully recovered by then.
We have just had the most fantastic weekend away camping. There is a big Christian music and arts festival on in Sydney every year on the October long weekend and we go along every year. Everyone takes their own tents, caravans etc and camp out and there are lots of bands, speakers and arty stuff, food stalls etc. It is great fun and has the best atmosphere. Myself and my girls go with my sisters and their kids, our father and one of the BIL's usually comes too. I ate Cohens food but didn't weigh anything and I know I ate more than I should have but didn't care as there was lots of walking etc and I didn't gain any weight. I weighed myself yesterday and was the same weight as when I left so yesterday was back on track on looking forward to the weight moving along again.;
I'd better go as i have to go and do a fundraising event for the USA tour and need to be there in about half an hour.
Have a great day everyone.

Beck

PS: Just wanted to let you all know how great it is that you are all here to chat to. I can talk to you about things that I would rarely be able to bring myself to tell anyone else and it really does help to get everything into perpective.
Thanks
 
Hi Beck, I agree with you. I share things in here I don't share with anyone else. It's good for us to do it. I meant to type in everyone's diaries today but have run out of time. Just wanted to say a quick hi, cheers, Cate
 
your poor girls

The poor things, fancy getting chicken pox... poor duckies..

well i hope your camping sounded like fun..I hope you all really enjoyed the stress free weekend.. I look forward to doing that sort of things when bub gets a bit older.. have to talk hubby into taking the boys away for a night or two...

i hope your fundraising efforts did well, and wishing all three of you the best preparing for your trip. hoping that everything goes well for you all and that it is a wonderful experience..

Anyway better go running short on time today..

i see from your ticker you have dropped two kilo's way to go keep up the good work and remeber with all that exercise you are getting muscle weighs more then fat...


okay better go Aisling trying to pull modem out again..argh

Chelle
 
Hi Cate and Chelle and thanks for dropping in. I haven't had a chance to look in anyones diaries for a little while so can't comment on how you are all going.. Sorry.
I am madly trying to find a 3rd job as my ex has decided that he will cut the maintenance to $20 per child per week. How generous. I felt like saying "are you sure you can do without that packet of cigarettes or those few bottles of beer", but I don't want to make any waves and I really would prefer that he gave me nothing as I would happily work 10 jobs to support my girls but he insists that he MUST pay what the government tells him to pay or I will have him thrown in jail!!Who knows what goes on in some peoples heads!!
Anyway, my weight has gone done even more and I am now down 34kgs...Yayyy.
My BMI has gone down to 30.9 and is getting ever closer to just being probese. Not obese any more, how exciting. I have also nearly lost the same amount of weight that I did when I last completes Cohens (35kgs) and still aren't feeling any hunger or anything. Being my second time on it, I thought I might have had trouble when my weight got a bit lower but I'm not having the slightest bit of trouble. Still feeling fantastic and looking forward to completing re-feed at the end of November. I have made myself a promise that even if I'm not at 70kgs by the end of November I will re-feed then regardless. I think I will be pretty close though.
Anyway, I'd better go as I'm supposed to be working.
Take care
Beck
 
Hi Beck, How can he do that? $20 a week buys very little. Surely it wouldn't even feed them.Kids are worth every cent we spend on them but are very expensive little things to look after. How on earth can he get away with that? I can imagine how you feel about not wanting anything off him but I really think he should be paying his fair share.
Congrat's on your weight-loss!! You re doing really well. I know how hard it is to go back on Cohen's so can really appreciate what you are doing. You also sound like a great mum! Cheers, Cate.
 
Hi Cate,
Thanks for the compliments.
My girls school fees are $1100 per month before I even contemplate feeding them!!
He quit his job and has told child support that he is unemployed but also told my girls that he is working for himself. He even had the cheek to ring my brother to try to get my brother to help him with a job he was doing!! He doesn't realise that his children know what he is doing and they didn't think much of him before, but they think even less of him now. He wonders why they don't want to see him.
I would prefer it if he gave me nothing as I think he thinks that by paying maintenance that he can buy himself time with the girls. He seems to think they are possessions and doesn't care that here they are treated as equals and I always allow them to make their own decisions.
Sorry for the ramble.
Take care
Beck
 
Hi all,
I know I am a slacker and haven't written for ages. Gymnastics competition season has started and cheer competition season has just about finished (one daughter is a gymnast and the other does cheerleading. Not the short skirt, football kind of cheerleading but the American gymnast kind of cheerleading). We had the YD's first formal gym competition of the season last weekend and she had an OK day getting a 2nd place for floor, but not the best results on bars which brought her overall score down. State is in a few weeks and she hopes to do a bit better there. It must be so nerve wracking for them. She trains 16 hours a week and only gets to show off her stuff in about 3 or 4 competitions each year.
Anyway, the weight is still heading in the right direction (down) and as of this morning I am down 36kgs. This is a PB for me as the last time on Cohens I lost 35kgs (but weighed less than I do now). I have only 5kgs to go before I am back at my previous lowest weight and 10kgs to go before I reach my goal weight of 70kgs. I am still going to complete refeed at the end of November (I think) regardless of my weight as I want to be off this for Christmas. I am really not having the slightest bit of trouble sticking to it though so I'm not 100% sure of that. I think when I finish Cohens I will try to eat mainly Cohens style of food without weighing it as I just feel so good when I eat like this. I love the fact that I never get the horrible cravings that I seem to be plagued with and can just be a "normal" person. I also have so much energy which is probably more because I am no longer carrying an extra 36kgs!! My BMI is also down to 30.1 and when I hit 29 I will no longer be classed as obese, only overweight. Yayy. Not bad considering when I started my BMI was 43.7!! Its just amazing how quickly it can come down when doing this. I am feeling really great today and now will go and check out everyones diaries as I haven't had a look for ages.
Take care
Beck
 
Hi All,
I've had a bit of a slow week this week and my weight seemed to plateau on 80kgs. My body seemed determined to not drop into that 70kg weight range but this morning I weighed in at 79.5kgs!!!!! I now have double digits to lose and I am NO LONGER OBESE!!!!! WooooHoooo.
We have had a fairly devastating week this week with my daughters gymnastics coach unexpectedly resigning from the club with no notice. The coach is the most fantastic coach they have ever had and about 2 years ago took the time to really look at all the girls in our squad and see their potential. Previously all the coaches had looked at them and said "not the right build" or "not the right body type" and other such things and all theses girls had never been chosen for the top squads. Our coach said "yes, these girls can be great" and he worked with them, and trained them 16 hours a week and they are now on the verge of being champions. He talked to them like equals and told them he was going to be training them till they were in level 10 (18 years old). It is 3 weeks till their State champions and they are now without their beloved coach. I knew when he was coaching them I could happily send my daughter along safe in they knowledge that he always had the girls best interests at heart. Now I feel they will go back to being just a number in the club. During the meeting to tell us the coach had left, the owner of the club said to us "don't worry, we will look after our assets!!" Who would call 11 and 12 year old girls "assets", and what will happen to them if they now bomb their state championships. I don't know but it breaks my heart to send my daughter off and see her and her team mates looking so sad while they are training.
Sorry I am rambling on again, but I am really so, so sad for my child and for the coach who I don't think would have just walked out on these gilrs without a very good reason. We will probably never know the real reason behind the whole drama and I'm not sure if the coach will even be allowed to come back to say "goodbye" to the girls.
Very sorry everyone to be such a sad sack.
I'll go now.
Take care
Beck
 
Oh Beck, What a shame! No wonder you're feeling down. Hope this doesn't impact on your daughters and they will take his positivity with them. They must have the talent and should do well. Try to get them to focus on his faith in their ability. Hopefully you will find out why he left.
Well done on getting down to the 70's! I won't be around for about 12 days but will try to have a look in during that time. Take care, Cate.
 
I think my willpower is being tested. On top of the coach leaving they have just cancelled our USA trip due to the current financial crisis :cry::cry::cry: and I sooooo want to eat something, anything. I don't think I even care what. It could be something healthy and that would be fine but I just want to eat. I am resisting the temptation though and hopefully I will make it to morning tea time. I didn't resist last night though when they first told us the trip was cancelled I took out the yoghurt and ate some (at about 11pm last night) very naughty but I'm not dwelling on it. If I can get through these few crisis without turning to food I think I will have made a huge breakthrough in my mindset and I think it will help me to be better able to control my emotional eating. I can't believe they have done this. They had a meeting with all the parents about a week ago and they asked the parents to vote on whether we wanted to continue on with the trip due to state of the Aussie dollar and all they parents voted to continue on with the trip regardless. So now the "executive comitee" of they gym have over ruled us and cancelled and then told us we are going to be penalised (by the airline) about $250-$300 per person (I have 3 people going) so they have just lost $750-$900 for me!! Very nice of them.
Sorry I've just come in to vent, but I feel much better now and really appreciate the fact that I can come in here and vent. I think I will now be able to continue to resist.
Take care
Beck
 
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