Cohen's Lifestyle Genies road to enLIGHTENment

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Hi everyone, sorry i havent posted in here for a while now, but have been a little depressed the last month or so, with just about everything. I have however been popping in and checking on everyones progress.

CATE you still are an inspiration and thanks for your kind words and I am sure you will be great at your new job and brighten every ones lives with your outlook on life.

NANS and Kannadew thank you also for your kind words...its been great to follow your journeys also..and you are both a motivation for me even though it is waining just a little...

Its been 3 years since my mum passed away and I miss her so much although we were never really close, just wish she could be here to see how far I have come.
Im not sure if i mentioned this before but I emailed my brother who lives in qld the last pic I had taken of me at about 79kgs...within 5 minutes the phone rang and it was my SIL on the other end wondering what the HECK i had been doing lol and that I looked great, they have never seen me this small, I have always been largish from grade 6 onwards...It made me smile from ear to ear to say that I looked great. I was a size 18 when I was in their wedding as a bridesmaid. Im yet to see my other 4 brothers, one i prolly will never see as he has disowned the family for some ridiculous reason. May be I will catch up with them and my dad at christmas if we can syncronise schedules that is. Isnt it funny how we drift apart (well in my case we have) since having our own families.
My motivation has slipped although I know the end is so near, i can smell it. The last few kgs have been hard and the girls at the clinic want me to get to the upper end of the goal they set of 66kgs...I am currently sitting on 68.7.
But the past weekend has been an enormous struggle for me I have been ravenous and deviated with extra crackers and cheese and a small portion of choccie (only because I didnt have anymore in the house LOL) over the weekend. I have my last blood test tomorrow, and my refeed will be prepared from there, As the girls are on hols from this friday until 2nd week in Jan. I emailed them and told them and pleasantly got a phone call from Lisa today, was good to talk to her, but couldnt talk long as I was at work and its hectic at the moment. She was going to call Dr Cohen as she thinks I may be ready to start refeed. Ive got this far (48.3kgs and 170cms OMG thats massive) and would really like to drop the last 1.3kg to an even 50kgs..but its not looking promising ahhh well thems the breaks I guess.
Anyways I have to go do some things ready for work tomorrow and if I dont drop back in before Christmas I hope every one has a great christmas and a safe and happy new year
MWAH
Genie
 
GENIE!!! You have done so well!!! I am so impressed!! How exciting to be so near the end! Dont lose your focus now!! You can see this to the end and get to that goal you want.

I am under the impression that your refeed plan lasts for 6 weeks. Thats what other clinics have told other people. So you could order your refeed and then keep on going to the goal you want in that time. If you dont make it within the 6 weeks... no probs... you can always restart the program again when you are ready and then if you are on the program for 2 weeks or more you just have to do refeed again. However...looking at the fact that you are are less than 3kgs off your goal weight should be able to reach your goal in 6 weeks!!

YOU CAN DO THIS!!!:party: NO matter what!! (Christmas is just another day really and you can get through it) I know that our emotions and trials really put a strain on our commitment... but look how far you have come... you will be done in no time at all!! Maybe up the water to cope with the hunger? I know this helps me... and heading into summer it cant hurt really.

I am sooooo excited for YOU!!! I cant wait to celebrate with you when you are done!! I hope you will come back and check on me too for when I am finished...actually I have to finish even if I am not done...by the end of March... doing refeed in April... (Although I really hope I am done by then!!)

Anyway... do come here and tell us how you are feeling... it really does help to "talk" about whats happening for you...

Blessya
Kannadew:)
 
Oh Genie, It is so nice to see you back & to see that you have done it!! Well done!! Lisa did tell me to have an extra piece of fruit when I was almost at the end & I found that really helped with the hunger. When that & upping the water didn't eradicate my hunger I started re-feed. I was dreaming of food all day & all night in the end. When you are starving it's really hard to remain focussed & that's when the really bad foods become tempting. It's probably best to start re-feed, rather than eating things you will regret.
Christmas is always a difficult time for me. That's when I miss my family. I think it's an emotional time for most people. You have done so well Genie. What an effort! Talk soon, xo Cate
 
Hi Genie

First off congratulations on acheiving your weightloss goal so far, what a difference this makes to your whole well being and quality of life.
Now I can relate entirely to your delimma......when i was close to refeed but not at the gaol I wanted to be to start I had the uncontrollable hunger and I was also feeling so over Cohens but I started refeed and lost a further 3kg....so don't over do the deviations you have come so far and you don't want to give in to temptations and goodnesss knows there are so many out there at this time of year. Stay close Genie and don't drift away from us here, remember we are here for you.

Well done - what an inspiration you are to us all here.

Sam:)
 
MERRY CHRISTMAS GENIE!!!


Hope you have an awesome Christmas and a FANTASTIC New Year!

May it be filled with fun times and excitement and adventures you never thought possible just a year ago! I hope that you will stay around and keep us informed of your life and progress after refeed! I for one and really worried about that part and need all the help I can get!

Blessya mate!
Kannadew
 
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