Peter 14.7 Diary : new me started 27 Feb 07

[Peter 14.7]

Cohen Date: W6D2 Wednesday
Today's Weight: 96.2kg (-0.4kg)
Total CMs (updated Tues.): 4.5cm week 35cm total

Breakfast: 8:30am Yoghurt & Apple
Snack: nil
Lunch: 12:15pm Baked Salmon (skin removed) with Salad (tomato, lettuce)
Snack: 4:30pm 2 Crackers
Snack: 5pm Orange & Apple
Dinner: Turkey & Salad & 2 Crackers (tomato, lettuce,onions)
Supper: Nil
Fluids: 1.9ltre water, 2 decaf coffee.
Deviations:. Only 3hr45m between lunch & breakfast, salmon not on list.

Back up to a 0.4kg loss!

Maybe the spacing of crackers exactly in between meals helps? It certainly helps with hunger.

But another trip to hospital meant a restricted choices and a number of variations. I also had mental blank and forgot my 5hr timing on lunch. Ate when wife was hungrey which I thought was right because I forgot the crackers at 11am.

Lesson: eat the crackers!

Peter

[Supershrinker]

Way to go Peter ...well done xxoo

[Peter 14.7]

Cohen Date: W6D3 Thursday
Today's Weight: 96.0kg (-0.2kg)
Total CMs (updated Tues.): 4.5cm week 35cm total

Breakfast: 8:30am Yoghurt & Mango
Snack: 11am Crackers
Lunch: 2:30pm Steak with Salad ( tom, lettuce, lemon juice)* restaurant meal
Snack: 5pm 2 Crackers
Dinner: 8pm Turkey Soup( turkey, lots of cohen veg to allowance)
Supper: 10pm ½ Orange & 2 Crackers
Fluids: 1 real coffee, 1 decaf coffee, 2.1L water
Deviations: Probably 180g steak at lunch not 130g.

Only a 0.2kg loss! Just.

Considering I ate salmon yesterday which is NOT on the list from Santa. And I stuffed up between luch and brekkie only waiting 3hr 45min I should be thankful I made a loss at all. The scales gave me one reading gout of five (my system) at the same weight so it must have been line ball between 96.4 and 96.2kg.

On the positive side, I accepted I was out visiting a sick mum in hospital and did the best I could 2 hours from home. Salmon skin removed was better than any else of offer except the small serve of prawns which looked a bit dodgy.

I am no even more convinced spacing crackers at mid point between meals and not at meals:

1. helps fit hunger
2. balances the insulin response throughout the day

Peter

[Peter 14.7]

Originally Posted by Supershrinker

Way to go Peter ...well done xxoo

Thanks a lot SS

FYI Please note my theory of "cracker spacing" and give it a try. I will post in the general forum as well for more comment. HOpefully today with deviation free and Ic an move up again to 0.4kg a day.

Peter

[lessfatty]

In regard to spacing of crackers I have just read "The Feel Good Diet" which talks about the link between insulin, serotonin and foods. The book and it's weight loss plan have some very close similarities to the Cohen plan. More interesting are the differences and recommendations. I will make a posting latter about some tips in the book that could be applied to Cohen diet followers without of course breaking any rules.

One key feature of the book/plan is that particularly low carb diets (and Cohen is low carb) seriously (particular women) deplete serotonin levels causing demotivational, anxiety etc. Yet the book acknowledges that low carb diets are the best way to lose weight. In the book the recommendation to lose weight is to eat a high protein low fat and vegetable meal as we eat on Cohen and then 3 hours latter a small carb snack. The small carb snack gets some sugars in our blood and our brains then will be able to absorb/convert the tryptophan the amino acid building block to serotonin found in the protein meal eaten 3 hours before.

If true this suggests for Cohen followers is that it may be better to eat our "line protein meal" such as chicken and veges and around 3 hours latter (2 hours before the next meal) eat the carbs: the fruit and cracker allowance together. So our fruit and crackers become a snack to eat 3 hours after our meals.

Overall I recommend this book to buy and read, it really did "click" with me and my experiences on Cohen.

[Supershrinker]

Wha'ts this Santa I keep hearing about and can you direct me to where I find Briezel's link for the spreadsheet.. will be something useful for me when my initial loss slows down.

xxoo

[lessfatty]

Originally Posted by Supershrinker

Wha'ts this Santa I keep hearing about and can you direct me to where I find Briezel's link for the spreadsheet.. will be something useful for me when my initial loss slows down.

xxoo

Sorry we sometimes refer to "Dr Cohen" as Santa. He is a sort of distant "father figure" who knows if we have been naughty or nice; blood test results, and is "angry "if we don't do our blood tests on time or deviate. But if we have been good boys and girls then he will reward us with a special present a "refeed" made just for us.

[Peter 14.7]

Dear Less Fatty

Thanks for the post. Would you mind reposting it in the thread I will post on the Community Forum as I am sure not everyone has the time to skim my diary.

FYI I went to Restaurant today for meal. Turned their “Age Good Food Guide” mentioned Steak Sandwich into Cohen Steak and Salad. Overate tomatoes though and the beef content was higher than allowacne

But again, I say we need a balance.

So wife and I enjoyed an Easter Meal sans Toddler Daughter at the Best French Bistro in the Macedon Ranges, if not Vic Country or even Vic it self.

She had champagne, I had mineral water.
She has Pome Fritters with Mayo, I had green Salad with Lemon.
She had Cheese Omelette, I had grilled steak.
She had Some Choc Fudge French Desert, I had the best real long black since I started on Cohens.

On the Coffee, I accidentally started to drink her coffee ( with milk) this morning and I thought “this tastes funny, yucky even”.

MY GOD! I have lost my taste for milk coffee. I am now a short or long black like real coffee (Italian) drinkers.

Peter

[xanadu]

Peter! Congratulations on the weightloss to date. I have enjoyed reading how you have dealt with the eating out part, beacause it is something i have avoided as much as possible because of not knowing what to do.

As for the coffee, you should try a turkish coffee now you´re on to the black stuff. next time you´re in SYD i will make one for you and read your fortune..hahaha...i see great weight loss in your present future...

well done!!

x

[Peter 14.7]

Cohen Date: W6D4 Friday
Today's Weight: 95.6kg (-0.4kg)
Total CMs (updated Tues.): 4.5cm week 35cm total

Breakfast: 8:30am Omelette (asparagus, little onion, little tomato)
Snack: 11am 2 Crackers
Lunch: 2pm Beef Burger, Tomato & Grilled Onion wrapped in lettuce.
Snack: 5pm 2 Crackers & Apple
Dinner: 6:30pm Baked Prawns & Fish & Veg
Supper: Orange
Fluids: 1 tea,1 coffee, 2.5l water
Deviations: Not 5 hours between Lunch & Dinner

Well, well after a restaurant meal with over eating the grams of meat I still achieved a solid 0.4kg loss! .

I expected no loss at best or setback at worst.

Stuffed up dinner to lunch break. Thought it was later.

Peter

[Peter 14.7]

Originally Posted by xanadu

As for the coffee, you should try a turkish coffee now you´re on to the black stuff. next time you´re in SYD i will make one for you and read your fortune..hahaha...i see great weight loss in your present future...

well done!!

x

That a date. I may be in Sydney CBD Thursday/Friday next week FYI. Peter

[Peter 14.7]

Cohen Date: W6D5 Saturday
Today's Weight: 95.4kg (-0.2kg)
Total CMs (updated Tues.): 4.5cm week 35cm total

Breakfast: 8:30am Omelette (asparagus, little onion)
Snack: 11am 2 Crackers
Lunch: 2pm. Turkey Salad (fried turkey, lettuce, tomato, onion)
Snack: 5pm 2 Crackers
Dinner: 8pm Crayfish Bisque & Crackers(whole crayfish boiled them meat removed, onion tarragon, spinach added last, little tomato for colour)
Supper: Orange
Fluids: 2 REAL coffee, 1 tea, 2.0l water
Deviations: Too much caffeine?

Minor 0.2kg loss. Unable to sleep well that night due to high caffeine count. Peter

[baloo]

I see we're on the same week again Peter

[Peter 14.7]

Originally Posted by Baloo

I see we're on the same week again Peter

Must be only a day as you started a week BEFORE me

[Peter 14.7]

Cohen Date: W6D6 Sunday
Today's Weight: 95.4kg (nil loss)
Total CMs (updated Tues.): 4.5cm week 35cm total

Breakfast: 8:00am Yoghurt & Apple
Snack: 11am 2 Crackers
Lunch: 12:30pm. McD Chicken Herb Salad & Skinned McNuggets (lettuce, cherry tomato, cabbage)
Snack: 3:30pm 2 Crackers
Dinner: 7pm Steak & Sauerkraut (steak, mustard, sauerkraut mix: cabbage & salt add water) 2 Crackers
Supper: Orange
Fluids: 2 decaf coffee, 1 tea, 2.0l water
Deviations: Cherry Tomato, McD Chicken Herb Salad & Skinned McNuggets, Grams a guess, Not five hours between brekkie & Lunch

No loss. Not surprised considering the lack of gram counting to the exact amount with my recent trips. Crayfish Bisque was probably bending the rules but a yummy pause.

This highlights to me how hard it is for those who travel to work every day.

Peter

[Peter 14.7]

Cohen Date: W6D7 Monday
Today's Weight: 95.2kg (-0.2kg)
Total CMs (updated Tues.): 4.5cm week 35cm total

Breakfast: 8:00am Stuffed Mushrooms (mushrooms, ricotta, mozzarella)
Snack: 11am 2 Crackers
Lunch: 3:00pm. Kebab Chicken & Salad (onion, mushroom, tomato, cabbage, lettuce)
Snack: 5pm 2 Crackers
Dinner: 8pm Prawns & Vegs (squash,
Supper: 9pm Orange
Fluids: 3 decaf coffee, 1.8l water
Deviations: Lunch grams a guess. Chicken tasted oily.

Well I just made 0.2kg loss. Scales was 3 out of 5 for 95.2 and 2 out of 5 for 95.4kg. Scales only go in 0.2kg so it must be border-line between the two.

Another day out, so tomorrow it is time to get back on the straight and narrow. Thought I was doing well with kebab chicken but it tasted oily and probably thigh not breast. Given up the real coffee at least.

Tomorrow’s weigh in will be a real test to loss again.

Peter

[Peter 14.7]

Cohen Date: W7D1 Tuesday
Today's Weight: 95.4kg (+0.2kg)
Total CMs (updated Tues.): 6.25cm week 41.25cm total

Breakfast: 8:30am Boiled Egg, Mushroom, Tomato
Snack: 11am 2 Crackers
Lunch: 2:30pm Chicken & Veg Fry Up ( chicken, squash, spimanch, onion)
Snack: 4pm Apple 6pm 1 cracker
Dinner: 7:45pm Baked Fish with Spinach, Zuchini, Onion & Lemon Juice/LF Mayo
Supper: Stewed Apple with Sweetener
Fluids: 2.0l water, 3 decaf cofee with sugarine.
Deviations:Nil

0.2kg up confirms that oily chicken was not just taste. Scratch kebab chicken from acceptable takeaway meal.

The thing is I asked for it to be fresh shaved into paper and not from the base of the tray sitting in fat. They did that but alas, to no avail. Just another example of hidden fat in our everyday life. With Baloo’s Challenge time to get focussed again.

Measurements was surprising. I lost 6.25cm which is 1.75cm MORE than last week but I lost only 1.2kg when last week I lost 1.6kg. Proves the fact that fat weighs less than muscle as I must have put on muscle to lose more cm but less kg.

Peter

[Peter 14.7]

Cohen Date: W7D2 Wednesday 11th April
Today's Weight: 95.0kg (-0.4kg)
Total CMs (updated Tues.): 6.25cm week 41.25cm total

Breakfast: 8:30am Yoghurt & Stewed Apple8
Snack: 10:30am 2 Crackers
Lunch: 1:45pm Shaved Turkey Cracker Sandwich (used less to allow for being cooked, lettuce, tomato, onion)
Snack: 5:45pm 2 Crackers
Dinner: 7:15pm Steak & Mushrooms
Supper: 8:30pm Orange
Fluids: 2 decaf coffee, 3.1l water
Deviations: Pre-cooked Shaved Turkey but made allowance for loss in water content.

An encouraging 0.4kg down. Proves what being perfect to the Diet can do after the last few days.

FYI Had my bi-weekly check-up with the Clinic last night.

Overall they are very happy but suggest we need to tweak the system, with:

1. More Water
2. No real coffee
3. Less decaf coffee to assist point 1.
4. Lower the salt by using other condiments (mustard, dry herbs, chilli flakes (min),

So my goal this week is to do 3 litre min and 0.4kg per day. Water wise I broke 3litere plus barrier today. There is hope! Can’t wait to weigh tomorrow morning..

Peter

[Brieziel]

:P You're on fire!

Wow, the weight is just melting off, you must be feeling fantastic! go you good thing :P

[Peter 14.7]

Originally Posted by Brieziel

:P You're on fire!

Wow, the weight is just melting off, you must be feeling fantastic! go you good thing :P

If you like that, check this out. 0.8kg loss today!

I am ONLY 0.2kg of Goal 2 which is half way and Year 2000 fat. Then I amd into old fat there since at least 1998, as the saying goes.

Also under 30BMI for the first time.

Look out Balloo, :P Peter