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

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Hi Sam

Ohhh that time of month.. gee I hate that the week before I'm so strong willed the week after the same but for some reason the first 2 days I'm like a person possessed. Just ask my family... LOL

I read that your going to the gym for only 15 minutes what sort of gym is it?

Sounds good..... we have a place called Curves up here, was thinking of taking a look see...

Faithie
 
Well just a quick entry I need to get my weight loss sleep....hehehe!!!!!
Dinner was a stirfry prawn and vegie dish and an orange lots of water and herbal tea.
Oh...and a yoghurt for pm tea.

My PMT cravings have started people not good craving choccie and general rubbish, being on this forum has diverted my mind so far.

Faithie I will answer your question tomorrow and catch up on everyone else's post's.
I was too busy today.

Sweet dreams everyone.

Sam:)
 
Hi everyone

I had a lovely coffee morning with Mum's from our School. I enjoyed a fruit tart and a latte. Breakfast was a piece of fruit and a cup of hot water.

After coffee I did some retail therapy and did lot's walking. Lunch was left over prawn and vegie stirfry with lots of water.

I haven't planned dinner yet but I have had my treat today so tonight may be a salad with a little fish. It is School break up for us today here so kids may have a treat tonight.

Faithie -The exercise programme I attend is called "Whole Body Vibrations" WBV.
They have a website. Just type the name into google and it should come up I attend the one at Hawthorne. It will give all the info about it.

Bye for now

Sam:)
 
My food update.

For dinner I had a 2 pieces of wholemeal bread with chicken,salad and mayo (1 vegie springroll) sneaked it from my son's plate. No dessert i had that for morning tea.

Tea and water. At the moment I am experiencing terrible headaches this alway happens prior to my P's arriving. So have had a couple of panadol.

That is me. I will check back here tomorrow.

Sam:)
 
hiya

Hi Sam
I see you're sorta in the same position as me...but a bit ahead....I don't know how to get the ball rolling! I always say...tomorrow and ....you know the rest of the story...we all do!
A word of advice for anyone on cohens (i swear by it!):
20-30 grams of bran plus or all bran for breaky (EVERY DAY) with some grated apple & yoghurt and you'll be going like a trouper (give it time...around about 4 - 7 days to get your system happening) constipation is extremely bad for your health...my cohen adviser told me to take bran/dates and said it is a very common problem with the cohen lifestyle!!!
Do you mind me asking...what your goal weight is and how far away from it you are?
cheers
 
Bran plus for breakfast! On Cohen's? Recommended by a Cohen's "advisor"?
Goes against everything I've been told, even on maintenance. No carb's for breakfast is one of the key recommendations after reaching goal.
Hi Sam!! How's life? xo Cate
 
lost 200g

Hi Cherub:D

Today I lost 200g:p. I am happy with this result especially since my TOM is nearing and I have so far stuck to a healthy eating and exercise plan.

My ideal goal weight is 60kg.:D
I am currently 68.6kg.
On refeed i managed to get down to 63kg but no more.
Thanks also for the all bran hint.

Up early this morn the kids have friends over to play. Made a quich for the lunch it was yummy and lowfat.

I didn't do Cohens at all today. So yes I know I will be paying for this later.
I am away this weekend and usually I would be building myself up for drinking and eating out but this time my focus has changed, I am just looking forward to catching up with everyone and having time out from the kids.:jump:.....and having a bit of a lie in on Sunday morn:sleeping:.

Back Sunday and then out again Monday with kids friends and then my sister and family arrive for a week so i am really looking forward to showing them around our suburb. Who says School holidays is restful.:doh:

Anyway that is me I will report back either Sunday evening or Monday.
Have a wonderful weekend all and to all the Mum's out their who have the kids home for the holidays hope you keep it together food wise and don't get too stressed with them at home.:rofl:

Sam:beating:
 
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cate said:
Bran plus for breakfast! On Cohen's? Recommended by a Cohen's "advisor"?
Goes against everything I've been told, even on maintenance. No carb's for breakfast is one of the key recommendations after reaching goal.
Hi Sam!! How's life? xo Cate
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Hi Cate

I am doing really well thank you. I know Cherub is going to cope a bit of backlash over her views - I have been here and seen it done before and it can get real nasty. I know Cohen's advises no carb's for breakfast but I have to admit I do have ceral on the odd occassion and at the moment I am on the all bran due to my cons....p :eek: you know the rest.

Variety is so improtant in a diet and people do tend to gain weight after diets due to this reason, which is why people tend to go back to WW and other programmes. Now I will probably get some backlash:argue:

But first and foremost we must remember this is an open forum for everyone to read and post, you do not need to be on Cohen's to access this thread and if we disagree with anything anybody says well you can delete ot not read it.

Cherub has admitted cohen's is a wonderful plan and she lost successfully but through her own admission she allowed herself to get back into old habits and regained it all plus more. This can happen with any diet.

I think we should support her as best we can just like we do for each other.
We may not agree with some of her ideas or anyone else's but we shouldn't judge and be vindictive about it.

Sorry about that Cate I wasn't pointing the finger at you or anyone in particuliar but I know how it is when you do this diet you get so focused and anyone that forms a contradictory opinion to Cohen's get's blasted. We are a loyal bunch. I put up my hand to doing this while on plan myself but I realised that it doesn't matter what other's say or do we know what is working for us and it is Cohens'.

Bye again all.

Sam
 
Hi

Hi Sam
It's interesting to know that there are other people who slip up after refeed. I know I will struggle with my weight for life, because I can't seem to stick to any healthy regime for more than 3 months at a time. As the years go by (I'm nearly 39) my body copes less and less with the unhealthy food (eg the yummy stuff that starts with ch) and I do make healthier choices more often now when out and about (subway rather than HJs)

We are in our new house now (was building it when last on cohen's) and hubby has planted heaps of vegies...looking forward to the whole family eating healthier!

TTOM can be tough, but from memory, cohen's food reduces symptoms? I can remember not gaining as much weight (a good trick is to not weigh anytime near TTOM if you can avoid it - then you don't even see the up-down thing happen and psychologically, that's a good thing!) You have done well to lose 200g!

Have a great weekend:)
 
Lost a further 800grams today

People I weighed in today as well and I have lost a further 800grams........yesterday I was clogged and had been suffering from the "C" word for quiet a number of weeks and even though I could see I was slimming down in other parts of my body......my stomach was just continually bloated and sore. BUT this morning that changed after visiting the loo;)
It is amazing what a difference it makes when your body is functioning properely:D
I won't say what I ate to acheive this because it isn't part of the Cohen's plan:(

So I have acheived a 1kg loss this week bringing my weightg down to 67.8kg so now I have another 7.8kg to lose to reach my goal of 60kg.

Enjoy the weekend all
 
Well my excitement has worn off since my last post........ my TOM has arrived and so has the sugar gravings and I am sorry to say I have not been good.

Why is it this time of the month makes all your hard work and good intentions fly out the window.

I am not going to lose sight of the big picture though and all I can do is pick myself up and go back on plan once my tom has finished.

I hope everyone had a great weekend and is making some super loss's
Unable to read everyone's post's due to School holidays and having my sister come for a holiday but will tune back in once all is settled here.

All the best

Sam:)
 
I'm Back

Hi again everyone :jump:

I'm back and touching base. The reason for my absence is due to over indulging over the holidays. But I"m here once again. All roads lead to Cohen's.:rotflmao:

My last post mentioned my TOM and how it totally side tracked me, well I have had advice to take a chromium tablet with a magnesium tablet and this should help to combat the hunger (reduces the sugar cravings). I have just started this combo so will let you know whether it works or not.

So I'm back and struggling to resist all those deadly but temping foods:eek2: and hoping to reach my goal before the end of year. I have upped the exercise and now do walking, 2xvibes sessions and the ellipitical machine the other days.

I have had lots of social events occurring or occurred so it does not make for easy dieting.......but I will perservere........I have no choice really.:rolleyes:

Hope everyone is doing well and keeping on track. Goodluck to all.:hug2:

Sam:jump:
 
My TOM started today - But I also made a 2.9kg loss. Kids home today due to a student free day so haven't exercised hope to do some tonight if I am not to0 exhausted. Will check in here again tonight.

Sam:)
 
Absoulutely exhausted today very heavy tom, busy with kids all day ironed till late and eventually went to bed around midnight then my youngest woke, he had wet the bed and wasn't feeling well so his home today and i am taking him to the Doctor's.

I don't know if I can fit in exercise today with the way I feel but will see how it all goes.
The other thing is I am totally constipated again (sorry) and I am taking Physilum but still finding it difficult any one got any ideas?

Will tune back later better go get him ready.......hopefully this foum will pick up so I can read how everyone else is going.

Take care all

Sam:)
 
Thanks Lauren

I've just posted in your diary, welcome to you as well.

Well everything went well today, still to tired to exercise but I am not putting too much pressure on myself. I should feel better by Friday TTOM should be nearly over and the headaches that go with them. It's funny how my cycle changes from month to month - one month I suffer PMT quiet severely but I have a lighter P and the following like now is heavy with these headaches. It must be due to aging I'm sure of it. Us poor women suffer!!!!!

Anyway glad to see there are a few more post's today. It was a ghost forum here for awhile, it looks like I will have to check out this other forum.

Happy losing all

Sam:)
 
Busy day. Hot day here in Brissie as well. Had a chicken salad for dinner no carbs at all.
Feeling a bit better today. I have a bbq on the weekend so this will be my next challenge. I have been drinking lots of sparkling water of late as well -I'm a bit over the low calorie drinks now. I checked out the other forum but haven't registered I'll stick here and just go back and forth to read everyones progress.

I bought a dress off the rack today they had a size 10 and 12 left so opted for the 12, I didn't have time to try it on so that"s my treat for doing well with my loss's.

Bye for now

Sam:)
 
Well I've just got back from the bbq I mentioned in my last post. I did okay had some meat and salad a glass and a half of wine and a little dessert and lots of water. I am not going to torture myself anymore one day isn't going to kill me and tomorrow I will go back on plan.

I have also found that I can't eat as much as I used to.......so that is definitely a good thing. Anyway I am exhausted and hubby has fallen asleep on the lounge so will check back tomorrow evening.

Sweet dreams to all.

Sam:)
 
Sam, Try Bekunis Tea for the big C. It works for me without any uncomfortable side-effects. I had it morning & night in Melb as I was eating way too much. You buy it in the supermarket & it's next to the medicines (paracetemol etc). It's nicer if you combine it with a herbal tea bag. Welcome back to the forum. You were my original motivator when I started in here. I don't seem to connect or relate in the other forum for some reason so stay here & visit a couple of diaries-Kath & Suzie Slim in particular. Cheers for now, Cate.
 
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