Thursday 24 March 2011

There's a mild panic setting in...

OK, so today I was at work and the girl next to me produces a bowl of snickers pods (OMG - have you ever tried pods?? Esther - you will appreciate this), a bowl of M&M peanuts and a bowl of nuts. All I could think to myself is, 'how the hell am I going to get through the next 3 months with stuff like this being shoved in my face daily?'

One M&M will totally stuff up my blood sugar and make weighing all that food pointless. So, to motivate myself, I found this:


Bahahahahaha. Thanks Dr Phil. So, I think I will make that my phone wall paper and try to look at that each time I want to eat something that someone at work shoves in my face.

Now for an actual progress update; I sent in all my forms today and they said that they received my bloodwork yesterday, so now I just have to wait for "Dr Cohen" to prepare my diet. Scary! Oh, and I told my friend from work all about this so that she can protect me from such temptations in the future.

Speak to you soon!

M x

PS - Thanks to all the people that have signed up. It is nice to feel supported. I also had support via my brother the other day when he rang me up to kick my arse for my second post, A spanner in the works..., which he said made it sound like I put it all out to the Universe and then took it all back. Lucky for me I could tell him that I'd actually had my blood test already that morning and therefore saved myself from said arsekicking. Phew. Thanks Mike. ;) It makes such a difference to feel like somebody is listening and to have you all keep me accountable. xxx

Tuesday 22 March 2011

Blood test done!

OK so I guess I wasn't planning on putting it off for too long since I found myself fasting overnight and taking myself off to have my blood taken this morning. I also received my sign-up form in the mail today (I got excited and paid without actually signing up) and so I am going to scan and email that off tomorrow as well as post it so we can get on with things quickly.

Once they receive the blood test it will apparently take up to 7 working days for me to receive my personal diet, so I'll let you know when I get it!!

M x

Monday 21 March 2011

A spanner in the works...

... or is it?

About 7 hours after my first post (and paying for my Cohen's diet), my boyfriend and I had a big discussion that ended with us deciding to break up. Pretty sad and angry to have to go through this all again, not to mention have to deal with the emotional upheaval that comes with having to split up a household and two peoples' lives.

I didn't go get my blood test Monday morning (today), on account of the amount of alcohol I had consumed on the Sunday. Nor am I really in a rush now to start, because of the obvious period of grief that I think I will probably be disruptive and having me crave more comfort foods/alcohol than normal.

You have to start within a certain time from the first blood test so I am going to wait a bit and at least wait until I receive my sign up pack in the mail before I do it.

On the upside, the only times I have really mananged to lose weight successfully have been when I am single. So - now I know that I will be successful. It would have been more fulfilling to have succeeded in losing weight whilst I was in a relationship because I've never managed before, but at the end of the day, it's not a huge deal.

I'll get back to you soon with a start date.

M x

Saturday 19 March 2011

Just signed up to Cohen's Lifestyle Clinic!

Well - I did it.

I just signed up to do the Cohen's diet. Here is the website if you want to look it up: http://www.cohens.com.au/.

Bit excited and a bit scared! Excited because I am extremely ready to be thin and a bit scared because I am worried I won't be able to stick to it.

I have decided that the most important part of this diet for me is going to be the refeeding program, which is where you gradually reintroduce the foods you haven't been eating while on the diet. That means I have to make it to the end and stick to it, maybe for up to 6 months or until I lose all the weight. I am expecting to have to lose around 25 kg before they will let me do the refeed, and I don't mind telling you, that is scary. I've never lost that much in one go so it's understandable that I may have some doubts as to my ability to make it that far.

There is something inside me that is telling me it will be different this time, so I am very excited. This year I want to accomplish two big things - lose 25 kg and go to France to learn French!! Both are very important goals for me and I am very excited.

I paid my money today and asked them to fax the blood test form to the lab so that I can go have my initial blood test on Monday morning. That will cut out some wait time given they have to make my personal diet based on my blood results. Whilst I expect that my diet will be largely identical to that of friends of mine who have done it, I have decided to sign up and pay to enhance my putting it out there to the universe that I am ready. I have to manifest this in every way I can, so, wish me luck!!!

M x