Hey soon,

Have you checked with your clinic about removing stuff from the plan???

You need all the food groups, in the proportions they've set, to ensure you stay healthy.

Maybe a discussion with your clinic would be a good idea, see what they have to say, maybe reduce rather than remove?

asy

hey everyone!

In much better spirits today! and the academy award goes to... me! no but seriously my parents came around and I am moving home, which means I can concentrate 110% on study and 100% on Cohens and have the security of my parents house over my head god bless the family meeting! (I never thought I would say that)

Hope everyone else is well

Hi

Just a quick question, I've been lurking about for some time and have been on cohen's for almost 8 weeks and loving it. Are we allowed to have metamucil?

Thanks heaps G

Good Evening Everyone,

Hope the weekend is treating you well.

I think it would be detrimental to our progress but after the way I am feeling now I feel I should create a 'confessional' thread! You know, bless me Dr Cohen it has been 2 weeks since my last deviation....!!!! (Sorry, that's the Irish coming out in me!)

I just deviated in a high fat way. Poo! It was only a couple of mouthfuls of hot chips - but I stuffed a lot in there! Hate to think how much useless carb and grease I ingested. I get so disappointed that I let my negativity and emotions control these situations (fight with 5 of my sisters) every bloody time. Where is my strength when I need it? Why can't I beat this feeling to eat every time I'm feeling low? I'm sick of it and I don't want it to happen again. I'm so close now why would I go and bugger it up? ARRGGGH! NOT HAPPY WITH ME!

Anyway, what's done is done. It just frightens the living daylights out of me - I need to stop this kind of emotional eating if I want to stay thin and healthy for a lifetime.

Talk later - I'm off to lick my wounds!



HEY G GIRL - Metamucil is fine - if not recommended. Make sure you get sugar free if you want to use the orange flavoured variety.

MERMAID SISTER - Way to go! Glad to hear things are looking up for you.

Hi everyone,
Just a little update on my Cohens plan, I lost 4 kilos in a week and just a happy chappy here. I know that in the future I will have my good weeks and my bad weeks so I am taking it all one day at a time and being realistic about the complete outcome.
I have found the program really good and I thrive on the discipline but I missed little things and have had to re-read my program a couple of times to memorize exactly what I need when I grocery shop...and make lists and READ LABELS in the grocery store.... Does anyone have a good 'Curry powder' that they use? All the ones I have seen have additives...wheat flour, gluten...i.e., etc. I just want pure curry...
Also I asked about Cohen's being able to see if we deviate in our diets when we have our blood tests and she said that they could...but as long as you were losing weight there was no problem and that is why I came home from the meeting and went thru everything I was using and checked the ingredients...
Keep up the good work everyone ....gosh it is getting very light in here now...smiles...
Til next time...
CAP'

Hi All.

Well done to everyone involved in setting up the new forum, its great

Please Help!!! i only have a little more to lose before i start the next step (that gross word R_F__d) but i'm finding that i have the cruelest cravings...for just anything that i know i can not have. I have remained strong with no deviations.......but not sure how i"m going to hang in for at least another 2 weeks as i seem to be losing about 1.5kg per week, so still a few more weeks before R_F__d.

Anyone close to the end having the same problems.

Enjoy the rest of your weekend

back from my step daughters wedding........ It was a lovely day and all went very smoothly. except for the rings. I wonder why it is that rings always cause problems at weddings.
My son was page boy and he did a great job of carrying and carefully holding onto the ring pillow, which we thought he might have some difficulty with, being a fidgety sort of kid.
then he gave the pillow to the best man, who pulled the wrong ribbon on the rings, causing the knot to become way too tight.......... he couldn't get the rings off. He had to ask the congregation if anyone had a knife or scissors. fortunately, the grooms mum had some scissors and came to the rescue.

I didn't sprain my ankle in my high heeled shoes, and my outfit looked great and was comfortable to wear, which was fantastic. It was nice to feel so much better than I did a few months ago.

Hi All,

MERMAID SISTER - WOOHOO! So happy for you. Was wondering how the "family meeting" was going to turn out. Now nothing but positive attention to study and eating. You go girl!


8-2 MUCH - Dont despair too much. Were only human after all. Youve done so well to lose the 17kg you have thus far. Tomorrows another day. You arent too far from the finish line, so hang in there.

Hope everyone has been having a relatively light Saturday. Was so cold here today, and would have been no effort to be tempted to eat something nice and hot and naughty. Was inspired by my sisters and b-i-laws comments today when they saw me for the first time since starting this amazing program. Its so worth sticking to. Its such a small amount of time to go without those nice tasting foods that put us in to this situation in the first place. I reckon its worth the sacrafice for a healthier and more confident me/you. Oh my, I can almost taste the feeling of slimness.

Night all and hope tomorrow is a lighter day for all.

Cheers

HEAVENLY LAMB - Wonderful news about the wedding being a success. Especially your outfit and the shoes. Hehehe. That would have been a purler to see the best man trying to undo the rings and having to ask around for scissors. Funniest Home Video moment? LOL

Would love to see pics of you in your outfit if you would care to share them with us. Im sure Im talking on behalf of everyone in this case. PLEASE!!!!

Hi wildskyz,
I just downloaded my photos - and there are none of me on there...... oops!
because I wasnt in the bridal party, I was in charge of photography. I'm sure someone else will have some of me!

Another exciting thing that happened was that I forgot to take clothes for a BBQ that was on today.... so I had to buy something. and I was able to find a great top in a NORMAL shop!! No plus-sizes for me anymore!!

mermaid_sister glad things worked out on the home front, now you can concentrate more on getting skinny

Hey everyone
thanks so much for your support- yes things go up and down with me extremely, but right now I am enjoying them being up (and hopefully staying there) seriously, who needs therapy when I have such a great outlet and supportive community!

8-2much- Hang in there! you are so close! 11kgs is but a couple months (or less) away! remember the more you deviate and give in to emotional eating the more you disrupt the chemical balance in your system and that wonderful wonderful thing called seratonin- this is the golden stuff that blocks the brains desire for food when you are stressed/ depressed/ tired/ pre-menstrual. Try to recognise the warning signs of emotional eating and do something else instead. I have a bath, and I bought this AMAZING shower gel that is... wait for it.... BUTTERCREAM FROSTING flavoured! it smells so good and makes me smell good without being a deviation- its like the deviation I had but didn't, does that make sense?

Narn- I've been told that the closer you are to your goal weight the hungrier you will be! my suggestion to 8-2much goes for you too, buy some ridiculously sweet smelling body products (the ones that small like you could actually eat them) and lather yourself in them- it may work! it works for me. You are so close and such an inspiration I know it seems so close yet so far away but hang in there!

HeavenlyLamb- I'm glad you had a blast at the wedding- how good does it feel to feel attractive and normal!? I can picture this woman in her beautiful wedding outfit with people in the aisles whispering "oh and thats the stepmother, doesn't she look fantastic!" I just love weddings! whenever one occurs in our family it is almost tradition for one of the females on my mothers side to say "oh! new dress!" it's one of those lame family jokes.

Have a nice sunday sleep in everyone xx

mermaid that is a great way to treat yourself, hope it doesnt induce unwanted cravings hehe. A friend gave me some mango body butter, and it is organic etc so can literally be eaten, and you smell like a fresh ripe mango. (actually she used it, and her hubby who used to work at a fruitjuice company said she smelt like the dregs in the vat ) It smells absolutely divine. And at least if it gives me cravings I can have mango which I lurve!!

Hi Everyone,
Well I've hit the danger zone!

BOREDOM!

It's the weekend and I am a little disappointed that my weight loss has not been more dramatic (this happened last time as well), I am sitting around whilst my partner has a snooze (late night) and I am doing housework. I'm not in the least bit hungry....but obviously I wouldn't be here if that ever mattered before!

I want to snack and have no fruit in the house and I've already had my crisbread.

argh........a couple of glasses of water and a hot cup of coffee coming right up.

I had to work with my boss last week and it turned into the "why aren't you eating.....come on we are paying" type of conversation. I am only new to this company and didn't want to look like I wasn't a socialiser (remember Sienfield?) but I stuck with it anyway and had a black coffee.

I have a meeting on tuesday which I am dreading. It's choc-a-block (excuse the pun) full of the companies goodies and always includes copius amounts of chocolates and soft drinks. I figured the best way out of it was to either - not go- or bring along some cut up kiwi fruit and mandarine and a couple of saladas.

Anyway, hope you all having a good weekend! Keep shrinking!

Myshy

capeachee in relation to your curry powder question i believe "Clive of India" Authentic Curry Powder is one of the few that has no additives! good luck!