Hi less of me

So happy to know you are still out there and posting when you can. I remember you as being one of my inspirations for joining Cohen's last year.

I am close to refeed and I was wondering since you are such a success story if you wouldn't mind opening a thread telling us how you are managing your weight after Cohen's. I am also hoping that other successful Cohenites who were close to refeed when I was scanning the forums are out there still reading and will post their stories.

This forum is very supportive and inspiring but it would be even more so hearing it from the those who have come before us.

Hope you can do this for us newbies eager to lose and get healthy.

ATB
Sam

Hi all,
Sorry to hear Winnie!! if i have a bad day i get on here. always feel much better reading everyones posts. i normally sit with a peppermint tea to relax or a sprite zero. the grog is a hard nut but part of how i got this big so am happy to let it sit lonely while i find the hot mamma under all this fat.

i too had a bad day. everything was normal, nothing stressing and the kids opened a bag of lollies and i had 2 spearmint leaves. i am so so cranky at myself.

i dont know what made me do it. i think it may have been i was starving and was yet to cook dinner. but normally i am fine. it was like someone else took over me. i could have banged my head on the wall. was so focused on not deviating and to ruin that on 2 stupid fricken lollies.

so this is my offical apology to myself "sorry that i disappointed you and ate that very bad food. i promise to keep my eye on the prize and try my best to not do that again!" over it and on with it.

damn that. apart from that.........all is well.

Jody - if you get back on. What a fabulous result for you. 55kg in 7 months. that is enormous. can youu fill us in on how much you lost through your journey or monthly average. that would be great.

lose on friends
Tanya

[/QUOTE][QUOTE=Taffy;191802
As I've said in earlier posts - the way you look (ie your measurements) is the true indicator and I know that can be hard - I personally can't but help focus on the kg loss instead of the cm loss - because at the end of the day, Cohen's don't say "We'll give you your refeed when you have lost X cm" ... it is all kg based.

One thing that also isn't taken into account at all with Cohens when they calculate your goal weight range, is that for every weight range, there is also a range of bone structures (ie fine, medium and heavy/large). I'm not trying to make excuses about being 'heavy boned', but you don't have to be Einstein to work out that larger bone structures would mean heavier bones ... people are actually saying to me that I must have the 'proverbial big bones' because there is no way I look like I have another 17 kg to lose.

Anyway, enough waffling from me - be proud of yourself - you're doing a great job ...

Kind regards

Taffy[/QUOTE]
Hi Taffy,
everyone says the same thing to me as well, but I have a fine bone structure! I think it is because our measurements go down faster than our weight. Most people think I don't need to lose any more weight, but I still need to lose 20kg! I think our height often gives a good indication of our bone structure and the weight we have to lose. So, you have to put peoples comments out of your mind and continue on to the goal.
HL

goodmorning evryone,
day 2 for me today and so far so good. it is only 9am LOL. You people on here are a constant source of motivation. i would never had done this if this forum wasn't here.....so thanks guys. have a great day

I just searched my old posts and have copied and pasted most of this from there...it's not my average monthly loss - it's my month by month loss, but you could always use these figures to work it out if you really want too...Hope this inspires!

Month 1 9.45kg
Month 2 9.35kg
Month 3 5.6kg (I remember gulping down about 1 and a half litres of water in the half hour before I went to my weigh-in this day...maybe that had something to do with it?
Month 4 8.45kg
Month 5 5.9kg (Better than nothing and I am feeling sooooo great these days that even a 2kg loss would have been enough to put a smile on my face!!! I probably don't really mean that...)
Month 6 8.65
Month 7 6.35
I lost about 1.5 kg while on what I like to call the stabilisation program (refeed)...

Remember - because you are starting each new month at a lesser weight than the one before it, the amount of weight you lose within each succesive month, with respect to your (monthly) starting weight, should 'logically' decrease. The pecentage loss (like what they measure on 'The Biggest Loser') should stay fairly constant, but the actual loss in kg should decrease each month.

I will post some of my experiences with regards to 'life after cohen's', but I will wait until I have some more time. I think there are some threads already started that relate to this...if not I will start one soon - I promise! Right now I have to get ready to go and have coffee with a group of lovely Cohenettes We get together every Tuesday for a coffee and a chat...I recommend this to anyone on the program if there are a few of you living in close vicinity...it might just help to keep you inspired and motivated...and it gives you an excuse to have a great cup of coffee - as black as midnight on a moonless night!

Have a fantastic day everyone!

Hi,
I have been reading this forum on and off for a while, but this is my first post. I finished my refeed program yesterday, so today I am officially allowed to eat whatever I like. Guess what I had for breakfast? Yep, yoghurt! I'm a creature of habit!
I have been on Cohen's since 30th September, and have lost 25.5kg. It has been an amazing miracle in my life. What a wonderful journey. I am very happy that I'm not fat anymore, but even happier that I feel young, well and full of life in a way that I thought I never would again. For those of you who are struggling to stick to the program I can only say this. There's only one decision to make and you made it when you started Cohen's. If you've committed to it, let that committment be absolute. I didn't 'deviate' (hate that word) intentionally once during the last 19 weeks. Not even at Xmas. I lost an average of 1.5 KG per week. My starting weight was 87Kg and I now weigh 61.5Kg. It got easier and easier. I am just an ordinary person. If I can do it, anyone can!

CONGATULATIONS waterlily..........what an outstanding acheivement. You must look absolutley gorgeous!! I hope to be posting a similar thread in a few months time myself. i have 20kg to lose and my intention is not to deviate at all. it's people like you who make this all seem so doable.......thanks

Thankyou to DREAMER, TAFFY and LESS FATTY You told me exactly what I needed to hear. No more deviating, PLAN, PLAN, PLAN that is the key. I would be fine at work, do everything right then as soon as I got home I would start picking. I WILL finish this program and I WILL be successful. My first 16KG pretty much fell off so I know that all I have to do is STICK TO IT!!!. Once again thanks. I was just being a loser and not a WINNER.

Cheers and good luck to everyone. You are all doing so great.

Thanks ITM,
You are so right, it is doable and the only thing between you and the new you are a few Cohen's meals! I was lucky, I had a buddy doing Cohen's with me. We made a promise to each other and supported each other through the whole thing. There's nothing more precious than a friend who truly supports you and knows what you're going through (because they are too!).
This forum was also hugely inspiring. What amazing people you all are! It's so wonderful to see strangers come together to help each other.

Hi all you fabulous losers! Just dropping in to update my ticker... Not long now I can't wait until this is finished - it's very exciting to see the forrest from the trees! Waterlily - well done on such a great effort! I would have been finished now too if I didn;t fall off the wagon so badly over Christmas. Can you post some before and afters to help inspire....?
Have a great day everyone!

yes waterlily,
please could you post some pics i would love to see the transformation. you must feel great. i have almost been where you are once before and i wanted to shout my happiness from the rooftops. i am a fairly shy person but i could have easily stood on a podium in front of thousands of people and preached the benefits of weight loss. circumstance changed all that for me but here i am once again and ready to be that born again LOL

Well hi all you fabulous losers

Crazy busy at the moment... but have been reading all your posts and am really proud and amazed at you all. I'm getting little comments here and there from people (even from people who don't know me that well). Am floating in a lot of my clothes - so will find out the number difference when I weigh in next week!

If I've ever needed additional motivation... I'm going to be bridesmaid for my friend next May!! I want to be a smokin' hot bridesmaid, so if I had to give myself a solid deadline - July 29, 2007 I will reach my goal weight of 62 or 65 (depending on my refeed process). But I will embrace the 60s (I reckon I was in the 60s when I was maybe 13!) I will use the rest of the year to tone and get fit and fab!! So there is no looking back. I will not be a fatty boombaa bridesmaid!!!



Started properly: 21 Jan
Next weigh in: 21 Feb
Goal: double digits ASAP!!

good afternoon ladies (and man i think! )

Just popping in to see how everyone is doing and im sitting here with a huge smile on my face because im seeing a lot of people skiddadling back onto the wagon and others cruising along magnificently!

The past two days have been a little trying for me in regards to im pretty certain i wil be hitting TOM next week so i have been getting a bit hungry!
And my poor mother today has been cookin up her weekly feast since my brother and his fiance are coming to visit tonight (they come here once a week for dinner and catchups!). So amongst all my hungriness ive had to sit and endure smelling pancakes cooking and chicken schnitzel frying in butter ARRRGGGHHHH!!!!

So glad uni starts next week so i will have something to occupy my time with other than food! YAY hehe

Less Of Me - You said that your weight should ' logically decrease' but when i looked over your stats they were all higher then a 5kilo loss! Im worried that after youve said that my next weigh in will produce crappy numbers like a 2 or 3 (my monthly losses have been 10kg,5.6kg,6.1kg) which means i may have to be on cohens longer!? what do u think?

Waterlily - WOW thankyou so so so much for posting on this forum! youve given me some peace of mind in regards to 'light at the end of the tunnel' hehe...ive only got 13 to go so im hoping its going to be a quick 13! could you please tell me what your monthly losses were? and if to speed up the weight loss you tried some different things ie: changing what u ate OR how much water u drank etc etc.I guess im a little scared atm that my body will go into a plateu or something! Anyway CONGRATS on the amount lost and please keep us up to date how ' life after cohens' is going!!

Well thats all from me everyone!

Happy Losing x

Caroline x

Hi people

Lovely to see such positivity circulating through this forum.
Hello and welcome Waterlilly you are want I needed to show me that their is life at the end of the Cohen's programme and that it is all very achievable

Jools great to have you back on board.......16kg lost what an amazing acheivement you can see this journey through - do it for you.

MellyP you must look and feel amazing well done I'm like you nearly at the end of this amazing journey.

Dreamer well done too, doesn't it feel good when your clothes are just about falling off you and yes the compliments from people helps as well.
My husband can't get over it and keeps saying has such and such noticed and I reply no but I'm happy because I notice and that is what is important in the end.

Itsmytime yes you will be here 20kg lighter and giving advice to all the newbies who have found Cohen's. Keep up the positive thoughs.

And Fatcat don't give in you are so close to goal and have been so inspiring with your post's. Just keep posting and we look forward to seeing the newly blossomed SLIMCAT. Will you post some photo's?

Take care all and goodluck to all out there who I haven't mentioned
Sam

thanks so much less of methat was so interesting to see you weight loss journey. gives us newbs and idea on things may go. though i do think you were losing great number every month. somehting to be very thankful for.

where are the photos that everyone is posting?? would love to have a look.

well comign to the end of week 2 and i measure tomorrow. not expecting as greater figures as first week but do hope there is some. i must admit the end of this week has been the hardest. i too have had people starting to notice and it is tempting me to pick at the kids food and i so promised myself i wouldnt go there.

does anyone have any tips on getting through those hard tempting times??

everyone is doing so well. good on you all.

Lose on friends.
Tanya