Hervey Bay Shrinker's Diary

[thenewvee]

Hi HBS!

Just hang in there through those plateaus. They can be a tad demoralising if you let them get the better of you. As Shanara puts it, you are "integrating" (Mette has pointed you to her post about it! I think it is a lovely way of looking at it, and it is just your body's way of re-adjusting and getting ready for the next lot of load shedding!

Glad you are able to get together with some other cohenites in your area!

Keep hanging in there!

Vee

[Hervey Bay Shrinker]

Thanks guys for the comments. I have had a wonderful weekend- I had the first Christmas party of the season last night, and had an awsome time. My throat hurts today though as I took the singstar and we sang for about 5 hours constantly!!! Probably sounded like an ally cats choir, but we did have fun!!! It is possible to have a great time without alcohol at these functions. I have learnt that whilst everyone else is drinking and acting a little weird and wilder than normal, I too can act a little more crazy than normal and no-one notices, I just blended in with the crowd!!lol!!!!! In all seriousness though, it was a fantastic night and I was a very good girl with my Cohens plan.
I visited my parents today in their new home they have just built- It is just beautiful.
I hope everyone reading this diary has great losses this week.
Merryn.

[Ellabelle]

Hi Merryn,

Good on you for enjoying the party deviation and alcohol free

5 hours of singing - that is quite the effort! I hope your throat eases up today!!

Have a super day!

[Mette]

So glad you had a wonderful weekend, Merryn! And you're right, you can act wild without drinking! I would have loved to be a fly on the wall for the sing star!
Have a great week, pretty lady!

[Hervey Bay Shrinker]

I have organised a get together for the Hervey Bay/ Maryborough and surrounds Cohenites this Saturday at 2.30pm at The Pines park on the beach at the end of Beach Road if anyone is interested in poping in and saying hello. You may message me or just turn up. I have organised for at least 4 ladies who have promised to come and are looking forward to meeting others doing this program. It will be very interesting to see where everyone is up to. BYO Cohens drinks and food.

Hope to see you there if you live in the area.
Merryn.

[garden goddess]

I've just had a very enjoyable look through your diary and photos. Aren't you a lovely positive and motivated soul ? It's good to see your great attitude to the process. No wonder your going along so well and so quickly. Look forward to watching your progress on the final stretch.
Lily

[Hervey Bay Shrinker]

Thanks Lily for the kind words you shared. Yes, I am a pretty positive person and I think you get so much out of life being like that too!!

[Hervey Bay Shrinker]

I had arranged a get together for the Hervey Bay and surrounding area. We had 4 Cohenites in attendance, which was a great effort for our first meet I thought. We met at a local park at the beach, and had a great time getting to know each other and talking about our trails and triumphs with the program. We enjoyed each others company for 2 hours and have decided to meet monthly, so anyone else is really welcome to come along to our next meet which will be early in the new year - date TBA. Message me if you are interested in joining us for the next get together because we are all a really nice bunch of people, striving for the same result!!!! Support is crucial and for us to have a support group and form some friendships along the way, it cannot be bad. Check out the photo of us lovely Cohenites at The Pines park on the beach at Hervey Bay.

Merryn..

[garden goddess]

Look at those gorgeous healthy faces !!!...so glad you are supporting each other up there girls !!! LILY

[thenewvee]

You guys look like you had a terrific meet up, and you are looking gorgeous!!
It was great that you organised it all Merryn, and I'm sure the other appreciated it too!
What a wonderful idea to make it monthly! I know I certainly get a great buzz out of meeting other Cohenites!!

Vee

[Gorgeous one]

Looks like you had a great day. Nice spot to meet up with the girls.
Michele

[Ellabelle]

what a beautiful spot & a beautiful group of ladies you are all looking fantastic.

Such a great way to be a support and encouragement to each other too

[Hervey Bay Shrinker]

I had a really good day today, and lots of positive feedback via emails from the ladies who attended the get together on Saturday in the park at the beach. One of the ladies had actually abandoned the program a few months ago, but the get together was enough for her to get back on track again and we will do it together as a group. It is fantastic to think our little group has made a difference just after one meeting- Good on her!!!
I was down another kilo this morning, which I was delighted about. My plateau seems to have worked itself out and I am now back on track losing similar to what I was losing each week prior to my halt in weight loss. I think my body was just catching up after such a massive loss. Have a great week of losses everyone!!

Merryn

[Ellabelle]

Ohhh congratulations 1kg loss, got to be happy with that!!!

So encouraging to see that your group catch up is already paying off ~ such a good idea!

Hope you have a lovely day HBS!!

[Shanara]

HI HBS

Whata greta idea to get everyone together and the smiles on your faces say a lot.

By the way who's the model second left - anyone we know ???

She's a bit of a stunner - looking good HBS. What a great inspiration to everyone..... and all of us in here!

Hope you have a great loosing week
Shanara

[Hervey Bay Shrinker]

Feeling very bloated today as TOM is here at present!!! Weight was up a bit this morning but is always up a bit during this time. Attended a big smorgasboard business breakfast this morning but did well and had a poached egg and allowable Cohens fruit from the offerings (didn't have any veg allowance as there were none available). Hopefullly will feel less bloated tomorrow.

[Gorgeous one]

Hi HBS,
Sounds like you had a good cohens breakfast. You did really well to find something to eat and yes it is sometimes hard to find the vegies we are allowed on offer so having fruit instead was a great idea. Hope you are feeling better tomorrow.
Michele

[Shanara]

HI HBS

Quickly droppped in to invite you to participate in the new WaterWise Challenge.

See here for details:

Hope you feel inspired

Shanara

[Hervey Bay Shrinker]

When I ordered my issue of work pants back in March this year, it was about three months prior to me deciding to do the Cohens program. I ordered a size 24. The issue was delivered in July, I returned the pants and ordered a size 16 as I knew I would probably need smaller ones in a few months. About 4 weeks ago I had still not receiced my return issue, and found that the borrowed 16's I was wearing were getting a little too big on me so I rang the clothing supplier and downsized again to a 14 order. Today they arrived and guess what--- They are TOOOOO BIG!!! A size 12 will be in order I think. I would have never believed I would wear a size 12 uniform!! unbelievable!!!

[Mette]

YAY for getting to size 12, Merryn!! I'm finally back after my holidays, and just caught up on your diary! You look amazing! It's a great photo of the Hervey Bay Cohenites! I think it's a wonderful idea to meet once a month. It'll be a great support!
Keep up the great work, pretty lady!