Weight Loss Journals - petecohen.tv

Hello All

Well today my bum is hurting - and the back of my legs for that matter! Last week Pete mentioned about trying to build up your big muscles to burn sugar so since then I have been squatting and lunging all over the place!!

In my head I have a little cartoon picture of my muscles dining on all the sugar I consume!!

Especially after last night - a lad from work came in esp, to give me a piece of 'millionaires shortbread' he had made for his b.day - the trouble was he left 2 extra slices for 2 staff that were not in - so me and my other work colleague ending up having two pieces each! It was really sugary and fatty - and YUMMY! Afterwards we squatted and lunged and fartleked to try and work some of it off!

So to today - I have refrained from sugar intake today which was good aswell because a girl from work brought in donuts and cookies as a treat for an office move we were doing. I kept walking past her desk looking at them and instead opted for an innocent smoothie tube instead - how angelic of me!

So to tommorow - its a cake sale at work for cancer research (its not usually like this at work honestly!). I have to make cakes myself tonight so I will try to avoid eating as I go - although just can't resist that butter icing!!

Have lots to do over next day or so as hubby having the big V - hooray! After 3 c-sections will be good to see someone else being chopped at! Ahh - don't mean that really - hubby is great and I must admit I even feel a little sad about it - even tho I wanted him to have it done!

Nothing else to report - will just keep trying and squatting!

Hope you are all well. Will check out blogs after trying out the new bedtime routine on No.3 - she is a little minx!

Love
Viv

Well today, after seeing Pete last night, I tried to be an exceptional 'weight loss athelete'! I did quite well I think and even made an effort to do some squats with weights after Pete giving us a demo at the seminar!!

Tonight I have just been to the cinema to see 'My Sisters Keeper' which keeps you on the verge of or in tears all the way through! There was lots of sniffing going on throughout the cinema. Always weird being at the cinema and trying not to cry!

I hadn't really thought about what the film was about even tho I knew what is was about so was a bit shocked when it kind of brought up surpressed memories. I was actually a bone marrow doner myself when I was 10 for my brother who had Lukaemia but sadly did not survive. It was just odd that I had not thought of that at all before going and as soon as I realised it felt very hard to watch. Obviously I hadn't forgotten all that past and even this week my oldest son was asking what it was like as he is nearly the age I was - I think you must just surpress your feelings and instead just think of the facts.

Anyway - not depressed or anything - think I might just go and have a few quiet tears on my own now!

Back to being a super weight loss athelete tommorow!

Night Night.
Love
Viv

Well tonight I got my Pete fix in person. Bless him - he was not 100% well but he still gave 110% as usual!

Listening to him speak in person again made me want to do the programme better! I re-learnt lots of tips and ideas and things I had forgotten.

I also met earthmother and her daughter which was lovely - so nice to meet someone else on the programme in the flesh! It will be great to put a face to the name next time I read her blog. Were there any others of you there?

So what did I learn tonight that I might be able to pass on to you. Well one interesting fact is that we need to build up more muscle through resistance training - that is because muscle burns sugar. If we don't have much muscle then sugar just turns into fat!!!

He also explained our biggest muscles are on our butts so that squats and lunges are great for building those - aswell as walking etc.

I think that is probably the main thing I learnt tonight. I also remembered that its not about loosing weight - its about getting slimmer, fitter and healthier. Really we need to loose fat - not weight! This also explained to me why I have only lost a minimal amount of weight but have changed shape lots and managed to drop a size. Recently people have been asking me how much I have lost and are always amazed its hardly anything!

Also about saying to myself before i reach for something unhealthy - DO I WANT THIS OR DO I NEED IT. I think that will help me over the weekend (always my downfall!).

I was also able to confirm to a few non-believers that it is definitely Pete who blogs us back and not an 'employee' of his. (I must admit to start with I also didn't believe it but soon realised it was him!).

Anyway - great to meet him again - he is such a great hugger!! I now have renewed vigour to be GREAT on this programme.

Hope you have all had a great evening too.

Love
Viv

Hey all

Read all your blogs first today to give me inspriration!

Well things not going too badly. I am getting back into my jogging this week which is great and both last night and today we didn't stop for a walk so were very pleased. No jog tommorow night tho as I will be getting a Pete fix - working at the seminar in Bournemouth. Can't wait.

Food intake is a little rubbish but not as bad as its been! Like one of you said - this time of year calls for lots of wine for some reason! Just so nice to have a cold glass of pink or white stuff in the sun!

I really need to focus on eating slowly and reducing portion sizes. I am trying to eat with the family more so tonight as we were all starving when i got in we had beans on toast with a bit of cheese - so like i said - not amazing but not too disastrous!

Anyway - I have indulged myself for the last half hour or so with 'Pete time' so now its 'hubby time'. I bet he can't wait for me to interrupt him watching Top Gear so i can talk girly rubbish about work and weddings!

See you all tommorow - will blog after seeing Pete.

Love
Viv

Well today a second pair of shorts arrived that I had ordered through the post. Imagine my delight last week when the first pair turned up and were too big! Although annoying I had to post them back and pay for postage it was so exciting to get the smaller pair today - and they fit!!
Anyway - still a way to go yet but so far so good. Yesterday went well - thought of the programme all day and ate slowly, stopping when full and drank my water!
I need to make a conscious effort each day to spend some time doing the programme otherwise I get lost in the daily routine.
We have stayed in this morning as its so wet here. I was so tired tho that I fell asleep whilst my youngest watched cbeebies on the sofa next to me. I can't believe I did that - haven't fallen asleep in the day since i was pregnant with her! (no - I am not pregnant again!).
Work later and some exercise hopefully - just a little jog - but its been a few weeks so need to get back into it.
Anyway - better go and spend some time with the little one and do some housework!!!
Have a great wet day all.
Love
Viv

Hey there
I am talking to the dream I have had for years and years, before kids, whilst at uni - forever! To reach 10 stone10 lbs which is apparently the top end of the recommened BMI for my height.
Surely one of these days I can get there? - Maybe this year!? I never ask for much from myself - only a small weight loss over the months - I am a slow burner as I have said before so Christmas could be it!!!
Anyway - here I am again. 8 Months on the programme and I have set myself at Day 1 again. This time I am going to really try to do it on a daily basis - set myself time out to listen and to go to places on the website I have never been before!!!
Will be seeing Pete again this week in Bournemouth. If any of you are going - - look out for me as I will be helping at the event. Its organised by a guy I work with and last time I helped too and got to meet Pete in the flesh - can't miss out on another opportunity! I won't be in uniform but will be wondering around so please say HI if you see me. So nice to put a face to a blog!
Had a good week socially - TAKE THAT, with overnight stay, barbeque at weekend, boot fair yesterday - so all good fun but all involving lots of food and drink - meaning a bad week nutritionally!!!!
Have been planning healthy options for this week so can't wait to get stuck in!
Anyway - must go - I have my two boys for a change all alone without my little princess!!! She never lets me spend any time with them without her so I am going to take them for a milkshake. Oooo what shall I have!!!
Hope you are all doing well. I have read your blogs today and will see you again tommorow.
Love
Viv
PS - if you usually read some of my blogs you may notice that my moods seem to vary. Two weeks I blogged and I was very low and hateful of myself. I have worked out that I am pretty sure this is PMS based. I am looking for any remedies or diet ideas that might help. It is getting really bad now but I don't want to go down a medication route. It always happens for 7-10 days before and my mood lifts as soon as my period starts.

THE GOOD!

All the kids and hubby not home yet so making most of peace and quiet to blog on as its been just over a week!
I have been having some nice meals over this last week. Took some motivation from you guys and spiced up my summer meals a bit - looked for some new ideas and this week I have tried stuffed peppers with halumi and walnut & baked goats cheese salad. I can report that both were lovely!! Its been nice having some new meals under my belt too as I was getting a bit bored.

THE BAD
However, looked after 5 kids at weekend with my little sis (hubby on a stag do) and we did have a few bottles of the pink stuff togehter with a few crisps and a few bits of chocolate. Oh and ice cream, etc etc etc - won't go on as you might start drooling! We did have healthy dinners tho which is good.
Yesterday when I was supposed to be starting afresh I had p pains from hell and couldn't move off the sofa - so instead I sat on it and ate the leftover sweets from the weekend. I know I know - BAD.

THE UGLY
Well that was me this afternoon in a full length wetsuit! We had a surf lesson through work. It was great fun although I was pretty pants at it and I am sure I won't be able to move my arms tommorow! Already typing feels a bit of a strain!!!!

A final note - off to see TAKE THAT tommorow night - yeh!!! Staying overnight and everything - got all 3 kids sorted for the 2 days so I am off. Can't wait and looking forward to seeing a great concert!

Catch you all later in the week when I plan to get a grip and start on day one again!

Love
Viv

Well - its been a week since I blogged and since that time I have gone out of control. Since the hen weekend I have not been able to stop stuffing my face with naughties. Then I got given a lovely big box of fudge that has called to me every night until finally last night I finished it!
Today I am back on the programme. Trying to cold turkey sugar again to get it out of my system and back on the veggies. My poor tum has taken a battering since the hen weekend as I haven't eaten properly or healthily at all.
I want to loose another 7 pounds by September - that is my next goal. Today is day one again - not necessarily watching the vids on a daily basis but just dipping into them as and when.
Final question - I get stressed easily - I don't know why but things or people wind me up and the heart starts beating and I get a bit mental and controlling and worry about things happening before they do. Does anyone have any good tips for calming yourself down quickly - or know of any courses or books that would be worth doing/reading. I really need some ideas - other people are starting to notice it now and I don't like being like this. I just want to chill out!!
Hope all is well for you all - off to read your blogs!
Love
Viv

Well I am back - and I survived!!! (only just!).

What a great weekend we all had - as predicted I managed to indulge too much on Friday night (must have been something I ate!!), which was followed by 3 hours sleep to cope on for the rest of the weekend! The lesson, as my sis in law pointed out, is that I should only arrange 'one night' events as I cannot cope with any longer! I felt so ill that Sat night I could barely sip water without feeling ill! How sad is that!

Anyway - what can I tell you?! Friday night consisted of decorating the party room, locking ourselves out of the party room!, party bags, lots of toys including a 6 foot blow up willy!, games, Mr & Mrs, shots, hearing parts of my mums sexual exploits that will probably scar me for life!, copius bottles of pink fizz, presents galore (all willy related for my little sis), lucky dip prizes, games to shock, conga in our PJs in the street, a game called sardines (hide and seek in the dark!) and finally falling into bed at 2.30am.

Saturday consisted of the bath spa - lovely, champagne cocktails in Browns, getting ready for Saturday night all in pink wigs, pink body glitter and dressing my little sis in her pink princess outfit I had made. We had a great night in a lovely restuarant and a cheesy nightclub!

As for exercise - well we got stuck in lots of traffic near to Bath so I got out and walked the rest of the way - the house had 5 floors and I did lots of going up and down them the day we arrived to put things in everyone's rooms - (my thighs killed on Saturday). Walking in and out of town twice and of course dancing at the disco!!

We did preach a bit about Pete Cohen as there are a few of us on the programme who went. During the weekend when I was 'indulging' someone asked what 'Steve Cohen' would think? I have decided that Steve Cohen must be Pete Cohens 'duck'!!!

So that is it - my bedroom is finally mine again (everything I had planned for the weekend was all over it much to my hubbies annoyance). I have recouped my sleep and I feel in control of my tummy again!

Next countdown is to the wedding - so time to get back on track and loose a few more inches before my final bridesmaid dress fitting. I have re-started at day one today and have my meals all planned out for the day.

BRING IT ON!!!!!

Only 3 days to go to the hen weekend of the year!!! I have been sewing, taste testing, shopping, stressing, sticking and WAITING for this hen weekend for months now so can't wait for it to arrive.

Sorry Pete but all good habits will be out of the window for 3 days only - just got to remember to try and not drink too much or will feel too bad to enjoy the next day!

Anyway - other than the hen stuff things are going ok here. Still plodding along trying to loose a little weight. I am actually going to weigh in this week as its been about a month now so just want to keep a tab on myself.

Since my blog last week i have enjoyed family dinners as a few of us talked about and made an effort to make them more healthy to accommodate me. I think what I really need to concentrate on now is the portion size - still haven't sorted that one yet. Have done my eating for today so will try that tommorow!

Off for a sneaky jog tonight and got another two sessions lined up before the weekend so exercise going well. Enjoying it too - (at the moment!) - its quick and not too painful!! It also gives fast results for me.

Anyway - must read a few of your blogs before I get ready for work.

Catch you later.

Love
VIv

Hello

Well today I was supposed to be getting ready for a mammoth car boot tommorow morning but with the weather looking a bit iffy I am not so sure!!??

Anyway had a great day yesterday after getting so many brilliant responses to my blogs. I have decided to cook the family meals as usual but adapt them as necessary for me - we can then all sit down as a family too. One of you mentioned getting the kids to join in so I might try that too - usually they just ask what I am cooking and then groan! Do you remember doing that as a kid - unless it was my mums hamburger pie I wasn't interested!

I did take my god-daughter shopping and for dinner last night with my eldest so I did actually eat out - didn't have a pudding tho - saw them coming out of the kitchen and they were MASSIVE (Frankie & Benny's) and just could not stop thinking how much fat must be in them. Luckily I was stuffed from my pasta anyway.

Did a bit of clothes shopping yesterday as we have just been paid! I am trying to hang back a bit on getting new trousers/bottoms - I would really like to wait until I can get in the next size down which is currently very tight! - However, my current size is getting a bit baggy in some items - so a few weeks of hard work and maybe in a months time I could be shopping for that new size. duck says NO - Head says YES - LETS DO IT!

Just having a bit of Pete time whilst its quiet. Tilly watching Beauty & the Beast upstairs and the 3 boys at hairdressers - bliss! Give it another hour and the usually Saturday madness will resume. My Dad comes over and tries to get my dancing in my lounge and usually has some dvd of salsa or Jango (jive and tango apparently!) that he wants to practise some moves from! Bless him but he forgets I have 3 kids also wanting attention and not necessary wanting to watch me and their grandad dancing whilst my husband gives me funny looks from the garden!

Anyway I am yabbering on now so have a great day/weekend all of you - keep up the great work.

Love
Viv
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Hey all - how are you doing!?

I have been thinking again recently what I want from Pete now I have been with him for 6 months - and how I am going to get it!! I feel I am doing well and so many habits have changed but I am not getting anywhere very quickly and not much has changed in the last 3 months.

So - I am going to share a good habit I have made and a bad habit I have made.

Firstly the bad! I do not eat dinner with the rest of my family. I spend an hour or so making a meal for them - for eg sausage casserole with mash and veg - but as I do not deem this a slimming dinner i don't make any for myself. I then wait for Matilda to go to bed (my youngest) before i eat. By then i can't be bothered to cook again and end up eating bits and bobs from the fridge. Last night I realised I hadn't had a proper meal in a week!!! I am not sure what to do on this one. Perhaps I should just eat the family dinners but eat smaller portions?

When I realised last night I hand't had a proper meal in ages I cooked loads of pasta, corgette and pepper and made a meal big enough for about 3 people. As I was chomping through it I realised how ridiculous it was and put loads in a tub for lunch today. I need to stop feeding myself massive portions when i eat too! (Maybe a smaller plate?).

Next the good habit. Well I am into exercise and keeping active quite a bit - especially now the weather has perked up and it is so enjoyable to be outside. This week alone I have jogged 3 times and gone cycling twice. Not major sessions but better than I ever used to do and better than using the car! I am quite pleased with myself and really think I could manage that every week. I know what jogging does for my body - believe it or not I actually ran the London Marathon 7 years ago so I was fit then - at least for the 5 months I trained anyway!!!

Finally to the personal life - well we have officially have no lounge now as it has no floor in it. Apparently this will be til Octobver (Husband is a laid back Libran!). So we are all living in our kitchen diner which is driving me mad as it is a constant mess. I haven't watched my own TV since we downsized and you can't hear yourself on the phone! Thankfully sunny weather has meant all doors open so kids can go in garden or I can to escape! Hen weekend that I have been planning for little sis Zoe is finally due next week. At the moment I feel like I live, sleep and breathe it - I am hoping she will love every minute as have lots of surprises and have done lots of little things to make it a brilliant weekend for everyone.

Anyway - enough said on me - this was an extra long blog for me so if you have read this far - thank you!

Off to read some blogs of yours now.

See you over the weekend.

Love
Viv
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Well here I am back again. Went off the radar for a bit due to membership expiry and half term but I am back now and ready to go.

Thankfully my time not doing the programme properly has not made any difference to my weight - I am still the same but just need to remember the tools, use them and get on with shifting a few more pounds before the wedding in September. To remind you that is not my wedding but my sister's wedding (she too can be found on the blog!). I am going to be a beautiful bossy bridesmaid!!!

Hen weekend next weekend and i did want to work a bit harder before that as we are going to spa and I didn't want to look too big in front of Zoe's young slim friends! So this week I am going to RUN, RUN, RUN - as it seems to work and I am getting better at it and I have a friend who wants to RUN too!!

Today as it was so gorgeous I went for a cylce with No.3 in the child seat behind and we found a park we hadn't been too and spent a lovely time in the sun there. I enjoyed it so much that I also cycled her to nursery this afternoon. Work later and will sneak off for that run.

I am glad to be back - can't wait to read your blogs and what you have been getting up to and can't wait to get back onto the programme and start loosing that body fat again!!

Love
Viv
x

Hey All

Not doing programme today but thought I would update you on pole dancing!!!!

My thighs are covered in bruises and I am not sure i will be able to grip with my hands tommorow either but it was great fun!!! I was near to useless not being able to lift my body weight and swing like a pro but I tried every single thing showed to us and my wobbly thighs were not an issue at all!!

Also size 8/10 girls don't look as thin as you think in short shorts!! Reminder to self to stop worrying!

So great night - might even give beginner lessons a go. We all came back to mine for party and so I have had lots of wine and various cakes etc but hey - its a PARTY!!!!

See you all tommorow night on the blog.

Love
VIv

So - the negative first. I have been very naughty all weekend! I kind of lost the plot with all the socials I had and then carried on even when at home. Slapped wrists for me.

So - onto the POSITIVE! I am going to get on with it. Before Tesco mammoth shop this morning I went onto the recipe section and checked out ingredients for some new meals. I am well stocked now so onwards and upwards.

Exercise still going well - obviously have this Pole Dancing tommorow - frantically using body sculpt cream the last few days to see if that will make a difference to wobbly thighs - I think not!!! Twice a day they recommend - well thighs are quite big things so would probably get though a tube a week!

Finally thinking of 5 things to use for displacement activities and also have been thinking about why I eat. Its definitely boredom, stress, tiredness and part of what I do to relax. With those reasons in my head it should be easier to work out some activities to take their place.

Anyway - still unpacking the mammoth shop! I even managed to listen to two vids whilst unpacking and one of them I repeated to sink in!

Happy Monday!
Love
Viv