Weight Loss Journals - petecohen.tv

Day 20. Got back from my sister's late morning. While I was away I did some walking, ate sensibly and bought some socks and trainers to wear for my classes. We had a great evening out in a pub with "new" friends - someone who hubby went to school with and had only just caught up with just before Xmas. Good choices on the menu and I supplimented it all with water. pat on the back time.
Not much else today - I can't believe the 21 days are almost up. But I do feel very different now and my tools seem to be working well (though some are better than others!!).
Lyn xx

A positive Day 17 for me. I had a smoothie for breakfast, tuna and cucumber sandwich in wholemeal bread for lunch, and pasta with a lean beef and tomato and onion concoction for supper, plus a slice of melon. Did my aquafit class followed by circuits on the hydraulic machines after a peptalk from Lucy and Mark at our weekly meeting. Am going away for a couple of days to my sister's and to see my elderly mum in her nursing home so will miss Pete's videos but intend to keep myself on track. Oh - forgot to record that I had my 2ltrs of water today - another milestone!
Hope Sue enjoyed her birthday today and was kind to herself.
Love Lyn xx

Day 17. is shopping day on the programme, but been there done that and got the pat on the back if not the T-shirt! I'm pretty good at only buying stuff on my list and not getting tempted. Before I rush off to my first exercise class of the day I want to say Happy Birthday to Sue and congrats to her for shifting so much weight - what a wonderful birthday present to herself. Back to me - it does seem in these blogs that it is all me, me, me but I realise that it is only ME that is going to alter my eating habits and get myself fitter and healthier (with a little help from Pete!)
Yesterday was an OK day food wise though I did have a scone in the afternoon made especially by my 12 year old grandson. However my evening meal was a really healthy one - bean and egg salad - and I thoroughly enjoyed it. It is now 4 weeks since I had chocolate and I am not craving it at all- SUCCESS!
Hope it is a good week for all you bloggers out there.
Lyn xx

Beginning Day 16. Pete says I need to think of an achievement for today which will help me towards my ultimate goals of being slimmer/fitter/healthier. So today I will aim for that 2ltr of water beside my usual eating slowly, eating only when I'm hungry and being as active as possible.

Day 15. Walked this morning around Brighton Marina -not as far as I had planned because it was bitterly cold, but never-the-less it was exercise. Got my heart rate up by dressing and undressing whilst trying on jog suits and swimwear!! This evening have been for a Valentine's meal out. Today's food -apple and banana smoothie for breakfast; carrot and corriander soup and two rice cakes with low fat cream cheese (Scraping of) for lunch; meal tonight was a smoked salmon starter with salad garnish, followed by breast of chicken with peas/carrots/broccoli/cabbage and saute potatoes (but didn't eat any of those.) This was folllowed by strawberries and meringue. Funny- Pre Pete I would normally have wolfed that down and wanted seconds to satisfy my really sweet tooth, but I found it too sweet. Obviously my habits are changing bit by bit. Drank water with the meal and had a de-caf coffee to finish. Pete asked me to name 5 things I could do if I crave food but am not actually hungry. Well I have to say honestly that I have had very few moments like that, but when I have, I have had a drink, and done some work on the computer.
This morning I weighed myself - have lost 7lbs. (1/2 st.!!!) since the start of the programme and feel so much better in myself. Hubby very pleased for me and very encouraging too.
Lyn xx

Enjoyed today -Day 13. Didn't actually get out for a walk but dusted, cleaned and hoovered the whole house very vigorously - mopped floors, cleaned some walls and went up and down stairs -I did get my heart rate up and I drank loads of water. Felt good at the end of it all but glad to have a sit down! Also I actually made time to listen to the relaxation tape -and dropped off at the end of it! On the Borg scale I guess I achieved a good 6 to 7. Lost 5lbs in weight since the start but more importantly I feel much better and particularly not as bloated.
Lyn xx

What a day - it snowed again. Haven't done alot except the ironing and drinking a lot of water! Good for me. 'Fraid I succumbed to a small cone icecream, but boy did I enjoy it. Rest of the food today was on track though, so still gave myself a pat on the back.

Day 11. Do I like it enough to wear it? Makes you really stop and think doesn't it? Went for a walk today - freezing! It is getting easier to do though. As I am adding a swimming class to my 2 aqua aerobic classes per week thought I would buy another swim suit and found a fab one in a sale (still very expensive!!). It is toooo tight at the moment but my next goal is to be able to fit into it, and I know I will achieve this - unlike on other diets I have tried when I would never buy anything "just incase" I didn't lose weight after all. This time I have already changed my way of thinking and just know I will succeed. I don't like the chocolate muffins sitting in my cupboard enough to wear them, but I certainly loved the swimsuit enough to wear that!
Good luck to all my fellow bloggers out there. A pat on the back to you all.
Lyn xx

End of Day 10. Definitely back on track. Had an aquafit class followed by the weekly meeting with Lucy and Mark to reinforce Pete's message. I seem to be embracing the programme more than some but I guess it is an individual thing! Had another workout after the chat. I felt really good after that and not nearly as stiff as I did after the class last Monday. Lucy seems to think I am doing really well. Great. Thanks again to Sue for her great support in her blogs.
Lyn xx

Well I think the relief that yesterday wasn't as bad as thought it might be when my son visited that I relaxed a bit too much today and probably ate more than I should if I was paying attention to those 9 tools. Never mind, back on track tomorrow when I have an aquafit class and then meet with Mark and Lucy before a real workout on the hydraulic machines and step! Thanks to Pete for the great video news clip -really keeps you feeling positive doesn't it girls? Thanks also to Sue for her wonderful blog to me the other evening -it made me cry, but it made me realise that there are others out there who have really had their problems and are now working on the positive side of things.

Today is Day 8. Was unable to log on to the web site this morning so Pete's video and tips have come late in the day, but I am doing OK. In fact more than just OK. This weekend was always going to be a test of positive thinking, but I think so far I deserve my pat on the back. Yesterday - Friday I went to a pilates class followed by Aqua aerobics (I'm determined to get fit and therefore healthier especially after having suffered with both endometrial cancer and non-hodgkin's lymphoma, and been given a second chance through treatments). Yesterday evening we went to friends for dinner and stayed over (got to bed at 3.45 am this morning!) However, without feeling the least bit deprived I had a wonderful starter of goat's cheese and salad and goulash to follow. Smaller portions than I would have ever had in the "old" days. Needless to say the alcohol was flowing but I quite happily drank water the whole time and when everyone else had a coffee, I had one of my fruit teas. The chocs were passed around after the meal and I actually found I wasn't tempted at all.
This morning everyone else started with a bacon butty - again I wasn't tempted at all - I tried imagining the bacon on the pig so the appeal became negative. (I have done this with chocolate - imagining it having been dropped in the mud "Would I then eat it -NO"). Seems to work for me.
Once home about 11am. prepared for a visit from my son, daughter-in-law and two adorable grandchildren around 1pm. This is somewhat of a traumatic visit as 3 years ago our son decided to shut us out of his life (his last words to his father were "I never want to see you again" and to me "If you think we are going to ask you over -it isn't going to happen"). He said some horrible things to me - but the gist seemed to be "You're a crap mother". At the time this only reinforced the feeling that I was a failure at everything including dieting, so I have had to come back from a long way down. To cut a long story short, we kept communications open via e-mail for the sake of our grandchildren and gradually we have made inroads. We got to visit our granddaughter for a couple of hours (they live a long way away now) and that was OK so we did a further visit last September and again in October when our grandson was born.
Anyway we had 4 very enjoyable hours with them including a good walk - got more than my 30mins in, including a 10 min. power walk when I had to catch them up. Felt suprisingly good afterwards. Now off to a dinner dance!!
Sorry about the "poor me" bits but I am beginning to understand that I can change things for the positive and I'm actually a pretty good person.
Hope everyone else is getting as much from the programme as I.

Day 5. Walked this morning - albeit around the shops for over an hour. Tried to go up and down the stairs more. Not so good on the water intake but still OK. Vegeatable soup and fruit today for lunch - working on the "natural foods" bit, and "Shut the duck up" a few times. But I gave myself a pat on the back for being pretty positive. This weekend is going to be a test - to friends for dinner on Friday and staying over; dinner dance on Saturday night; and Sunday lunch at our local club with friends the following day. However I am actually looking forward to putting into practice many of the tools. So far I have lost 4.5lbs in 8 days, though I'm sure alot of it is excess water as I don't feel bloated any more.

End of Day 4. Did actually have breakfast today so kick started my metabolism. I seem to have more energy these days. Ate slowly. No stimulants and only natural sugars. Good day.

Just finished day 3. Went to aqua aerobics this morning. Had our Monday meeting with the "trainers" before doing a very strenuous circuit workout. (May have trouble getting out of bed in the morning!!) I seem to have jumped ahead of the others in the group, but am feeling pretty pleased with my progress and am really motivated. I haven't found anything so far that has been a chore - even managed quite a bit of water today - well over a litre anyway. Looking forward to the rest of the week.

Day 2. Still with a positive attitude - went off with hubby for a 35 min. walk in Wakehurst Gardens. Not exactly "power walking" but it did involve going down steps and up slopes so a bit of heavy breathing went on! We were taken out for Sunday Lunch by our neighbours but I managed to forego two of the starters (loaded with calories) and went for the home made soup. Followed by roast lamb and 5 different types of veg (no potatoes). I did succumb to the small square of chocolate brownie and spoonful of icecream for pudding though - that is going to be my most difficult challenge- giving up chocolate, However I concentrated on eating slowly and enjoying the food, and at the end of the meal I felt satisfied but not stuffed! and quite pleased with myself. I drank tap water with a slice of lemon and had a cup of decaf coffee to finish, The good thing is that I didn't feel "deprived" of anything. Normally I don't function in the mornings without my cup of tea but this morning I didn't fancy it at all and had a glass of water instead. I've just made a cuppa for hubby but again tea doesn't appeal so have made myself a fruit tea instead.
My aim through this programme is not only to lose weight but get healthier and fitter. I have been unfortunate to have cancer twice - endometrial cancer in 1992 and non-Hodgkins lymphoma in 2005 for which I had chemotherapy and radiotherapy. Luckily both were early stage (please, anyone who has a lump or just doesn't feel right - don't let things drift but see your doctor) so I have made a good recovery but my lymphatic system has been compromised and I am only too aware that anything I can do to boost this will help.