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FlaMie

FlaMie

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Hi to everyone out there. Just to say that I've just begun on my Cohen diet yesterday. I must say that I'm most impressed with some of the weight loss that others have achieved. Hence, I've decided to CHART my weight loss and hopefully can help to inspire others who are undecided to join the programme. Certainly hope that my journey can become your inspiration!

Also, I would certainly like to hear from like-minded individuals who are also going through this programme. Let's Keep to our goal together! The road ahead will not be as lonely as we continue to support one another :)
 
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Hi Flamie!!
Welcome to WLF! Good on you for choosing to start the Cohen's.I like you choose to chart it all on here to find the extra support I needed and you know what it has helped me sooooo much! I didnt even last this long on my Cohen's my first attempt but I didnt have this support either!!
Good luck, there are plenty of great people on here to get to know and ask anything you want to know!

kc :)
 
Hi FlaMie & a very big welcome to you from all of us at the WLF, Cohen's section! Good for you already contributing by both starting your own diary & helping out with recipe suggestions. We offer one another support & I would be lost without it. Singaporean food sounds so delicious but I have never eaten at a Singapore restaurant. I must have a look next time I'm in Melbourne. You have made an excellent decision doing Cohen's. It works and also is something that we can continue forever rather than drinking shakes etc that really don't teach you anything much at all. I lost(36kg) about what you have to lose & 18months after am currently only 1kg above that lowest weight. I love it & love Cohen's. Cheers for now, Cate.
 
Hey Cate!

Thanks so much for the encouraging words. I'm really hoping that I can lose as much as I can by not deviating. Really, I want to keep the journey short but I don't intend to just give it up.
 
Today is the 3rd day on the programme. Think there's a bit of a water loss ... been visiting the toilet quite a fair bit.

I haven't felt very much hunger unless the time in between meals are more than 6 hrs like now! I'm still waiting for that 120g of fish to thaw! Gosh, can't believe that I'm through 9 meals :)
 
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Hello FlaMie,

Welcome to the forum... I wish you strength and patience on your cohens journey.. Look forward to reading your posts... You ahve done so well already, keep it up..:)

TTFN
Chelle
 
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Hello FlaMie,

Welcome to the forum... I wish you strength and patience on your cohens journey.. Look forward to reading your posts... You ahve done so well already, keep it up..:)

TTFN
Chelle
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Hey, thanks for the support...certainly looking for the BIG DROPS like you guys. Can't wait to see myself squeezing into a size 16 comfortably. Aiming to go into a size M eventually...KAMPATEI!!!!
 
28 weeks (6 & 1/2 months). It's a lot of weight & luckily I didn't expect to lose it overnight as that just is not possible, cheers, Cate
 
Hi FlaMie - I'm 6 weeks in to my second time around on this diet, and doing OK so far!

You're in the worst week. Next week will be better, and after that it will soon become a breeze for a few months until you're nearing the end, so hang in there!
 
My 4th Day and the THUNDEROUS thighs

Gosh! I'm exhilarated! I just went to consult a doc for a flu and he took my weight. I knew that I must have lost some water (GROSS water retention) but I never quite suspected I was going to lose very much...Woalah! I've lost 3kg from doing nothing - accept preparing meals for myself! I'm happy, very happy. C'mon keep going and hope that in no time at all, I'll be able to share my before and after photos.

Hmmm...guess this joke might just perk some of you up. I've got a friend who was on Cohen too (in fact she introduced me to it). She has met her goal weight. This is what she found out: she is AIRY down below! This is quite a joke because we all know that when we have piled on quite a substanital weight, we grow elephant thighs huh? Well....my friend said that for once in her lifetime, she is actually walking without having her thighs rubbing together! Wow! When will I ever see that? What will the feeling be like? hahaha:drool5:
 
FlaMie- You will experience it too, amongst many other wonderful things like-
Lying in bed on your side with one arm resting down the side of your body & you can't feel any fat at all & you feel that you have a nice shape!
Being able to do something really physical, that once would have you in a lather of sweat & puffing & panting and now you do it & you are able to talk without puffing at all, hardly raise a glow & be looking for more!
Feeling someone looking you up & down as you walk away & instead of feeling bad you have a little smile, walk away & don't feel self-conscious any more.
On a really hot night you don't worry about wearing anything to bed to cover yourself up(as I always did!) because you know that you look pretty damned good for your age now!
You can eat in public without feeling self-conscious.
I could go on and on with a really big list. I think I might start a new thread today along these lines to remind us all why we are doing this. It's for us!
You too will be saying these things FlaMie!
Cheers & happy losing, Cate.
 
Hey wannabesexee,

Thanks for the encouragement and I think you would definitely be sexy in no time! I love to be part of your gang soon!
 
Cate!

I'm so egged on by your encouragement. Your personal diary is certainly a source of motivation for me. I'm also so motivated to just chart my own personal experience and have it shared with all the others out there. Hmmm, I want to be able tell everyone out there and soon that I am 'NORMAL' again and not ILL with the FAT disease!
 
Onwards 5th Sickly Day

Today is a terrible day. I'm down with the flu and feeling HORRIBLE! I'm aching all over and nursing a running nose, perpetual headache and rising temperature!

I called up my local Cohen clinique to whine a little of my current conditions and to find out on the suitability of deviating to my 'sick' food of porridge. They were encouraging and said that it was ok if I needed to eat my sick food as well as to take the cough mixture. Well, guess what? Just as I was about to put that 'sweet' cough mixture into my mouth, I decided against it and thought to wait and see if I could go without it. I took the other flu medication but left out the cough mixture. I think I should just be disciplined and sleep away the illness instead.

Oh and for food...I didn't deviate at all! I decided to give the porridge a miss. I think it's all in the mind. As long as I tell myself that I'm ok, I'll be ok. :cheers2: Cheering myself on! hahaha. Anyway, I've had breakfast and lunch already and only 1 meal left for the day. So, I guess I'll go for chicken soup (Asian style). I'm a great fan of Asian cuisine and would try all sorts. So, this is the menu for tonight's dinner:

1) Bring water to boil (about 400ml)
2) Throw in 1 fresh mushroom after the water starts to boil
3) Let the mushroom boil for about 5 mins before throwing in the chicken meat and continue to boil
4) Lastly, throw in vegetables (either Kai Lan or Bai Chye) those leafy ones when the chicken is done.
5) Don't overcook the veges - add in salt to taste
6) Turn off the fire once you are sure the vegetables are cooked
7) What are you waiting for? Drink the soup!

I really love this soup because it is so easy to cook and yet tasty...that chicken and mushroom taste ... yummy!

Okie! I'm off for a while to sleep away that grogginess...will be back if I should feel I'm up to it later to update further on this sickly 5th day.
 
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Into the 6th day - first weekend

Hmmm, today I woke up with a jump to realise that it was 10.15am! OMG! that really jolted me up because as I counted with my FAT fingers, I realised that the next meal would be at 3.30pm and dinner at 8.30pm. Gosh! I wasn't going to allow it to be any later. I whipped up a quick breakfast - really surprised myself that I could get it up so fast. I did an omelette as well as fresh lettuce. All done in 10 mins. and finished it even faster...5 mins (so sad). Just hoping now that I wouldn't get hungry soon. Guess, I will just eat some crackers if I do.

I had to weigh myself today - NOT MOVING! I'm down to 83kg now. That's like 4kg in 5 days...but the BIG drop has kinda stopped?! Oh well, in any case, I've not deviated so I know the FAT is melting off somewhere (I hope). I think the late dinner yesterday must have upset things a little as well as I think I had less than 2L of water :(. I'll remind myself consciously that I must NOT miss out my water. I realise that the more water I take, the faster I can lose thus the bigger DROP I can see. Oh! I think I know why there's no drop yet! I've not actually cleared my bowel for the day!! *Pray HARD* Also wanna add that surprise surprise, after only 4kg down, I can now put on comfortably some of the clothes that I've left standing in the wardrobe due to tightness. Never knew I had so much water to lose!

I'm still ill with flu but haven't taken the cough mixture yet. The cough is not so bad as my head and nose. Guess, I'll continue to sleep in for the day after blogging. It's kinda quiet in the forum and strangely, I can't seem to send any private message to anyone...Can anyone tell me why? Okie...I'm off for now...hope to be back later to update further on my progress. This certainly helps to keep forcus away from my hunger :willy_nilly:

Saturday Afternoon
I'm feeling a little blue. Normally on a Saturday, I would go out with my husband to spend a day out but because of the diet, I have to stay at home to prepare and cook etc. Kinda get to me because I feel so lonely! Think the illness adds to it.

Nonetheless, I'm through another meal without deviation which I think I should be proud off. It hit me just now that I have less stress staying focus while at work. Probably because I'm a school teacher and the lessons keep my energy up and attention away from thinking about hunger and food. So this first Saturday at home has been kinda longggggg and draggy....aaarrrgggghhhh I need more positive help. I DON'T WANNA DEVIATE!

Sunday Night - 9.45pm
Gosh! I'm done with the 18th Cohen meal...but I'm really feeling the bluesssss. My husband asked me to deviate for a meal so that I could keep him company at dinner (he must be feeling the blues too). Nonetheless something in me tells me to stick on as I've already done 17 meals and I don't intend to wash 1 week's worth of effort down the drain. So, yea, stuck on the plan and didn't deviate but I wonder how long can I keep going? :(

Why do I keep having this strange craving for other things? Is not that I'm hungry but I just wanna try something different....guess the plain food is kinda getting to me. NO NONONONONONO no negative thoughts...just continue to plough through and very soon I'll be at the end!!! Oh no! I wish the days will just roll past FASTER!
 
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A Dreadry 7th Cohen Day

Today, I've set the alarm to wake me up at 8.30 so that I can have breakkie by 9, lunch at 2 and dinner at 7. I'm gonna try to make dinner early and hope that the weighing machine can start to move again! It hasn't moved after dropping 4kg in 6 days...is that a BAD sign? Certainly hope it can start moving soon. I know I'm not supposed to be weighing myself every day but simply can't resist it. Come to think about it, actually the clinic only promised me an average of 4kg per month and I've hit it already within 6 days and I've got another 21 days to go for the month :hurray: so I trust I should be able to go down some more...hopefully I can hit about 8kg this month. I've got to hit as much as I can because weight drop generally slows down after 1-2 month so this is like my golden time!

Having yogurt at the moment...yuckky but guess that's the easiest and most convenient breakfast to make. I don't add in fruits because I intend to save it for later (just in case I do get hungry). I'll update again later.

Yesterday night, my stomach felt really empty before I sleep. I pray it wouldn't happen again tonight. So far, I think I'm less tired...getting more and more energy...hhhmmm so even if I'm not losing weight, the food is doing something good to me.

Have visited the toilet many many times today. Hope that it is a good sign for some big drops the next few days. I'm pretty worried that I would miss the golden opportunity to gain the biggest drop in the first month. After that as I see most person basically see an average drop of about 4kg. Well, all I can say is, there are still 21 days for me to pray for miracle while working at it hehe.
 
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The 8th Horrible Day!

Arggggghhhhh I really HATE today! Today being Monday and the 8th day of my programme...I'm dreading it. I've contemplated sooooo many times to just give up. I was so hungry the entire ... what's wrong with me??!?!?! HELP!!! Worse news...the stupid weight machine hasn't moved a single bit even though I didn't deviate for the last 8 days! Oh gosh...really...what's wrong?! The machine just stopped moving after the 5th day and the last 3 days it kinda freeze movement and this is irritating me. The hunger is just robbing my attention from work and I simply can't concentrate...any help from anyone out there????
 
FlaMie - DON'T WEIGHT YOURSELF EVERY DAY!!! It's very tempting, but you aren't really tracking fat loss. Your body will be shedding fluid, adjusting to less food in intestinal track, and all you are doing is upsetting your head by watching this every day of the week.

If you stick severely to ONE WEIGH PER WEEK, you will seldom be disappointed. You can track a fairly steady downward progression, remembering that you will still get some variations, like for end-of-month when some people retain fluid etc.

Week 1 is the worst week of the Diet. Week 2 is the next worst. Plan to do AS LITTLE AS POSSIBLE. You just won't have as much energy was normal, so plan to under-utilise yourself if you possibly can and rest as much as possible when you can. I have a really busy job too, and you just have to be kind to yourself in those early couple of weeks. Your husband will probably understand, and love you the more for caring for yourself and your body.

Once you get to Week 3 and 4, your body WILL adjust to the new regime, and you will ultimately start feeling better. Get some good vitamin and mineral tablets (take the recommended ones if you possibly can). Believe me, most people go from the horrors of the first week or two to quite a high as they see the weight steadily going downwards, and find they are fitting into smaller and smaller clothes. Look forward to a shopping trip in a month or so and treat yourself to some new things. That will be the biggest shot in the arm.

Drink lots of water whenever you feel hungry in that first while.

Stick with it - IT WORKS! Don't do big jobs or extra things in that first while, don't over-exercise, and just rest up. It won't be long until you are through the bad bit and really starting to feel great.

However, you may always find yourself feeling more peckish and tantalised by food coming up to EOM - I quite often have one or two really horrible days when my mind wants me to spoil myself because I feel rotten, bloated etc. DON'T GIVE IN - you'll feel better in a day or two if you don't, and once EOM is out the way, you just return to normal. So, PLAN FOR IT! Give yourself lots of pep talks about how you can and will get through it.

I'm half way through my eighth week now, and apart from about 2 days of pre-EOM pantry bugs (not hungry, not wanting to peck things to "spoil" myself), I can honestly say I am rarely hungry. The only times I have felt desperate are when I am disorganised and get a meal too late. By then, sometimes I'm so tired I can hardly be bothered making it! But I do, and the results are worth it.

When you get up each day, just remind yourself - "All I have to do today is another 24 hours of what I did yesterday". You will gradually start experimenting more with food, and find out what to make when you're really peckish or wanting a treat. But don't ask too much of yourself just yet - get your body into it, and your mind will follow!
 
PS - Take MUCH MORE NOTICE of the tape measure than the scales!
 
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