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I'm finally half month old! Yoohoo!

Boy, I'm so happy that I've hit my first 2 weeks on Cohen - UNDEVIATED 100%,YOOHOO! I've managed another 200 grams loss this morning from yesterday and that brings me to 80.3kg unofficially!!!! That makes it REAL close to 7kg loss this month and my target for this month is just to go below 80kg and yes I think and believe I can make it with another 2 weeks to spare...oh happiness!!!!!

I got myself a digital scale yesterday to check on a more precise weight loss. It suddenly dawn on me that I've not hit the 70s for a LONG time - not in the last 3 years at least. Gosh! If you see my starting weight, at 87kg, I really can't believe that I've been carrying those extra weight around for nothing for so many years! With this little weight loss, I'm beginning to feel a whole lot better about myself - less panting even if I'm to walk a bit faster / climing up 4 levels of a building. Guess this has made me even more motivated to stay undeviated till my goal weight.

LONG JOURNEY TO GOAL WEIGHT BUT IT'S WORTH IT!
 
FlaMie, Well done little sister on getting through 2 weeks deviation-free & getting so much closer to your goal weight. Baby steps, baby steps....almost in the 70's!! I can feel your joy!! Cheers, Cate
 
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FlaMie, Well done little sister on getting through 2 weeks deviation-free & getting so much closer to your goal weight. Baby steps, baby steps....almost in the 70's!! I can feel your joy!! Cheers, Cate
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Big sister Cate! Thanks for looking out for me in the last 2 weeks. Your advice, encouragement and journey were indeed a big boost and inspiration for me to hang on. Yes, yes, yes, I've gone past the first 5kg and now down into my 2nd 5kg which shouldn't be too long as I'm already half way through :) yipee.

Indeed, I bet you can just hear/sense my happiness...never have I lost so much in the last 3-4 years. I did lose like 15kg in 3 months before...but that was like when I was 18 and when my metabolic rate was at least a little bit more alive than now.

My only worry is...will my metabolic rate just improves more and more?

Cheerios! Onwards 3rd week here I come - FlaMing ON haha
 
Week 3 Day 1

Was a bit tired this morning and had wanted to sleep a little bit more after the alarm sounded. Next thing I knew I had slept another good 20 minutes...grr that only means my breakfast will be one big rush. Had wanted to boil egg to eat, nah that wasn't an option as I was late for work...so ate yogurt instead.

After heading for shower and removing my bowel, I decided to step onto the dreadful machine again - not hoping to see very much difference from yesterday but it should not go up at least. What I saw really surprised me! I'm unofficially into the 70s as of today!!!! I'm actually 0.01g lower than my first goal...so I'm 79.8kg after bowel...if that counts. hahahah but I'm not going to be too quick to change my ticker just as yet. Let the weight stabiliise a little before I change it again...wowoowowow HAPPY!:hurray:

Day was busy right from the start with 2 hours of lessons...btw, I teach in a high school so yea, that was pretty much for me today in school. Have to do some planning for work later but before that, I must go eat my lunch now! hahahaha yummy ... hungry already...gggeeezzzz.

I think hunger is still around somewhere but I guess I've gotten used to the feeling and just gulp down water to stop that 'airy' feeling... Dinner was yummily delicious. I whipped up spicy prawns with my favourite vegetables...cool! Guess will continue to do that for a while in this week...:)
 
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Congratulations FlaMie! I'm hoping to be there in a couple of weeks... except that I know that my body seems to sense a big milestone coming up and play tricks on me like slowing down for a week! Well, I can only hope I'll see that magic number "7" soon!
 
Well done FlaMie. The 70's! Wee Hoo!!!!!! Don't weigh for a while now & take that weight! xo Cate
 
hahahah Cate, you are so funny but not weighing is cheating on myself! I know that 79.8kg currently is not exactly a stable weight...but I'm praying hard that it wouldn't bounce back to the 80s, wishing it'll head for my 2nd goal in no time. Had a yummy dinner just now with spicy prawns...guess will stick with it for a while. Hope my cholesterol won't shoot up unnecessary :p
 
Thanks Niyah! Yes, please head to 70s soon! I'm hoping that I can hit my 2nd goal real soon so that I may be able to post a couple of pictures...yikes at the moment! Don't even wanna look at myself very much in the mirror.
 
Week 3 Day 2

School is crazy today! I've got 2 staff down today so have to carry extra classes in their absence. Hence, I've got many lessons to teach...tiring. The entire afternoon was filled with management meeting - yes! 5 hours worth of it...so drained mentally and was getting a bit worried if I could rush home in time to cook. Good thing the fish for dinner was thawed the night before. Nonetheless, I only managed to get down to dinner at 8.20pm...and no surprises that I simply chomped down everything! It was a good 7 hours since lunch...gosh!

Dare I say that today is a hungry day...geez . Barely 3 hours after breakfast and I was hungry. Hence, I grabbed 1 biscuit and that pretty much managed to suppressed the hunger for a while till lunch. Gosh, lunch didn't last me another 3 hours and was hungry AGAIN! Damn...what's wrong with me today?! I suspect it is cos I'm nearing the period of the month...usually I do get very hungry a week before that. So, this week gonna be tough...GRIT MY TEETH! WILL NOT DEVIATE! Dinner was worse! I almost felt empty/hungry after the meal...gosh...nonetheless, I down the feeling with loads of water. I'm pretty sure I've drunk like 4L of water today...which is a good thing.

Anyone can kindly tell me whether feeling hungry in week 3 is normal?! How long more will I feel hunger...geez...My GREATEST fear is gastritis!
 
Hi FlaMie,
Oh your life sounds like mine!! I'm an English teache in a secondary school and I am so busy. If it's not marking, it's prep and phoning parents and answering emails and co-ordinating units etc I'm feeling really under the pump and am wondering why I decided to enrol in my masters unit. Wha do you teach?
You did well to stay on track on your busy day. I was hungry during week three but it does get better -I'm in week 9 now. I would have a can of sprite zero if I was that hungry, just seems to get me through and you can sip away on it.
You're doing so well -7kgs is fantastic in 3 weeks!!
Keep at it FlaMie and you'll be at goal before you know it! Have a great day,
Del xx
 
FlaMie, Well done for getting through such a tough day without deviating. Every time you do that give yourself a mental pat on the back. Take an extra multi-vitamin in the afternoon. Apparently that helps with the hunger. Cheers for now, cate
 
Well done for sticking to it when you're so busy FlaMie! It's really normal to feel extra hungry and peckish just coming up to a period (well, for lots of women). It's usually a really bad for me. It's hard to know what to do except maybe have a glass of the nicest diet-drink you have inbetween the water, and keep drinking water, have all the crackers etc.

Luckily for me as soon as EOM comes, I feel much better within a day or two. And the rest of the month I am perfectly satisfied with the food allowance.

I had a pretty awful day yesterday today. Will update my diary.
 
There's a learning fest in the school for 3 days, starting today and I'm in charge of the programme. Gosh, there were a lot of running after the children ensuring that they are engaged in their learning. I felt rather exhausted of whatever little energy from breakfast - already had egg / lettuce...can't imagine if I had yogurt instead.

Lunch was good but the afternoon was stuck with planning for the 2nd day and I tried my best not to think of hunger. This gross 'time of the month' is really getting to me. I kinda feel bloated despite close to 4L of water...:( Of course needless to say the expected weight gain...hopefully my time of the month will arrive on time so that I can feel normal again.

I think I've mastered this wonderfully delicious spicy prawns which you guys might just want to give it a try.

Spicy Prawns:

Ingredients
1. Prawns (of course )
2. 1 small fresh chilli / chilli padi (as known in Singapore)
3. 1 small piece of garlic
4. Balsamic vinegar

Steps


  • 1. Pound the chilli and garlic together till fine
    2. Heat the frying pan and spray olive oil
    3. Put in the pounded chilli and garlic and stir fry till smell emit (beware...you may get stuffed up! haha)
    4. Add in prawns and stir fry till prawns are just cooked.
    5. Add in a pinch of salt and about a teaspoon of balsamic vinegar.
    6. Add water to give it a little sauce base.
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    hat's what I can offer currently. Guess, it'll be my staple for a while. Didn't realise that I could have quite a fair bit of prawns...about 12 medium sized prawns! Delicious!
 
Cuddlebones/Niyah/Cate - THANKS!

Hey guys, thanks for dropping in and providing the booster session ;).Really need them...almost crashed in last Friday but bit the bullet again.

Cuddlebones - I teach in a high school over here. I teach English/History/Social Studies. HECTIC is the word. I think God makes teacher a superman! Take a look at what God made us teachers to be like ;)

Niyah - I really really HATE this period of the month (the week before). I become bloated/put on weight and look simply hideous! My mood gets real foul and I do feel less energized...gosh...please let this pass quickly!!!

Cate - thanks for the encouragement. Not giving in because I really want to kinda complete the programme by June...don't think it'll be possible but at the very least, I wanna give it a shot. Hope I can be successful :). Wish me luck boy.

Another tiring day tomorrow...I've to take my leave to recuperate now. Dun wanna be zombified tomorrow...hahaha. See ya guys, good night!
 
Good for you FlaMie. Giving it your best shot is what you are doing. Cohen's is by far your best shot. Go FlaMie, xo Cate
 
Just remember FlaMie, it CAN'T get any worse now. In a few days, you'll start having a few weeks of bliss. You'll be right into it, the worst of the cravings gone. You'll just drop into that "Cohen Zone" that will keep you on track for months (with the few days at EOM exceptions!!!! But you'll have done it before and know how to handle them.)

I was walking around the shops tonight, busily buying this and that for camp, thinking that I hadn't had any tea yet, and hardly caring. I KNOW I need to eat, and eat as well as I can, but you know, I don't LONG for the food anymore. I can handle it! My body just accepts that I'm losing weight and just keeps getting on with burning the fat. It's so great for the food not to be the controlling influence in everything anymore!

Just wait for the clothes to start seriously falling off! It's the best feeling in the world... I had a battle with my skirt tonight - put a bulldog clip on the side of it before I left for the shops, but it popped off half way round... so had to keep one hand on the waist and keep pulling up whilst I finished shopping. (This is a "smaller" skirt too from my revised wardrobe!)
 
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Just remember FlaMie, it CAN'T get any worse now. In a few days, you'll start having a few weeks of bliss. You'll be right into it, the worst of the cravings gone. You'll just drop into that "Cohen Zone" that will keep you on track for months (with the few days at EOM exceptions!!!! But you'll have done it before and know how to handle them.)

Just wait for the clothes to start seriously falling off! It's the best feeling in the world... I had a battle with my skirt tonight - put a bulldog clip on the side of it before I left for the shops, but it popped off half way round... so had to keep one hand on the waist and keep pulling up whilst I finished shopping. (This is a "smaller" skirt too from my revised wardrobe!)
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Hiya Niyah, I don't know boy. For some strange reasons I feel that I'm rather mentally weak these couple of days :(. I attended a workshop today and there was a tea break served...gosh all my favourite food! The smell was simply heavenly...even though my stomach was kinda empty, I did manage to resist the temptation to eat...However, I really don't know how long I can last!

I really really admire people with the determination to hold on to the programme for many months...like Cate herself. I'm trying SO hard not to think about food but it's just so difficult sometimes.

Hey, how long were you on the Cohen programme before you had to start changing your wardrobe? So far, my clothes are hanging loosely but not that loose to change yet.
 
Week 3 Day 4 - A 'weakening' self

Oh dear! I'm beginning to get worried that I'm going to give in very soon. So very often I've been thinking of non Cohen food :(. I attended a workshop today and I almost gave in to the finger food that was served at tea break and also my favourite cup of tea. Nonetheless, I did manage to say NNNNOOOO to myself but how long can I go on like this? I'm kinda feeling a little miserable sometimes while I see people enjoying those delicious food. The road ahead seems REAL long...where is the end? I've not even reached the beginning of the tunnel to see the light on the other side.

A couple of hundred grams down this week so far...that sounds rather bad although collectively up to today I've lost 7.5kg thus far. What if I don't go down any more?

It's good that weekend is round the corner. The school will be having a one week break - coincidentally week 4 of my Cohen programme. Guess that gives me some time to sail past this one week and then it'll be my first blood test and official weigh in...wish me luck!
 
FlaMie, You don't need luck. You need determination. You have to want to lose the weight more than you want to eat non-Cohen's food. Give up now & you will be giving up on yourself & your vision of how you can be & will be if you continue, without deviating. Your weight-loss on the program in such a short time is excellent. It wouldn't happen on any other. Instead of worrying that you will fail convince yourself that you can do this because you can! Delicious food will still be available when you finish I'm sure & you will have gained some new skills to choose wisely, xo Cate.
 
Week 3 Day 5

Hooray! It's the Friday and weekend is just round the corner. I reckon I shall be doing a bit of shopping this weekend...nope not for new clothes just yet but for a griller. YES, I need a griller to have a change and varies my cooking style. I'm kinda sick and tired of stir fries and steam...I'll let to try some decent grills...missing them quite a fair bit.

Today also signifies the end of a school term in Singapore. I'll be having 1 full week of school break...NICE! This will allow me to stay even more focused on Cohen and allow me to better control the cooking...can get fresh meal every day! Yipee...:)

HHhmmmm...I wonder how many of you out there are experiencing the same thing? I kinda notice that my hair is softer and seemingly finer. Wonder if it is just my own hallucination.

Also, I'm like a little confused, should I go for my blood test when I hit the 4th week or the start of the 5th week? HHmmm...3 days later I will be hitting the 4th week so I'm a little concerned if that should be the day I ought to be taking my first blood test after being on Cohen...any help
 
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