Well I have competed day 1 without to many hiccups.... only two wee mistakes - I had egg with my beef at lunch time which is mixing two different proteins and that is a no no on the program. Oh well, I now know for future :) The other wee mistake - well not really a mistake as such - was making Rachel's lunch and putting some grapes in her lunch box and 3 found their way in my mouth! Something that I used to do all the time but as grapes are not on my "allowed" fruits list so must make sure I am more of aware of what goes in my mouth!
Lunch was devine (see photo in last nights post) so will definitely be having that again! Just wish I could have had more of it but that's all part of the program - limiting/reducing our food intake! Tomorrows lunch is a beef salad so hopefully that will be just as nice!
Got a slight headache but just taken something for that and will head to bed shortly as am really tired (after a crappy nights sleep last night). Managed to drink 2.4 litres of water at work plus about another 500mls at home so all up I managed 2.5 litres so am pleased with that as they recommend 2-3 litres a day and the more the better as it flushes all the toxins out of the body! I am actually allowed limited diet drinks but trying to avoid them as if I have any of those, I still need to drink the 2-3 litres water as well! They will be my treat drink for any parties etc that we may go to.
Right - bring on day 2!!!
Monday, February 4, 2013
Sunday, February 3, 2013
1 more sleep...
Yeap - tomorrow is the day where I start my new program!
I know I said in my last post that I was "preparing" myself this week by increasing water etc but unfortunately that turned to custard and I have in fact ended up just enjoying myself and having a few things that perhaps I shouldn't have. But oh well - never mind :)
Got all my meat, cut up, weighed and in the freezer for the week ahead. Got the fridge fill of vegetables and fruit. Got my multi vitamins and fish oil capsules all ready to go....
Just need to get Stephan to help me with the measurements later on, and then will photos tonight as well... they will all be shared either later tonight or tomorrow.
I am hoping to be blogging every day (or every 2nd day) while on this program so there will be lots of updates for me this year! Will be nice to have all the support here and on the weight loss support FB group that I belong to!
Oh here are the "before" photos - I will put there here for now as I can't work out the photo's tab across the top of this page as yet...
I know I said in my last post that I was "preparing" myself this week by increasing water etc but unfortunately that turned to custard and I have in fact ended up just enjoying myself and having a few things that perhaps I shouldn't have. But oh well - never mind :)
Got all my meat, cut up, weighed and in the freezer for the week ahead. Got the fridge fill of vegetables and fruit. Got my multi vitamins and fish oil capsules all ready to go....
Just need to get Stephan to help me with the measurements later on, and then will photos tonight as well... they will all be shared either later tonight or tomorrow.
I am hoping to be blogging every day (or every 2nd day) while on this program so there will be lots of updates for me this year! Will be nice to have all the support here and on the weight loss support FB group that I belong to!
Oh here are the "before" photos - I will put there here for now as I can't work out the photo's tab across the top of this page as yet...
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| Front view (excuse the water marks - had just finished the dishes) |
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| All my meat, cut, measured and in freezer |
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| My lunch for tomorrow - chicken with a bit of S&P, chilli powder and garlic rubbed in before being tossed in a minimum amount of pure olive oil. |
Tuesday, January 29, 2013
Only 6 more sleeps to go....
Got the program, read it, re read it and re read it yet again (as per their advice)... had my first session (via phone) with my niece/consultant this morning.... and she explained even more things to me so am now ready to go!!!
I was initially shocked at their suggested goal weight (50 -53 kilos) and even my niece was a bit shocked at it.... so she has reviewed it for me and given me a new goal weight of 65-70 kilos which in my eyes is a lot more realistic! Although, I checked that range on the BMI calculator; and it would still be in the overweight range so once I get down to that range, I may reconsider going a bit lower but hey if I can lose half of my weight and get down to 70 kilos I will be bloody happy!!!
So will be starting the program on Monday 4th February. I did contemplate starting it this week but instead I decided to enjoy my quality time with Rachel, and just up my water intake (oooops been a bit slack today though) and try to limit my food intake to get my body to slowly adjust to the big changes that will hit it next week. If I can up my water intake, it will start the detox and start flushing out the toxins from my body.
So am back to work on Monday, and I am not looking forward to it - I really dislike it at the moment and February is going to be a bitch of a month! We will be down one colleague for the whole month and he is the only other decent worker in the team! So it's gonna be very full on and a few late nights! I am over the shit that goes down in the team - my team leader is aware of how I am feeling but doesn't seem to be to concerned about it... even his boss seems to know as well and wants to do a team building session which in the past is when shit hits the fan so should be fun - not!
Will be back before starting the program!
I was initially shocked at their suggested goal weight (50 -53 kilos) and even my niece was a bit shocked at it.... so she has reviewed it for me and given me a new goal weight of 65-70 kilos which in my eyes is a lot more realistic! Although, I checked that range on the BMI calculator; and it would still be in the overweight range so once I get down to that range, I may reconsider going a bit lower but hey if I can lose half of my weight and get down to 70 kilos I will be bloody happy!!!
So will be starting the program on Monday 4th February. I did contemplate starting it this week but instead I decided to enjoy my quality time with Rachel, and just up my water intake (oooops been a bit slack today though) and try to limit my food intake to get my body to slowly adjust to the big changes that will hit it next week. If I can up my water intake, it will start the detox and start flushing out the toxins from my body.
So am back to work on Monday, and I am not looking forward to it - I really dislike it at the moment and February is going to be a bitch of a month! We will be down one colleague for the whole month and he is the only other decent worker in the team! So it's gonna be very full on and a few late nights! I am over the shit that goes down in the team - my team leader is aware of how I am feeling but doesn't seem to be to concerned about it... even his boss seems to know as well and wants to do a team building session which in the past is when shit hits the fan so should be fun - not!
Will be back before starting the program!
Friday, January 25, 2013
Waiting...
And still waiting for my program to arrive..... sent my niece an email this morning to see how things were progressing. Hoping to have it tomorrow or on Monday all going well :)
Was going to start it and get the moodiness/grumpiness etc out of my system before going back to work on 4th Feb BUT a friend did point out that it wasn't fair on Rachel if I did that - last week of holidays with a grumpy mum! So may end up waiting until 4th Feb but will see how things go once I get the program and how much I need to buy to make sure I have my food in the house :)
Decided that I should just quit work as I don't eat nearly half as much when I am at home compared to when I am at work and my bad habits I have there! Since filling in the application form for Cohen's 2 weeks ago, I have lost almost 2 kilos!
Oh for those of you who didn't see on FB, I actually got into the local pool the other day with Rachel and we had such a great time! So will definitely be doing that more often!
Can't believe that one week of my leave is up already and only have one week to go... and it's shaping up to be another busy one :( As much as I love being out and about and catching up with friends that I don't normally see that often (they are stay at home mums and me working) - it would be nice to just do nothing at times! Though that is hard sometimes with an only child as Rachel struggles to play by herself for extended periods of time.... but we are working on that slowly.
Hopefully next time that I update, I will have the program and will be taking the "before" photos and measurements!
Was going to start it and get the moodiness/grumpiness etc out of my system before going back to work on 4th Feb BUT a friend did point out that it wasn't fair on Rachel if I did that - last week of holidays with a grumpy mum! So may end up waiting until 4th Feb but will see how things go once I get the program and how much I need to buy to make sure I have my food in the house :)
Decided that I should just quit work as I don't eat nearly half as much when I am at home compared to when I am at work and my bad habits I have there! Since filling in the application form for Cohen's 2 weeks ago, I have lost almost 2 kilos!
Oh for those of you who didn't see on FB, I actually got into the local pool the other day with Rachel and we had such a great time! So will definitely be doing that more often!
Can't believe that one week of my leave is up already and only have one week to go... and it's shaping up to be another busy one :( As much as I love being out and about and catching up with friends that I don't normally see that often (they are stay at home mums and me working) - it would be nice to just do nothing at times! Though that is hard sometimes with an only child as Rachel struggles to play by herself for extended periods of time.... but we are working on that slowly.
Hopefully next time that I update, I will have the program and will be taking the "before" photos and measurements!
Monday, January 21, 2013
Blood test done...
Yeap, had the blood test on Saturday morning - was a bloody mission as well as I have such narrow veins and it took them ages to find a vein big enough to get the blood from! Not sure which part hurt the most - the drawing of the blood OR the cost of it! Had to pay for it as it was done for private use (i.e. not ordered by a Dr or specialist) - $78.50 later! Have to have them every 4 weeks until 20 weeks (almost like being pregnant again LOL) and then 8 weekly after that. Though at least the subsequent ones are only about $20 which is more affordable!
After leaving the lab, I text my niece to tell her it had been done and she said she should have the results today and get them sent off for my program to be written up so all going well this time next week, I will have completed Day 1 of the program! I think it will be quite good getting the first few days out of my system while still on leave so hopefully any moodiness etc will be gone before heading back to work BUT then it will be poor Rachel who bears the brunt of it so will have to make sure we have things to do each day to get us out and about!
I have a lot of people on FB quite intrigued about my "adventure" for 2013 with a lot of them thinking that I am taking up some new sales adventure! One even asked me if I was planning to leave Stephan! LOL So I think on Day 1 I will reveal all even though my mum said not to put it on FB just in case I didn't finish the program! But with her saying that, it has made me even more determined!
I have been doing some more research on Cohen's and have found quite a bit of negative feedback but have taken it all with an open mind and am still moving forward with it. One thing I did find was a forum where someone had shared their list of allowed foods - was really interesting and one that I could make work for me so hopefully my one is as friendly as that one was.
Am now on leave until school goes back on Monday 4th Feb so got lots on this week with Rachel but not so much the 2nd week at this stage. Would love to be able to head to Auckland to see my great niece Eden (8mths old) but just can't afford it esp with the program costs now. And of course while up there, I would want to see Chris, Kate & Lynda off the top of my head! So I do need to plan something - perhaps it could be a reward for completing the program???
But for now.... it's one step at a time and I will do it!!!
After leaving the lab, I text my niece to tell her it had been done and she said she should have the results today and get them sent off for my program to be written up so all going well this time next week, I will have completed Day 1 of the program! I think it will be quite good getting the first few days out of my system while still on leave so hopefully any moodiness etc will be gone before heading back to work BUT then it will be poor Rachel who bears the brunt of it so will have to make sure we have things to do each day to get us out and about!
I have a lot of people on FB quite intrigued about my "adventure" for 2013 with a lot of them thinking that I am taking up some new sales adventure! One even asked me if I was planning to leave Stephan! LOL So I think on Day 1 I will reveal all even though my mum said not to put it on FB just in case I didn't finish the program! But with her saying that, it has made me even more determined!
I have been doing some more research on Cohen's and have found quite a bit of negative feedback but have taken it all with an open mind and am still moving forward with it. One thing I did find was a forum where someone had shared their list of allowed foods - was really interesting and one that I could make work for me so hopefully my one is as friendly as that one was.
Am now on leave until school goes back on Monday 4th Feb so got lots on this week with Rachel but not so much the 2nd week at this stage. Would love to be able to head to Auckland to see my great niece Eden (8mths old) but just can't afford it esp with the program costs now. And of course while up there, I would want to see Chris, Kate & Lynda off the top of my head! So I do need to plan something - perhaps it could be a reward for completing the program???
Wednesday, January 16, 2013
Signed and sent off....
Yeap, the forms for Cohen's have been completed, signed and sent through to the office in Auckland. Direct Debit form has been completed and returned. Blood test happening on Saturday morning (gotta pay for that) and then within about 10 days I should be able to begin the program!
To make it just a wee bit easier for me, I should start making an effort to cut down on my sugar/dairy/wheat etc so it's not as bad for me when I officially start the program. I am guessing that it should take me approx 10-12 months for me to lose the 70 odd kilos!
I am still very scared about it all as it is a lot of $$$ and I know I need to think positively about succeeding otherwise I won't get there!
I think I am going to make a few posters/signs to stick them up around the place... something along the lines of "2013 is MY year" or "There WILL be a NEW Karen by the end of 2013".
I need to have a play around in here to work out how to set up a tab/page for all my photos as I will be posting weekly photos on here once I start....Oooops got it sussed pretty quickly - no photos there as yet but they will be coming... watch this space :)
To make it just a wee bit easier for me, I should start making an effort to cut down on my sugar/dairy/wheat etc so it's not as bad for me when I officially start the program. I am guessing that it should take me approx 10-12 months for me to lose the 70 odd kilos!
I am still very scared about it all as it is a lot of $$$ and I know I need to think positively about succeeding otherwise I won't get there!
I think I am going to make a few posters/signs to stick them up around the place... something along the lines of "2013 is MY year" or "There WILL be a NEW Karen by the end of 2013".
I need to have a play around in here to work out how to set up a tab/page for all my photos as I will be posting weekly photos on here once I start....Oooops got it sussed pretty quickly - no photos there as yet but they will be coming... watch this space :)
Sunday, January 13, 2013
I'm gonna do it...
I have made up my mind that 2013 is going to be my year! And I am going to be doing the Cohen's lifestyle programe! I will do the no deposit but slightly higher repayments options - well providing I clear the credit check ok - nothing to hide there so can't see it being a problem! Stephan has said he is right behind me - would be better if he ate veggies etc but I WILL do this!
My incentives:
So I can grow old, watch Rachel grow up and be here for my grandchildren
So I can get out there and walk the streets again while Rachel rides her bike
So I can be active with Rachel before she grows up to much and doesn't want to go out with Mum
So I can keep up with Stephan when out and about - though the fact that he is 6ft 1" and I am only 5ft doesn't help as he will always have longer strides than me.
So I can fit clothes from every day stores rather than struggling to fit clothes at larger size boutiques.
So I can be healthier for me.
My mini rewards:
The pleasure of seeing my body shrinking.
New (or secondhand) smaller clothes
Massages
Manicures/pedicures
My major reward for reaching goal:
A ipad or tablet!
Yeap - I have been shopping around for a tablet or ipad for the last few weeks.... and decided today that I will only get one when I get to goal! Stephan is 100% behind me on that one esp as we can't afford to do both the programe and pay for a luxury item like that!
So the next step..... wait for my last couple of questions to be answered my niece though only emailed her today so need to wait until tomorrow for an answer.... then complete the paperwork, get the blood test then wait for the results and my programe!
I am scared! Very scared! What if I fail?? What if I can't do this? I know my niece will be an amazing consultant/coach but fark this really scares me!! It's a hell of a lot of money down the drain (in one lot) if I fail!!! I know I have spent more than that over the last 24 yrs or so trying various plans etc but this one is the biggest and most drastic! I am going to need support and I am counting on you all :)
My incentives:
So I can grow old, watch Rachel grow up and be here for my grandchildren
So I can get out there and walk the streets again while Rachel rides her bike
So I can be active with Rachel before she grows up to much and doesn't want to go out with Mum
So I can keep up with Stephan when out and about - though the fact that he is 6ft 1" and I am only 5ft doesn't help as he will always have longer strides than me.
So I can fit clothes from every day stores rather than struggling to fit clothes at larger size boutiques.
So I can be healthier for me.
My mini rewards:
The pleasure of seeing my body shrinking.
New (or secondhand) smaller clothes
Massages
Manicures/pedicures
My major reward for reaching goal:
A ipad or tablet!
Yeap - I have been shopping around for a tablet or ipad for the last few weeks.... and decided today that I will only get one when I get to goal! Stephan is 100% behind me on that one esp as we can't afford to do both the programe and pay for a luxury item like that!
So the next step..... wait for my last couple of questions to be answered my niece though only emailed her today so need to wait until tomorrow for an answer.... then complete the paperwork, get the blood test then wait for the results and my programe!
I am scared! Very scared! What if I fail?? What if I can't do this? I know my niece will be an amazing consultant/coach but fark this really scares me!! It's a hell of a lot of money down the drain (in one lot) if I fail!!! I know I have spent more than that over the last 24 yrs or so trying various plans etc but this one is the biggest and most drastic! I am going to need support and I am counting on you all :)
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