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Hello to all of you! I have been scanning through all the threads and couldn't decide where to start posting so I thought it'd be easier to start "my own".

I am on day 2 of my Cohen's plan and so far (touch wood) have had a fairly easy transition. I am finding like so many have said before that being organized is a life saver, and seeming I am very OCD I actually find weighing and bagging the foods fun. lol

So I guess I just wanted somewhere to talk about my journey, and somewhere to complain when needed. All your stories are so inspirational. I can't wait to adjust my ticker with my new (lighter) weight!

So bye for now! Please everyone and anyone come and say g'day. XXX
 
Welcome Jen2008

You have made the right choice. This is definitely the right place to come and get support. We all look forward to following you on your journey.

Take care and all the best.

Sam:)
 
So it's the end of day 2 and I feel like I am doing really well. The only things I have done wrong are that tonight I was following the fish wrap recipe from the recipe book and when it came to make it I needed to marinate the fish in lemon juice and I had already eaten my fruit allowance so I guess I was a little over but I used hardly any and I hope I won't hinder my weight loss.

I am using every inch of my self-control to not jump on the scales. I really want to try and "go by the book" and wait the week and then after the first month wait the 4 weeks in between weighing. Just think it will be so exciting to see big results.

I am also just tonight fighting the urge to eat the white chocolate my husband has stashed in the pantry. lol. I wish is wasn't there and need to make sure he eats it all tonight so I can not give in!

Funny thing is I am not hungry but it's just all in my mind and a matter of breaking that old mind-set of eating whatever I please, whenever I please.

Tomorrow morning I am going to have a mango smoothie (mango & yogurt) for breakfast. Then I am going to my mums so it'll be my first day out of the house while following the plan. I have cut all my veggies up and am planning on making the chicken soupy stew from the book later so I can just warm it up at lunch time. I have also cut up the veggies & am de-frosting the steak for my curry skewers at dinner tomorrow night. I need to marinate them over night. I need some white vinagar and am still deciding whether it's worth the risk of a late night dash to the shops or not. That would be the old me's chance to buy up a heap of junk and pig out. Ah, so many habits to break.

I feel a little over-whelmed that the journey will be so long and I wont last the distance. I really hope the weight comes off relatively quick cos I really need that to keep me going.

Anyway, better stop rambling and put my kids in the bath.
 
Hi Jen! Well done on starting with a diary. It makes you answerable to yourself mainly. I hate to let everyone else down as well as myself so it really did help me to stick to the plan. Come in here when you need to fill in time waiting for your next meal, when you are tempted to "deviate," whenever you just want to chat, to rant & rave, whatever... We don't mind! It will help you & we will enjoy sharing your journey, cheers, Cate.
PS re the white chocolate-"Nothing tastes as good as slim will feel!" They will still be selling white chocolate when you are at goal weight. Trust me, it will lose it's appeal!! Too sweet-yuk!
 
Hi Jen!

Just wanted to say hi to the forum! Glad to be able to share this journey with you.

Esthee
 
Thanks all!!! It's so weird how I am not hungry at all. I have never felt like this on a diet and man, I have tried them all! lol Lite'n'Easy, Weight Watches, Atkins, Low-carb, Low-GI, CSIRO... EVERYTHING!

I made the mango & ginger yoghurt for breakfast this morning and it was yum.

I am finding I am doing lot's more cooking that I used to cos I am a packet food, convenience girl so the extra dishes suck but my food is delish so I can't really complain.

I am so nervous about the after part and that I'll re-gain but I know I should not even be thinking about it cos it's so many months away.

Oh, and I have stayed strong and not jumped on the scales yet! Yay! So hoping Monday will show a good figure.

OK better go do them dishes! Jen xxx
 
Well it's the end of day 3 and I am still alive! lol

Actually pleasantly surprised it's been "easy".

Have all these irrational fears that when I go to my appointment Monday I will have no loss or nothing substantial and realize I am doing it wrong... or it's just isn't going to work for me. Silly I know but I am hanging out for Monday to arrive to put my mind at rest (hopefully!)

Anyway, no deviations to report. I go invited to a 30th on Friday for lunch but I think I'll skip it cos I really don't want to sabotage my weight loss this early in the game... OK well take care all. Back tomorrow. Jen XXX
 
Oh and hi Esthee, thanks for the welcome. Looks like we have about the same to lose! Hope we can help each other achieve our goals. XXX
 
Hi Jen 2008

So good to have you aboard. You are doing so well. Like Cate said all those tempting foods will be there for after...but we have to remember to treat them as treats which means now and again....NOT EVERY DAY.
Oh....and with regards to missing your friends 30th....I missed alot of functions and became a hermit but it is SO worth it in the end.

take care and all the best

Sam:)
 
Thanks Sam again!

Well I gave in and weighed myself this morning... and... I lost 3.1kg in three days!!! I am stoked. The motivation I needed to fight those negative thoughts that it wasn't working.

YAY ME!!!
 
Checking in again... having some friends over for lunch so I was up late making some spicy chicken patties for us to have out of the recipe book. I have 4 tiny ones and the other girls have burger size ones... so looks like I'll have to explain I'm on Cohens now. lol

I am finding my mood is great during the day but after dinner I start having all these negative feelings. Last night it was how the hell am I going to keep this up for all these months and then those stupid thoughts of how I can just eat healthy and I really don't have to be doing this... balh blah blah! Of course that has not worked for me the past 5 years but for some reason in the evenings I have some demons.

Anyway, better go tidy my house. XXX
 
So my friends have been and gone. They seemed to enjoy the Cohen's spicy chicken patties, although theirs were about 1000 times bigger and I added yummy things like sweet-soy sauce & more spices. They both had seconds so that was good. Mine were a little dry cos I cooked them last night and a little bland. But it was nice to catch up with the girls and the kids had a good play. My friend bought home-made truffles with her (YUM!!!) a favorite of mine, but I didn't eat any :( although I'd be lying if I said I didn't want to! Instead I had a salada and now the left over truffles are in my pantry waiting for my husband to come home and devour them. lol And I am chewing gum. Yay.

OK well guess thats all. XXX
 
Hi Jen!

Welcome! You sound like you are well on your way! Just wanted you to know that I have been reading your diary… but have only just now had a chance to stop by with a message!

Cohen’s has changed my life! I have been on Cohens for 9 months now. I too thought that I would have been finished in 6 months! Surely…if other people can lose nearly 90kgs in 11 months then surely I will be able to lose 55kgs in 6!! Unfortunately this was not to be… I have been one of the s l o w e r losers which has been annoying but in some ways life changing…because I have been able to really have time to consolidate my new ways of thinking and behaving etc. I have a medical condition, Raynauds (really bad circulation) which has slowed my loss down. I regularly have weeks where I will only lose 300-500gms but other weeks I will lose 1.5kgs. The point is that the big picture is that the weight is coming off… just in its own time. Try not to look at the end date or being Finished… just “enjoy’ each day and week of loss and change in your thinking and body!

I wish you all the best with the program and totally encourage you to keep posting here! It’s a great forum with some incredible support! It gets quiet at times…but the few faithful that stick around really do support and encourage one another so wonderfully!

Blessya
Kannadew
 
Thanks Kannadew! You have a wonderful positive way at looking at things. I have sort of come to realize this week, after years of dieting, that weight loss is more about your head than what you eat. Cohen's has enabled me to pin-point the times in my day when I usually eat unconsciously and I have been able to finally see that this battle needs to be waged in my head. I am just incredibly relieved that I have found this program and now I am fixing the eating side of it I can also focus on the brain part too. Breaking old habits and creating a new way of living for both me and my family.

So, today is Saturday and I am almost a week in and I am feeling really good. My skin looks healthier. I feel more energetic. Just good. What a relief, I'd psyched myself up for feeling terrible and thanks goodness it didn't happen. I think I have followed the plan almost perfectly. My confessions for the week are that at the beginning I was a little heavy handed on the spices! lol and then when I re-read the booklet I realized it was meant to be a teaspoon. Oh well. The other "bed" thing I did was Thursday I only drank 3lts out of my daily 4ltrs of water but I had so many errands (groceries, kinder etc) that I just forgot. Oh, and yesterday I ate lunch half and hour before I was meant to but that was a total brain-dead moment and once I started eating I looked at the clock and realized... I think having the girls for lunch distracted me. Enough excuses. Over-all I am happy with my progress and looking forward to Monday for my official weigh-on ;) YAY! Hope it's good news.

Anyway the shower is calling me! Thanks again all for your support. Jen XXX
 
Hi Jen2008

YOu SOUND like you are definitely on the road of success. And at least they were only little things that you eventually clocked onto later onto anyway....no major deviations.
4litres of water!!!!!!!!! where do you fit it in?????
I can only manage 2....but water is a powerful tool in ridding the body of toxins.

Here is that link to the other forum....other people have been posting it here so I don't think is spam. I will find out...won't I.



This is a forum just for Cohenites only. I jump between the two but i am only a member here. I find the other one very busy where as this one suits me. I like that we can all give individual support and their is not many people to answer. This forum used to be like this back when I started and I was a bit overwhelmed by it all. But in saying that the new Cohens forum has alot of members from here move over there and it is great to see how they are all doing. Take a look and see what you think.

Bye for now.

Sam:)
 
Welcome

Hi Jen

Welcome to the Cohen Journey. I have only been on the program for just over 3 wks now. At the start I was so excited to have found a diet that I was not hungry on, and I was in the zone, well I still am in the zone no deviations to date, but same as you I am fighting my inner demons and it is a real battle with my head especially with all the temptation out there and social events.

This forum is great to talk to people and get the great support that I have found to be very beneficial and everyone in here is very inspirational.

I started at 119.1kg and after 3wks I find that I am down to 110.2kg, and I feel great within myself with such an achievement.

I wish you all the luck in the world and loads of skinny thoughts to keep you motivated.

Look forward to getting to know you and sharing our journey together.
 
Thanks Sal! XXX

Well I had an "oopps" tonight. I had pre-cut some honey-dew melon yesterday and then decided on a different piece of fruit anyway the stupid melon tasted awful so I chucked over half out and ate a nectarine. It was only small but I feel bad cos I should have perhaps had half. Oh well, now I've got that off my chest I will move on.

Loving the salsa steak recipe. YUM! Second night in a row I have had that. I am living for my diet fizzy as my sweet-fix. Have a glass with lunch and the the other three with dinner or after dinner. I want to not drink it but at the moment I really need the sweetness so I will faze it out later as I know those artificial sweeteners are not great for you.

Oh well almost a week for me!!! Yay!!!
 
Hi Jen

That was not too bad of a whoops, I had one but didn't consider it deviation as it was a mistake. I mixed a few vegies (garlic, zucchini, tomatoes and gem squash) in with my mince chicken and then cooked and wrapped it 2 iceburg lettuce leaves. When I was eating I realised that I had weighed the vegies with the chicken to the right weight, but forgot about the lettuce leaves. It was valentines day, so I just enjoyed my 2 pieces of lettuce with a smile and thought to myself that this is soooooo much better than how I use to eat, I would normally go out for valentines day and was craving scollaps and prawns in mornay sauce, but had my chicken lettuce leaf wraps instead. Still extememly good.

I read in one of you posts in another thread that you are from Geelong, so I am I.
 
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