Cohen's Lifestyle On the path to Yumminess!

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Thanks Faithie for your kind words. I need to point out that I'm not actually doing Cohen's though. I started out following a friend's Cohen's diet that was working for me, but have found the Tony Ferguson diet suits me best. I figured since there are so many wonderful, inspiring people in this forum that I'd keep posting my efforts here.

Cheers,
Linda
 
Hello Linda

Wahoooo on getting to the 70's wahooooo well done..

Thank you for the very delishous dinner last night, it was so good to go out for dinner and stick to my plan 100%. I'm so proud of my self and had such a good time.
Thanks again..
P.s How yummy was that mango. yum yum yum

skinny thoughts
Dianne
 
Hiya all!

Well the weekend is nearly over. I had posted a big story about all the challenges I had coming up. Here's how I went :eek:

Challenge 1 - refrain from spoon licking when making cake: FAILED - however did refrain from spooning mouthfuls of mixture into my mouth before baking cake - so that's an improvement on previous efforts :p

Challenge 2 - make my slice of b'day cake a small one: SUCCESS! And I haven't had anymore since bub's birthday. Very proud of myself for this.

Challenge 3 - Dinner with MIL - Hmmm Fail & success here. I ordered steak, but it came with lashings of mashed 'tato and vegies which were carrot, zucchini and beans. I ate every skerrick on my plate (nearly licked it!). But did say no to dessert, and it was way too hot for hot chocolate!

Challenge 4 - Australia Day picnic - SUCCESS! Didn't go near the picnic, so no sausages sizzle, pancakes or damper for me :D Infact, I didn't deviate once on Friday - so very very proud of myself :cool:

Challenge 5 - 2nd birthday picnic/bbq for friend's boy (ok so I forgot to list this one in my last post). SUCCESS! Took my own sprite zero and salad for lunch - they served up sausages with breadrolls, onions etc (my FAVOURITE) and I avoided them completely. Even ended up convincing hubby we should leave straight after lunch so avoided the cake situation too. :p

Challenge 6 - BBQ with friends - Mixed results again. Decided I was going to do some drinking, so I guess that is a major slip-up - but I rarely drink these days so was comfortable with my decision. Had steak & salad (no pasta salad, no breadrolls etc) so was successful with my meal. Avoided all the nibblies before dinner. Did crack and have a few BBQ Samboys late in the night - but no where near the amount I would have scoffed previously. So quite happy with my efforts.

Today I have been doing well. Will be tucking into a nice salad soon for lunch. The scales rewarded me this morning with a reading of 78.4kg. I think that is possibly my lightest so far. Soon I won't be able to say I need to lose 20kg anymore - how cool will that be!

Di - it was a pleasure having you guys all around, and I seriously had the best night I've had in ages. It was stress free, and catering for your diet is a breeze given you can eat real foods. You did really well avoiding the nibbly temptation, and I think the fact that you were able to helped me keep my filthy mitts of all that nasty stuff too :D

Anyway, it's nearly lunch time and it would be good to be able to eat before bubs wakes up and wants half my meal.

So keep thinking thin people - won't be long and it's exactly what we'll all be!
Cheers,
Linda
 
Hungry with TF

YummyMummy2B said:
Thanks Faithie for your kind words. I need to point out that I'm not actually doing Cohen's though. I started out following a friend's Cohen's diet that was working for me, but have found the Tony Ferguson diet suits me best. I figured since there are so many wonderful, inspiring people in this forum that I'd keep posting my efforts here.

Cheers,
Linda
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Hi Linda:)

I was just wondering if you get excessively hungry while doing Tony Ferguson
I tried it last winter and failed miserably due to my over whelming hunger, in the end not even will power worked, I was so hungry.

You did mention in one of your other post's that you are incorporating Cohen's with TF how are you doing this? And how has that helped with you weight?

Good luck with your weight loss
Sam:)
 
Hi Sam!

Nans68 said:
Hi Linda:)

I was just wondering if you get excessively hungry while doing Tony Ferguson
I tried it last winter and failed miserably due to my over whelming hunger, in the end not even will power worked, I was so hungry.

You did mention in one of your other post's that you are incorporating Cohen's with TF how are you doing this? And how has that helped with you weight?

Good luck with your weight loss
Sam:)
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Hi Sam,

At this stage I don't really find that I get very hungry at all on TF. But then I've pretty much been dieting for about 8mths now! So hopefully I'm well past that horrible phase of trying to shrink my tummy and get used to smaller portions. Having said that - I don't know how I'd go doing this in Winter. I hope to be at my goal before then so hopefully I won't have to find out! ;)

In regards to the Cohen's side of things, basically I try to follow the fruit & vegies that are allowed on Cohens - TF allows some carrots, bananas etc - I try to avoid those if I can. I was trying to keep my meals 5hrs apart, but I find what works for me best now is to have a shake for breakfast (8amish) a salad around 12ish, another shake around 4pmish and dinner is usually around 7ish. Then I have my fruit or diet jelly and cups of tea in amongst those when I'm peckish.

So far I've lost almost 30kg since this time last year, so I think I'm doing pretty good. I obviously could have done a lot better - but then I could have done nothing at all and still been 30kg heavier than I am now :p I have a few weeks now before my next big outing (a wedding) so I am hoping I'll be able to get a bit of a run on my weight-loss.

I was a very good girl today and didn't deviate at all. Fingers crossed I can manage the same again tomorrow!

Cheers,
Linda
 
Hi Linda:)

You should be proud of yourself 30kg loss that is a big accomplishment.

It's good to hear when a diet works for someone.

Take care and good luck with the continued weight loss.
I enjoy reading your post.
ATB
Sam:)
 
Wednesday Weigh-in Day!

Hello fellow Shrinkies :p Today was my weekly weigh-in. After being good (except for mashed 'tato at my baby's b'day dinner, 2bottles of Asti Riccadonna & a handful of potato chips) I was reasonably confident of a loss. 1.7kg to be precise. After only losing 0.3kg the week before (baby's b'day party, subsequent leftovers and no real inclination to be good) it was nice to have a good number come up.

Just think - I lost 1.7kg in a week even with those little slip-ups (ok so 2 bottles of bubbly isn't a little slip-up :rolleyes: ) - so imagine how I'm going to go next week with a whole week of no slip-ups and some exercise to boot! :D I'm thinking another kilo at least hopefully...

My next goal is to be under 76kg by Valentines Day (which just happens to fall on a Wednesday Weigh-in). We have a wedding to go to on the 17th and I'd like to be 75kg by then, but Valentines is my real goal. My reward, should I succeed, is to have my bottle of Angel perfume refilled. Angel is my fav perfume, but the last time my bottle was refilled was just before my wedding 2 1/2 years ago. So it'll be nice to have it filled again.

Anyway, I'm off to organise dinner. Tonight is a new recipe - Fried "rice". Obviously I can't use rice, but grated cauliflower substitutes quite nicely. So I better get cooking/creating :) .

Keep on thinking thin!
Linda
 
That sounds really nice. Can you please put the recipe on the recipe thread. I would love to try it.

Thanks
Allana
 
Fried "rice"...

Hi Allana, because I'm not actually on Cohen's, the recipe I'm following isn't really suitable for Cohen's. But you could follow the basics of it and maybe experiment with some spices & water to make up a saucey part to fry things in. From what I understand you can't use oils right?

Anyway, the basics are:
  • meat allowance - cubed
  • a little bit of onion - diced & some garlic
  • remaining vegie allowance as cauliflower (this is the 'rice'). If you want you could maybe finely dice up some zucchini, squash etc to add a little colour - but this will mean sacrificing some 'rice'.

  1. Grate up your cauliflower - including the core.
  2. Brown the onion & garlic in a wok (or frypan)
  3. Add the meat and fry until just lightly browned
  4. Add the cauliflower (and any vegies) and any spices you've come up with to use and continue to fry (about 5 - 8mins) until meat is cooked.

I haven't made it yet so I don't know how it'll go, but I do know that curries go well on a bed of mashed cauliflower, so it should be okay.

Cheers,
Linda
 
Linda

Thanks. And yes you are right, mashed cauli goes well. I had the tuna mornay from the cohen's web site and it uses mashed cauli instead of mashed potato and it works really well.

Skinny hugs
Allana
 
Still got my mojo goin' on!!!

Ata - mashed cauli makes the perfect topping for shepherd's pie too! I think you guys are allowed to mince up your meat, puree a little tomato with some water and spices for sauce, use the remainder of your veg allowance as mashed cauli and serve on top of the mince. YUM! (I had this 2 nights this week already :D )

Okay everyone - it's been 48hrs since my weigh-in and I'm still on track YeeHaa!!!! I've started to think about rewards for my efforts. Here's what I've got so far...
75kg - Getting my bottle of Angel perfume refilled. Hoping this will co-incide with Valentine's Day ;)
63kg - Easter challenge - Will do my tax return and treat myself to a day at DFO and some retail therapy (I'll need a new wardrobe by then)
Goal - Haircut, new makeup, new clothes, new shoes (definitely) and a new lease on life!

Anyway, I have 2 challenges in the foreseeable future. Tonight hubby is working late, so I'll have to avoid the temptation to snack the night away. I'm pretty sure I'll be right though. Tomorrow I have a bridal shower. Luckily the buck's is on the same day so I'll have my baby with me and won't be able to drink or head to the pub with them for dinner. It's at 3pm so I'll have my 2nd shake before I go, arrive a little late, busy myself with bubs, then have to come home when he gets tired and needs his nap (usually around 4-4.30ish) - so that should prevent any unnecessary snacking there too!

I heard about the Biggest Loser Exercise DVD today. I'm thinking about heading to the shops soon to check it out. Apparently it's a 6 week plan so it gradually builds up your fitness etc. Sounded interesting anyway. If I'm serious about losing 15kg in 9 weeks I need to do some exercise too or I'll end up a big sack of icky skin :p

Well keep thinking thin!
Linda
 
Hi YummyMummy2B,
Been readin g your diary and congrats on the weight loss, great stuff, I too started following Cohens from a friend because it's unaffordable at the moment. Can you give me a bit more info on the 8sec/12sec exercise bike routine.
thx
Hayley hey hey
 
hayleyheyhey said:
Hi YummyMummy2B,
Been readin g your diary and congrats on the weight loss, great stuff, I too started following Cohens from a friend because it's unaffordable at the moment. Can you give me a bit more info on the 8sec/12sec exercise bike routine.
thx
Hayley hey hey
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Hi Hayley hey hey,

Firstly congratulations on making an effort with your health/weight. I want to stress though that you need to be VERY careful following someone else's plan. Your friend will be getting regular blood test etc that ensure she is remaining healthy through the program. The foods on her plan are based on her body composition - and yes while the plans all seem similar there are differences - eg. Some people can eat chicken twice a day, others only once etc. It is highly likely that your weightloss will slow right down or you may even start packing on kilos just following your friend's plan.

Rather than follow my friend's plan to the letter, I took inspiration from it. I cut out all the bread/potatoes/carrots/peas/corn etc. I ensured my meat portions were roughly what her plan suggested. I have since learned that a female should have approx 120g of protein in a meal (for weight-loss) which is about the size of your palm. I didn't measure my vegies much, but rather only gave myself enough to fill me. I also stuck to eating 3 meals 5 hrs apart, 2 fruits a day, 5 crispbreads a day, and no mixing proteins.

I have since found the Tony Ferguson diet, which works on very similar principles to Cohen's but works better for me in my current lifestyle.

As for the 8s/12s thingy - that is simply high intensity interval training. I have to confess I have not started this yet. I got on my exercise bike for 5 minutes at normal speed and was exhausted. So it will be sometime before I can work up to interval training. But basically you go flat out for 8seconds then rest for 12 seconds - repeat this for 20 mins. My sister has started doing this jogging/sprinting on the spot and says after it she feels the same as when she plays a really good game of basketball.

Good luck with your efforts - but please be careful following a plan that is not designed for you.

Cheers,
Linda
 
Weigh-in day! (but it's TTOM so beware...)

Well it was weigh-in day today. I lost 0.5kg & 1cm around my belly. Not too bad considering TTOM started today. I didn't deviate once all week so I hope that next Wednesday my hard work this week is reflected in a doubley large drop on the scales.

Speaking of TTOM... Don't know how you ladies all fare, but I have found that my moods are seriously bad without caffeine and chocolate to take the edge off :eek: Yesterday I was in such a mood that I decided we were selling our house! Fortunately hubby knows me well enough to know I'm too lazy to do all the work involved in getting the house ready to sell, so he just told me I'd have to find somewhere else for us to buy first. Might give that some thought though as I hate our feral neighbours.

Isn't it just typical - my first week where I haven't gone off the rails even a teeny bit, and AF rears her ugly head to prevent me from having an awesome loss on the scales. Damn that Murphy's Law.

Oh and I'm completely over Terry White Chemists. Turn up for my weigh-in today and they announce that for hygene reasons I would have to keep my shoes on from now on. Now I'm a bit of a short-ass at 165.5cm so I tend to wear big chunky wedge shoes to work. They would weigh a good kilo on their own. So needless to say I told them where they could stick that new rule. Luckily the girl there saw sense and didn't fight me on it.

Then I head over to the counter to buy my shakes. 15 mins later I finally get served, only to hear that they are 'out of stock' on 1/2 the flavours I get. WTF???!!! How do they sell out of something that is so popular. It has a shelf life of over a year. You'd think they'd be keeping plenty of stock out the back. Morons.

So after all that I've decided that I am going to go back to weighing myself at home on Wednesdays. I haven't decided whether to hide the scales on the other days or not. Hubby has a thing about weighing himself every day so chucked a tanty last time I said I was hiding them.

Well it's been a bit of a ramble today. Better get cracking on cooking dinner. Today it's mango chicken curry with 'rice' (ie grated steamed cauliflower).

Keep thinking thin people!
Cheers, Linda
 
Here we go again...

Well if falling off the wagon was a national sport - I'd be an Olympic Champion! Went to a wedding 2 weekends ago, and haven't been 100% on my plan since then. I've had up & down days, but none that haven't involved some form of deviation. Then there's been the chinese, chicken & chips, Flake Shake etc.. not to mention the KFC :eek: or as hubby calls it "Fatty Fat-arse Chicken" :D

So here I am today - exactly 9 weeks before we head down south for another wedding. Here's an interesting fact - there's 9kg for me to lose until I hit that 'oh so covetted' HEALTHY WEIGHT RANGE!!! So is this merely a coincidence? 9kg in 9 weeks is a highly obtainable goal. I think it is a sign - a sign that I am to throw my leg over the side that wagon... hang on - screw the wagon - I'm gonna throw my leg over the damn horse itself! It's time to take control of this ride and do this once & for all!!! :)

I've done up a calendar counting down the 9 weeks until we go away. So I can cross off each day as it happens - I'll do a tick if I'm good a cross if I deviate - that way it will be plainly obvious if I'm putting the effort in.

I have also put up pictures of me as a lardarse on the fridge & pantry with a little note reminding myself that if I eat whatever it is I have tried to sneak, i will look like a 9mth pregnant lardarse forever. So far it's working... :p

I haven't put on any weight over the past 2 weeks, so I'm pretty happy with the fact that once I'm done I've nearly got a handle over what my body can and can't tolerate (happy to say I can have a salad sandwich at lunch with no dire consequences :D ).

So here's to yet another start. And here's to it being the last start.

Happy days to you all - and keep on thinking thin!
Cheers,
Linda

PS I've attached a pic of me at the wedding 2 weeks ago - not looking too bad I don't think - but still 18kg of improvements can be done!
 
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