Weight Loss Journals - petecohen.tv

Doing Ok despite being away for work for 2 days. Bought some chicken and salad to eat in my room as well as some delicious cherries. Not as good tonight as I wnet to gthe opera with my Dad and ended up eating a bag of jelly babies! Not sutre why excepty I was hungry. Home now and still hungy as obviously jelly babies are not food b ut have had an apple and will not have anything lese now.

It feels good to be back and feeling more in control of my eating.

End of 1st full day and have done OK on the food but did not manage to get out and exercise today. Will try and do better tomorrow.

Starting again - I did ok for quite a while and used the book but weight has started to creep back up. I was so ill for so long and unable to eat properly that when i could start to eat again \I found it difficuolt to stop. I am now 13st 4lbs and would like to get to 9st 4lbs eventually. I know I can lose weight using this programme as it helped me before. I now need to get confodent to exercise again as my medical condidtion has made this difficult although wlaking is fine and as I am no longer able to drive I do walk a lot.

My main area to focus on is to cut out sweet things. I have had to give up caffeine, alcohol and salt and already drink plenty of water and eat plenty of fruit and veg. So here is my commitment
Eat slowly and conciously
Only eat food that is good for me
Avoid sugar
Walk every day - will dig out my pedometer
Exercise 3 times a week

Starting again today. My Menieres has been really bad over the last couple of months with frequent vertigo attacks. Have not been able to go out much and wobbly a lot of the time so exercise tricyk especally in icy conditions.

My son is getting married in June so I want to be slimmer and fitter for then. I have managed to keep off most of the weight I lost but it is starting to creep up and my chocolate and cake consumption has also increased probably becaue I feel a bit sorry for myself - very unhelpful as a cure I know. Sp here is what I want to acheive before June13th th wedding day
Increase exercise by at least going on a walk every day. I am going to dig out my pedometer.
Tone up especially stomach o will see if I can do some sit ups vertigo permitting
Get back in control of my eating by choosing to eat food that is good for me
My aim is to get to the weight I was when I got married (9st 2lb) but that would mean losing 3st 7lbs which is unrealistic by mid June so would be happy to have lost 2st by then.ill blog regulalrly

Anyway off to get some homemade soup out of the freezer for lunch

Well not lucky exactly but more determined. I have started with day 1 again and will try and keep up with the daily coaching videos this time. I have put on a few pounds recently not too many but do not want to start creeping up again. Ihave also stared eating biscuits but still managing to resist bingeing on chocolate.

Will have afew challenges this week as it is my son's 30th birthday on Friday and we have a number of celebrations planned. However I bought a new dress recently and want to lose a few punds before I wear it again for a weeeding in Novemeber. Also my main aim is to get to the weight I was when I got married for my sons wedding in June next year. This means I have to lose about 3 stone on top of the 3 stone I have lost this year with the help of Pete. I am pleased with this as I have been ill since June. I have now lost my licence but the plus side I am walking loads and have also extended my walk on days when working in London by walking from Paddington to Lancaster Gate and then from Bank to the office which adds another 30 minutes or so to my 40 minutes of walking.

Have prepared for getting back to healthier eating by making a big pot of soup with lots of veg. I will freeze this into portions for lunch for the next week. I have also been practising my little mantra 'I am choosing to eat food that is good for me' this means I can have anything I want but choose to have fruit rather than biscuits etc. Anyway off to practise my mantra again and have another glass of water before bed.

After a gap of about 3 months I am starting again today. I have been very unwell since I went on holiday in mid June with my Menieres disease. I had a really good patch and then on the first day of my holiday I had a very bad attack and since then have been suffering with dizziness most days. This made me feel sick and very anxious but with a change in medication, some anti depressants and hypnotherapy I am feeling much better. I did lose over a stone in about 3 weeks because I could only eat cream crackers, rich tea biscuits and some fruit.

I have put about 4lb back on and am starting to eat a greater range of food and cooking again. Also have not been well enough to go to the gym but am managing a walk every day. This is partly because I am no longer allowed to drive.

I now want to try an get as fit and healthy as possible so that I can make the most of life. I went through a patch in July when I hardly left the house and this ha improved. So I'm back. I have still stayed away from chocolate apart and cake but consumption of biscuits has crept up.

I am pleased to be starting agin and feel as if I am doing something positive for my health

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Have rejoined today as 6 months membership up. What a change from when I started. In summary, I have lost 2st 10lbs and still want to lose at least 2 stone. Have lost taste for chocolate to the point that I was given a box of chocolates on saturday and had a couple then gave the rest to my son. I have joined a gym and and go when I feel well enough. I am still struggling with menieres disease and awful vertigo so can only go whn not too dizzy. I am walking regulalry. All my summer clothes fitted when I went on holiday and some are too loose but will happily sent to the charity shop in due course.

Main thing is that I feel in control and happy to keep losing weight slowly with a target of being there by the end of the year.

Thanks to all for support and especially to Pete for brilliant programme

Am off on holiday tomorrow in sunny Zakynths or at least I hope it will be sunny. Good to be able to get into my summer clothes and also reasonably fit from all the walking. Determined to keep it up while I am away and when I get back will start the 21 days again as still want to lose 3 and a half stone.

Will be driving to the airport which will be my first long drive since diagnosed with Menieres. Saw consultant on Friday and good news my MRI shows it is not a tumour so able to go without having that hanging over me. I have not had a vertigo attack for 6 weeks so hopefully the medication will keep on working. However will still be walking as much as I can and apparently it is very good for balance problems.

Hope you are all enjoying the programme and feeling in control.

Have had a bit of a wobble had cholcolate and cake today and also did not go to the gym today or yesterday despite setting this as a goal. Did do some strenuous gardening both days and sit ups but over the last week have not eaten as well as i was doing. Not sure why I have wobbled, maybe I got complacent especially as I am able to fit into some of the clothes that were tght last summer. Anyway have decided not to dwell on why but to look forward. So what am I going to do about it? Well am going to start listening to the daily coaching videos again and focus on choosing to eat food that is good for me and walking regularly and going to the gym.

I joined a gym recently and had my induction on thursday. I was delighted that my fitness was not too bad. I used to go to a gym often but work etc made it difficult. I easily remembered how to do the weights stuff and did not end up red and out of breath as I had feared on the cardio. I think the trainer was a bit surprised that this 13stone 52year old could do it. Came away really pleased with myself and I also really enjoyed it. The regular walking has obviously helped. Went again this morning and again enjoyed it so aiming to go 3 times a week as a minimum. Only question - why did I leave it so long!

Can't believe how quickly the last 21days has gone. Am a bit behind with the daily coaching videos and listening to Day 14 today. Not sure whether to do the 21 days again or to move on to the next stage when I have caught up.

Have weighed myself today for the first time in a while and have lost another 4lbs that's a total of 2 stone 4lbs. Still got nearly 3 stone to go but delighted. Am able to get in more clothes and people starting to notice.

Am still listening to the CD most nights but usually fall asleep part way through. Drinking water, have cut down on coffee, rarely eat chocolate and biscuits and have lost the overwhelming craving for them. I do still have sometimes but feel it is under control. The main thing for me is choosing to eat food that is good for me and if I do eat other food that is not so good for me doing it conciously. I am also better at eating when hungry and taking healthy snacks with me.

I am walking more and have located my pedometer, fitted new batteries and wearing it regularly so now working on increasing the number of steps each day and walking faster.

Have now been diagnosed with Meneieres disease which is horrible, the worst symptom being vertigo attacks that come on with no notice and mean the world spins and I have to lie down for a couple of hours till it goes off. Seeing consultant again in a few weeks after MRI to check for an acoustic neuroma. At least I am already on the sort of diet that is suggested to be helpful i.e low salt, sugar and caffeine and keeping hydration levels constant. The main issue is what it does to your confidenceas I hate being ill and asking for help so working on that.

Just off for a walk and then back to my computer. Have a good day

Apart from a slip yesterday when I ate too much birthday cake I am feeling really motivated to eat well. Listening to the CD, drinking water, eating when hungry etc. Keep imagining myslf on on holiday in the middle of June and this year being able to fit into my clothes and instead of thinking I wish I had lost some weight being able to congratulate myself on having lost some and being slimmer and fitter than I was last October when I was last on holiday. Still got about 7 weeks before I go so if I keep motivated and step up the exercise I will have lost another half a stone or even more if I work really hard.

As I can't drive at present because of my vertigo i am having to walk everywhere. My goal today is to find my pedometer and start wearing it again so I can build up my steps. Also very bored with my usual walk to the station and also now fitter so it does not take so long so next week my aim is to leave a bit earlier and to try some different, longer routes.

Have also started to get off buses, tubes a bit early if I have time and walking a bit further or the long way round but not sure how many steps I am doing each day so will start to log and build up number and pace.

Hope you all have a positive day

Lots of gardening and better control over eating means I have lost a few more pounds so now have lost nearly 2 stone in total since January. Skirt I bought in the autumn is quite loose but still long way to go and lots of clothes that are still too tight. Feeling quite motivated again so giving myself a pat on the back!

Have just listened to day 1 again and so here are my goals
1. To lose weight steadily so that by my holiday in June I can wear my summer clothes
2. To become fitter so that I can walk up hill without getting too out of breath
3. To become healthier by losing weight and getting fitter I will reduce my blood pressure and risk of heart disease and diabetes etc
4. To take some exercise every day
5. To choose food that is good for me so that I feel good about myself

So off I go again for another 21 days where I know I will make progress and get over my recent wobbles

Have a good day everybody

Have been catching up with daily coaching videos as for various reasons have not been doing this as regularly as I was. Just listened to the one on lapse, relapse and collapse and now reflecting. Have had a bit of a relapse but not complete collapse. Have kept on listening to the relaxation and transformation tape, drinking water and walking regulalrly but with Easter, lots of birthdays, visitors etc have had lots of excuses to eat food that is not so good for me. However the main reason is because I am feeling really down about the vertigo I have been having. Thought it was under control but it isn't and this has affected my confidence in going places in case I have an attack (usually I am dashing off all over the place) and has made me have to think about the potential impact on my life if the condition is permanent which it may well be if I have Menieres disease. Off to Dr on friday to see about changing medication etc.

However all of this is not helped by eating food that is not good for me. And I know I will feel better about myself if I feel I have my eating under control and am contnuing to lose weight. I have been advised to follow a low salt, low sugar diet and to keep hydrated and to avoid alcohol and coffee (former not a problem as I rarely drink but bit of a coffee addict). All of this sunds quite familar so starting Day 1 again with renewed focus and purpose. Plus my holiday is in 4 fortnights and I want to be slimmer, fitter and healthier for that even if I am still behaving like a comedy drunk with the vertigo.