Starting again, AGAIN!

[alohabelle]

Hi everyone,
I'm new here to the forum although I have been an avid "watcher" for a long time.
I was always quite nervous to join, for some reason, maybe because I didn't quite know what to do or what I could contribute - but I've realised now, going into Cohen's for the second time (well, really about the 5th but I don't count when it only lasted less than a month)...that I really could use the support/guidance the forum brings and also to keep on top of myself and be a bit more accountable!

I had always been slim, gained some weight in mid-2013 due to changing jobs that had lots of travel and turning from a fit, active, healthy person into a take-away fiend, never finding time to workout, eating at odd hours, and spending most times on planes or sitting at airports or sitting in offices, and ended up around 74kg.

By early 2014 I had changed roles again and this time, no travel, normal routine - so I found Cohen's to lose the 20kgs or so I'd gained (well, according to Dr Cohen my range is 51-54kg and that's been about right in my experience)... I lost 10kg in the first month! Lost another 2 or 3 in the following few weeks...then - found out I was pregnant!

So that threw a big, albeit fantastic, spanner in the works - and, of course, I had to jump onto an abridged re-feed immediately and stop my Cohen's journey. I took to pregnancy like someone who had been starved their whole life and suddenly was infront of an all-you-can-eat buffet, and by the time I gave birth I was 105kg.

That was 18 months ago, and I'm 'still' 90kg. I have jumped on my plan a few times in the last 18 months, 8kg was my greatest loss in about 3 weeks, but I always deviate and end up putting it all back on and giving the whole thing up.

So, I'm dedicated to taking it seriously now - I'm all organised and ready, set myself some goals and rewards, did a big grocery shop and spending today doing some cooking for the week!
And I'm actually excited for what's to come!!!

xx