Cohen's Lifestyle Sams weight loss journey part.....2

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Did really well yesterday no rubbish was consumed and I made myself up a lunchbox of tuna, salad and chickpeas which I ate a little off every hour, I even fitted in 30minutes on the elliptical machine. I had a normal dinner with my family of meatballs, steamed potatoes and corn, dessert was some yogi also ate 2 pieces of fruit throught the day and drank lots of water and green tea.
Today I had porridge for breakfast and a cup of ginger tea. Walked the kids to School and got a lift back. I will not be able to do the lunch box thing today due to going out to a friends and food will be involved but I will monitor myself and stay away from the unhealthy things....I may even eat something before I go.
And as predicted my P's have arrived and also I can't shake this nagging throat and congestion I feel all the time it is playing havoc with me, I have an appointment tomorrow with the Doctors for a flu vac so will follow up with them.
So overall I think I did pretty well...today i am feeling hungrier then normal and this is probably due to my tom's but I will go nibble on something healthy in a minute.
Enjoy your day all.
Sam:)
 
Hi Sam,

Maybe you should cut back on the carbs you are eating.
They will be messing up your hormones making you hungry and want to eat sugary foods and more carb foods.

The maintenance guidelines point that out, especially if you eat them for breakfast.

Hope you have a great food day :)
ShellT
 
Hi ShellT

I have just read up a little about you on the other forum, well done on your amazing weightloss 50kg what an acheivement and Cate had mentioned you in her diary so I was intrigued by this celebrity she was talking about.. I appreciate you stoppping by and giving me advice the maintaining part has been a bit of a nightmare for me but I do manage to lose the weight and yes cutting out the carbs does seem to be the key.
How do you combat the yoyoing of dieting????
Well yesterday I managed well except for the evening....after my last post where I mentioned hunger and going out I actually nibbled on a cut apple and walnuts and lots of water was consumed....when I arrived at my friends there was food galore but I did restrict myself to fruit and crackers. After I picked up the kids I was planning to eat a healthy dinner before taking them to their School disco but I ran out of time and I was so hungry by the end of the evening that I ended up getting hot chips and prawn cutlets which I shared with my os who was so busy with his friends at the disco he forgot to eat. I ended up going to bed at 11.30pm due to having the food sitting in my gut and then i woke at 5am feeling yuk probably from consuming chips that time of night and also having my toms.
Breakfast today was a small bowl of whole grain cereal with skim milk and green tea.
had a skinny latte this morning with some mums then went for my flu vac.
lunch was packet rice with lots veg and some left over meatballs and tea.
pm snack yoghurt and for
dinner I have made chicken with veg. dessert probably an apple.
I am going to do my colon cleanse this weekend so I will weigh in on Monday.
Well that is me having reported in. Have a nice weekend all.
Sam:)
 
Woke to a rainy cold day and took my ys to soccer but the other team didn't turn up so we got to go home ....yeah!!!
Bought a skinny latte for me and also a small packet of muesli and had them at home for Breakfast.
Lunch a salad and chicken sandwhich on wholegrain bread.
dessert yoghurt
snack nibbled on some wholegrain cereal...very moorish - I know it's high in carbs but the alternative would have been chips or jatz.
Dinner chicken and vegie pasta with parmesan cheese.
dessertcustard apple.
water throughout day and tea.
I was tempted to have some icecream this evening but I resisted.
I didn't do my colon cleanse for 2 reason 1. The lemon I had went bad and 2. We are going out tomorrow and I would prefer to be home for the event.
Anyway I hope every one is doing okay?
Sam:)
 
Morning all....well I must say I am so glad I did not do the Colon Cleanse last night I suffered badly with gastro after dinner last night....I don't know what spurned this on I usually have a cast iron stomach, hubby said he was abit upset too but the kids were fine (thank goodness) I still have a few rumblings going on this morning but I'm too scared to consume anything and I am starving.
I will check back later we are out today to get a new iron and ironing board (yeah!!!) and other things today so I had better go and get ready.
Sam:)
 
Back from shopping got my ironing board and iron in the stocktake sales and a new kettle the heating element on my old one is chipping away. Hubby got a suit for a wedding overseas so all was accomplished. I didn't eat anything while out except for nibbling on the kids kfc chips and also a skiny latte but my tummy was rumbling so I stopped all that.
It was after 2pm when we got home so tried some of the leftover from last night and for dinner just now I had an egg on some turkish bread. Dessert yogi mixed with some ice-cream. I hope it all stays put for the time being.
Enjoy the queens birthday holiday tomorrow all.
Sam:)
I am going to weigh tomorrow.
 
OMG!!!!! I forgot to weigh. I did all my ironing till late last night so by the time I got to bed it was even later then my ys woke because he wet the bed and I was so tired and couldn't have a lie in because he also had a birthday party in the morning....I wasn't going to stay but ended up chatting to some of the mums and so when I did get home I slumped on the lounge and just fell asleep which I must of needed it desperately.
Foods consumed:- well probably not enough..
2 pieces of toast and green tea.
crackers and dip.
tonight we ordered Indian takeaway which I didn't eat that much of.
Welcome to all the Newbies many who have done Cohens like myself and who have returned to lose again.....we are all in the same boat so it seems. Goodluck to us all.
Sam:)
 
Going to take a break for awhile

It's good to see the forum is back to it's old self. I have not been good in the food department though...... I have been majorily stressed with the pool going ons and I must state that the pool itself has gone in smoothly, it is the quotes I have been obtaining for the decking around the pool and pool fencing it is costing nearly the same as the pool....so in the last 2 days I have started the day off well but by the evening I have completely lost the plot and practically eaten anything that isn't nailed down.
I have decided to take a break from the forum and try and get myself sorted out, thanks for those who have supported me through this agonising journey.
I wish everyone all the successes with theirs.
Sam:)
 
Sorry that you're having such a hard time with it Sam. We'll miss you but look forward to seeing you pop in when you feel ready. Take care and thanks for all your encouraging words. You don't know (well you probably do know) how much it helps to know that someone believes in you.
Hope to "see" you soon

Beck
 
Sam's quote-
"Cheers Cate
I tried to find my old Dairy but it's missing in action somewhere."
Tehe. They say you can't teach an old dog new tricks but I say that's a load of codswallop!
It's here & ready for you Sam, my friend, xoxo Cate


 
Thanks for that Cate.....It will be hard juggling 2 forums now but I'll do my best.

Today I actually started a 3 day detox program to get all the sugars and bad carbs out of my system I will also need to re-adjust my ticker.....the wrong way unfortunately:(

Anyway a start is a start......I checked out the new forum but it really doesn't take my fancy. The American one seems more intimate but it's hard to join...I think you need a new program to register with...anyway this was the one that helped me first time around..so touch wood it helps me again on..gosh round 3,4...lost count.
I thnk I'll need to go back and read from the start of my dairy.

Thanks for the warm welcome Cate:)
 
Good to have you back Sam. If you can juggle kids you can juggle 2 forums. Catch up soon, xo Cate
 
Hi Cate
No I'm still around....haven't recieved any emails till now. I'm still trying to get my ahead around doing Cohens again. Last week I just ate protein with a little carbs and lost and then tom raised it's ugly head and I've become unstuck again.
This week isn't a good week either because I'm doing districts with os and I need to be in the right head space and at home to start this off.
Anyway thanks for chasing me up Cate....I will get there:), just bare with me.
Cheers - Sam:)
 
Hi diary thought I would pop in and say hello. It's quiet a few years since I did Cohen's and it worked so well the first time I'm considering going back. I've gotten out my old plans and re-read them and discussed it with my hubby. But I just need to fix a day where I can start and finish successfully. I know I will be hungry the first few days and suffer with headaches, but I really need to give this another try and see if it works 2nd time around.
We are going away on holidays shortly and I really don't want to start it before leaving.
But I need to get myself into that way of thinking so I don't come back huger then what I already am. I need to be a bit kinder to myself though in the process.
Ok that's my check in.
:)
 
Hi Sam. I'm also on my second time around after first doing it in 2005. In the meantime, my life has gotten very complicated and messy, so it's not easy! But I hope you can psyche yourself up to get back into it when you get back from holidays. If you are careful on holiday, you should come back in the right frame of mind to get started.

I started again in Jan after being away for a week - when I came back I finally felt as though the decks were cleared enough for me to commit to doing it properly - from my old plan, which worked fine first time around.

I've had a lull in the middle due to a difficult family situation that has stressed me out, but I'm getting there again! Today is a serious "commit" day for me, and I'm feeling much better and much stronger psychologically, so here goes for second stage of journey! Whatever happens, I've learnt it's never too late to jump back on the plan and get it all happening again. Even when life throws its ugliest, you just have to get through it and look after yourself again (saying to myself here!!!).

Hope all goes well with your new journey.
 
Hi and thanks for the visit Niyah...sorry to hear about your hardships with family but glad to hear your slowly over coming them. And I'm happy to see I'm not the only one back for 2nd's with Cohens. I started my program in 2006 and completed refeed. I was one of the slower losers and I'm not expecting it change this time around...I just want to see and feel the loss.
How did you go in 2005? Did you finish the program and where you on this forum back then??...ok last question "are you using your old plan"?...


I actually started back on Cohens today......I Know!!!!..I can't quiet believe it myself.

I knew if I waited till we got back I'd be even bigger...and last night I ate so badly that I knew I had to start today or I was going to lose it completely.

So, so far so good. The thing I missed the most today was my coffee. It's been water and green tea.

Bye just now- Sam:)
 
Sam, I got to the end of the "weight loss" in 2005, i.e. I was at my goal, and got the refeed plan. However, I only lasted about 2 or 3 days into refeed. We had just received news of an interstate transfer and had to fix up and sell a very messy house in a very short time, so unfortunately I did not get to finish refeed or do maintenance. I eventually ended up pretty much exactly back at the weight I'd started from the first time around. I guess we all know the story - "If you always do what you've always done, you'll always get what you've always got!".

Because life has been messy here, I haven't had the commitment or courage to start Cohen's again till January. In fact, I was doubting I'd ever be able to do it because of very long work hours and many commitments. But yes, I got out my old plan and am using that, and happy with it so far. It's all second nature - I know what to do without even hardly thinking about it. I did go to the clinic in January, but just listening to the info session once more was enough to get me back in the zone.

However, I haven't been able to be deviation free, due to very little time to organise and go shopping. I try my best - well, I did until May when a few derailments came my way again with serious family stress that left me little time for myself again. Life sure doesn't go in a straight line sometimes! Never mind, I want to get there in the end. I feel quite calm about it now, and know that as soon as I recommit, the weight will come off again. I'm probably not the fastest loser either, but I'm happy enough to be turning things around after having been so overweight for a long time.

No, I didn't post in here the first time around - there was a forum at the Lounge, however it got very nasty and messy and was dismantled. It started out being a great support, but unfortunately ended up being a very depressing place to be.

Anyway, hope you go well on your second round - I think this is something we just have to accept for life that our weight will need monitoring and maintenance. I'm ready to face that head battle this time around. I think the first time I expected to be "cured".

Must run - on yard duty now!
 
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