Weight Loss Journals - petecohen.tv

I cannot believe it!!! i'm back on line. Going so well, enjoying the challenge and feeling united with everyone, all doing the same thing and loads of blogging and then, CRASH, my computer went down. Just got it back late last night. I felt devastated. Now i am at a lose what to do!! should i go through all the days i have missed, or just recap on day 1 and 2??? So far i have done day 1 & 2 and have a clear picture in my head what to do TODAY!!
I cannot believe how how much i depend on my morning words from PETE!!
Well here goes for the start of week 4 of the challenge. Good luck everyone, stay strong xx

Thanks to everyone who blogged to me yesterday, i need it and feel much better for the support.
Yesterday was a struggle!! Everything seemed to be getting on top of me and i could work out what to do first, i lacked in energy and generally couldn't be bothered. A good thing though i didn't over do it with eating too much, so i am learning!!
Mt tools yesterday were Eating slowly - 10/10
Only eat when hungry - 5/10
reduced sugars and stimulants - 7/10
2 litres of water and regular exercise - 10/10.
So today i am going to try and keep things/problems in little boxes and try and work on one at a time, that way they will get resolved and i will feel calmer again.
I had intended listening to the mp3 track on tuesday, but that never happened as i had a visitor and i didn't get chance. So this afternoon, i WILL LISTEN TO IT!!
I am going to really focus on the tools today, and see if i can be more relaxed, so i am using
Eat only when hungry
Relaxation track - mp3
as active as posible.
I have changed these since first logging in, as i need to concentrate on them, and had chosen 4, but not the ones i should really be using. As Pete said, getting outside the box!
I am also going to read through other bloggs this lunchtime to inspire myself and remember that i am not alone in this challenge.
Have a great day everyone
Kaza x

Still on course but feel very flat today, not sure why, just do!!!!
so having to really try and keep my head together enough not to blow it.
Cannot be bothered with anything or any body, struggled to listen to Pete today, which is not like me. So going to take myself off now, sit quietly for a few minutes be fore i get ready for work. Hopefully i will feel brighter tomorrow!!!!

Boy i could of done with todays talk yesterday, stressed or what!! Letting all events catch up with me and running around like a headless chicken and ranting like an idiot!!! still its out of my system now.
Well day 8 was pretty good, my tools were
Eat slowly - 10/10
Eat only when hungry - 8/10 had a couple of crackers again when i had finished my evening meal, didn't need them.
Eating natural foods - 8/10
drinking 2 litres of water - 10/10
regular exercise - 10/10 walked for 1 hour.
Got weighed and found i had lost 4lbs in the first week, so i am very pleased with that and am trying for a further 3lbs this week!!!
Still feel motivated, but the stressful day yesterday has drained me a bit, so not as 100% as yesterday, so i will listen to the mp3 track this afternoon and get fully focused again.
My tools for today are
Eat only when hungry, no extra crackers at night
Relaxation - mp3 track
Eating only natural foods
walking for 30 mins.
Have a great day everyone, day 9, just think we are nearly a quarter of the the way throught the summer challenge, WOW xx

Week 2, and what a week, i really, really enjoyed the challenge and feel to be in control of my life once again.
Day 6 went well, planned the day well.Had fruit breakfast, did exercise class, very light lunch as i knew once i got to the lakes, my mum and dad and family would want an early tea. i did feel hungry in the afternoon, but kept telling myself i would enjoy my tea more if i didn't nibble and i DID pat myself on the back. We went to a fantastic pub, with homemade pies and other such big meals, i chose a pasta bake, garlic bread and salad and had a small glass of wine. I didn't beat myself up with cheese or the small bit of bread, i enjoyed the meal and left satisfied, and happy at my choices. we went for a 2 hour walk in the evening, so overall, a very good day.
Yesterday was hard work though, fighting with the duck ! Went for an early walk for about 90 minutes, though i would have breakfast when i got back as wasn't hungry when we set off. The smell of bacon butties was tempting, but NO, but then we had to sit around a bit until dad was fit enough to travel. Had trip out, but ended up having M&S salad, the rest having sandwiches and crisps, as we weren't desperate for a big meal, and then a banana and a cup of tea, when my family had CAKE!!! loads of praise for that and i told myself so.
But the hardest thing was a cup of tea back at the villa before i came home alone, i did feel hungry and wanted a biscuit to tied me over, but the duck lost!!!
Healthy tea when i got home, but the duck struck, i had too many krisprolls and lowfat cheese spread, WHY?????? after such a great weekend, i don't know, but that has gone know, and i still feel good about myself, and am dying to start day 8, and will catch up with day 7 talk later on today.
Thankyou for your bloggs of support, they are helping me emormously.
Hope you are all still full of enthuiasm for this challenge, WECAN DO THIS TOGETHER. Have a good day xx

Thanks to everyone for your feed back on my blogg yesterday. What a boost it is to come home and received them xx
Day 6, and so far, so good food wise.
I am trying like mad to focus on the tools, as i think previously i have sort of done this, but thought it's not the end of the world if i don't as long as i don't eat too much!!!
Well what rubbish!! the tools are there for a reason, so yesterday's tools
Eat only when hungry - 10/10
be as active as posible - 10/10
Reduced sugars and stimulants - 2/10!!!!!
The changed it's course and where i thought i was working from home i wasn't and i ended up being out and about, but not at shops, car dealerships with my mate, loads of coffee but no water. Now i could use that as an excuse, but i could of asked for water! I did drink some water later on though.
But apart from the stimulants, still going well.
I have a little test this weekend. Working this morning then going to the lakes with my mum and Dad, and brother and sister-in-law., just for an over-night stop, but self catering. I know we are going out tonight and no doubt lunch tomorrow. My head is in gear, fruit breakfast today and will have fruit with me for the journey, so that i don't get tempted on the way. Thankfully they don't drink much alcohol, but i must keep up with the water. We should be doing a bit of walking, but intend going out anyway later on, and first thing in the morning!( i love going for an early morning walk when i go away)
My tools for the day are
Eat slowly
Eat oNLY when hungry
Reduced sugar and stimulants
walking 30 mins
The only worry is that i won't get to hear day 7 from Pete until late tomorow, but i do have a little picture of him on my dashboard, so i will talk to him over the weekend!!!
Have a good weekend everyone, stay good x

I am going to stand out from the crowd!!! i am going to be different.
I have decided i like the feeling i have right now! positive, feeling slimmer, alert, happy, full of energy.
Maybe it was the knock on the head!!
But i know i can do this. Last night when i got home late, my normal thing would be watch TV have something to eat, and eat and eat. So instead, cup of tea and straight to bed. i was a bit hungry, but i told myself i would survive one night, and i would wake up hungry and enjoy my breakfast.
Well today i gave myself a pat on the back, made a big bowl of fruit salad, but have left some because i am full! WOW What is happening, it feels better than the previous times on the programme, maybe it is finally sinking in what i need to do and WHY!
Fridays are harder in some ways as i work from home and socialise!!!! But my best mate is right behind me, so i should be ok.
My tools for the day are only eat when hungry
Reduce sugars and stimulants
Be as active as possible.
Bring it on!!!!
Have a great day everyone xx i intend to.

Been so busy not had chance to write, but doing really well. Listened to Pete first thing and he said to praise yourself. Well i have. Despite banging my head at work last night and having an egg on my head and a thumping headache. i didn't eat anything when i got home, as i usually would. Because i wasn't hungry!!!!!!!!
so the tools were 2litres of water, plenty of exerciss and eating slowly. 10/10 for all of them WOW!!!
Same tools again today, and so far so good.
Hope everyone is having as good a day as mine, Keep Going we can do this x

What a difference a day makes!!
Had a fantastic day yesterday. Really focused on the tools as Pete advises.
2 litres of water - Yes
Eating only when hungry - Yes
30 mins walk - yes 2 hours
By thinking about the tools it really helped and i felt in control. I visited the blogg site for a longer time, and it help enormously, so i MUST continue to do that.
Both recieving support and reading otheres journals and replying to some, help you realise you are not alone and that a little blip is all it is.
Being patient and building a foundation is what Pete says today and how true, and to keep focusing on the tools chosen for the day.
so eating slowly
2 litres of water
regular exercise are todays tools.
Good luck everyone, we are on day 3!! xx

Well got off to a great start. Feeling really positive, was motivated by getting some nice bloggs and the day was going well.
2 litres of water - good
30 minute walk - cut short with very heavy down pour, so only 15 minutes!!!!
Eating only when hungry - did well, however because i was late home and didn't eat until 9.45pm, and i was hungry, prob an 8 score, i couldn't/didn't stop eating when i was full. I could be kind to myself, by saying they were low fat crackers and low fat soft cheese spread, but hey how many!!!!!
Tonight will be better as finish work earlier.
What i have learnt is that i AM an all or nothing person, so more than perfect during the day (if that is posible), but come the evening, explosion! i cannot even say the duck was there as i just did it.
So i am going to do the same tools again today, already had 2 glasses of water, not hungry yet, so no food, but will get out for a longer walk to compensate for yesterday.
Score out of 10 for yesterday - 7, so here goes for getting at least an 8 today.
Hope everyone had a pretty good day 1, it about taking the positives out of every situation, together we CAN do this!!
Have a great day x

Have felt a bit in limbo for last couple of weeks, struggling to get going again, promising myself to listen to Pete's wisdom and then not going on line. Not put any weight on, but not reduced it either!!
So here goes. Day 1, i have listened to eating only when hungry tool again and with walking 30 minutes and drinking 2 litres of water, they are my tools for the day, and as Pete says i must focus on the tools in hand and only them, not to think ahead just one day at a time, so here goes. I'm back on the journey.
Good luck to everyone else on this trip, we can do it and make a big change to our lives xx

Feel clear in my head today, as i got off to a great start yesterday. And back to listening to Pete 1st thing!!
Could of been a bit better with the 2ltrs of water, not being serious enough, but today, i'm really back.
Tools - Eating slowly
Drinking 2 litres of water
Exercise at least 30 minutes.
I met my mate at the pub last night after exercise class, and although i was hungry,but not excessively so, i had soup, great choice, really tasty. But the journey home all i could think of was choc and wine. I have to pass a supermarket, and i knew i needed milk, should i go in or not. I told myself that i had to face these difficult moments and if i was serious enough i could just get milk and salad things without the EXTRA's. I did it, only to get home and be faced with the same dilemma, what could i eat!!!! i had cooked extra new potatoes for lunch so i could use in a salad, so with some chilli sauce!! i hand 3 little potatoes. I don't feel bad, because i know i had been good all day, yes the potatoes were extra and i wasn't hungry, but it showed me that having the potatoes in at least i had a healthier option to nibble rather than crackers and binging on them. And well done for not hidingaway from going to the supermarket. So here we are again, back in the saddle and i feel in control.
Have a good day everyone, we can do this and thanks for the support xx

Here i am again, after a short break, not planned, but lost the time to get on-line, then broke the habit. Next thing you know a week has gone by and the rest!!
I may have lost the Big focus, but i have not slipped entirely back into bad habits, although the chocolate has sneaked back and the alcohol at weekends, and binging with both!!! not good, but not put weight on, so got away with that one.
Need to get re-focused, and as Pete says in day one, we try and get away with doing the least amount of work, and that is what i had slipped back into, not exercise, but pushing the food boundaries.
So here goes, and i am not going to say again, because that has a negative angle to it, but getting going again.
Big thanks to Kathryn for your encouraging note x
Good luck to all, and have a good day x

Had my daily fix of Pete and i am ready to face the world. Yesterday i got back to only eating when i was hungry. This worries me sometimes, as breakfast at 7.30am, luch at 1.30pm then tea at 9.0pm. Long gaps, but i wasn't hungry!!!
Much better with the tea & coffee's too, but not enough water.
Wheni was out to tea last night, my mate commented on me eating slower, so that was a positive.Also feeling more confident, may have a date tonight for coffee after going on a dating web-site!!!! i wouldn't of done that 4 weeks ago!! So my confidence levels must be increasing.
Having listened to Pete this morning, Re-cap day, i feel like i should go the extra mile, but having had a bit of a mixed weekend, i will be taking it easy for a couple of days, then plan to push on a bit more.
Have a great day everyone, the signs are positive!! the sun is coming out in Yorkshire!!

day 30!!!
Feel better already having listened to Pete. Relaxation! i thought i was relaxed and for some strange reason i have been putting of listening to the relaxation track, as i don't have a mp3 player and its not that relaxing sat at the computer, but will listen to it before lunch today.
I feel positive today to be totally back on track and to really concentrate on my tools. I am going to eat slowly, only eat when i am hungry, drink 2 litres of water, regular exercise and reduce sugars & stimulants( teas & coffees have increased with the bank holiday, and being home more).
I AM going to have a good day today, and even though i am not happy at how i have been over the bank holiday, i cannot change that, all i can do is stay relaxed and have a good day today.
Have a good day everyone, we can do this!!