Weight Loss Journals - petecohen.tv

Hi all, think that this is going to be a bit of a moany blog so I apologise in advance.

Not sure what has happened to me over the last two days but it has all gone wrong. Think I am depressed, not sleeping at all, generally feeling shitty, aching all over, pounding headache and feeling really low. To sum it up feel like crap and don't really give a damn!!!!! My husbands really worried about me and keeps telling me to go to the doctors but I can't even be arsed to do that.

So today I intend on catching up with a friend, going for a walk (weather permitting) and generally shutting the duck up (who has come back to me with avengence) I will think before I eat and try to get motivated once more.

I have just spent the last hour reading some of your blogs and found some very insperational so thanks for that. Will blog again when I have something more positive to write. xxxxxx

Not sure what to write today. Feeling a bit low so time to write what I have achieved since starting Petes programme.

1. Chewing my food slowly, This has become second nature to me now (5 stars)
2. Eating only when hungry. Seem to have this mastered (5 stars)
3. Eating natural foods. Sooo much better than I was but still a bit to go (4 stars)
4. Regular exercise and activity. Nearly cracked it (4 stars)
5. Reducing sugar and stimulants. Fantastic on the sugar front, could be better with the stimulants although I have cut back by about 90 % (4 stars)
6. Being as active as possibly. 85 % there, still some slow days (3 1/2 stars)
7. Relaxation mp3, seem to have lost the plot with that one lately (2 stars)

So to recap need to really push harder on the activity and get out more. Have been feeling a little ill of late so haven't pushed myself as hard as I should have but that will change today. I need to find some me time to listen to the relaxation mp3. As soon as the boys go to school its going on, and will try to make a habit of it again.

So my feelings today are that I am doing well but really need to push myself harder to maximise the benefits and to get to where I want to be.

Hope that you are all well xxxxxx

Hi all, how are things? My visit to the nurse yesterday went well, down another 2kgs so feeling good about everything at the moment. I have also signed up for Race for Life so if anybody out there would be kind enough to sponsor me my online page is at:

http://www.raceforlifesponsorme.org/nataliewhite8

My goal is to raise £250 plus for Cancer Research so every little helps!! I am doing the race in memory of my mum who passed away 7 years ago and also for my grandma, auntie and friend who have overcome Cancer.

I am also doing it for me, it is encouraging me to get out there and exercise in preperation to the event, so all round I think that it is a very positive step to take.

Loads of love and big hugs to you all xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx

So is it just me or is it easier to lead a active, healthy lifestyle when the sun shines? It just makes me feel so much better about myself. Usually when the nice weather comes I am depressed and thinking of all the clothes that I would like to be able to wear but am to fat for. Since starting the programme that has not been an issue for me at all. I am not pondering and worrying about it, For the first time since I can remember I am happy doing what I am doing and not getting low and praying for a quick fix.

I have lost many inches from my body, my skin is glowing and I feel good, why couldn't I have found Pete sooner, maybe then I wouldn't have worry lines lol xxxx

Hi all, and a very big congratulations to this months member of the month Gemma, you seem to have it mastered x

Measurement time seems to come around so quickly so here goes, get it out of the way:

Chest: - 1 under - 5 over yeah!!
Arm: - 3 yeah!
Waist - 6 go me lol
Hips: - 2 not bad
Calf: - 3 great stuff
Thigh: no loss but not worried considering the rest is dissapearing

So overall a good few weeks, not sure what total loss amounts to as not got the other figures to hand but I think it is somewhere near 20 cms off my waist so really really happy with that. Off to get active now so have a great day every body, I really hope that you are all feeling good about yourselves.

Thank you to all that posted comments yesterday, and CJ I hope to see you at Race For Life, cant wait xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx

Hi all, I am now back off my holidays and rearing to get back into being an exceptional athlete. I hope that you are all doing well and are happy with things.

Well where do I start, had the holiday from hell, car broke down and would have cost to much to repair so had to scrap it down there. Lucky that my husband had had his redundancy through so we were able to find a new one other wise we really would have been screwed!! But there was a plus side to it and that was all the walking I did. Probably averaged about 8 miles plus a day. My feet are really sore now though from having to bear my weight but it will get better. I am tanned and looking really well, I didn't comfort eat when things went wrong so something in my brain has changed. I am on a positive journey which will get me fit and healthy.

I have got the nurse for my check up on Thursday and am actually looking forward to it. I chose salads and baked potatoes while I was away so know that the food area has been good, along with all the exercise I am hoping for a good one.

There was one bad thing that happened while I was away, after all the walking my leg went purple, not sure if that is something I should be worried about so if any one can offer any advice on that I would be greatful for it. My husband wanted to take me to hosital but I didn't want the hassle of it.

So plans now I am back are to keep up the walking, miles and miles of it, swimming twice a week, and healthy choices for food. I am naturally chewing and eating slower than I have done in years, the duck is not quacking as much as it was and I am fitter that I was 2 months ago even though my legs still swell sometimes.

Have a great day all xxxxxxx

Hi all, well its quarter to six in the morning and I am up and rearing to go. I am going to be an exceptional athlete!!!! I am going away tomorrow for a week and intend to swim everyday and get plenty of long coastal walks in (weather permitting) I know that I will be choosing my food carefully as there is a lot that I would not want to wear!!

Thank you Pete for the excellent talk last night, it was great meeting you again and my son seems inspired by what you said so double whammy!!!!

I have agreed to do the Race for life with my Practice Nurse and feel that it is something that I can look forward to, as a few months ago I would have been petrified that I would not make it round the course, It was in fact somthing that I had discussed with my husband two weeks ago and had decided not to do it until next year, a confidence thing and maybe just putting things off like I had become so used to doing. So the opportunity was siezed and I feel great for doing it.

This may be my last blog for a week as I am not sure if I will beable to get to a computer while away, I will be thinking of you all on your journey to success and life changing experiences, have a good one all xxxxxx

I had a few really great days on the programme but yesterday seemed a nightmare. I over ate, didn't chew as I had been and generally had a crappy day. Goals for today are to listen to my body, exercise, and relaxation mp3. I am really looking forward to seeing Pete again tonight for one of his great talks, and I am sure that will help me get on with my Journey without so many wrong turns!!

Right now I have picked myself up and dusted myself down I am off to paint the hallway. Hope that everybody is well and happy!! xxxxxx

Ok, have decided that I am not ready for step 4 of the programme yet. Had another wobble after going to the nurse on Friday which I am not very happy about. I think that all would be well if she didn't have to weigh me. But on the plus side my blood pressure was perfect this time so the programme is working for me in many ways. A healthier happier person, that is who I am becoming. I am learning new things about myself, and things that trigger certain bad reactions day by day. I am learning slowly to overcome the bad reactions to situations, and I have learnt that Rome was not built in a day and so my weightloss will take a long time. I lost about 3 1/2 inches from my waist this cycle yet put on 1lb in weight. Not really understanding why that happened as I was swimming and rowing and being really active but hey!! I can do it and next cycle when the nurse gets me on the weigh bridge I feel that there will be a significant change. That said I have lost measurement wise so maybe there is more muscle there to burn these dreaded calories quicker, Maybe my body is becoming a fat burning machine and it will take a couple more months for it to work. It is just fine tuning itself.

I am loving the programme, and Petes daily coaching sessions are a must to keep me motivated. I never watched them for a couple of days and really felt that I was missing out on something, something that is changing my life, I am really enjoying exercising, I do not miss chocolate at all, I am enjoying my meals as I am tasting them by chewing and taking it slowly. the duck is still there on occasions but not very often at all anymore. So all in all, things are good!!!!

I am happier, stronger, fitter, and a few pounds lighter that when I first started the programme. I am going to keep going, I am going to learn more about myself, and I will be alive to see my sons grow up. I am learning to love my life again!!!!!

Hope that you are all well and having fun, living life like it should be lived and experiencing moments of glory xxxxxxx

Hi all, I have got to see the nurse this afternoon to be weighed so have measured myself again this morning. The results are amazing, for those of you who have read my previous blogs I measure in cm's so that it looks more on paper (psychological thing!!) here goes:

Chest lower: loss of 1cm (not much but better than nothing)
Chest upper: Stayed the same : (
Upper arm: lost 1cm
Waist: lost 11 cm yippeeeeeee
Hips: lost 2 cm
Thigh: lost 2 cm
Knee: lost 3 cm

Total lost since first measurements taken in February are 3cm under bust, 3cm over bust, 2cm arm, 13cm waist, 6cm hips, 4cm thigh, 2cm ankle, 4cm knee.

I am so proud of what I have achieved. Feeling a little bloated today so not really looking forward to being weighed. But even if no weight loss I am soooo happy with the cm's lost.

I am a loooooossssssseeeeerrrrrr!!!!! But in a good way xxxxxxxxx

Hi all, hope that you are having a great time on the programme like I have started to. Swimming was a major mile stone for me and I feel really proud of myself for conquoring my demons. My shoulders and arms are aching today from all the breast stroke I have been doing, and you know what, I don't mind. I am not feeling " uuhhh I am not doing that again, it makes me ache" I am thinking "Bring it on, I am getting muscles back and they are going to help burn the fat, I am working places that have not been used in a long long time, this is good, and I feel good"

Not swimming today but going to have a session on the rowing machine, feeling really great and realise that exercise is not a chore, but something to get into and really feel good about. Oh my god, dare I say that I am becoming addicted to exercise and really enjoying it.

I am becoming more confident, I walk taller, and I see light at the end of the tunnel that was all darkness before being introduced to Petes Programme and my fellow bloggers.

So with all my heart I thank you all for your kind comments, messages of support, and to Pete, a huge thank you for helping me to turn my life around. I finally feel that I will do it, and have accepted that I cannot just change things overnight, it will take a lot of time to get to where I want to be weight wise, but it is going to happen. I think I might cry now as I feel so invigorated and happy. I really hope that you are all well and feeling good xxxxxxxxxxxx

I did it!! I overcome my fear of the swimming costume, yippeeee.... Had one whole hour of continuous swimming and felt great. Wishing that I had done it sooner now. And you know what, nobody really looked at me and I even had a shower in full view afterwards. I feel really invigorated now and going again today. Can't bloody wait!!!!! Thank you for all your comments yesterday, if I can do it you all can. It is great that you are all there for motivation and inspiration. With out my fellow bloggers things would seem much harder. Thank you all for helping me on my journey xxxxxxxxxx

Feeling really motivated and positive again. I am going swimming!!!!! Finally found a costume big enough, and getting rid of the duck in my head saying that people will stare and laugh at me. At the end of all this I will be thinner and healthier, I cannot change the way people behave and think but I can change me. Sod them all. I will be happy, look good (no matter what I weigh) and if people want to be negative and heartless let them, it is their problem, not mine!

Hope that you are all having a great day xxxxx

Hi all, completely lost track of things over the last few days, so restarting again!!!!

My goals are:

* To be fitter
* To be healthier
* To like myself
* To have more confidence

I have got sidetracked with the fact that my husband has lost his job and we have very little money coming in, completely went back to the way things used to be, comfort eating, drinking, and everything else that I will beat myself up about. Today is a new day and one in which I will do well. I will not let stress get the better of me anymore. I will brush things to one side and say stuff it, I am happy, we are healthy, money does not matter that much, there are people out there a lot worse off than me. It is a blip and I can overcome it.

I will lose weight, I will be happy, I will have confidence, I will live longer for doing all these things, I will survive the rough times. xxxxxx

Was really naughty on mothers day. My sons brought me some chocolates and I scoffed them!!! I felt really crappy after I had done it and got off my ass and did more exercise. Figured that I couldn't undo eating the damn things but I could do something to shift the calories I had consumed. Two months ago I would have just beat myself up about it and scoffed some more. So pat on the back for me I think.

Not a bad week so far, been active and planning to go swimming with a friend. Hope that everybody is ok and doing well xxx