COHEN for the last time...

[ZumbaBumba]

Hi people,

I am 8 weeks into my 3rd Cohen journey.

I first did Cohen before I got married in 2007. I was 96kg at the start and 70kg on my wedding day... so happy! Now, 5 years later my 3 year old son says "Who is that mummy?" looking at photos of me on my wedding day

I reached new highs of 107kg after my first son was born...and started Cohen again in 2009 and reached 80kg...

I then reached even highers highs after having my second son who is 7 months old... I was 120kg when I started Cohen this January and I've lost 17kg in 8 weeks.

I am so glad I found this forum... I never knew about it before a few months ago.
I don't know whether it's because I'm older (and wiser!?) now or because I have 2 lovely young boys who deserve a healthy (dare I say it beautiful) mum... but I have a calm certainty that this will be the last time I travel through the 100s and the 90s and then the 80s and then the 70s... until I get to 64 or there abouts.

I NEVER want to see those numbers again after I pass through... see ya!!! FOREVER suckers... looking forward to sharing some highs and lows along the way with you powerful inspiring folk!
x x x x

[Viva la Otter]

Welcome to the forum and congratulations on the huge loss so far. Glad you found the forum it is a great source of encouragement and inspiration.

[ZumbaBumba]

Thanks, Viva la Otter!
I'm a forum newbie so it feels a bit strange writing instead of just reading what everyone else as written.
I'm sure it will become second nature before long!

[claireybell]

Welcome and congrats on the massive losses.
Keep at it... this CAN BE the last time ever!

[lil_doll]

Hey Zumba!

We have a similar amount to lose and are sorta in the same position- only I have no babies to show for it!

I take it you are on a new program?

Your losses are incredible!!! Well done!

The forum is the best support... You will love it!

Where are you from?

[jessy]

Hi Zumba and welcome.

You are doing really well...congrats. Your an old hand at Cohen's like a lot of us, I think it makes it easier to get through. To reconginze the emotions and to quell them in time before a deviation occurs. You sheer determination in what you have written speaks volumes... enjoy the journey with us

[Dezzy]

Welcome!

[Ciors]

Hi Zumba...welcome to the forum...it's as addictive as sugar...but so much better for you! x

[ZumbaBumba]

Hi Missy,

I'm from the UK but lived in Melbourne for a few years and that's where I discovered Cohen. They don't have it in England for some reason!?
Maybe there's a business opportunity right there!

x

[ZumbaBumba]

Thanks Claireybell!
x

[ZumbaBumba]

Hi guys,

yes, cohen again! But this time is different right?... I think each attempt teaches you more about you and how it will work for you. Some people (ie me) needed that... like giving up smoking... "don't give up giving up!" Isn't that what they say?
For example, I didn't follow it strictly the first time, "Maybe I can still lose weight by doing the cohen AND an extra piece of fruit... I'll try that" only to discover it set me back... and then motivation waivers when you don't see results.
I have learnt through so many months that it works best the truer you are to the program.
In the past an event like a wedding or a weekend away would fill me with dread... "I've got to face all this food I can't have and people will mind me not joining in..." Now I know, no one cares and my aim is more important than anything anyone else thinks anyway! I get my little tupperware box out wherever I am!
There are a lot of people out there who try to make themselves feel better about their own weight issues by trying to get you to pig out too... I finally know how to deal with them and I feel liberated!
I keep thinking of the pretty dresses and swimsuits I'll be sporting when I'm at goal!
Now, I better stop typing, my chicken soup is getting cold!
x x x

[ZumbaBumba]

thanks Jessy!
It's so nice to feel like it's a journey I am not doing on my own...
my husband is fantastic, but I find it hard to believe he is really that interested in my weight loss journey. Especially when he has seen me get small then big then small then big again!
This forum stops me going on at him about it so its win win for both of us!
x

[lil_doll]

Haha, that's the same as me, Zumba! If it weren't for the forum I would drive everyone around me crazy!! haha.