My agitated friend - your post made me smile, not because I am happy to hear you are agitated and not feeling well but because we always seem to be on the same emotional wavelength at the same time. I have been terribly aggitated for the last couple of days and cant directly put my finger on why but oh boy I have been feeling sorry for LB and cannot count how many times I have apologied for being aggitated by him and snapping when he hasn’t actually done anything wrong! I think I can put mine down to just being tired and grumpy but I’m so sorry to hear you’ve not been feeling so well physically either.
You are such a valuable member of this forum and so inspiring to have around. Your honesty and humility is such an asset toyou and your family.
You will get back on the horse, you know you will so try not to work yourself up too much with it. Just focus on getting over this bug and make the best choices you can in the meantime and you will be galloping in no time.
Take care of yourself… While waiting for the dishwasher man go and find your favourite nail polish and paint your toe nails a bright, cheery fantastic colour… it may only be something small but I bet it will brighten your day!
good to see you back and joining the challenge. You are a very busy lady indeed, where do you fit it all in? Thanks for your supportive words aswell they mean alot.
Well I didn't get in my sleep I was too "agitated" and by the time the repair man came it was nearly time for the kids to come home. I am feeling pretty worn out now I've managed to make pasta for dinner and even though I'm feeling hungry I can't taste anything, the boys had seconds of the pasta and they commented it was really nice but I couldn't taste it, the perks of having the flu (lol).
I'll check back tomorrow and hope to feel better....just spoke to my sister and she has it aswell.
bye for now.
Sam
No joy today people woke during the night in so much pain and my throat felt more like a hacksaw had been taken to it. So I am off to the Doctors with my young fella he is not well either. I begged hubby to stay home but he had lots of appointments today. I just needed him and then I felt bad because he didn't sleep much because of me.
Please take care everyone and if anyone has any insight to beating the winter flu and colds please let me know. I would not wish this on my worse enemy.
Sam
This morning I woke early expecting to feel better but my throat was still sore and I still felt dreadful.....begged hubby to stay home which he did. I wanted him to clean the kitchen and put a load of washing on but nothing has been acheived.
I told him he should have gone to work because that is what he ended up doing anyway but just from home.
I am feeling a bit better now I think the antibiotics have kicked in and my throat is less sore and i actually ate something today.....but I am dizzy and believe it or not still feeling "agitated". I'm feeling this way due to the house being a mess and the kids have gone back to School and hubby doesn't have a scoobydoo of what to do there and I have been lying here thinking of doing the washing, the ironing and giving the house a good clean out, I am even contemplating a housecleaner to just intially help.
I do not like this out of control feeling and this flu has thrown me. I will have to get a flu shot once I am fully recovered. The general consesus is now that I am 40 I need to be doing all these things to fight off certain illness. I wasn't expecting this people.
Well hubby will need to get his act together tomorrow he has to take both of our boys to soccer, lucky for him they are playing at the same venue and are at the same time.
well that is all have a great weekend all and goodluck to all those on the 5kg challenge...can't "weight" to join you.
Sam
Happy to hear that you are feeling a little better from the flu but sorry to hear you feeling this way about housework and hubby's lack of support.
Just chill with the housework, housework can wait, it ain't going anywhere (unfortunately) and it certainly ain't worth you feeling this way, get yourself better my dear Sam...that's important!!!
Well I am out of bed and feeling so much better after reporting that I was feeling better in my last post I actually took a major nose dive and got worse...if that was even possible and yesterday was my first venture out of bed. I"m still not 100% but at least the sore bits have subsided but now I am playing nurse to my os his home sick with a cold (I hope that is all it is). I also weighed this morning I am down 2kg but most of that is fluid I know...my sense of smell and taste hasn't returned so I am still not interested in food but I am making sure I don't eat any rubbish and have chosen to eat yoghurt, porridge and turkey sandwhiches I haven't been able to stomach much else. The kids had pizza last night and I had a small slice which I could not even finish and then had an apple...I need the fibre I was constipated over 3 days so I am trying to bulk up with natural fibre. I am trying to not be influenced by my sickness and fall into bad eating patterns I know this happens with me each time I get really sick..I cave into the dark side of eatiing. I really want to make it my mission to lose and get down to 63kg this has been my war cry for so long but I so badly need to accomplish this and get on with the rest of my life. I can't wait to get on the 5kg challenge with Annie Lusion and the gang I hope by this time next week I will be there with you all weighting and losing.
Anyway I had better get a move on and do some cleaning and try to catch up with some of the housework.
We are having the most perfect day here in Brisbane just gorgeous. Annie look forward to you rejoining us next week take care now.
Sam
I haven't been around much lots going on at the moment...all good stuff.
I have been browsing and trying to catch up with everyone old and new....and it did get extremely quiet in here for a bit, but it looks like things are heating up a bit.
I desperately need to get back on program BUT it is so hard and the funny thing is I know once I recommit the wieght will fall off....winter doesn't make this any easier either. Can someone please tell me why this is so hard??????
I will not fork out more money for a new program....I can do this....can you tell I am desperate. I have not weighed in a long time but my clothes speak for themselves. I would love to join the 5kg wieghtloss challenge but I am scared of failing.
I have to go now it's my os 9th Birthday and I have things to buy and organise for his weekend party. Take care everyone and goodluck all the newbies and oldies.
I'll be happy to share with everyone when I find the reason behind this.
Well today I did not eat well at all. I started the morning off with my 2 glasses of water and cup of green tea....and that is where my good intentions end I then proceeded to have seeded bread x 2 slices toasted with butter... consumed this while running around doing all the morningn jobs. Did School drop off came home and had coffee, paperwork, came in here and then had a chiro appointment and then spent the rest of the day searching for my sons Birthday gift, he wants a remote controlled helicopter which I searched for - for 3 hours walking from shop to shop not stopping once and only consumed a latte but unfortunately there was none. So I then came home had some jatz cracker biscuits with a cup of tea. Picked the kids up from School decided I was too tired to do any of their outside School activites and also because it's my os birthday we went out for dinner instead.
I had a vegie risotto (beautiful and very, very rich), 1 glass of wine, dessert and a latte.
I said to my family I consumed a whole days worth of calories in one sitting. I have done enough research to know what amount of calories I should be eating and I feel terrible knowing I have the knowlege but not the will power to put all this into practise.
Anyway I will keep posting in here until I can get my head around this dilemma and back on to the path of weightloss......I do not want to come out the other side of winter being back at my starting weight of 80kg+++.
Goodnight all.
Sam
Feeling a bit flat today another mum and I visited toysrus and and I got my sons remote control chopper....that's a load off he'll be in for a big surprise when he comes home from School I told him I would only be able to pick it up Wednesday. Also I have picked up treats for the party bag gifts to give out on Saturday.....lots too manage for parties.
Well back home and like I said feeling flat my nose is runny and my voice has still not improved...don't really want to visit Doctors and go back on antibiotics so hoping to improve by Friday.
I had a healthier breakfast today porridge, green tea, waters etc and then I had a secondary breakfast while out and this was scambled egg on toast with a latte and now I have had a slice of cheesy pizza 1 peice (only) and a tea. I have to take little steps and i did okay with breaky just went astray now. Hopefully by this time next week I will see a big improvement with what I am recording in here.
Sam
Went to bed early last night my nose was dripping like a tap and had the hot and cold shivers, so I took dimeatapp and was in bed by 9pm. Woke to visit the loo in the early morning and took a couple of panadol. Dinner was steak and a potatoe and bean salad with same savoury rice, dessert was yoghurt.
Woke and made a Doctors appt for this morning....even though I was feeling much better I didn't want to tempt fate especially with my track record and I definitely did not want to be sick when I have my os birthday party to organise. Fate did step in.....unexpectedly in the form of my ys son running into school this morning tripping and banging his head on the cement so he ended up at the Doctors with me she did a detailed check up of him and I. His alright but has a whopping bump and bruise above his eye. So todays agenda has been cut short but I did manage to fit in grocery shop.
Foodwise I started the day well waters, green tea and porridge and I ahve just had some bought chook with some left over potatoe salad from last night sprinkled with fetta cheese and lettuce, coffee and half a slice of apricot slice. I am feeling tired now and will go and have a rest I think. I am scheduled to go for my flu shot next Friday.
I must admit that when I was on Cohens I felt so healthy and energised - like Cate I am finding it hard to commit 100% to the Cohens way of eating but I know once i do it will be like riding a bike.
Bye now.
Sam
Dinner tonight was a chicken curry with rice and salad, dessert was a half a slice of apricot slice with yoghurt. I am feeling a bit better but will take some dimetapp again and go to bed early, I hope I don't have to go on the antibiotics.
I forgot to mention I also consumed chocolate with my boys and lots of cups of tea.
I can see by recording my daily food intake that i am lacking greatly in fruit and veg and my intake aof processed foods in on the rise.
The Doctor I saw today said a interesting thing when she was checking my son over with his bump to the head she asked him if ate lots of apples??? which he does by the way and she said eating at least 3 apples a day one before each meal filled you up and was fibre filled snack.....you learn sonething new everyday. I actually had my ys at my former Doctor's from my previous address to check his weight and height and genereal health. He is a very big boy for his age and is above average in height but then he is also overweight for his height so we had blood test done to rule out any other factors to his weightiness i am still to hear anything back from this. I am very concerned about his weight he is a much bigger build then my older son and weighs 4kg more then him and there is a 3 year difference. He is active and we walk alot and do lots of outside School sports but he is not able to fit into size 10's!!!!! I bought him a pair of nice chino trousers for winter and went to put it on him for a outing and they didn't fit so now my os has them and they are two big for him. The doctor said to increase his exercise but we do so much now that it would be a struggle to fit in much more she also said to stop buying all processed foods, biscuits, sweets and also limit his yoghurt (they are loaded with sugar) she said.
Anyway at least his got alot more growing to do wheras for myself it's not like I have that advantage. Tomorrow i want to start the day off with some yoghurt and fruit, I went shopping and have filled the fridge with healthy foods and fresh fruit and veg.
I am trying find something to get me remotivated to lose this weight and I think I will try on my size 10 jeans I bought when I finished refeed at 63kg.....which do not fit now I am sure but I am hoping to usse this as my guide and motivation to lose and get back into them. My os asked if I was pregnant just before I said "NO" it's just a fat tummy very said isn't it.
Have a nice night all.
Sam
Went to put on my combat trousers which fitted about 3 weeks ago and now this morning I couldn't even get the zipper or button done up they were also tight around my
legs!!!!!!!!
So went back to my trustee jeans that I could always rely on and they were tight as well but I still managed to wear them even though the muffin top had to be covered by a large jumper. So today was an awakening and a chance to turnover a new leaf.
Breakfast was an apple and green tea I didn't have time for my yogi.
Lunch was the left over chicken curry with salad
snack was a banana and tea with milk
snack nibbled on a few cashew and macadamias.
Making sure I drink my water intake which is hard in the colder weather and also started taking my evening primrose tablets...I had run out.
I also purchased a colon cleanse powder which I will do on the weekend you need to be home for this and near the toilet. I have been researching weightloss and detoxing and have learned this is a good way to cleanse the system and boost the immune system and metabolism. So that is me. It is very quiet again in here but I am recording in my diary for my benefit now. I can't give advice or help anyone if I can't do it for myself first. Also will go back on Cohens but will do it gradually.
Sam
Another successful day porridge for Breakfast with lowfat milk.
Coffee after my chiro appt lowfat milk no sugar.
Lunch:- was left over bolgnese made with lots vegies and no oil and had this with two pieces of toasted whole grain bread.
pm tea:- milky tea and a banana.
water intake aswell.
Haven't planned dinner yet probably chicken or tuna.I also feel alot better my throat appears to be clearing up and the congestion is lessoning. I also can see an improvement in my bo's already but that could be due to having a cup of laxative tea last night...but I feel alot lighter.
Can't wait to do my colon cleanse.....I might even weigh on Monday morning.
i think next week will be a good time to start back on Cohens.....I know I have said this many times but i am hoping to actually come good this time...I feel fat and frumpy and being unwell for on going periods is really paying havoc with my mental state.
I said to my hubby that when I was doing Cohens it was the healthiest I had felt for a long time. I truley believe this is the way we should be eating the majority of the time.
Anyway I had better get a move on and do a bit of cleaning of the house for my sons party tomorrow I don't know why I am even bothering the kids will only make a mess of it in no time. I am especially looking forward to Sundaythis will be my veg day. Next week is another busy week so I really look forward to my Sunday off.
Have a wonderful weekend everyone.
Sam
Sorry I haven't responded sooner. I have a uni exam on Monday and I am so far behind in the work I'm sure I'm going to fail so I am madly cramming!!
I totally agree with you about Cohens being the way we should always. since getting properly back on track I feel like I am where I should be, it's a bit weird but I feel almost like I have come home you know like this is how I should be eating. My body has settled straight back into the routine and the weight is falling off me again. I think when I finish this time I will try to stick to the basic Cohens way of eating most of the time (without weighing of course) and just change if I am going out etc.
I hope you are starting to feel better soon and I'm sure you'll be back on track.
Take care
Beck
Hi Beck
Goodluck with the exams and Cohens, it sounds like you have the focus back.
What an incredibly busy day for me yesterday but a fun day for my son and his friends at his party. I collapsed after cleaning up last night I literally couldn't carry my body it was that tired. But it was all good and the kids had a ball and that is what it is all about.
Foodwise I started the day off with egg (omlette) on a peice of whloegrain toast and then nothing until the evening where we ordered in thai food and I was so hungry I could have eaten a horse. I ordered thai fried rice and coconut prawns which I shared with my hubby but I wish I hadn't because I could have eaten the whole lot up myself and then later I nibbled on jatz and cheese and cleaned off the whole plate. I didn't do my colon cleanse due to eating too late so I will have to reschedule this for next weekend. I woke this morning feeling ravenous and have nibbled on chips, two lollies and jatz....I said to hubby I am tired of getting everyone breakfast everyday (hint, hint) I just wanted a day off and someone to look after me. Men!!!!!!agh. I want to be waited on for a change...is this too much to ask?????
Anyway time to go and plan the rest of my day washing and ironing....there goes my lazy Sunday and make that 4 lollies now.
Enjoy
Sam
Gosh what a wet day it's been here in Brissie lots of running around in wet weather with the kids and so forth. I think it's slowing down tomorrow.
Well foodwise Yesterday well I recorded some of my deviations.....I ate alot more lollies after my last post but did manage to cook a lowfat lentil dish with rice for dinner. Today for my breakfast I had yoghurt, was starving by lunch time due to running around most of the morning and then had the left over lentils and rice for lunch.....so all was going well until I consumed a piece of the new Cadbury's tiramasu chocolate and then followed it by fruit cake and cream...."cringe, cringe" what went wrong..well by the time I got home from running around in the ""Rain"" I just wanted to sit with the heating on and be comforted and as usual food was the weapon of choice.
Dinner was a steak and salad burger which was home made..resisted another piece of cake and cream..Yeah!!! but unfortunately had some more tiramasu choccie.
I have to admit i have been stressed since our pool went in and and now i am trying to obtain quotes to do the landscaping etc so this has been spinning me a bit. I have a busy day with getting more quotes tomorrow and also the car needs a service so that has to be dropped off in the morning and all these things take up a big chunk of the day.
Sorry for the winge everyone....I think my tom's are just about here hence the reason I am on edge.
I hope to record a better outcome in all areas of my life tomorrow...with minus the winge. Sam
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I looked at your link and it sounds interesting. I will research it a bit more.
Well done on your 15 pound lose within a month. How did you feel while losing and did you exercise?
Well I won't go to deep into my days events only to say it was busy with car repairs and builders quotes etc, etc.
Foods consumed:
B- cereal, green tea and nibbled on the kids toast.
L- steak and salad roll.
D- spinach and ricotta pie with salad. Dessert.
Snacks- apple lots of herbal teas and water a take away latte and a few milk teas.
Treat foods I consumed in smaller portions:- chocolate, cake and cream.
Sam
Hi all
feeling a bit doom and gloomish this morning I am sure this is due to the dreaded tom's arriving soon and also feeling largish again. After walking the boys to School I decided to come home and exercise and also to make it my mission to eat properely sans RUBBISh!!!!! I also weighed and shock - horror I have gained 5kg. I shouldn't be so surprised!!!! with the way I have been eating I actually expected to be at 75kg but I now weigh 73.7kg. What a wake up call (AGAIN).
I will not change my ticker I will make it my goal to reach 67kg again and then try and lose more weight from there onwards.
I have had a read of the this LUNCHBOX diet and it sounds manageable but I will be preparing the foods Cohen's style and see where it takes me. I am sorry to say I just cannot face going back to eating the Cohens way 100%...it is so restrictive.
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