Cohen's Lifestyle IChooseLife's.... Cohens Diary

Prefix for Cohen's Lifestyle
Thank you so much for your support Gina.. it means a lot. Wow 100pounds.. that's like about 50kg or so isnt it? I have another 49kg to lose having lost 13 already.

I've stopped weighing daily and will make the last day of each month celebration day to weigh in and celebrate that month's victory, and then start afresh on the first of each month. Well, that's the intention.

I've not had success finding a counsellor... however, a friend has leant me a hypnosis tape and it's amazing how quickly that can help to change your mindset.

I listen to it when I first get up of a morning and last thing at night.

While it's not helping me deal with the emotional and why? part of my overeating, it's certainly going a long way to reprogramming my head which is a great start.

I've just booked a holiday for Christmas time so am looking forward to being at goal weight and having done refeed by then.

13 down, 49 to go yayyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyy
 
Back in to it and it's all good. Getting close to that time of month so I'm craving chocolate. For me,cravings haven't gone at all. Well my carb cravings have but my chocolate ones have remained, albeit only at certain times of the month. Not sure what I'm going to do about that yet.. I usually have a cuppa and then brush my teeth.

I've gone to weighing only monthly, well the first of every month. Was doing my head in when I didn't lose anything. So going with what Dr Cohen's suggests and do it monthly. Seems to have taken the pressure off somehow.. hope that doesn't come back to bite me in the shrinking butt!

I'm not sure what the go is with refeed if I go over contract time. Will have to ask when I get close, which is still a good 4 or 5 months away yet. How they thought I'd lose 61kg in 26 weeks I've no idea. High expectations I guess.

I've put a goal weight photo of me up around the house... visualising myself that weight and shape seems to be helping too.
 
It's that time of month and I was SSTARVING last night, so rather than pig out like I'd normally do I made a Cohens Lasagne and instead of just one serve I had 1.5 serves and extra salad. Now while not 100% compliant, it's a far cry from the deviation I would have done only a week or two ago. I then drank an extra litre of water to flush my system out and make me feel fuller. In total I drank 4.5 litres of water yesterday!

Feeling fantastic today... this not weighing in daily has set me free.

Why is it that people who've 'mentioned' my overweightness for years are allof a sudden trying to sabotage my efforts and criticse the program? Insecurity I say. I've cut a lot of ties while I do the program, as an overeater I have enough mental battles to deal with without other people's insecurities and hogwash.

I have to do what's right and best for me. And if that means being a recluse around some people for a time, then so be it. Be they family, friend or what!

A shrinking I will go....
 
Way to go, IChooseLife... sounds like you have a solid handle on things now. Good luck dealing with those cravings... one craving at a time, I guess. As for the saboteurs, it's so sad that some people are motivated by jealousy. Hopefully they'll come back around one day and be able to share in your joy. Whether they do or not, the people who really matter are happy for you and proud of you. Keep it up.
 
Sure is BFNM thank you xo

I'm missing my milk :( So I've started having a cup of Earl Grey after my yoghurt brekky instead of a piece of fruit. Saves the fruit for later too.

Really tired yesterday and today, will try to add more red meat to my diet in the next few days to see if that helps things and double up on my multivit.

Had a read through the thread on those who've reached goal and done refeed. Very encouraging to know others have gone before, succeeded and are now reaping the rewards. Just wish I wasn't so impatient. But with so much to lose this isn't going to correct itself in weeks, but more like six months or so. It seems so long from this end of the scale, but I know in six months WHEN I've stuck to the program and am at goal it will seem like a drop in the bucket.

Bring it on
 
My skin felt lose this morning and my curiousity got the better of me so I jumped on the scales. Today I am the lightest I have been since having the kids. what a milestone for me.. it's all a bonus from here on.... I can't believe I"m within reach of double digits. BRING IT ONNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNN :)
 
What a horror yesterday was. I binged. I didn't just fall off the Cohens wagon I smashed the wagon to pieces. My worst day ever!

Today is a new day.... I've taken this from the main thread I posted in:

THANK YOU all for your kind words and encouragement. I came back in to the forum today with my tail between my legs expecting some harsh words but instead there is love and acceptance here. THANK YOU.

I'm back on the wagon. And I've now got my husband on board 100% with instructions to NOT LET ME DEVIATE, not even if I abuse him. He's languishing his new responsibility and whilst he's been supportive in the past he's been far from helpful. He now recognises how easy it is for me to be tempted and slip. So I have him on board and that gives me that extra accountability.

Weight loss is such an emotional journey for many of us, and whilst I'm strong mentally in a lot of area losing my 'comfort cardigan' is much harder than I thought it would be.

I need to take responsibility for me. It's only me that puts crap in my mouth. It's only me who sabotages my own efforts. I am in control of me no one else.

So I've started a 'frree journal'. It's one of those where you journal your progress etc but you also do 'free writing' where you just write and write with no real thought until you have nothing left to say. Usually with a thought or idea in mind example: why do I think I binge? Why do I want to lose weight? or for me Why am I afraid to lose weight? I started today and it was amazingly therapeutic.

Truly, you are all amazing people, and I sincerely apologising for 'dumping' on you yesterday. It was one of my worst days ever :(

But today was a new day. I CHOOSE LIFE! So back on Cohens I went. With the binge and horrors of yesterday behind me. Some new tactics in place.

This journey for me is not going to be easy. Nor does it have to be as hard as I am making it. I WILL get to the bottom of my obesity, eradicate it, and shrink to my ideal weight.

I WILL because I CHOOSE LIFE!
 
So far so good this week.

I've been watching the Secret OVER AND OVER AND OVER AND OVER again trying to reprogram my head. So far so good!

I must be shrinking because my skin is getting lose. Which now begs the question of what can I do to restore elasticity to this poor overstretched skin of mine?
 
I am onto the Secret as well. It is such a head battle to keep the negative talk out of our head and to focus on what we want in our life. LIke they say "your wish is my command".
KGB
 
I've done up myself a list of positive affirmations to reprogram my head with and have placed my 'goal weight' photo above my computer where I spend a lot of time.

I bought the book and the DVD.. I've read it and watched it.. need to watch it a few times in arow I think.

Going to try Vita Weats this week instead of Saladas. I'm over them. Fighting temptation to have vegemite on crackers for arvo tea.

One meal at a time, one day at a time, one kilo at a time.....
 
Congrats on getting over your deviations! Sounds like you're doing great--loose skin has gotta be a sign of incredible shrinkage. I'm sure it'll tighten up as you go.

I've never heard of the Secret... will have to look into that.
 
I've just had a weekend of intraspection, and self analysis in regards to my self sabotaging and WOW .. who knew there was so much baggage in such a little space!

I bought a new journal and asked myself why I thought I self sabotaged? Then I asked why I liked being fat/obese? and that's when teh floodgates opened.... whoooooooooooooooooooooosh

Two days later, an almost entire journal full, I feel like it's all out in the open, exposed and no longer powerful in my life.

I'm ready to get on with the job at hand.. getting healthy for myself and my children. Ready to shrink to a normal size and buy beautiful clothes and inexpensive prices. Bring it onnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnn xxoo
 
Well that didn't last long :( I do need counselling. I've read somewhere on numerous occasions how overeating isn't lack of willpower but a disease. Well seesm I have that. Not posting much in main thread cause don't want to upset others or bring them down. But this isa good hidey hole to vent in.

I know cohens works. I know it does. I've lost 15kg and a few dress sizes to prove it. My clothes are lose. And yet, I still find it irresistable to shove crap into my mouth. I am hormonal at the moment. Not sure if that has anything to do with it.

Tomorrow is a new day and i have to get serious and strong with myself.
 
I've gone back to having omelette for breakfast, some reason it makes me feel more like I'm on the program than just having yoghurt. So wil lsee if that mind trick works. So far so good.

I pulled out a blouse this morning ,size 18 and it fitted... LOOSELY! I almost cried.... I'm rather well endowed and nothing is EVER lose in the top area, but this was. That means I've now lost 3 dress sizes up teh top and 2-3 down the bottom.

If I actually got my act together it'd be falling off me.. rather than slowly peeling off LOL

I too went and got myself a new hair do.. amazing what a change of do anda bit of colour can do for your mindset. I feel like a new woman today.
 
That's great, IChooseLife! You're making wonderful progress. Just keep on going, one meal, one craving at a time... You're doing so well!
 
Skin Firming

IChooseLife

I was advised to take zinc tablets to help my skin elasticity.

Also I used to use the Palmer's Cocoa Butter Formula Skin Firming Lotion you can buy in the chemist. I now use one I got from the Face Shop and I did notice the other day that the Body Shop has some really nice new products.

Hope this all helps.

Skinny hugs
;)

Allana
 
Hiya ICL,

I just asked in the main forum where you were and have just read that you are hiding in here. What's going on girl? You are doing so great 15 down and 3 dress sizes? thats a great effort.. please stay focussed, you can do it..just keep thinking Cohens food only.
When I am hormonal I too want to eat the world but I just stay strong and say no.. I just keep telling myself that it's only food and it ain't going anywhere ..I am more stronger than that and so are YOU!!

Good luck, will be checking up on you tomorrow.

Annie Lusion
 
ICL- You can do it. You've done so well so far. We're going through this together and are all here for you. Big hug from me, xo Cate
 
THANK YOU SO MUCH for your love, encouragement and support.

I AM BACK yayyyyyyyyyyyyyyyy

I've posted this on main page so will post here and will save me typing out more lol
Where to start......

As some of you know my journey has been up and down.. to say the least. On the weekend I sat down and started asking myself why I self sabotage constantly and then when answers didnt' really come I asked why I liked being fat!

Amazing how once we start asking the hard questions the answers come .. in a host of various ways. For me, I had an encounter with an old lover who shed some light on an issue we shared back 20 years ago this month. I don't want to go in to what it was, but hearing his feelings made me assess my own on the situation and what I discovered, was the root cause of a lot of my issues, especially with being overweight!

So I'm hear to say if you are struggling, seek out the reason why you are obese. The reason you are struggling. You might be completely devastated by the answer, but after devastation comes rebuilding, rebirth and a new beginning.

Woooooooooo hoooooooooooooooo I feel I've turned a corner today. I'm having a last meal tonight, then tomorrow, with my new special email weight loss budy, am going to start Cohens tomorrow 100% and shrink to my natural weight!

It still hurts, I'm still healing but I'm ready to rebuild MY life xxooo

Thank you everyone for your love and support xxxxoooo
 
ICL-Good for you! I know that being fat has been like a protective shield for me. Look forward to watching your progress, xo Cate
 
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