Hi to everyone out there. Just to say that I've just begun on my Cohen diet yesterday. I must say that I'm most impressed with some of the weight loss that others have achieved. Hence, I've decided to CHART my weight loss and hopefully can help to inspire others who are undecided to join the programme. Certainly hope that my journey can become your inspiration!

Also, I would certainly like to hear from like-minded individuals who are also going through this programme. Let's Keep to our goal together! The road ahead will not be as lonely as we continue to support one another

Hi Flamie!!
Welcome to WLF! Good on you for choosing to start the Cohen's.I like you choose to chart it all on here to find the extra support I needed and you know what it has helped me sooooo much! I didnt even last this long on my Cohen's my first attempt but I didnt have this support either!!
Good luck, there are plenty of great people on here to get to know and ask anything you want to know!

kc

Hi FlaMie & a very big welcome to you from all of us at the WLF, Cohen's section! Good for you already contributing by both starting your own diary & helping out with recipe suggestions. We offer one another support & I would be lost without it. Singaporean food sounds so delicious but I have never eaten at a Singapore restaurant. I must have a look next time I'm in Melbourne. You have made an excellent decision doing Cohen's. It works and also is something that we can continue forever rather than drinking shakes etc that really don't teach you anything much at all. I lost(36kg) about what you have to lose & 18months after am currently only 1kg above that lowest weight. I love it & love Cohen's. Cheers for now, Cate.

Hey Cate!

Thanks so much for the encouraging words. I'm really hoping that I can lose as much as I can by not deviating. Really, I want to keep the journey short but I don't intend to just give it up.

Today is the 3rd day on the programme. Think there's a bit of a water loss ... been visiting the toilet quite a fair bit.

I haven't felt very much hunger unless the time in between meals are more than 6 hrs like now! I'm still waiting for that 120g of fish to thaw! Gosh, can't believe that I'm through 9 meals

Oh yes Cate, how long did you take to lose all that 36kg?

Hello FlaMie,

Welcome to the forum... I wish you strength and patience on your cohens journey.. Look forward to reading your posts... You ahve done so well already, keep it up..

TTFN
Chelle

Hey, thanks for the support...certainly looking for the BIG DROPS like you guys. Can't wait to see myself squeezing into a size 16 comfortably. Aiming to go into a size M eventually...KAMPATEI!!!!

28 weeks (6 & 1/2 months). It's a lot of weight & luckily I didn't expect to lose it overnight as that just is not possible, cheers, Cate

Hi FlaMie - I'm 6 weeks in to my second time around on this diet, and doing OK so far!

You're in the worst week. Next week will be better, and after that it will soon become a breeze for a few months until you're nearing the end, so hang in there!

Gosh! I'm exhilarated! I just went to consult a doc for a flu and he took my weight. I knew that I must have lost some water (GROSS water retention) but I never quite suspected I was going to lose very much...Woalah! I've lost 3kg from doing nothing - accept preparing meals for myself! I'm happy, very happy. C'mon keep going and hope that in no time at all, I'll be able to share my before and after photos.

Hmmm...guess this joke might just perk some of you up. I've got a friend who was on Cohen too (in fact she introduced me to it). She has met her goal weight. This is what she found out: she is AIRY down below! This is quite a joke because we all know that when we have piled on quite a substanital weight, we grow elephant thighs huh? Well....my friend said that for once in her lifetime, she is actually walking without having her thighs rubbing together! Wow! When will I ever see that? What will the feeling be like? hahaha

FlaMie- You will experience it too, amongst many other wonderful things like-
Lying in bed on your side with one arm resting down the side of your body & you can't feel any fat at all & you feel that you have a nice shape!
Being able to do something really physical, that once would have you in a lather of sweat & puffing & panting and now you do it & you are able to talk without puffing at all, hardly raise a glow & be looking for more!
Feeling someone looking you up & down as you walk away & instead of feeling bad you have a little smile, walk away & don't feel self-conscious any more.
On a really hot night you don't worry about wearing anything to bed to cover yourself up(as I always did!) because you know that you look pretty damned good for your age now!
You can eat in public without feeling self-conscious.
I could go on and on with a really big list. I think I might start a new thread today along these lines to remind us all why we are doing this. It's for us!
You too will be saying these things FlaMie!
Cheers & happy losing, Cate.

Hey wannabesexee,

Thanks for the encouragement and I think you would definitely be sexy in no time! I love to be part of your gang soon!

Cate!

I'm so egged on by your encouragement. Your personal diary is certainly a source of motivation for me. I'm also so motivated to just chart my own personal experience and have it shared with all the others out there. Hmmm, I want to be able tell everyone out there and soon that I am 'NORMAL' again and not ILL with the FAT disease!

Today is a terrible day. I'm down with the flu and feeling HORRIBLE! I'm aching all over and nursing a running nose, perpetual headache and rising temperature!

I called up my local Cohen clinique to whine a little of my current conditions and to find out on the suitability of deviating to my 'sick' food of porridge. They were encouraging and said that it was ok if I needed to eat my sick food as well as to take the cough mixture. Well, guess what? Just as I was about to put that 'sweet' cough mixture into my mouth, I decided against it and thought to wait and see if I could go without it. I took the other flu medication but left out the cough mixture. I think I should just be disciplined and sleep away the illness instead.

Oh and for food...I didn't deviate at all! I decided to give the porridge a miss. I think it's all in the mind. As long as I tell myself that I'm ok, I'll be ok. Cheering myself on! hahaha. Anyway, I've had breakfast and lunch already and only 1 meal left for the day. So, I guess I'll go for chicken soup (Asian style). I'm a great fan of Asian cuisine and would try all sorts. So, this is the menu for tonight's dinner:

1) Bring water to boil (about 400ml)
2) Throw in 1 fresh mushroom after the water starts to boil
3) Let the mushroom boil for about 5 mins before throwing in the chicken meat and continue to boil
4) Lastly, throw in vegetables (either Kai Lan or Bai Chye) those leafy ones when the chicken is done.
5) Don't overcook the veges - add in salt to taste
6) Turn off the fire once you are sure the vegetables are cooked
7) What are you waiting for? Drink the soup!

I really love this soup because it is so easy to cook and yet tasty...that chicken and mushroom taste ... yummy!

Okie! I'm off for a while to sleep away that grogginess...will be back if I should feel I'm up to it later to update further on this sickly 5th day.