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Evening everyone,

Just wanted to share a fabo chicken dish i put together tonight.

Chicken (allowence) slice through the middle - but not all the way

Mix balsamic vinegar with garlic, mixed herbs (or what ever takes your fancy). use a pastry brush and spread over chicken (not on the outside)

Slice up mushroom and capsicum (allowence) i used about 10grms. put the slices on chicken and fold over. If you have time place in fridge for approx 30 mins to hour so the balsamic vinger soaks in and gives in great flavor.

Either cook in slow oven or non stick pan. I added a dash of diet sprite in the pan whilst cooking. and served with remaining allowence of salad.

Enjoy.:D

I have read in a few previous post's about dry skin. I have notice my feet have become really dry and also......now please dont laugh.....behind my ears. As i have never taken vitimans in my life and I'm highly allergic to fish and seafood would Omega 3 be ok to take?:confused:

Congrats to everyone for their losses' no matter how big or small....a loss is a loss

Big welcom to all the newbie's all the best on getting to your goal.

Night
 
Mermaid Sister, My heart breaks for you! I hope your feeling a little better, we are all here for you, good days and bad days, we believe in you now you have to believe in yourself! Imagine how wonderful you will feel at the end of this journey, your confidence will sky rocket, people will see you for the amazing person you are. Have a good hard cry, then wipe away those tears and get Mad!!:mad: Mad that the little 'you can't do it' Demon sitting on your shoulder Mad that he is getting away with convincing you your not worth it!! Crush him and tell him to P**s Off, because you can do it, you are worth it!! And you will WIN this battle and be ready to fight another day! BIG HUGS to you, we know you can do it! :) :)

Princessoz - would love to have that excel template!! can you send it to me pretty please!!!:D you can email it to me at mellip@bigpond.net.au

Climb The Mountain​
I tried to climb the mountain today. As I inched my way up the path, I felt out of breath and had to turn back.
I tried to climb the mountain today. But, It was so hot outside, I thought I had better stay in my nice air-conditioned house and rest up for tomorrow's attempt.
I tried to climb the mountain today. On my journey, darkness started to fall and I was full of fear, so I had to return to a safe place.
I was ready to climb the mountain today. But I had so may other things to do, so instead of climbing the mountain I took care of the much more important tasks; I washed my car, mowed the grass and watched the big game. Today the mountain will have to wait.
I was going to climb the mountain today. But as I stared at the mountain in all it's majestic beauty, I knew I had no chance of making it to the top, so I figured why even begin trying.
I had forgotten about climbing the mountain today, until an old friend came by and asked what I was up to lately. I told him about all my plans to climb that mountain someday. I went on and on about how I was going to accomplish the task.
He stopped me and said, "I just got back from climbing that mountain. for the longest time I told myself I was going to try to climb it but never made any progress."
"I almost let the dream of making it to the top die. I came up with every excuse of why I could not make it up the mountain, but never once did I give myself a reason why I could. One day as I stared at the mountain and pondered, I realized that if I didn't make an attempt at this dream all my dreams would eventually die."
" The next morning, I started my climb. It was not easy, and at times I wanted to quit. But no matter what I faced, I placed one foot in front of the other, keeping a steady pace. When the wind tried to blow me over the edge, I kept walking. When the voices inside my head screamed, stop! I focused on my goal, never letting it out of sight. I kept moving forward. I could not quit because I knew I had come too far to stop now. Time and time again, I reassured myself that I was going to finish this journey. I struggled mightily to make it to the top, but I CLIMBED THE MOUNTAIN."
"I have to be going," my friend said. "Tomorrow is a new day to accomplish more dreams. By the way what are you going to do tomorrow?"
I looked at him, with intensity and confidence in my eyes, and said, "I HAVE A MOUNTAIN TO CLIMB."Author unknown
 
Hello Narn

There seems to be some confusion regarding vitamins, minerals and oil supplements.

The comment in my program is on page 11, under the heading 3.8 Vitamins

It says:

It is important to take good multi-vitamin and mineral supplements as your body uses more when on a rapid fat loss program

There is a bit more explanation, then

OPTIONAL - Evening Primrose Oil (one capsule per day), Omega 3 or Flaxseed Oil capsules (maximum 1 capsule of either per day).

This means ONE capsule of oil of your choice each day. NOT one capsule of all the oils.

It is really important that everybody read their program at least once a week and not just a quick skim through and file it in a drawer. It is the program manual and will guide you safely through the months ahead.



For those who suffer from dry skin, I owned a child care facility for five years, and the best bar none oil for babies and children’s' skin - and adults - is Hamilton's Bath Oil. This is a non-pruritic oil (doesn't puddle on top of water) and can be smoothed straight on to skin, or a splash added to the bath water or splashed on to a wet face cloth and wiped over the dry area.

It is not sticky, greasy, won't stain clothing and has no smell. It is used for bed baths for sick people, and I found it to be very soothing for all applications from nappy rash to dry legs to sunburn - you name it, I've used Hamilton's Bath Oil on it! I had a friend with radiation burns and she had tried everything the hospital had suggested, and the Hamilton's (and the excuse to sit in the bath for fifteen minutes every day) soon fixed the damaged areas of her tender bits!

Hamilton's is usually available from pharmacies although I have seen it in KMart.


Hope this is of some help

Regards

Chelsea
 
Hi Everyone,
Well I have finally got up enough guts to post as I am back on the diet for the second time. I have been lurking around for a few weeks trying to get back on the wagon but I have missed the support I got from the forum the first tim around. I feel much more responsible having to 'report in' every day.

Thanks to rjm for your encouragement :)

For those of you that dont know me, I was on Cohens last year and went from around 77 kilos to 63.2 kilos. I am now back at 70 kilos.

I have had a very stressful few months and have not looked after myself - skipping meals, eating late, too many sweets etc.

I am hoping this forum will inspire me all over again.

Myshy
 
Mermaid Sister

I understand how you are feeling, it feels so slow during the early days, BUT it happens and it is fast. I found once my first 10kg were gone I needed new trousers and since then around every 8kg I drop a size. I started at size 24 and am wearing 16 now (week 17). It feels like forever during the early days but dont give up, go to your weigh in talk about how you are feeling I am sure the consultants deal with your situation daily. Visualize yourself wearing smaller sizes and get into a routine that you enjoy, break the day down into two and a half hour intervals and be patient, it will happen. You have done the hardest part, now settle in to it and watch the results. :) You will be amazed !!!!
 
Howdy to you All!

:D Hi All,
Im a newy to this wonderful forum and Cohens. Im on the start of week 3 and have lost 34cm thus far. Ive been reading all the msgs everyone has been putting up here and I cant believe how inspiring and motivational you all are. Thank you so very much!!!!!!!!!! I did weigh myself on week 2 as NOT instructed to do, but I just had to see what the scales are doing. After reading msgs on here, I was hoping I would lose some incredible 7kg or something in the first week, but instead I lost 6.7kg in 2 weeks. But Im still so wrapped, considering all other eating plans previously were always substantially less kg droppage.
I think you all should be so proud of yourseleves as making the decision to do something about a problem that has been with a lot of us for many years, if not all of our lives. It sure isnt easy as it was an addiction for me. I used to get so excited at the prospect of what I might be having that evening for dinner etc. It was such a high for me. But fortunately, thanks to all the msgs Ive been reading, I can see Im not alone by any means and I know I can overcome it.
Good luck to you all and I look forward to chatting with all those that care to.

P.S. My starting weight was 104.7kg and goal weight is 62 - 59kg. Currently at 98kg. WOOHOO!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!;)
 
Hi all,
Myshy, good to see you back. Good luck with getting back on track. Just focus on the fact that you don't have too much weight to get back off again, and if you leave it any longer you'll end up like me with 20kgs to lose again. Stay strong remember the first few days are the hardest, and I'm sure you'll be there in no time at all!
wildskyzwelcome to the forum. You are going great. 6.7kgs in 2 weeks is excellent. I am a bit of a complusive weigher, and I weigh myself everyday. I couldn't hang out for a whole month.
lessfatty, well done at getting through your day out. I just LOVE sushi too!!! Don't you just love these places that have "rules" that you can only eat what they sell, but if you need special food, they are not able to accomodate this. I agree that rules are often made to be broken.
Sorry everyone, bad time to start "chatting". I have just realised what time it is. I better go and make school lunches etc, or I'll never get these kids to school.
Have a great day. Talk to you later
 
I forgot my scales last night. For some strange reason I took them to work and left them there. For my 100g veggies I ended up eating a 100g pack of spinach - that's quite a bit of spinach! This then made it really hard for me to pack my lunch so I guesstimated, weighed everything at work and surprisingly I was very close with my measurements.

I have found a mozarella cheese at the supermarket that comes in long slices and two and a half slices of this comes to nearly 65g - each slice is about 26-27grams. I thought this might be useful to know if you need holiday/work supplies and it's difficult for you to weigh.

Yesterday, after I came back from my holiday, I ducked into the supermarket before work and bought a 200g yoghurt to take with me for a meeting and just tipped out a big tablespoon full.

While neither of these are ideal they can be useful in tricky situations. Oh and the pre-packaged 100g of spinach - I certainly won't forget my scales again!
 
rjm, Thanks for your reply regarding life after the program. It helps put everything into perspective and hopefully helped to keep others motivated to our end goal! You are so right about needing to change the behavior that got you heavy in the first place. That is always the hardest part. Did you all know that in order to change any behavior you need to practice the new behavior consistently for 21 days straight? If you want to end a bad habit such as smoking, you need to not smoke for just 21 days and while doing this, replace this habit with another. If you want to begin a new habit (such as healthy eating), if you only focus on getting through the first 21 days, atleast psychologically your addiction should be gone. That really helped me get through my first 21 days of Cohen which happens to be today ! Yippee. btw -- a hypnostist told me this so hopefully its true.

8-2 much -- battling emotional eating is something that I struggle with too. Have you ever heard of Geneen Roth? She is an excellent author and motivational speaker and this is her area of expertise. She has a website and several books and audiotapes that are just terrific. You may want to check her out -- I think its . I have found great strength through her work because she is a recovered compulsive eater herself.

heavenly lamb -- I have also heard that about getting to lower end of range as a way to keep the weight off easier. Can you tell me where you heard the point about keeping it off for 12 mos? It makes perfect sense but I had plans to have another baby about 3- 6 mos post Cohen and may have to change my plans. I know I will have to gain weight for the baby but atleast this time I am going to be starting out at a much lower weight after Cohen.

Good luck everyone getting through another day!
 
I am thinking about buying digital scales to weigh myself (not food). Does anyone know round about how much these will cost?
 
Just update my ticker...:p

Just ended my 4th week of cohen's interim...Only lost about 1kg after my menses which ended today.

But overall, about 11kg within a month~

But for the past 2 weeks, i kinda deviate quite a no. of times. But i tell myself not to eat carbo stuffs... And i always skip my bfast :X I just have tea and a packet of crackers for bfast... I think i need some discipline now~Should follow strictly on my interim.
 
cocobrandy said:
Just update my ticker...:p

Just ended my 4th week of cohen's interim...Only lost about 1kg after my menses which ended today.

But overall, about 11kg within a month~

But for the past 2 weeks, i kinda deviate quite a no. of times. But i tell myself not to eat carbo stuffs... And i always skip my bfast :X I just have tea and a packet of crackers for bfast... I think i need some discipline now~Should follow strictly on my interim.
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Sorry, what is Coehn's Interim? 11kgs is AMAZING
 
Hi ladies and gents,

Good to see you are all doing well. Welcome to all the newbies.

I haven't posted for a while but i have been reading some post.

Welcome back Beck and good luck stay strong, you can get to where you want to be in no time at all. Just stay focused till the end.

Jody what can i say you are still my inspiration, you have done and amazing job so congralutions and good luck with your new body - drop me a line to let us know how you are doing but just know i still use you as my source of 100% inspiration. YOU GO GIRL THE WORLD IS YOUR OYSTER SO ENJOY IT.

Well an update on my progression - i did camp (4 days) 100% no divaition i even surprised myself at how strong i can be. I didn't quite make my own goal of 90kgs but i did come very close 91.7 (loss of 28kg), which isn't bad for 4 months. I have lost over 250cm and yesterday went to the opshop to look for some clothes, I tried on a denuim jack size 16 and it FITS. I got really emotional in the shop (the woman looked at me strangely for a moment) because i was size 24 almost 26 when i started.

I have also been working with a counsellor and have realised that most of my problems and weight issue are a direct and indirect result of how my parents treated me as a child, preteen and teenager then adult before they finally disowned me for not conforming to their expectations. Now the only thing i need to break off is my own self thoughts. I am my own worse critic, so as of yesterday it stops, just like stopping eating chocolate, junk food , breads and cakes we can all encourage ourselves by making a decision to stop, reflect and say hey I"VE DONE REALLY WELL. How many times do we all do things for others but don;t give otherselves time to stop and smell the roses.

So i have stopped, i have reflected and i have realised that people now treat me differently, that i now take time to dress beautifully, time to think about what i put into my body and i give myself time to let go especially of the hurt that was inside - thats what makes most people reach for food (just watch the biggest loser) so if you are struggling or you aren't sure you can do this stop and ask why you want to do this, is it for someone else, something else or is it for YOU.

I'm doing this for me and for the first time in 14 years i'm under 100kgs, i can buy clothes off the rack and people are noticing me for how i am.

Keep up the good work you are all doing as it is only for a short time and its the best change you will ever make in your life ~ so live it

Cheers Jewls:)
 
Louise said:
Sorry, what is Coehn's Interim? 11kgs is AMAZING
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Interim is actually different from Cohen's program... Its because my liver is weak therefore I cant have the actual program. So they actually "tailor made" a program just for me that can only last me for 2 months. Basically the food intake is more than what you guys are eating...

If my liver is getting better and I might go on to Cohen's actual program
 
WOW. I am new to Cohens myself. Today is the end of week 2. I am about the same time as Briezel. You are all the most inspiring people. I too as everyone has struggled with weight for a very long time and have had it. I am going to a wedding in Palm Cove at the end of November and I am strving to lose as much as I can in the remianing time. Looking forward to talking to you all in the coming months.:eek:
 
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Hi Guys


Welcome to all the newies here. I hope all your journeys to safe weight loss are happy!

This is officially my second week. I am starting to get the swing of things and now am forcing all the food that i need down my throat within the right times. And i am drinking at least 3 litres of water a day. Last night, i went to bed at 1.00am but kept getting up to go to the loo! it was terrible.

Having said that, it seems a lot better this week. I am still not ideally wonderful, but i am sure i will get there.

I am really looking forward to my first weigh in. ihave done one at home and i am not sure if my scales are working very well.... so i will have to just wait and see.


Mermaid Sister - hey, how are you going? I hope you are feeling much better now and decided to stick with it. I know it is tough.... we all do. But we have each other and we have ourselves. I am not really good at profound statements when i am struggling myself, but i guess the comfort is that we all have been there. i am certainly still there. If it makes you feel better, i did not actually sleep till 5.00am this morning after going to bed at 1.00. Reason -going to toilet consisitently every 25 minutes..... my husband who was initially pissed off for waking him up eventually sat up in bed, turned the light on and pissed himself laughing in my face. I guess it was funny... but then i called him a fatso, which he didn't appreciate. The point is, we all have our ups and downs. I have had a total of 3 hours sleep today and you think the limited caffine rule is helping me concentrate on all the reports i have to spit out at work - nope! I hope you are ok..
MellyP- thanks for the climb..... i loved it and i have copied it and put it on my wall!
Jewls - i wish i was you! i am still at the beginning of the diet and i so want to fit into my old jeans.... i am dreading summer cause i have nothing to wear and there are so many functions and things to go to... and i so don't want to go shopping becuase it would send me into depression overload....
cocobrandy -- 11KG in ONE MONTH? THAT IS FANTASTIC! I am sure you are proud of yourself! you know most people would envy that sort of loss. My husband is on weighwatchers and they told him it would take him 1 week to lose 1 kg! so you acheived what it would take him 11 weeks to achieve. well done. you have restored my faith in this mission.

Anyway, better get back to work. Take care all and have a lovely day.
off to the movies tonight. Tuesday special.... no no, no popcorn for me.... the smell will have to do me. i will sneak in an apple though to get me through it:)
 
Thankyou

A big thankyou and hug and kiss to everyone on this forum for your unconventional love and support!

I was is such an emotional state yesterday and last night I discovered why... only the females will understand! but seriously I haven't been that bad since the last time the doctor prescibed me zoloft! I am so glad I didn't do anything rash I may have to inquuire about pre mentral depression if it happens again! anyway hormones a little more under control I went for my weigh in and the results were good, yet not accurate, because we all know to stay away from the scales when it is 'that time' so my consultant arranged for another weigh in in two weeks when everything has settled down- again!

there are too many gaurdian angels in here to name but you guys are the best seriously I would be lost without you and I really hope to repay the favour when anyone else gets down in the dumps

p.s my ticker has become a wee bit more accurate instead of rounding up and down always! (I always lean towards rounding down of course)
 
cocobrandy said:
Interim is actually different from Cohen's program... Its because my liver is weak therefore I cant have the actual program. So they actually "tailor made" a program just for me that can only last me for 2 months. Basically the food intake is more than what you guys are eating...

If my liver is getting better and I might go on to Cohen's actual program
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Thanks for that, I didn't mean to pry.

I had the MOST embarassing thing happen today. My consultant called my work and left quite a detailed message (who she was, where she was calling from etc) and I am really mortified. I didn't really want anyone at work to know what I am doing and now everyone is asking questions.

I might be a bit hormonal right now but I'm kind of angry and annoyed, everytime I have sent an email it has taken DAYS for a response and yet I'll get a call out of the blue like that announcing to everyone that I am FAT.

Please tell me that I am being over the top, I feel like my privacy has been invaded.
 
I was at a loss too when I know that I can't straightaway proceed with the actual cohen's diet. I kept blaming myself for having such a weak liver... :( Perhaps I drank too much in the past.

But Peter, who is my consultant, tried his best to help me with it. He is kind enough to put me thru interim.

And also, my peer support is strong...I received alot of encouragement from them. I feel good when they say "u look obviously slimmer~", "U dun have double chin already~" etc...

And whenever i need advises, my friend Jayce (who is also in cohen's) will answer all my ??? marks in my head... Thanks sweetie.

I was amazed that I managed to lose 11kg in a month. I am very happy but its only the starting...I still got about 50kg to go~ But I can see the path of light towards me and I wish to be slim and healthy!

I am very proud by you ladies out there. And those comforting words to one another...

Hopefully my liver is strong enough for me to go on the actual program. I still got 1 month to go before my consultant determines where I can go on with it anot..

*cross finger* im praying hard

IN the mean time, love ya ladies
 
Louise said:
Thanks for that, I didn't mean to pry.

I had the MOST embarassing thing happen today. My consultant called my work and left quite a detailed message (who she was, where she was calling from etc) and I am really mortified. I didn't really want anyone at work to know what I am doing and now everyone is asking questions.

I might be a bit hormonal right now but I'm kind of angry and annoyed, everytime I have sent an email it has taken DAYS for a response and yet I'll get a call out of the blue like that announcing to everyone that I am FAT.

Please tell me that I am being over the top, I feel like my privacy has been invaded.
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Louise, i guess you are getting abit over emotional here. Perhaps you can ask your consultant to email you or call your mobile instead of calling to your office. The problem can be solved easily sweetie.

U won't be FAT as months go by... :) U will be proud of yourself by then~ Cheers :cool:
 
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