My new life

[thenewvee]

Hey Katie

Any loss is a good loss!
Gotta love it when your hubby amires and appreciates the "new you"!

A Mum's work is never done, so good luck catching up on the housework!

Keep going strong!

Vee

[SOON TO BE]

Housework...dont ya just love it !!!!

Nice to know hubby appreciates the new you....!!

Great losses you will be done in no time.

Thanks for your support in my diary.
Happy days
Tara x

[TwoZeds]

Originally Posted by katiefrank70

fat busting fortnite

Hey Katie,

I like your terminology! I am assuming you are referring to being DF for a mango??? Whatever your answer, I love that term "Fat Busting Fortnight"...I think I will need to borrow it from time to time!!

You are doing so well...can you rub some of that magic off on me

[katiefrank70]

Hi all

Thanks for dropping by Ellabelle, karen, francesca, mette, lou, STB and Twozeds. Hope all is well in your part of paradise.

Ellabelle, I try to equate it to the same, gives the fat loss some context.

Karen, @ hubby dying on cohens. we survive just fine. Even if we have to do the housework!!!

Francesca, it's not fair that guys lose faster than we do. Something should be done about that

Mette, thx for the support. You always seem to say just the right thing.

Lou, I think it may be more common than we think. Just seems frustrating at the time. I think I am in a new plateau. I will just have to ride it out.

Vee, I'm going to take a leaf out of your book and get a housecleaner. It just seems to get out of control, and my days off are busy catching up. You're right, a loss is a loss and that is a good thing.

STB, no I HATE housework LOL. No sooner is it done, then it has to be redone!! You are very welcome with the support. This forum is absolutely brimming with wonderful women (and men) and this somehow makes the cohen's journey so much easier.

TwoZeds, glad you liked it. No not doing 100% DF challenge. I am in a 10kg in 6 weeks and failing dismally. You don't want any of my magic to rub off on to you right now

Well halfway through week 14 and no show of loss on the scales. I have started to back off weighing daily, as these plateaus are really messing with my mind. I know I maintained this weight for awhile after eldest son was born. But it is kind of depressing to be good on the diet and still go up 500gm. Sigh. I don't want to bring any of you down. So many on here are doing so well. My gf here is zooming ahead. We seem to go neck to neck with the losses, but she has just zoomed ahead of me. Everyone has their own journey to complete, isn't that right!!! That's what I keep telling myself.

I think I may be having some serious consequences to the diet. Not really sure, but I am having more seizures again. 3 in the time I have been on it. That is more than I had in a year pre-cohens. I'm too scared to contact the adelaide office, in case they want to take me off it. No way do I ever want to go back to 96kg +. Amazing what your priorities are when faced with the real possibility of losing what ground you have made. I know about health first, but as nasty as seizures can be, they are nowhere near as bad as being so overweight. Obese actually. This is one of those rock and hard place spot. And it is depressing me to hell, to be there.

I apologize to any readers who get really depressed from reading my diary today. My intention is not to bring others down to my level, but for an honest log about how I am feeling right now. Really truly sorry!!!

Take care all

Katie

[Mette]

Katie, don't ever apologise for how you feel. Ever. It's your diary, and the whole point is to express your feelings, get them out so you can evaluate them later. No one is ever 100% happy all the time. It's just not possible. And I find that with Cohens I'm even more emotional than usual because I don't have the sugar haze to buffer it anymore.

I think that you should talk to your clinic. If the worst happens and they tell you to get off it, there are ways around it, such as the pre-cohens thing and we will all support you. You will NEVER be 96+ kilos again, I promise you that! But there is nothing as important as you being healthy.

And hey, I'm gonna print out what you said about me saying the right thing! Cause I have a tendency to overstep and putting my foot in my mouth

[thenewvee]

Awwww Katie, big hugz for you!!
Your diary is exactly the place you can come and tell us of your struggles! I know I do, and it helps me so much! It is also so great because you have all the support here to help pick you up and give you that boost you need.
Plateaus are a fact of life, and so just keep on keeping on, and you know the weight will come off eventually. It's just a matter of hanging in there!

Hope you feel happier real quick!

Vee

[thenewvee]

PS I HATE housework as well for exactly the same reason as you!! LOL

[Kohinoor]

Hi Katie,

Aww, sorry to hear of this:-

I am having more seizures again. 3 in the time I have been on it. That is more than I had in a year pre-cohens.I'm too scared to contact the adelaide office, in case they want to take me off it. No way do I ever want to go back to 96kg +. Amazing what your priorities are when faced with the real possibility of losing what ground you have made.

That sounds like a concern - but then, won't that mental "worry" be affecting your losses too? Strikes me you should consider "biting the bullet" and finding out what IS happening !!

Even if they took you off it while sortng things out, any weight gains would go quickly afterward anyway - and you'd be less stressed too - so could still make your goals.

But hey, TOUGH call !!! You've been so dedicated, and it's paying off too. It may come down to WHAT these seizures are, and what they might be doing.... And that is your call, Katie

Good luck with it darl,

Hugs,

Koh

[indiana13]

Hi Katie,
Just wanted to pop in and say that I'm thinking of you - nothing worse than feeling down and having problems with your health. Hope everything rights itself quickly, you are doing such a great job on the program...as Mette said, I doubt you'll ever be 96kg again - Cohen's teaches us so much about our bodies and how to stay healthy! I saw a quote in a thread on here somewhere that plateau's are the time when our bodies are resetting themselves (ie our set point for weight) and without them, we'd probably have a really hard time keeping the weight off later. I thought that was a good way to look at it
Have a happy day,
Em

[katiefrank70]

Hi all

Thanks for dropping by mette, vee, koh, indiana. I shall take all your kind words and think long and hard about my dieting and health.

Well today is a quick log, yayyyyyyyyyyy the scales are once again moving and in the right direction. I'm not quite hitting my lowest (but pretty damn close). I had a 800gm drop overnite and now hovering around 74.4 kg. Doesn't that feel good to see some action finally. I'm just glad to finally be moving.

That's it for now folks

Happy losing

Katie

[Mette]

Yay for movement on the scales! I hope I see some on Sunday too. Hope you have a wonderful, stressfree weekend so your scales will drop even further!

[thenewvee]

So pleased that you had such a good overnight drop, Katie!! WoooHoooo!!!!!
You really are doing so well!

Yes, some time out considering your health options and what is best for you might be good, weigh all the options/consequences and go with what is best for you!

Hope you get to relax a bit too!

Vee

[Francesca]

Hi Katie

I've only just been able to come in and check in how you're doing. I'm sorry to hear about the seizures. I tend to agree with what the others have said - health first, always. I suspect the seizures aren't related to Cohens but it's definitely good idea to report them to someone (eg: your doctor) and get a professional opinion.

And hey, hurrah on the 800g loss! That's another thing about weighing daily. It's easy to get frustrated when the scales don't show movement or show movement in the wrong direction. I think taking a scale break may be a good idea for all of us every now and then.

Hang in there, chicky! You've done so well so it's just a question of keeping on until we get to our goals. You can do this!

[louise41]

Hi Katie, sorry to hear about the increase in the seizure. Have you been reviewed since you lost weight. As your body is now smaller you may need an alteration to your medication- get your blood levels checked, maybe a small tweek is all that is required

[Annabelle Joy]

Katie, Connie said to me at one point when I had reached a previous maintenance point and seemed to have hit a plateau that 'old fat has been there a long time and is really good friends with your body' and hence is difficult to get moving along. Hopefully, you've started it moving again.

I agree with the others -- you should check with your doctor and/or your clinic if you think that there may be more medical problems as a result of the diet.

AJ

[katiefrank70]

Hi all

Thanks for dropping by everyone. You will pleased to note that I have a referral to "another" neurologist. Hopefully will get in before xmas this year.

Well the weight thing has been mucking me about. After yesty's 800gm drop I had another 200gm rise this morn. This brings me in at 74.6kg. I'm not going to adjust my ticker because I'm pretty sure that I am retaining last night's fluids. Had to work till 12am so of course the cuppa after work and all the water is still in me I'm sure. I've been peeing enough this morn enough to sink a battle ship.

Well had shrinkage in cm's. 2" to be exact (5cm). Also got an email from my cohen representative, and apparantly I have deviation listed on my last blood test. This worries me, along with the last weeks weight bizzo, maybe I am Dev in someway that I don't know of. Shall go back and read my bible totally, oh it's just getting to hard right now

Well I can't type 100% DF now, coz I don't know if I am Fingers crossed it is just the water.

Ok that's it for me, take care all

Happy losing

Katie

[Kohinoor]

Hi Katie,

This worries me, along with the last weeks weight bizzo, maybe I am Dev in someway that I don't know of.

Check it out, of course - but there are MANY things that can cause this - a few I recall are not enough sleep, too much water, not enough water, brand of mouthwash, etc.

What it all says to me, is that people can inadvertently deviate without even knowing. e.g. I have heard three different ways to work out "how much water" one should drink And all different - so, if you were following one way, and it led to "too much water" for you, is that REALLY a deviation? If you are following your plan, but you find that MORE water works better for you, does that mean you were deviating previously? Nah - not to me....

As I understand the word, "deviate" means to "stray from the path" - i.e. a deliberate step away from where they should be. Where anyone is not "straying", but is doing their level best to do things the way it is written, I still think of them as D-free, even if little unplanned things have them stumble !!!

I think there should be another word used like "oopsies" (where one WASN'T straying, but things went wrong anyway).

Well I can't type 100% DF now, coz I don't know if I am

Aw, I think you are too hard on yourself, Katie !! So, let me put it here for you:-

Originally Posted by KatieFrank70

another 100% DF week.

Hugs, girl

Koh

[Annabelle Joy]

Katie, I always took the lowest weight on the scales as my weight. You can't possibly be adding fat back, so increases must be either fluid or no BM, and neither are actually part of your weight.

I didn't know until nearly the end, but I had deviations every blood test. I have no idea why, and my consultant told me when I asked about deviations and discovered my blood tests had shown deviations that she wasn't worried by them as she knew I had been 100% throughout. Anyway, continue typing 100% DF unless you find out that you really have been deviating.

AJ

[lou102]

Hi Katie,

I'm sorry to hear of your health problems but am glad that you are going to see a Neurologist to check things out properly.

Great to see that you had a 800g loss, it is probably everything kicking off again.

[katiefrank70]

Hi all

Thank you for dropping by Koh, AJ, and Lou

Koh, you made me cry. But in a good way. I feel so much better after reading the latest responses, all I can say is TG for this forum and the wonderful people to be found on here. that's for you being you Koh. Oh and I like the sound of oopsies. That will become my catch cry.

AJ, I agree. I know in my own heart that it can't be fat, but it is still disheartening for unexplained increases that won't go away. Usually they disappear after 1 or 2 days but this one wasn't. My clinic had the same response about my blood test. They said since I have lost so much weight already, it has to be an OOPSIE not an intentional Dev and they aren't too concerned about it.

Lou, thanks for coming by. I'm a little concerned about all this health business, but since it's been around for 15yrs (just went away for awhile) and came back full force after I started Cohens made me very concerned re diet. But in all honesty, I have never eaten so well and so healthily in all my life (and am loving it) that I would be more then stupid if I went back to the takeaway, high fat, high sugar/salt diet I was on before. Just doesn't compute.

Well that is another week gone by in a flash. I'm happy to report that even tho the scale gods were mean this week due to the plateau/gain that this morn when I woke up I have finally cracked the 73's. 73.9 to be exact. I seen 73.8 flash up for a sec until it settled on the 9. but either way I am happy with this result and am able to change my ticker (almost forgotten how)

I did get a shrinkage in measurements on Sat morn. A total of 2" (5cm). So I know that is sposed to be the true mark of loss. That brings my total to 31.5" total loss in 14 weeks. Can't complain about that.

I have been getting a lot of positive comments lately from the girls at work. They can finally see I am in this for the long haul. One asked me last nite, how far am I going. Thinking of AJ's promise about her body suit, when I replied. I told her all the way till when I can wear a bikini. She eyeballed me like I was mad. But that just gives me incentive. Who wants to wear a bikini with fat rolls hanging about. Certainly not me

Well as another reward for surviving the past few weeks DF, I bought a lovely size 12 leather jacket off ebay. It won't fit just yet, but it will certainly fit me by the end.

That's about it for now. Time to catch up with some diaries.

Take care all

Happy losing

Katie