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envigor8

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Hi there Cohen's members
I have just had my initial blood test and will have an idea if I can start the programme by next week. Admitidly I am so afriad!! I can't figure out why I am so anxious about this particular diet as I am constantly on some weight loss programme or another... which inverably don't work!! (having bad dreams too of running out of food in the kitchen, desperatley searching for something that cohen allows so as not to deviate!)

Is it that this one may actually work?
Am I scared of being thin in 2 months when its taken me 10 years?
Am I scared of another failure?
Am I afraid of the ever terrifying deviations?
What if I just cant stick to it?

I spent 6 months last year on Jenny Craig and only lost 5kg. By week 12 I just simply lost the motivation in the programme and the gym as I felt like I could not have a normal social life.

Your notes thus far have been quite inspirational so I will definately need the support. I have always supported my friends by joining them on a weightloss programme and motivating them through and finding myself left behind in their huge weight loss wake! So for a change I am doing this alone and only motivating myself.

Still cant shake the anxiety
Did any of you have this feeling?
Being a sweet tooth and loving my gloria jeans coffee I fear that I may have a very tough week ahead of me... just need to get through it and then I should be fine. I look forward to making contact with you on any of your cohen adventures
Thanks
 
hello envigor8
Hello and welcome to the forum.
Congratulations on making the first step to a healthier life style.

And to answer your question to why your so afraid, my theory is that your afraid cause this time your ready to lose the weight, this time round your focused and your trying a new eating plan that is impossible to fail at, well you could fail but not while your on this forum getting advise and motivation from all of us, and who better to call on, we are all in the same boat as you, and we will know exactly how you are feeling and what you are going through cause we are going through it aswell.

So don't be afraid, while your waiting for your programme to be made why not try to cut out caffiene and breads and pasta's, that way your first 3 day's won't be so hard.(that's your detox days, can get headaches if your body is used to having caffiene)
Anyway I have all faith in you, message me anytime you like.
Why not start a diary to track your weight loss. it really does help me and keeps me focused and motivated.
Talk to you soon
Dianne
 
Hi Envigor8

Welcome:)

Yes all those feelings are common I went through some of these doubts before starting.

When you have tried and failed at so many diets and then you discover cohens and realise that you can be acheiving such dramatic weight loss so quicky just by sticking to a personalised plan it's exciting but also a reality check - this forum actually scared me and excited me from the start because of the success rate, and I'd thought i had stubbled upon a secret weightloss sect which only a few had been intiated into.

I also stumbled upon Cohens quiet by accident and got excited very quickly then I thought NO!!!!!! this is to good to be true then I found this forum and then the clincher I received a brochure in the mail IT WAS QUIET EXTRAORDINARY [twilght zoney] how it all occurred visited the clinic and the rest is history.

I was intially going to join after xmas but I found that i was eating even more in anticipation of joining in the new year.
So I bit the bullet and commenced COHENS the 11 December 2006.

I go for my 4 week weigh in on Tuesday I have not weighed yet but I am already fitting back into some of my smaller clothes and that is all the results I need to see.

So in answer to your question you are probably scared because you know in your heart this is the "ONE" and you are going to succeed. Results will occurr so quickly compared to other diets that you will want to keep going till you reach goal.

There are so many benefits attached to this programme aswell:-
Weightloss
Alleviation of common health issues eg high blood pressure,type2 diabete's, joint/back pain and many more.
Increased energy
Better state of mind
Looking & feeling well
and of course shopping:p

Envigor8 join us all and you will be writing about you success's sooner than you think.

Put away those negative thoughts and start today and see the results by next week.

Hope I have helped you in some way.

Best wishes

Sam:)
 
Hi there envigor8,

This is a serendipity moment.:) I too went for my initial boold test today. I'm feeling a little anxious about things. I have been reading this forum for a little while now and everyone seems to be friendly and know what the are talking about. I'm finding that reassuring and that i can do this. I keep telling myself that I will not be on Cohen's for life but i will lose this weight forever. I know that i will have to change some lifestlye habits that have got me into this mess the first place and replace them with habits that will keep me thin, healty, happy and engerised. I'm looking forward to the new/true me that been hiding for toooo long.
As for the deviations, I was verry concerned about them when i started reading the formu and whether I could avoid them. Read Chelsea postings she is very inspirational and wise. She says that think of a deviation as, one deviation is one more week on the program. You wrote that you could be thin in 2 months thats not a long time when it took 10 year of fighting it. I dont know about you but I'm at the point that i haven't got much fight left in me and i need to make this work.
I too had decided not to tell anyone just in case i couldn't stick to it and i don't work well under that kind of pressure. Funny thing is I asked my best friend to watch my children while I had my blood test. She asked why I was having the blood test, well I spun her this big lie and felt so guilty about i that a lunch time i had to tell her the truth. Thats ok i think i feel good about it. I love her to bits but she can some times be a little overpowering.
I agree with di78, star cutting back on coffee, bread, pasta and this is what i will do while I'm waiting for the program. I'm not looking forward to the detox part i haven't detox well in the past i can get quite sick but i going to beleive that it's all for the cause.
Look forward to talking with you some more.
Chin up and you can do this
 
Hi Nans68,
Well done, I was toooooo scared to start before christmas. I know you will have a great loss on Tuesday and i look forward to hear how you went.
I agree you have to look at all the benefits you will gain when you have completed the program. Type them up and sick them on the fridge, anywhere you need to have them to remind you of why you are doing this. I have been told this little saying and it's useful when deciding what to do "Why are you doing what you are doing and Who are you doing it for"
 
Not a truer word spoken Lost4eva I am doing this for me the only person who know's is my husband.
Cohen's is my Xmas present.
Sue my consultant has suggested that you tell family or friends that you are on a medical programme if I felt uncomfortable saying i am on another diet.

And I have used it twice now and it has helped get me out of sticky moments where people have been forcing food and drink onto me.

I felt a little guilty about not telling my sister the truth but like the saying goes - WHO ARE YOU DOING IT FOR I really want to succeed at this and if it means stretching the truth a bit well what can I say.

All the best
Sam
 
Sam

we are all excited for your weigh in - all the best. Aren;t you proud of yourself having completed your first month.

Keep strong - you know that you are now inspiring others to start - isn't that cool:rolleyes:
 
Hi all

Thanks for all your kind words Losing & Lost4eva.
I will probably be nervous on Tuesday, but i hope to keep a level head and be grateful for whatever loss I have made so far.
Thanks
Sam
 
starting out too

I have been reading all the posts for a few days now. I decided to start Cohens after Xmas and had a date set as 2 jan, but I couldn't get it organised in time. I have to wait for them to reopen on monday so I can get my blood test paperwork. I have tried doing someone elses Cohens diet and although I'm not sticking to it religiously I think I can probably do this diet.
This is my last stop before surgery. I am a real sook and don't want to have gastric banding etc so this has to work. I have 40kgs to lose and I am also quite nervous as I finally believe this is 'the one'.
I think the same thing is happening.I am so desperate for this to work that I am scared to start. I wasn't going to tell anyone either, but I can't help myself. My husband just says"yeah right, until you get bored with this diet too"but says he will support me whatever.
I have been seeing a psychologist for the last 3 months and that also makes me think this is IT. She has got me to open up to some reasons why I might keep cheating myself and not allowing myself to get to goal.
So the stage is set...LETS GO ALL OF US!:)
 
Wecome Katydidnext

This is a journey for life and everyone is here to support each other. Their are some truely inspiring stories here. I suggest you read Chelsea's post's she is very inspiring and knoweldegable.
And well done for seeing a psychologist sometimes you need to work on the route cause of a problem before tackling the weight.
Goodluck on your journey to becoming a slimmer and healthier you. And whenever you feel like you can't do this jump on the forum and read and write until that feeling goes away and you are once again inspired.
Remember you are not alone in doing Cohen's we are here too.
All the best
Sam
 
Welcome all the new people

Hi there envigor8, Lost4eva and Katydidnext

Great to hear that you are joining a brilliant weight loss and lifestyle group. I started Cohens by accident also. I didn't have any intentions of losing weight at the time. When I went to the information session and joined up, it was about 6 weeks before I went for the initial blood test and started the program as I had my niece's wedding. I was glad in a way that I left it for a while because I actually got really excited as the date grew closer. I kept myself motivated by going on to the web sites. I didn't know about this forum at the time. If I had of it probably would have made me more excited than I was.
Anyway, welcome and as everyone else has said, these forums are great. I find that I now logon all the time whereas earlier it was only when I was feeling down or something and needed encouragement.

LOL
Allana ;)
 
Hi envigor8, welcome aboard the Cohen's bus! Congratulations on making one of the best decisions of your life!! We are all here to help each other, to give support or to just vent some frustrations. Stick to this program 100% and you will come out from your cocoon as a beautiful butterfly! You will never have to diet again and you can once more love yourself and be the persone your dream to be!
Don't be afraid, you have found the answer you've been searching for. You need to keep telling yourslef that you CAN do this, You DO deserve this and you ARE worth this!
Do you find yourself nowadays looking a slim women in the street and feeling bad about yourself?? or jealous towards them?? YOu can be that and you can lose those feelings forever! You don't have to feel bad about yourself for one more day!!!
And I know what your mean about your Gloria Jeans coffee fix! I was an addict of the Very Vanilla Latte! You will learn to love black coffee and sweetner, you bocome a bit of a coffee conesoiur(sp?) - (I must say GJ's don't make the best here in Perth - sometimes a little too watery even with a double shot! Cino's is amazing! - not sure where you are from though)
Any way I look forward to reading about your journey to a new you! Stay positive and you will do great.
I have a heap of amazing inspirational quotes on a Word Doc that I found incredibley helpful and motivating, if you want them or if anyone wants them just private message me your email address and I will send them through to you.:D
PS - a big welcome too to Katydidnext and Lost4eva, congrats and good luck with everything, not that you need luck on Cohens!
 
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Thank you all so much for your replies. I gave my credit card details today... you know what that means...
Your words are so encouraging and I am really keen to get serious. One of the guys at work actually commented on how good I looked... so a few days being good already and a new fresh approach to life may be just the ticket!

If any of you newb's are in Brisbane and want to get in touch - let me knowvia private messaging
All the best for much success
 
me too

I sorted out my credit card details today too. Going for the blood test tomorrow and will visit the clinic Saturday to get my program.Yay!!
I am doing someone elses program at the moment and am suffering tiredness for it. I think my body is starting to rebel, but what the hell.
Good on you envigor8. Lets DO THIS.
See you at the end when we are slim, trim and beautiful.
 
we are already beautiful katydidnext! But the slim trim would be so great... first day of bad thudding diet headache today - it just wont quit... and I need a milky coffee - but I wont do it! ... and I have had a crazy day at work - not had time for all the water - which I will get onto now but can't have too much as I have a client meeting this evening so can't go pee in the middle of it.. !!
good on you for joining and for sure - if we ca get through the first week then I think we will be all good... just keep the beach babe vision in the foreeeeefront of your mind.
all the best - we'll be here every step of the way
 
Hi envigor8
You will find that once you start drinking your water slowly through the day you don't have the urge to rush to the toilet as frequent. I have alway been a big water drinker and would constantly visit the loo but now it's decreased and I'm sure I drink more now.
The first week is hard with the headaches and crumbly tummy but once you get through this it's alot easier and you will lighter & brighter.
All the Best - Sam
 
I too are coming out of the woodwork, I'm alittle scared and excited my appointment is on Thursday. I have made a promise to myself to put me first in my life and finally do something for me...but then again I am a stickler for falling off heavily no pun intended.
I too have alot of weight to move about 40-50 kilos, I'm just glad there is a few of us starting...it makes it not so scarey
Bec
 
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Welcome BeeG

You'll find lot's of support here...........so don't be shy.
Look forward to your success:)
ATB
Sam
 
Hi envigor8,

I dont' really live any where near Brisbane (about 6hrs west) but I will be planning a shopping trip when i reach goal weight. I would love to catch up with you then.
Kind Regards,
Lost4eva
 
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