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Good morning all

Did a quick weight check yesterday morning, only .5kg down. This is still good considering I haven't been 100% dedicated. One step back two steps forward is better than nothing. I feel so hungry an hour before each meal, its probably because I am getting closer to goal.

Yesterday I did a body measure and in total I have lost 179cm (73 inches) that is so incredible!!!! I don't have any saggy skin, thank god.

Netski, how are you handling the extra food?

Fatgirl your story is very similar to mine. I will drop you a private message.
 
Some THoughts....

My mum was buying me jeans a few days back and I used to wear size 38 and she brought back the same size(unknowningly) and it was too huge... haha.. i guess i would have never say that if it was 2 months back...
My mum have to bring it back and change it to size 34.. and it fits me well!!! :D

Just a recap of the weight i lost...
Starting weight:91kg
Interim Program
1st month weigh in:85.4kg-5.6kg lost
2nd month weigh in:82.8kg-2.6kg lost (total 8.2kg lost)
Now:80kg or so... now i am on the actual program....
I think I will never be able to lose so much weight if i am not on this program... COngrats to all the new ladies/gentleman who choose to go on this program.... I cannot rem when I was 80kg...
Well.. i still have the same problem of munching too much on my crackers... just like to munch on it.. but i am controlling it... i believe i can do it...
thinking of rewarding myself...maybe getting a new handphone once I reach 70kg... haha.. hope i can do it by end oct... can I?? Tough.. but its okie to have a goal right??
 
First Official Weigh-In!

Well, I've done it - Completed my first month on Cohen's and the results are in...:confused:

(drum roll please!)

........8 KILOS GONE!!!
(and for bloody ever I might add!):D :D :D


:) :) :) YEE-HA! WOO-HOO! YIPEE!::) :) :)


I am so excited. All of that hard work has paid off. And it was totally worth it - at this rate I will be at goal weight by the end of November. Look out summer!!!
Oh, I'm sorry to go on and on - just let me have my moment!!! I have had so many challenges and temptations, but being strict and controlling my bad habits has paid off. Hang in there everyone - if I can do it anyone can. Having said that I would not have done it without all of you and your fantastic support, encouragement and empathy. Thank you very very much.

Ok, I'm off to have my Cohen's lunch and drop another kilo or two...
lots of love,

PS) COOL! I get to do a ticker update - first one ever! YEAH!
 
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8-2 Much!!!!

WELL DONE ON YOUR FIRST WEIGH-IN!!!​

I told you, you would do it!!.. You had nothing to be worried about!

And im damn sure you'll reach your goal by Nov.. as for me im hoping that my goal is reached by the same time! :p
 
Hi All

A quick ticker update - HAHAHA the Ticker is moving. I am so happy. Today is my daughter's birthday celebration.. I will bring her and the whole family out to Fish and Co. I will bring my own food. I know I can do it. I WILL NOT deviate. Pray for me...
 
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Sunshine's Confessional

Hi Everyone

Oh ::dubschic:: I won't be your sunshine after you read this!!!

OH MY GOD... I have been doing my final student teaching rounds at a high school here in Melbourne and over the last week, since it is end of term, there have been morning teas with cakes and scones and ugh, you name it, they've had it.

I have been SO GOOD at school... not touched a thing... but today was the MOTHER deviation to end all deviations.... and I KNEW this would happen... I knew that if i did it, I wouldn't just have a little bit, I would gorge myself stupid... which is what I did....

So, it started off with a cup of english breakfast with milk and sugar... and then there were the scotch finger biscuits... not one, not two, but THREE... and then there was nibblies before lunch.... cheese and crackers.... oh about 10 of them.... and then lunch.... chicken and salad.... hmm not so bad .. salad had no dressing but it was BBQ chicken and i couldn't weigh any of it so I thought.. what the hay, and had three pieces of it.... and then there was the baklava... and the fruit... grapes, pineapple, strawberries... and more baklava.... and well, if that wasn't enough, I got home and ate one of the fun size kit kats i had left over from the kids today. I knew if i was going to do it, I would go the whole hog. And I did. And i feel positively ill. I feel bloated and shaky and I'm praying that I don't go in to a diabetic coma.

AND SO CLOSE TO GOAL TOO!!! Oh well, 7 months eating the same thing is enough to drive anyone close to insane.

I don't feel guilty about it though. It happened... pah... I'll get over it. I have taken the scales out of the bathroom and hidden them away and I won't weigh myself for at least a week. I'm gonna get back on the Cohens horse tomorrow (don't think I'll be having dinner tonight somehow... I feel gross) and hopefully, you'll see a ticker update from me in a week or so (it'll proabably take a week to lose what I gained today).

Anyway, there you have it... I feel better emotionally now I confessed. Physically, I feel sick in the guts :eek:

Bye for now :)
 
Needles

Hi Guys
I went to the program and watched the presentation. I must say, it was interesting.....

I HAVE JOINED!
and i am scared

they showed me how little we eat? i mean 120 gms of anything is the most i will eat. That's a little freaky. I just bought a set of scales...

I have 35 kgs to lose......

and now i have to have a blood test. Ugh! doing that tomorrow..... not happy about it. i hate needles.:eek:

Well.... i am set to begin this journey in a week.... i hope i can tell you all how well i am doing. i just hope it works.
 
Private msgs

Hi Karol,

how do you do private messages on this? and how do you get them?

I have so many new things to deal with.... everything is scaring me at the moment:eek:
 
Fatgirl

I signed up today too, i am also scared. I have worked so hard to save money and now I am spending it all on my last glimer of hope. My blood tests on Tuesday, I have 43 kgs to lose, hopefully we can help each other out since we are starting around the same time and have sort of simular weight loss goal?


as for all the rest of you guys, any advice/ motivation?

xx
 
Hey Mermaid Sister

I think i might be menopausal! i can not stop crying. Even your email made me cry!

I will be more than happy to help.... anything.
The money is up there huh, it is not cheap. But considering the results and the facts that you have this diet which is yours and yours only for life, its not a bad investment....

Are you like having last minute pigs outs? I have just had some low card ice cream. I am cleaning my fride and house out of food. But it is hard cause my hubby needs to eat and i feel so selfish at the moment.... dont think i could handle seeing chocolate in the fridge... know what i mean?;)
 
fatgirl

I know what you mean, I really want to have a last supper before I start, spagetti marinara cos its my fav but I feel like it might slow down the process when I start. I'm like you I HAVE to lose this weight and fast, I used to be a size eight and now I'm unclassifiable size, I told myself that if I didn't get small again by my 22nd birthday I would literally kill myself. Its frustrating being huge when you have been small, people look at you differently. But enough of my depressing shit, and its ok to cry because sometimes theres nothing else to do! I cry all the time and I honestly think that food greatly contributes to my emotions, I warned my house mate that I am going to be ten times worse when I start this because of sugar withdrawls and she said she'd move out cos I'm already pretty bad. I understand that just the tiniest thing triggers it too and you feel like crawling into the feotal position and going to sleep. WE WILL GET THROUGH THIS! and by God fatgirl we will feel more beautiful
 
fatgirl

hey by the way I said I'm like you and I have to lose weight and fast because I read your previous posts, I wasn't being concided or anything sometimes things come out wrong when I write them, modern communication eh!
 
slinkee and peter

HI All

Wll I went for my scan this afternoon, and discovered i have a 1cm gallstone that I have named Peter, after my doctor.:(

Doctor and hubby2b are both all for me having surgery to get rid of it, but I'm standing by the "leave it alone and it'll be fine" theory. I don't want to go and get surgery cos that means I'll probably have to go off Cohen's for some time, I haven't had that confirmed, but I don't believe this many calories would allow the body to heal itself properly, so the odds would be good I'd have to go off the diet.

I would need to have a massively bad attack to even contemplate that, cos the wedding is in 95 days, and i'm too vain, I want to look good for my wedding, at least a size 14. 20kg in 3 months, I can do it.

What I can't do is have a huge pigout. So if i follow my food plan to the letter, I should have no more attacks. The doc seemed to think it was more to do with the high fat intake in a short time, rather than the low cal diet that was the cause of the attack. Mnd you , it's supposed to be impacting on the neck of the gallbladder, so if it moves, there's nothing I can do to stop it.:(

well, thanks for listening to all my medical woes :rolleyes:

welcome to fatgirl and mermaid sister, you've both made great decisions. The weight loss segment of the diet doesn't last forever, so you will eventaully be able to socialising and having a life again, even if you have to put it on hold for a number of months. I need to lose about the same amount as you 2, but i'm here for the long haul, feel free to message me if you like.

ttyl
slinkee
 
Fatgirl & Mermaid Sister

Hey girls,

Ive just been reading your posts and im so pleased you have joined us on the forum! :)

Im 21 and started Cohen's on the 7th Aug (5 weeks ago) and let me tell you, this is the BEST program ive ever done.. and i have done many!

I originally had 30kg's to lose and thought.. holy shit, im never going to do this.. but 5 weeks later im 10 or so kilo's down and already feel like a new person. Im down a dress size and a bit and all my old clothes are discustingly big for me now, even running them in they still look HUGE!

So please girls, have no doubts about this program.. enjoy your last supper.. but just make sure you dont have a week of the last supper because the more weight you put on the harder it will be when you start.

Having said that.. my last supper consistanted of a HUGE meal at lonestar then chocolates, popcorn & softdrink at the movies and the next night a huge binge night on the piss.. so.. as you can probablly imagine i was feeling quite ill.. and whenever i think im going to stuff up, i think of that night and remember how FAT and SICK i felt and looked (wasnt a pretty sight).. thats what keeps me going, along with the amount of weight ive lost in such a small period of time.

Fatgirl- This WILL work for you!! It has worked for everyone that has ever been on the program providing that you stick to it 100% and when anything that looks remotely yummy comes in your sight you have to say "nah, i dont want to look like a junk food eating girl anymore".. You can and will do this! Both of you :)

Sorry if i have bored you shitless but i needed to put my word across to you both, because you are both in the exactly the same position i was a few weeks ago, i saved every cent just to do this and it left me broke.. and now.. not drinking for 5 weeks or buying takeaways or clothes i am the wealthiest and healthiest ive ever been so i thank god (no im not religious) ive found Cohen's!!

Goodluck girls, im here if you need any assistance.. for more motivation just read the posts, i sat here for 3 hours one night and read all of them before i started and it G'd me up!

Take Care ;)

P.S- The first week you will more then likely feel like crap and wonder what you are doing to yourself, but hang in there.. the first week is rocky.. it was very rocky for me.. but once you get past it your on your way! Dont give in to temptation.. and i can promise you the $680 you spent on the program will be the best investment you've ever made in your life!
 
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Gorging

mmmmmm. barbeque chicken.

mmmmm. baclava.

mmmmm. ebt with two.

I would do anything for a bit of bbq chicken.

Ohmygoodness Sunshine your HILARIOUS!

The pigout was bound to happen and you've done it now. And so friggin well too. Big up to you!

Dont worry though you'll get back on track and be able to eat what you want in no time.
 
Sunshine: I agree with ::dubschic:: Your pig out was bound to happen, good on you :) haha i prob should be saying that but you have come this far and you are nearly there.. You'll be right.. hopefully it hasnt done any damage..

But i must confess.. i had a 30g kitkat (one of the little ones) and i felt that guilty i cried hahaha... laugh about it now though lol

Cohen's seriously has effects on the brain.. makes you feel like you have commited a sin by eating naughty's.. but ay we are only human arent we?
 
Confession time

...while we're on the confession subject....WARNING: NON-COMPLIANT COHEN FOOD LISTED HERE...DON'T LOOK IF HUNGRY!

Major blow out here too! PMT bigtime and was very very lethargic- not hungry, dead tired...it started with a normal cohen dinner with cheese/veg....1/2 hour later I decided to have a planned binge (I thought long and hard about whether i wanted to do this....I decided, yes, physically I need to) after the binge, I was happy (a little disappointed with myself but ok, usually I would end diet there and then) so here's what I had:
full serve of yummy lasagne
1/2 box of BBQ shapes
6 favourite chocolates
small choc pudding
large handful tiny teddies (this was the best as I was craving sugar!)
I'm glad there wasn't any more naughty stuff in the house or I would have eaten it!.....I didn't have any side effects of binge either!

Back on the plan today and I feel great...not lethargic anymore. I don't recommend it unless you're feeling like I did.
 
Bam

Thanks for the kind words, I'm 21 too so I hope this programs works as fast for me as it has for you! having said that this is the best time in your life to be doing this, me too we are still spring chickens with years of hotness left in us! speaking of which you are heaps pretty :) yeah one last night on the piss a good idea, prob a few days before I start as I don't want to add to the grumpiness to come in the first week. I too read this forum from beginning to end before deciding to take the plunge so you guys have been very inspirational! I make sure I post lots in my first week to keep me distracted because I am already addicted to this site!

xx
 
Oh and Sunshine....

I might have hinted at my feelings right now for BBQ Chicken, Baclava and English Breakfast Tea....

but I think you know that what I REALLY WANT and what I would swap small children for is ...

just one more night on the PISS!

Yep. A few vino's and a dart. Thank you very much.

And thanks for reminding me BAM!
 
Hey did anyone else get negativeness from family members when they decided to do this? my partner and my parents are angry at me cos 'Im wasting my money' and 'I won't stick to it' its really upsetting and is making me doubt not the program but myself... bastards
 
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