LOL thanks for that char
yeh id been a member of the forum since beginning cohens but i never started my own diary cos i thought it was a bit stupid and i wouldnt keep up,plus being lazy was probably a contributor yep add that one in. But then as the weeks went by i was asking all these questions on the forums and reading everyone elses diaries (which helped me answer some my questions and through the times!) and the thing that struck me the most was there wasnt a consistent journal of someones ending and refeed and life after. like there were posts here and there but alot of them got me confused so i thought of 'F*@! it, yeh ill do it!' so i could give other people a chance to see what life really is like on the program and also i could vent all my feelings etc without venting on the wrong people ie:my poor mother god bless im getting her a bottle of her favourite perfume when im finished to show her my gratitude of putting up with my sh!!t and boyyyy has there been a lot haha. (BTW i am not knocking ANYONES diary they ALL helped me in one way ever step of the cohens way).
my advice is if you think you can just go for it! even if you dont think youve got 'the words' to make sense who cares its YOUR diary itll make sense to you!

looking forward to seeing how your progressing over the weeks!!

caroline xx

Hi Caroline, thanks for the kind words. It means so much. I just wanted to jump in and hi-jack your journal for a second and say to Char that I never thought i would have anything to write in my journal either, but i figured that i can always just do a weekly update with my weigh in's, but if you read it, you'll see that i've said so much more. This all comes down to just writing that first line. The rest just seems to come spewing out. Just start with 'Hi, my name is Char and i started Cohens on ..... and my starting weight was ....... It's now been ...... weeks and i've lost .........kg. I started Cohens because ........... !' Once you get going all those thoughts in your head will come rushing out....Go for it Char...you can do it! And i for one would love to read your journal too, as we have a very similar amount of weight to lose and i'm only just starting - i wanna see where i'm headed, and you can show me that!!

Sorry Caroline - keep up the good work!!! xxxx

dont worry about it minny- just as long as you dont start using my journal as your journal..there just canNOT be two hot kitties in one thread! *shakes fist*
joking!!!


Im supposed to be at uni all day today but im at home i have had the worst pains i literally couldnt get out of bed i felt so drained and achy.
then when i was on the computer my stomach started cramping up and all of a sudden i had these really REALLY bad shooting pains go through my abdominals and up my sides. i seriously couldnt move or even breath! it was really scarey
no ones at home and ive tried to call my mum but shes in the surgery so no help there i refuse to go to the doctor he is just so bleepin stupid he thinks that antibiotics are the source of all the worlds fixes - id rather take a more natural approach to my well being!! just got to wait till mum gets home so she can fix me up (shes got a diploma in natural medicine)

This means i miss two tutes and a lecture today

oh the positive side the pain has subsided gotta be happy about that

I hope it isn't anything too serious Caroline, but if it's subsiding, then it should be all okay. Maybe it was all that old fat loosening up inside of you..lol. I'm sure your mum will be able to help you out anyways.

And you're right, there couldn't possibly be 2 Hot Kitties in the one thread. Need to spead ourselves out...hehehe

Thank you Fatcat and Minny for your motivational words. I think I might start a journal today!! As i have been deviating, I wonder if i got all my frustrations and stuff out of my mind maybe It would help me to stay tough mentally
Fatcat I hope u are ok now, Dont know about u but I reckon my period pains have been worse since being on cohens and I reckon I am more cranky and I crave chocolate really really bad (doesnt help that i work in confectionary dept) One day I think my husband thought I was gonna kill him coz I made him go get me a choc naughty I know! it felt like the cravings ya get wen ya pregnant LOL. But I am gonna stay strong and beat this!!!

Thanks again for your words of wisdom

Char

*Checking in for today*

well yesterday was certainly a weird one. First i had those really weird stomach cramps...and then half and hour after i had the sudden 'urge' to 'move my bowels' if you know what i mean...which im pretty sure you all do since were not stupid hehe.. so anyway yeh i had the big D-i-o-r-e-a (spelling?)...and then an hour later i had it again..i mean wtfff?? i had some peppermint tea and that seemed to calm things a bit, plus i kept my fluids up, i think i must of drank about 6-7 litres of water yesterday!!! not two mention 3 cups of coffee with sugarine, one can of caffeine free diet coke, and one can of sprite zero, all my cracker allowance, all my fruit allowance, all my gum allowance. it was totally weird. it really confused me cos i thought ' oh maybe these are the signs that i should be ordering refeed???' and then i went to bed, woke up this morning, and im fine.
totally fine.

maybe it was just my hormones?

sometimes i wish i was a man.

So anyway today is my day off uni and i really should be starting an essay on Peak oil due next week but i really could not be bothered as im feeling bloated,lethargic and feeling like im wearing an oversized nappy (yes...its heavy this time around ) so ive been reading other peoples diaries on the forum. Not the cohens forum mind you, the general ' weight loss' forum section.

its so amazing to see how many people count calories!!!and how many people eat that lean cuisin/slim fast/jenny craig/south beach/presevative/chemical/sitting in a plastic container in the freezer for god knows how long stuff... its crazy!!!! Im not bagging these people as they are losing a lot of weight and good on them too!! but what has the world come to when we cant even prepare a simple healthy fresh sandwich ourselves? and instead of relying on fruits/nuts/crackers for snacks we rely on meal replacement shakes and bars?!

Maybe these people feel they just do NOT have the time in their lives to incorporate these strategies...but here comes the question...what about when you lose all the weight? will you continue to eat this way, forever spending your money on 'fast food' (not necesarily restaurant stuff, im talking about ' fast' as in = buy the prepared product=open the packet=put it in your mouth).

needless to say im grateful im learning about food THIS way. cohens way. where i can SEE,WEIGH,CUT,PREPARE,COOK and finally EAT. where i can see the effects each thing does to my body, and in time, with refeed, i can SEE what effect different foods or proteins or carbohydrates or sugars do to my body. where i can see HOW much is TOO much...or how much is not enough.

im glad i wont have to count calories.evil little midgets.
im glad i wont have to rely on replacement shakes/bars
im glad i wont have to DIET!!! cos we all know that to DIET is to DIE.

stay classy cohens people...and happy losing!!! xx

ps:i would like to mention this post was in no way shape or form intended to provide malice...its my diary and i felt the need to express myself today

xx

You go girl!!....hehehehehe

Love your posts Caroline.

There is a tummy bug going around as well at the moment.
take care of yourself.

Sam

well it has been a very up and down day today!

this morning had to put my little doggy into the vet to have stitches on her paw poor thing so i was late for my tute and got a talking to by my teacher in front of the whole group grrr i was only like FOUR minutes late and hes like ' rah rah common courtesy to be on time' and id alrady been feeling shitty cos of LaLa (my kelpie X laborador) so i go ' look i said im sorry ive never been late before and my dog split her paw open this morning i couldnt leave her bleeding all over the joint could i', i think he could tell i was pretty stressed out so he let go of it ARGH hes actually a really nice guy i think he was just having a bad day too...
but yeh so after that happened we were supposed to get our assignments back and i was like ' F#$%(*@# ive already had a bad morning i bet i get a shitty mark and the days just going to go to god from here' so i flip through the pages to the end page ( marking sheet ) and see a big fat D...i could of cried. i sat there going WTTTFF!!, then the girl next to me goes ' oh wow Distinction, i only got a pass, well done champ!'
i totally forgot Uni grading was different to high school grading LOL stupid me hahaha (uni grading is High distinction,Distinction,Credit,Pass,Fail..SO I DID GOOD)
so after uni i went into town for a bit and decided to hop into myer and check out the last of the 75% off racks...and i bought two of the most STUNNING dresses, one was $180 reduced to $30 and the other was $150 reduced to $20 can you believe the luck!!! they were 'cooper street' and 'wish' brands (designer stuff oo lala) and even though one was a little too big im pretty sure i can get mum onto it and take it in a little.
so other then stepping out of myer and getting drizzled on as it started raining the day turned out pretty well. looks like even when youve got your period things can turn out just right

Im changing weigh in day from tomorrow (friday) to saturday) purely for the fact that saturday i will be adorning no nappies and most of my bloating from this week would have subsided! and then depending on what the scales say i might have to start weighing every couple of days to keep track of when to get refeed ordered - the next journey ahh!

i hope everyone is going great guns happy losing! xx

Hi Caroline, Congrats on the Distinction!

Hope LaLa is ok and good luck for your weigh in

Irene

thanks irene got another assignment back today and guess what. High distinction! all this good luck better be leading onto some good weight loss or ill be pissed tomorrow hehe

LaLa came home last night oh poor thing you should of seen her she was so out of it and she has to wear one of those huge things around her collar to keep her from getting to her bandages - its pretty funny stuff

well it seems to me ive been getting a LITTLE...(notice the LITTLE) hungry over the past two days.

like last night after id finished my dinner i was full but then about 2 hours later i was hungry (and id eaten all my allowance of stuff already in the day), i had some water and went to bed but i found that in bed i was thinking about my hungriness and whether it was because its the end of my period or whether it was my body or whether its just my head thinking about refeed too much!didnt get to sleep till about 2 hours later!!

then today when i was at uni i was a little fidgety around 1pm (last snack was fruit and crackers at 9.15am) and when i got home i still had to defrost some fish and got pretty cranky which is a little unsual considering i usually have a 6 hour gap in between meals anyway but it was like frustrating to wait until 5 hours hrmmmmmm..

i will see what happens over the next few days, i kinda was hoping to reach my lower end weight (67) instead of higher end (70) but if it looks as though 70 is my natural body weight and IF i get REEEEAAALLLL hungry in the next week then refeed it is

have a terrific day everyone LOTS of love and cohens hugs xx

oh and happy losing!

caroline x

oooooooohhhhhh How exciting for you I hope it all goes well and well done on both your assignments.
Great tohear your dog ok as well!!

Keep up the great work!!!

Char

why hello my beautiful cohens ladies (and gents if theres still any around! )
its going to be a bit of a quickie today as ive just popped out of the shower and need to start thinking about getting ready for work!

LAST weight recorded on 18th March 2007 (Sunday) - 73.4 KG

NEW weight as at 24th March 2007 (Saturday) - 72.5 KG

so a loss of 900g over 6 days - will do another weigh in tomorrow (Sunday 25th march) which will be exactly 1 week from last weigh in so hoping to lose at LEAST 100g to make it an even steven kilo for the week - and anything extra will be taken into account hehe

Hope everyone had a beautiful saturday afternoon! i bought some lovely prawns which im going to cook for my dinner tonight before work and i bought a pack of little boxed smarties to brighten all the bar girls and bouncers moods tonight

happy losing! xx

Hi Fat Cat,

Just wanted to pop in and say hi. I really do enjoy reading your posts, your're a funny girl!!

I saw your before and after shots today and OH MY GOLLYGOSH!
Such a huge difference , you look so thin and soooo good !
Well done!

Annie_Lusion

hi annie! thanks for the reply aww your too kind! sometimes i still see the fat 99.7 kilo girl staring back at me in the mirror, but dont fret, that is slowly slowly changing

just a quickie bag today - yessss lost that 100 gram which means my total from last sunday to today is 1 kilo, and im grateful for that

other then that i lost my voice at work last night! damn icy air conditioners grrr but everyone was delighted with my choccie presents!

until next time happy losing! xx