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Hi everyone hope everyone is enjoying there weekend !!
LISAB - well done on not eating the cake, very strong will power. sorry to hear your news, it's upsetting to hear. We are all hear for support.
HollyGolighty- You may find that you will eventually build up your water intake, i take a bottle with me every where that i go EXCEPT today and have a headache, i put it down to not enough water. Oh and your bladder does adapt.
DIVINEMISSNAT- Nat you have done very well your going great guns
Cryss- its done its a new day today, or do you need me to run around your wagon ready to bite and snarl and scratch !!! actually no you dont deserve any of that it was peer pressure.
MYSHY - looking good. i like your wagon lets see if we can get 2 for the price of one !
wow have to go to a BBQ tommorw, Will try to be good as i can, but know i wont so plan to have a wine and then as of Monday its 3 weeks till my next blood test and weigh in and so from monday onwards I am on that wagon, there will be no stopping and no getting off, i will have to strap my self in for the ride ! off to drink water - casey
Mini goal to loose 10 kg by march.
LISAB - well done on not eating the cake, very strong will power. sorry to hear your news, it's upsetting to hear. We are all hear for support.
HollyGolighty- You may find that you will eventually build up your water intake, i take a bottle with me every where that i go EXCEPT today and have a headache, i put it down to not enough water. Oh and your bladder does adapt.
DIVINEMISSNAT- Nat you have done very well your going great guns
Cryss- its done its a new day today, or do you need me to run around your wagon ready to bite and snarl and scratch !!! actually no you dont deserve any of that it was peer pressure.
MYSHY - looking good. i like your wagon lets see if we can get 2 for the price of one !
wow have to go to a BBQ tommorw, Will try to be good as i can, but know i wont so plan to have a wine and then as of Monday its 3 weeks till my next blood test and weigh in and so from monday onwards I am on that wagon, there will be no stopping and no getting off, i will have to strap my self in for the ride ! off to drink water - casey
Mini goal to loose 10 kg by march.
The thing we need to understand
This is a diet like no other. There is no such thing as a little break that doesn't matter. Sure we can just pick ourselves up and keep going. But there is a delicate balance being set up in our bodies as well. Unfortunately they don't give us enough literature to really grasp it tightly in our heads, but in the scheme of things, there is a cumulative effect in our bodies. What Dr Cohen is trying to do, my doctor has told me, is change our metabolism and set us up for life. Sticking to it helps the metabolism regardless of the scales. And it aids the refeed accuracy and the keeping it off. Sure it all works if we break the diet. BUT IT IS BETTER IF WE DON'T. Our body is resetting itself more completely. Casey, do you really NEED that wine? Worth a think.
This is a diet like no other. There is no such thing as a little break that doesn't matter. Sure we can just pick ourselves up and keep going. But there is a delicate balance being set up in our bodies as well. Unfortunately they don't give us enough literature to really grasp it tightly in our heads, but in the scheme of things, there is a cumulative effect in our bodies. What Dr Cohen is trying to do, my doctor has told me, is change our metabolism and set us up for life. Sticking to it helps the metabolism regardless of the scales. And it aids the refeed accuracy and the keeping it off. Sure it all works if we break the diet. BUT IT IS BETTER IF WE DON'T. Our body is resetting itself more completely. Casey, do you really NEED that wine? Worth a think.
divinemissnat
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Surprise!
Hi Gals!
Ok- I dont know how this happened but I am positively beaming today coz this morning at my weigh in it turns out that overnight I dropped ANOTHER 400g, bringing my total loss this week to 1.2kg!!!!! I really didnt expect it and was very happy thinking I had lost 800g for the week but now I am floating on cloud nine
Lizzi- Congratulations on another kilo! One by one they all come off... Its a credit to you that you have stayed strong for so long event though the loss has been slower than expected. But nevermind- the main thing is its coming off! Its not a race, as long as you get there is all that matters.
Myshy- STOP! with the "goodies"! They are not your (old, faithful) friends and you are only sabotaging your efforts.
You are so close to refeed now, just think- its only a few more weeks and you can have those things again.
My latest trick to soothe cravings when I'm in the supermarket is substitution ie when I walk past chocolate and I really want it (which is always) I go and buy another mango. Its seems to be the sweetest fruit we are allowed so it kinda feels like the indulgent fruit. I have six of them now....
Cryss- Only you could come up with Jabba!!! You gave me my second smile of the day.
I know how hard it is around friends. I am a social eater too and I hate to feel like I am missing out on anything- especially food.
If she is doing this every week, do you have to go every week? Or better yet is it around one of your main meal times? If it is you could make that an evening you have cheese as your protein and save a little bit of your cheese and take your cracker allowance so that you feel you are still part of the social side but you're not breaking. Its not the same I know (I am a BIG lover of the cheese platter) but it might help and so might be worth a try to keep you on the straight and narrow?
I must say at this point I have been very lucky that all my friends have been very understanding and none of them have tried to sway me. My friends have been happy to sit in a cafe and eat while i sip herbal tea and none of them have tried the "oh go on, one little bit wont hurt" routine.
On a lighter note, I tried African Dancing this morning. Lots of fun and lots of sweating! Although, I really struggled with some of the moves coz I could feel how much they were making my bum jiggle. (which is the point of the move, I was told ) I realised that I still see myself as being at my starting weight and (in my mind) that jiggling would be offensive and embarrassing and everyone would be noticing. I wonder if I'll ever get past that?
I was glad to see too, that lots of people were in it for fun and weren't actually that good, which made me feel better as a beginner
Casey- You've been so good all week, do you really need that glass of wine? Think about how it will make you feel too. Sick I bet. When I went to the Yarra Valley on a wine tour last month I felt so sick for the whole day and night. Alcohol seems to be one of the worst things you can do for weightloss. And of course how much harder it is to get back on? It has taken me a month since Christmas to get back on track fully.
It would be a shame to ruin all your hard work, thats all.
Opps looks like another long post from me....
Hope everyone is enjoying their weekend so far.
Nat xx
Hi Gals!
Ok- I dont know how this happened but I am positively beaming today coz this morning at my weigh in it turns out that overnight I dropped ANOTHER 400g, bringing my total loss this week to 1.2kg!!!!! I really didnt expect it and was very happy thinking I had lost 800g for the week but now I am floating on cloud nine
Lizzi- Congratulations on another kilo! One by one they all come off... Its a credit to you that you have stayed strong for so long event though the loss has been slower than expected. But nevermind- the main thing is its coming off! Its not a race, as long as you get there is all that matters.
Myshy- STOP! with the "goodies"! They are not your (old, faithful) friends and you are only sabotaging your efforts.
You are so close to refeed now, just think- its only a few more weeks and you can have those things again.
My latest trick to soothe cravings when I'm in the supermarket is substitution ie when I walk past chocolate and I really want it (which is always) I go and buy another mango. Its seems to be the sweetest fruit we are allowed so it kinda feels like the indulgent fruit. I have six of them now....
Cryss- Only you could come up with Jabba!!! You gave me my second smile of the day.
I know how hard it is around friends. I am a social eater too and I hate to feel like I am missing out on anything- especially food.
If she is doing this every week, do you have to go every week? Or better yet is it around one of your main meal times? If it is you could make that an evening you have cheese as your protein and save a little bit of your cheese and take your cracker allowance so that you feel you are still part of the social side but you're not breaking. Its not the same I know (I am a BIG lover of the cheese platter) but it might help and so might be worth a try to keep you on the straight and narrow?
I must say at this point I have been very lucky that all my friends have been very understanding and none of them have tried to sway me. My friends have been happy to sit in a cafe and eat while i sip herbal tea and none of them have tried the "oh go on, one little bit wont hurt" routine.
On a lighter note, I tried African Dancing this morning. Lots of fun and lots of sweating! Although, I really struggled with some of the moves coz I could feel how much they were making my bum jiggle.
(which is the point of the move, I was told ) I realised that I still see myself as being at my starting weight and (in my mind) that jiggling would be offensive and embarrassing and everyone would be noticing. I wonder if I'll ever get past that?I was glad to see too, that lots of people were in it for fun and weren't actually that good, which made me feel better as a beginner
Casey- You've been so good all week, do you really need that glass of wine? Think about how it will make you feel too. Sick I bet. When I went to the Yarra Valley on a wine tour last month I felt so sick for the whole day and night. Alcohol seems to be one of the worst things you can do for weightloss. And of course how much harder it is to get back on? It has taken me a month since Christmas to get back on track fully.
It would be a shame to ruin all your hard work, thats all.
Opps looks like another long post from me....
Hope everyone is enjoying their weekend so far.
Nat xx
Wheres my Cheer Squad?
I HIT 99.7kg THIS MORNING!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Ok I've just finished screaming & balling my eyes out over this (most likely woken up my WHOLE neighbourhood), but what a milestone, a dream come true & I'm not even at my goal weight yet.
I seriously didnt think the scales were ever going to move again, I've yo-yo'ed a bit this week on 101, and then over the last 3 days I lost 600g, 600g and then a huge 1.1kg last night. - Must off been all the walking I did at the Bridal Expo @ the Entertainment Centre yesterday!! hahaha.... (I had a Macca's 'Herb Fusion' salad for lunch, which consisted of diced up lettuce, purple cabbage, some other green leaf thing and few small pieces of grilled chicken - I thought it was going to 'stuff' up the scales!)
A big shout out to my baby 'Michael' - 'cos I know ya often have a read of this forum, & to all you girls for supporting me on this journey so far. WOW... I am so on cloud 9 right now.
Gotta go celebrate & have cohens style breakie LOL -
The feeling of double digits.....ROCKS!!
Signing off, one VERY happy girl !
Mel
I HIT 99.7kg THIS MORNING!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Ok I've just finished screaming & balling my eyes out over this (most likely woken up my WHOLE neighbourhood), but what a milestone, a dream come true & I'm not even at my goal weight yet.
I seriously didnt think the scales were ever going to move again, I've yo-yo'ed a bit this week on 101, and then over the last 3 days I lost 600g, 600g and then a huge 1.1kg last night. - Must off been all the walking I did at the Bridal Expo @ the Entertainment Centre yesterday!! hahaha.... (I had a Macca's 'Herb Fusion' salad for lunch, which consisted of diced up lettuce, purple cabbage, some other green leaf thing and few small pieces of grilled chicken - I thought it was going to 'stuff' up the scales!)
A big shout out to my baby 'Michael' - 'cos I know ya often have a read of this forum, & to all you girls for supporting me on this journey so far. WOW... I am so on cloud 9 right now.
Gotta go celebrate & have cohens style breakie LOL -
The feeling of double digits.....ROCKS!!
Signing off, one VERY happy girl !
Mel
Well Done Mel
WELL DONE MEL YOU MUST FEEL FANTASTIC AND OVER THE MOON..... YOU HAVE DONE REALLY WELL.
YOUR FAMILY MUST BE VERY PROUD OF YOU......WELL DONE.......
WELL I WENT OUT LAST NIGHT WITH HUBBY FOR THE FIRST TIME IN OVER 2 YEARS DUE TO MY SIZE AND CONFIDENCE... WENT TO A SEAFOOD NIGHT AND LAS VAGES SHOW..... HAD A GREAT NIGHT... ONLY DRANK WATER.... BUT A FEW EXTRA PRAWNS BECAUSE THEY WERE SOOOOOO NICE BUT THAT IS ALL I HAD WAS PRAWNS.......AND I'M 200G LESS THIS MORNING ALSO SO I FEEL A LITTLE BETTER THAT IT HASN'T SET ME BACK.......
I AM FOLLOWING IN MEL'S FOOTSTEPS SHOULD ONLY BE A COUPLE OF WEEKS AND I WILL ASLO BE IN DOUBLE DIGITS... WOOOHHOOO.......
IT HAS BEEN THE FIRST TIME I HAVE EVER WALKED TO THE 3RD STORY UP STAIRS AND NOT BEEN PUFFED DOING IT ...... THAT IS A MILESTONE FOR ME AS WELL.........
HOPE YOU ARE ALL DOING WELL KEEP UP THE GREAT WORK........
WELL DONE MEL YOU MUST FEEL FANTASTIC AND OVER THE MOON..... YOU HAVE DONE REALLY WELL.
YOUR FAMILY MUST BE VERY PROUD OF YOU......WELL DONE.......
WELL I WENT OUT LAST NIGHT WITH HUBBY FOR THE FIRST TIME IN OVER 2 YEARS DUE TO MY SIZE AND CONFIDENCE... WENT TO A SEAFOOD NIGHT AND LAS VAGES SHOW..... HAD A GREAT NIGHT... ONLY DRANK WATER.... BUT A FEW EXTRA PRAWNS BECAUSE THEY WERE SOOOOOO NICE BUT THAT IS ALL I HAD WAS PRAWNS.......AND I'M 200G LESS THIS MORNING ALSO SO I FEEL A LITTLE BETTER THAT IT HASN'T SET ME BACK.......
I AM FOLLOWING IN MEL'S FOOTSTEPS SHOULD ONLY BE A COUPLE OF WEEKS AND I WILL ASLO BE IN DOUBLE DIGITS... WOOOHHOOO.......
IT HAS BEEN THE FIRST TIME I HAVE EVER WALKED TO THE 3RD STORY UP STAIRS AND NOT BEEN PUFFED DOING IT ...... THAT IS A MILESTONE FOR ME AS WELL.........
HOPE YOU ARE ALL DOING WELL KEEP UP THE GREAT WORK........
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healthymum
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CONGRATULATIONS MEL!!!!!
I know the feeling of hitting double ditgits. It just feels awsome. I am aming to be a 80's girls by next wednesday.
We too are having visitors for dinner tonight and my sister has made this most delicious looking ice cream slice.
I have made sure that I can eat my meal at the same time they do and I will get up and start washing up when dessert comes out.
Holly - welcome.
Dreamer - great theory.
Nat - I will try that. Making my lunch early in the day. Thanks for the and thanks for thinking about me. Congrats on the loss.
Chez great to see you posting again.
We can do this.
I know the feeling of hitting double ditgits. It just feels awsome. I am aming to be a 80's girls by next wednesday.
We too are having visitors for dinner tonight and my sister has made this most delicious looking ice cream slice.
I have made sure that I can eat my meal at the same time they do and I will get up and start washing up when dessert comes out.
Holly - welcome.
Dreamer - great theory.
Nat - I will try that. Making my lunch early in the day. Thanks for the and thanks for thinking about me. Congrats on the loss.
Chez great to see you posting again.
We can do this.
divinemissnat
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Mel- That is great news!!! What a morning you must be having! Congratulations!!! You should be so proud of yor achievement. And you are going to be one hot bride!
Moni- It must have been so nice to go out for dinner after all that time of not going. You sound like you really enjoyed yourself!
I can really see the weightloss in those shots you posted- you're looking great!
Look forward to hearing your success next for the under 100 mark!
Healthymum -Glad to see you have a strategy for not caving while your family is over for dinner. Planning ahead will reduce your likelihood of cheating. Stay strong- the 80's aren't far away
Nat xx
Moni- It must have been so nice to go out for dinner after all that time of not going. You sound like you really enjoyed yourself!
I can really see the weightloss in those shots you posted- you're looking great!
Look forward to hearing your success next for the under 100 mark!
Healthymum -Glad to see you have a strategy for not caving while your family is over for dinner. Planning ahead will reduce your likelihood of cheating. Stay strong- the 80's aren't far away
Nat xx
cheer squad for Mel
Mel: Congratulations on achieving double digits. Two celebrations in the space of one week I have my cheer squad uniform on and am cheering for you loud and clear and it will only be getting better for you. You and Moni and very inspiring to all of us.
Moni: Your photos look fantastic and you can really see the difference in how you look. Your are changing shape and you can really notice it in your face. Well done and keep up the good work. Last night would have been a very emotional one for you as well and I'm so happy for you. Soon you will be running up those stairs and think nothing of it.
Nat: Congratualtions on your weightloss as well. African dancing - how exciting. Keep up the moves, soon you'll be an expert.
I went to a family christening last night and I helped prepare fried rice, made an italian cream sponge cake, cut up bread, cabanossi, cheese etc. and I TASTED AND SWALLOWED some of these foods. I was surrounded by it all but then helped wash up and clean so hopefully I exercised it all off. Will know when I weigh. Myshy, I need a lift in your car but I don't think I will fit.
Have a good day.
Mel: Congratulations on achieving double digits. Two celebrations in the space of one week
I have my cheer squad uniform on and am cheering for you loud and clear and it will only be getting better for you. You and Moni and very inspiring to all of us. Moni: Your photos look fantastic and you can really see the difference in how you look. Your are changing shape and you can really notice it in your face. Well done and keep up the good work.
Last night would have been a very emotional one for you as well and I'm so happy for you. Soon you will be running up those stairs and think nothing of it. Nat: Congratualtions on your weightloss as well. African dancing - how exciting. Keep up the moves, soon you'll be an expert.
I went to a family christening last night and I helped prepare fried rice, made an italian cream sponge cake, cut up bread, cabanossi, cheese etc. and I TASTED AND SWALLOWED some of these foods.
I was surrounded by it all but then helped wash up and clean so hopefully I exercised it all off. Will know when I weigh. Myshy, I need a lift in your car but I don't think I will fit. Have a good day.
Cryss
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Oh My God
Mel and Moni!!!
you are both FAN-BLOODY-TASTIC!!!!
I can NOT believe those pics MONI, you look absolutley stunning, your face has so much definition, I am speechless (and thats saying something)
Mel our little double digit girl, I nearly crashed the car when I saw that SMS come through!!!
Congratulations to you both, you have worked incredibly hard, and gone without alot of your favorite things, and Mel, you have even had to put up with stupid comments from stupid people.
Keep up the excellent work, you are both my inspiration!
Jabba aka Cryss
Mel and Moni!!!
you are both FAN-BLOODY-TASTIC!!!!
I can NOT believe those pics MONI, you look absolutley stunning, your face has so much definition, I am speechless (and thats saying something)
Mel our little double digit girl, I nearly crashed the car when I saw that SMS come through!!!
Congratulations to you both, you have worked incredibly hard, and gone without alot of your favorite things, and Mel, you have even had to put up with stupid comments from stupid people.
Keep up the excellent work, you are both my inspiration!
Jabba aka Cryss
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HollyGolightly
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Oh wow, congratulations to both Mel and Moni!
Everyone here is so inspiring, it's amazing!
I had a family party this afternoon, and wasn't able to get lunch organised before it, so I ended up picking a little at the party and I feel so bad about it now. I didn't have very much at all, and with no lunch and then no dinner it can't have amounted to much but I still feel bad.
Oh well, tomorrow is another day and with so many inspiring women around it's hard not to get infected with the CohenSpirit!
xx
Everyone here is so inspiring, it's amazing!
I had a family party this afternoon, and wasn't able to get lunch organised before it, so I ended up picking a little at the party and I feel so bad about it now. I didn't have very much at all, and with no lunch and then no dinner it can't have amounted to much but I still feel bad.
Oh well, tomorrow is another day and with so many inspiring women around it's hard not to get infected with the CohenSpirit!
xx
Cryss
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dreamer said:
Your words are so true, I'd burn in hell (well not quite) for some of these girls ... but I wouldn't even get a tan for myself!
So I'm going to be a bit more selfish and a bit more demanding with others. The other half heads off to the US for 10 days at the end of the week, I'm gonna spend 10 days spoiling myself!!
I did hear of this strange diet in the states though, call Aplo Diet (something like that) Aplo is a DOG food and a group of women made a pact that if one of them broke their diet, they had to eat dog food!!! It worked!!!! So I'm gonna try it, If I ever think about breaking I'm going to think of PAL! And if I'm that desperate for food, I'll whip open a can!!!
see ya later gals, Dreamer thanks for the inspiration, I'm sticking to Jabba until the end of the week, and then I too will add an inspirational pic or one of my bum/back. Because it's my belly and back fat that I HATE!!!!! BACK FAT IS UGLY! big ol wings of fat!
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We WILL get there!
Hi Cryss! Good on you, I just know you are going to get there. It sounds like this is a good way to be selfish .... but I don't know about the dog food. Yuk! A hard time now, but the end result is going to be spectacular.
Dreamer, I'm headed for 49kilos and the last time I was there was when I grew through it - somewhere between 10 and 13yrs old. I have been to 51 and 52 for maybe a week or so since, but that's all. I'm hanging out for it. You are a good motivator. Let the real contest begin - you can do it.
Mel I was thrilled to hear you hit the double digits!! That is super cool and so impressive. Stay with it.
Moni, good on you too, doing so well. Your pictures tell a story of success and I bet you are excited.
Myshy, are you driving around in your car? I hope so, you have worked so hard to get to this point.
healthymum, how did your dinner go?
Casey, how was your barbecue?
Rajah it is a new day, hope it is a good one
HollyGolightly, make this a lighter day! It will be worth the sacrifice. And I love your Audrey quote.
Nat this is another week for you to blitz - you are SO CLOSE you must be able to smell victory!!!
Was wondering how Joysey and lmr were doing? Let us know?
My scales went up 0.5 yesterday for no apparent reason. Not conscious of doing anything wrong. Anyway I don't stress about it these days. Today they went down 0.4 - so only 0.1 left to go. In the end these things balance out, but after charting it for ages, I know it sometimes indicates an accidental error. The rest of the time it is just the body adjusting. Not sure about this one, but it should be all balanced out by tomorrow anyway, and I'm forging ahead.
Have a good day.
lizzi
Hi Cryss! Good on you, I just know you are going to get there. It sounds like this is a good way to be selfish .... but I don't know about the dog food. Yuk! A hard time now, but the end result is going to be spectacular.
Dreamer, I'm headed for 49kilos and the last time I was there was when I grew through it - somewhere between 10 and 13yrs old. I have been to 51 and 52 for maybe a week or so since, but that's all. I'm hanging out for it. You are a good motivator. Let the real contest begin - you can do it.
Mel I was thrilled to hear you hit the double digits!! That is super cool and so impressive. Stay with it.
Moni, good on you too, doing so well. Your pictures tell a story of success and I bet you are excited.
Myshy, are you driving around in your car? I hope so, you have worked so hard to get to this point.
healthymum, how did your dinner go?
Casey, how was your barbecue?
Rajah it is a new day, hope it is a good one
HollyGolightly, make this a lighter day! It will be worth the sacrifice. And I love your Audrey quote.
Nat this is another week for you to blitz - you are SO CLOSE you must be able to smell victory!!!
Was wondering how Joysey and lmr were doing? Let us know?
My scales went up 0.5 yesterday for no apparent reason. Not conscious of doing anything wrong. Anyway I don't stress about it these days. Today they went down 0.4 - so only 0.1 left to go. In the end these things balance out, but after charting it for ages, I know it sometimes indicates an accidental error. The rest of the time it is just the body adjusting. Not sure about this one, but it should be all balanced out by tomorrow anyway, and I'm forging ahead.
Have a good day.
lizzi
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Happymummy
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Hi girls...
Hi girls it's been a while....
Kaseysmum...mashies are good .. very tasty.
Mel... doesn't it feel good to be doulbe digits, great work..
Cryss... come on jabber is't a good look really ..don't be so harse on yourself...everyone has evil friend in the closest.. get rid of her for a while, and show them that you are better than her.
Nat ...Your nearly there keep up the good work..
Moni.. I'm felt really happy for you, I bet you felt good..
Any way I went off the wagon, we went to the go karts in Gu nnedah on Saturday night to watch my brother in law race, big mistake this track was out of town so my food choices weren't good. Friends of our came out with KFC and that was the end of me...
I drank heaps of water thought and hope I flushed a bit of it...
Haven't been game to weigh myself yet...
My goals is to be at my goal weight by the end of March.
See How I go...
Hi girls it's been a while....
Kaseysmum...mashies are good .. very tasty.
Mel... doesn't it feel good to be doulbe digits, great work..
Cryss... come on jabber is't a good look really ..don't be so harse on yourself...everyone has evil friend in the closest.. get rid of her for a while, and show them that you are better than her.
Nat ...Your nearly there keep up the good work..
Moni.. I'm felt really happy for you, I bet you felt good..
Any way I went off the wagon, we went to the go karts in Gu nnedah on Saturday night to watch my brother in law race, big mistake this track was out of town so my food choices weren't good. Friends of our came out with KFC and that was the end of me...
I drank heaps of water thought and hope I flushed a bit of it...
Haven't been game to weigh myself yet...
My goals is to be at my goal weight by the end of March.
See How I go...
1st Weigh-In
Hey Everyone,
Well I went for my first weigh-in on Saturday and got a nice surprise - 4.8kg and 5.5cm lost in my first 2 weeks. I'm just so happy with that and although I know it will slow down its just been the best motivation to continue.
Mel - Congratluations on double digits!!!! I also had a look at your photos and you both make such a lovely couple. You looked so happy and everyone is right you will make a stunning bride.
lisab - good on you for not touching the cake, I hope I can be that strong when the temptation is there and I'm sorry to hear your news.
Moni - how do you do it? you are a weight loss machine!! You really can notice a big difference in your photos - I bet you feel fantastic.
HollyGolightly - With the water I find even though I drink the most water throughout the day my bladder goes into overdrive at night but it has slowly started to settle over the last couple of days, perservere and you will manage it.
Beck - From 112 to 75 that's awesome, you'll be able to get rid of the last bit in no time at all.
Dreamer - I'm with you about the photos, I had some friends visiting from interstate recently and was looking at the photos of me and my friend who is skinny and it made me more aware of my size so i'm going to get that photo blown up and look at it every time I want to do something I shouldn't. Bring on the sixties I'll be there with you!!!!!!!!!
Cryss - You must stay strong, I love your idea about the dog food - the smell of that is enough to put you off food for a week!!!
I hope everyone is sticking like supa glue to their wagons
Til next time...
blula
Hey Everyone,
Well I went for my first weigh-in on Saturday and got a nice surprise - 4.8kg and 5.5cm lost in my first 2 weeks. I'm just so happy with that and although I know it will slow down its just been the best motivation to continue.
Mel - Congratluations on double digits!!!! I also had a look at your photos and you both make such a lovely couple. You looked so happy and everyone is right you will make a stunning bride.
lisab - good on you for not touching the cake, I hope I can be that strong when the temptation is there and I'm sorry to hear your news.
Moni - how do you do it? you are a weight loss machine!! You really can notice a big difference in your photos - I bet you feel fantastic.
HollyGolightly - With the water I find even though I drink the most water throughout the day my bladder goes into overdrive at night but it has slowly started to settle over the last couple of days, perservere and you will manage it.
Beck - From 112 to 75 that's awesome, you'll be able to get rid of the last bit in no time at all.
Dreamer - I'm with you about the photos, I had some friends visiting from interstate recently and was looking at the photos of me and my friend who is skinny and it made me more aware of my size so i'm going to get that photo blown up and look at it every time I want to do something I shouldn't. Bring on the sixties I'll be there with you!!!!!!!!!
Cryss - You must stay strong, I love your idea about the dog food - the smell of that is enough to put you off food for a week!!!
I hope everyone is sticking like supa glue to their wagons
Til next time...
blula
Hi Everyone,
Girls I need some ideas for managing my stress levels better. I’ve realised that the constant breaking I have been doing over the past few weeks is stress related and I have continued to reach for comfort foods despite knowing they are bad for me, despite not really enjoying that much AND despite knowing they are doing damage scales wise.
Mel, Mel, Mel, Mel, Mel, Mel, Mel, Mel, Mel, Mel, Mel, Mel, OH MY GOD, Mel, Mel, Mel, Mel, Mel, Mel, Mel, Mel, Mel, Mel, Mel, Mel, Mel, Mel, Mel, Mel, Mel, Mel, Mel, Mel, DOUBLE DIGITS Mel, Mel, Mel, Mel, Mel, Mel, Mel, Mel, Mel, Mel, Mel, Mel, Mel, Mel, Mel, Mel, Mel, Mel, Mel, Mel, Mel, Mel, Mel, Mel, Mel, Mel, Mel, Mel, MelWHAT A STAR!!Mel, Mel, Mel, Mel, Mel, Mel, Mel, Mel, WELL DONE!!Mel, Mel, Mel, Mel, Mel, Mel
Moni – Your photos are amazing. You look like a whole new person. Well Done!
Blula – Congratulations on your first weigh in result. Good on you!
I have been searching back through the forum and can’t find the post I wanted to quote. Grr…….anyway….there was a good point about the next minute being a new minute not to break. I thought this was so good, because it is so easy to write the whole day off when you have been bad…….but to think that you can start fresh the very next minute…fabulous!
I am also posting a HELLO on behalf of Joysey. She sent through an email today and wants everyone to know she is doing really well on the refeed (day 12 today) and is thinking of everyone.
Thats it for me today, welcome to all the new ladies.
Myshy
Girls I need some ideas for managing my stress levels better. I’ve realised that the constant breaking I have been doing over the past few weeks is stress related and I have continued to reach for comfort foods despite knowing they are bad for me, despite not really enjoying that much AND despite knowing they are doing damage scales wise.
Mel, Mel, Mel, Mel, Mel, Mel, Mel, Mel, Mel, Mel, Mel, Mel, OH MY GOD, Mel, Mel, Mel, Mel, Mel, Mel, Mel, Mel, Mel, Mel, Mel, Mel, Mel, Mel, Mel, Mel, Mel, Mel, Mel, Mel, DOUBLE DIGITS Mel, Mel, Mel, Mel, Mel, Mel, Mel, Mel, Mel, Mel, Mel, Mel, Mel, Mel, Mel, Mel, Mel, Mel, Mel, Mel, Mel, Mel, Mel, Mel, Mel, Mel, Mel, Mel, MelWHAT A STAR!!Mel, Mel, Mel, Mel, Mel, Mel, Mel, Mel, WELL DONE!!Mel, Mel, Mel, Mel, Mel, Mel
Moni – Your photos are amazing. You look like a whole new person. Well Done!
Blula – Congratulations on your first weigh in result. Good on you!
I have been searching back through the forum and can’t find the post I wanted to quote. Grr…….anyway….there was a good point about the next minute being a new minute not to break. I thought this was so good, because it is so easy to write the whole day off when you have been bad…….but to think that you can start fresh the very next minute…fabulous!
I am also posting a HELLO on behalf of Joysey. She sent through an email today and wants everyone to know she is doing really well on the refeed (day 12 today) and is thinking of everyone.
Thats it for me today, welcome to all the new ladies.
Myshy
PinkVirgo
New member
But It Is Better If We Don't.....
Hello everyone!
Well, today is day seven for me. One whole week gone. I will finally weigh myself tomorrow… I’m both apprehensive and excited. I have stuck to the plan 98%... the 2% being that I failed to eat my second fruit on day 2 and day 6. I seriously didn’t feel hungry and completely forgot I had another fruit to go until it was past 9pm – and I kinda figured it would probably have been better for me to adhere to the ‘no food after 9pm’ rule rather than scoff the fruit down for the hell of it. I was told I must eat the fruit and crispbread allowance for the first 10 days, and after that I could omit them if I wanted. Oops, I hope my consultant doesn’t get too upset with me!
Anyway, it’s been quite easy to steer clear of the scales up until now. I know some on here are keen weighers, and hop on the scales multiple times a day. I’m avoiding them for the simple fact that if I see bad fluctuations I’m likely to say “Oh the hell with it” and give up, when it’s likely that I’m simply weighing myself after a meal or after a fair amount of liquid. Anyway, according to Dr Cohen we lose weight on a 4-weekly cycle, so even once a week is too much, but bugga that I’m doing it weekly, if not fortnightly when I’m well and truly in the swing of things.
My beautiful niece/god-daughter had her naming day yesterday. There was champagne flowing and food GALORE. And I’m telling you, the spread was unbelievable. Normally, I would have had at least one of everything that was on the food table. Yesterday, I didn’t touch a thing. I didn’t go near the food table and didn’t feel like I was missing out. After all, I was there for my niece and not for the food. In the kitchen, they were deep frying all sorts of stuff – dim sims, spring rolls, samosas, chicken balls, etc etc – I walked in and said “It smells like a sess pool of fat in here!” and walked straight back out. When they passed the cake and home-made profiteroles around, I just politely declined. No one noticed I wasn’t eating the food, and no one questioned me about not eating. So why should any of us think we ‘outcasts’ if we don’t eat at these gatherings?? Guys, anyone who respects and loves you would respect your decision to be on this program and your right to refuse their food. Anyone who tries to shove food down your throat feels threatened of your determination and is being selfish because THEY don’t want you to change! Remember, we are all doing this for ourselves, and if we’re not, wer should re-think our reasons for being on the program.
Anyway, I’ve rattled on FAR too much!! If I sound like a bit of a Nazi it’s only because I really believe in this program and what it’s doing for our bodies. Here’s to Dr Cohen!!
p.s. I will post tomorrow ( a short one I promise!! ) and let you all know of my loss for the week... fingers crossed there will be a move on my ticker!!!
Until then, take care everyone!
Hello everyone!
Well, today is day seven for me. One whole week gone. I will finally weigh myself tomorrow… I’m both apprehensive and excited. I have stuck to the plan 98%... the 2% being that I failed to eat my second fruit on day 2 and day 6. I seriously didn’t feel hungry and completely forgot I had another fruit to go until it was past 9pm – and I kinda figured it would probably have been better for me to adhere to the ‘no food after 9pm’ rule rather than scoff the fruit down for the hell of it. I was told I must eat the fruit and crispbread allowance for the first 10 days, and after that I could omit them if I wanted. Oops, I hope my consultant doesn’t get too upset with me!
Anyway, it’s been quite easy to steer clear of the scales up until now. I know some on here are keen weighers, and hop on the scales multiple times a day. I’m avoiding them for the simple fact that if I see bad fluctuations I’m likely to say “Oh the hell with it” and give up, when it’s likely that I’m simply weighing myself after a meal or after a fair amount of liquid. Anyway, according to Dr Cohen we lose weight on a 4-weekly cycle, so even once a week is too much, but bugga that I’m doing it weekly, if not fortnightly when I’m well and truly in the swing of things.
Lizzi – I found this post extremely inspiring and agree 100%. I know I’m only in week one of this thing, but I have come to the conclusion that if I’m going to do it, I’m going to do it right. I keep telling myself “The food will still be there when I’m skinny!”lizzi said:
My beautiful niece/god-daughter had her naming day yesterday. There was champagne flowing and food GALORE. And I’m telling you, the spread was unbelievable. Normally, I would have had at least one of everything that was on the food table. Yesterday, I didn’t touch a thing. I didn’t go near the food table and didn’t feel like I was missing out. After all, I was there for my niece and not for the food. In the kitchen, they were deep frying all sorts of stuff – dim sims, spring rolls, samosas, chicken balls, etc etc – I walked in and said “It smells like a sess pool of fat in here!” and walked straight back out. When they passed the cake and home-made profiteroles around, I just politely declined. No one noticed I wasn’t eating the food, and no one questioned me about not eating. So why should any of us think we ‘outcasts’ if we don’t eat at these gatherings?? Guys, anyone who respects and loves you would respect your decision to be on this program and your right to refuse their food. Anyone who tries to shove food down your throat feels threatened of your determination and is being selfish because THEY don’t want you to change! Remember, we are all doing this for ourselves, and if we’re not, wer should re-think our reasons for being on the program.
Anyway, I’ve rattled on FAR too much!!
If I sound like a bit of a Nazi it’s only because I really believe in this program and what it’s doing for our bodies. Here’s to Dr Cohen!!p.s. I will post tomorrow ( a short one I promise!! ) and let you all know of my loss for the week... fingers crossed there will be a move on my ticker!!!
Until then, take care everyone!
divinemissnat
New member
Bad night - Good morning!
Hi Gals
I went to a picnic last night with my foodie friends. Talk about torture! And of course they had one of my most favourite things- the cheese platter! The whole shebang! Cheese, crackers, fruit and dark chocolate...
But I stayed srong, ate my mango and didnt go to the dark side.
Cryss- PAL??? EWWWW!!! But if it motivates you... Good to see you are going to have 10 days to spoil yourself too. Sounds divine!
Blula-4.8kg and 5.5cm!!!!!!!!! That is BRILLIANT!!! Congratulations!
Pink Virgo- Well done on your first week! And on staying strong at the naming day. It cant have been easy, but you did so well!
Myshy- I will put my thinking cap on for you and see if I can come up with anything to help with stress eating.
I didnt get much sleep last night. My dog is sick and I have spent most of the night cleaning up mess and lying there half awake waiting for the next round. If I got more than 1 hour of uminterrupted sleep I'd be surprised. I dont know how you women with children do it...
And the worst thing was because I was awake I was aware of how hungry I was.
Anyway, morning finally came and I habitually got on the scales like normal and they have gone down again!!!! 54.6kg!!! I got on them three times to make sure I wasnt seeing things...My body has gone into overdrive... and refeed is aproaching faster than I thought! I thought the closer I got to my goal weight the more things would slow down, but maybe not? Its proof the program works and it works fast!
So stick to it everyone and you'll be there before you know it!
Nat xx
Hi Gals
I went to a picnic last night with my foodie friends. Talk about torture! And of course they had one of my most favourite things- the cheese platter! The whole shebang! Cheese, crackers, fruit and dark chocolate...
But I stayed srong, ate my mango and didnt go to the dark side.
Cryss- PAL??? EWWWW!!! But if it motivates you... Good to see you are going to have 10 days to spoil yourself too. Sounds divine!
Blula-4.8kg and 5.5cm!!!!!!!!! That is BRILLIANT!!! Congratulations!
Pink Virgo- Well done on your first week! And on staying strong at the naming day. It cant have been easy, but you did so well!
Myshy- I will put my thinking cap on for you and see if I can come up with anything to help with stress eating.
I didnt get much sleep last night. My dog is sick and I have spent most of the night cleaning up mess and lying there half awake waiting for the next round. If I got more than 1 hour of uminterrupted sleep I'd be surprised. I dont know how you women with children do it...
And the worst thing was because I was awake I was aware of how hungry I was.
Anyway, morning finally came and I habitually got on the scales like normal and they have gone down again!!!! 54.6kg!!! I got on them three times to make sure I wasnt seeing things...My body has gone into overdrive... and refeed is aproaching faster than I thought!
I thought the closer I got to my goal weight the more things would slow down, but maybe not? Its proof the program works and it works fast!So stick to it everyone and you'll be there before you know it!
Nat xx
Out of the mouths of babes
Hi all,
Hope you all had a good weekend and keep up the good work. I had an interesting weekend to say the least. I thought I would share this little snippet.
I was at my nephew's 8th birthday yesterday. His mum had made a dinosaur cake with yummy spearmint leaves all over as the scales. I was thinking I would have one or two of these evil lollies. While admiring the cake, a 5 year old said "the dinosaur can't kill you because you are too fat". That instantly killed any thought of reaching for a lolly and I didn't have one. I was embarrassed by a 5 year old and I walked out of the room. If I had this kid around me all the time, I reckonI would reach goal very quickly or I would end up killing the kid!!!!
Anyway great to see everyone doing so well.
Have a good week.
Hi all,
Hope you all had a good weekend and keep up the good work. I had an interesting weekend to say the least. I thought I would share this little snippet.
I was at my nephew's 8th birthday yesterday. His mum had made a dinosaur cake with yummy spearmint leaves all over as the scales. I was thinking I would have one or two of these evil lollies. While admiring the cake, a 5 year old said "the dinosaur can't kill you because you are too fat". That instantly killed any thought of reaching for a lolly and I didn't have one.
I was embarrassed by a 5 year old and I walked out of the room. If I had this kid around me all the time, I reckonI would reach goal very quickly or I would end up killing the kid!!!! Anyway great to see everyone doing so well.
Have a good week.
Where's that kid? I want him first.
While admiring the cake, a 5 year old said "the dinosaur can't kill you because you are too fat". That instantly killed any thought of reaching for a lolly and I didn't have one. I was embarrassed by a 5 year old and I walked out of the room. If I had this kid around me all the time, I reckonI would reach goal very quickly or I would end up killing the kid!!!!
RAJAH - Send that kid over to my place immediately.
Stuck to my diet all day today......... that in itself is a feat these days.
Myshy
While admiring the cake, a 5 year old said "the dinosaur can't kill you because you are too fat". That instantly killed any thought of reaching for a lolly and I didn't have one.
I was embarrassed by a 5 year old and I walked out of the room. If I had this kid around me all the time, I reckonI would reach goal very quickly or I would end up killing the kid!!!! RAJAH - Send that kid over to my place immediately.
Stuck to my diet all day today......... that in itself is a feat these days.
Myshy
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