Weight Loss Journals - petecohen.tv

Decided to go back to day 1 again so I am on the same level as the other challengers. Not done too well so far, great on the excersise front, ok eating during the day, but evenings have been a struggle, saying yes to wine too many times and making bad food choices. Listened to the athlete podcast today, made me cry, realised that I am a great dieter and i want to be exceptional. this programme I know will help me get there, if only i let it! i am going to focus on two of my big issues this week, eating slowly and no wine, but i'm going to take it a day at a time and really enjoy my food and feel proud to say no to wine. If i carry on just being great i know i wont achieve anything, i am an exceptional person and i can & will be an exceptional dieter. This is my mantra Good luck a to all my mates on this journey

Still on track, although not blogged for a while, but feel good. Went to see my GP yesterday, I have high blood pressure and he wants to start treatment, I have persuaded him to give me a couple of weeks grace to see if I can improve it, so have until 15th July to get it within the normal range, diet and excecise will help.
So am now supercommitted, having watched the youtube video am also superinspired, if they can so can I.

Today started a food diary, this helps me and also an excercise log am determined not to start any medication for my blood pressure and hubs is right by my side.

Today had granola, strawberries and nat yogurt for breakfast, a wrap with prawns and salad for lunch and sea bass with salsa and salad planned for tea, no alcohol and lots of water.
Wish me luck, hope everyone else was inspired by the before and after pics

Did'nt realise i could still join in this as I am only on day 4 and you guys are on day 11, but got Pete's email today saying its not too alte, so I'm in.
Yesterday had a brilliant day walked 23,502 steps and 17,408 the daybefore, so feel really proud. Blew it a bit by sharing a cream tea with my hubs as a reward!!!! Must'nt do that as today feel so disappointed at my lack of control.
Going to my daughters today, but I'm doing tea, so helthy options within my control, wont walk as much today but will eat slowly and drink lots of water, both things I struggle with.
Hope everyone has a great day

Day 1 again for me. I'm back in the Uk now until Oct and looking forward to long walks on the beautiful Norfolk coastline and countrysde.
I weigh 11 stone 6 lbs, much the same as I did 6 months ago, have yoyo'd up and down a bit in the middle, but the time has come to take control and really commit to the programme.
I want to be slimmer and thats the bottom line, I am already quite fit and active, but I am fat, there is no getting away from it and I just have to face up to it. People are kind to you and say you look lovely, are bubbley, have a great smile etc but the bottom line is I weigh too much and I dont feel proud of myself.
So today day 1 I'm going to start as I mean to go on. Been for a long walk with hubby 12152 steps and its only 14.30, so on track with the excersise part. Had branflaakes, strawberries and skimmed milk for breakfast and a prawn and avocado wrap, 1/2 an orange and 1/2 a pear for lunch and am having steak and salad for tea, so ok on the food bit too. Drinking water is much harder for me in the UK climate, so used to having to drink loads because of the heat, now struggling a bit, so need to focus on that and eating slowly.
Good to be back as one of the gang

Just read yesterdays and today blogs, not sure how I feel, inspired in one way by some of the positive blogs and really down as some have brought all the negative feeling I have about myself come flooding back. kp's blog about the cruel comments really hit home, in my past people have made cruel comments about my weight, that I have overheard, i can remember one incident in a restaurant in my 20's and here I am 54 and could still cry with the memeory of the hurt and shame I felt. It has brought back the feeling of unworhtiness and shame I still feel to this day, I am fat because I am a failure and I'm fat because I dont deserve to be slim. I am sitting typing crying my eyes out, why, I have a wonderful husband who adores me, I have a lovely life, safe and secure, no worries and yet I still feel so negative about myself, I hate myself, I look in the mirror and feel shame. Whew, feels good to have got it down, not sure how to deal with it and move on. I know all these feelings are sabbotaging my weight loss, but dont seem to be able to amke changes on a permanent basis, some days feel good and positve an other soooooo negative and feel I will never achieve my goals.
Today I am off to my body conditioning class and am going to focus on eating only when I am hungry and eating slowly
Hope you all have a good day, thanks for listening

I cant belive its a week since I did my journal. Its not that I have foregotten the programme just that I have been so busy have'nt had time. We are returning to the Uk in a couple of weeks so lots to do here to prepare the house for being 5 months empty. looking forward to going back to sunny norfolk ( forever the optimist!) and seeing friends and family again Skype helps but its not the same as flesh to flesh, hard to feel the hugs! daughter is coming out in a weeks time, looking forward to seeing her and spending some time lolling by the pool, chattering, hubbie keeps well out of the way!!! We are fostering our neighbours dog until we leave as they have gone back to the Uk so he can have cancer treatment, he is a joy to have around and making us get up early 5.45 to go for long walks in the cool.
Had my diabetes test have'nt got the results yet, but the finger prick test was normal so its unlikely there will be a problem, also having my thyroid chacked out. Dr gave me a full detailed examination, my BP was good 130/88 and my heart rate 60, she says that indicates a healthy person, good for a 54 year old, so felt pleased with that, all my efforts are paying off.
Managing to eat healthily and drink plenty of water, still not doing so well with the eating slowly as I still foreget until I'm halfway through, funny how hard a habit this is to break.
Off to the gym now, have a good day all

Feeling really positive and good about myself today, had a great workout and had spicey spinach, chipeas, lentils, mushroom and tomato stew for lunch yummy.
trying to focus on increasing my water consumption, i need to drink much more than 2 litres cos i live in a hot country, but its hard, do well in the morning and whilst excesising, but it do forget as the day goes on, so today am going to make sure I drink all day. Only 1 month until we return to the Uk for the summer, so looking forward to seeing friends and family again, so have one month to get this body in line, would like to loose 7lb in that time, so wish me luck Holiday day here tomorrow so off to the beach with friends, must take my own food, so not tempted by the goodies they all bring,

Feel as if i have been fannying about the last few weeks, had a few technical problems with the programme, so it was difficult to access, so stopped trying. Alos had a very nasty virus which has left me feeling very low. Seem to be lurching from one virus to another at the moment and not sure why, also got a mouth full of ulcers. It has made me think, I used to be so healthy, never catch bugs, but something has changed, wht is it. My brother developed diabetes in his 50's and I am 54, so am going to get myself checked out, keep putting it off though, scared I guess. What i can do is take control of my life, Pete's programme fits in well with all the guidleines re diabetes, so even if I have'nt got it, it will help me to keep it at bay, as I know I am high risk.
So onwards and upwards, am keeping a food diary as I know this helps and I am really focussing on getting into the groove, I know I can do this. Wish me luck

Have not logged on for a few days as still having technical problems and not able to get daily video's easily, so got fed up and stopped trying.
Have been listening to the podcasts and relaxation mp3 tracks on my ipod and they have really been helpful.
Also am sure many of you saw 'britains got talent 'over the weekend and a singer called Susan Boyles and a dance group called Flawless, well I've just watched them on youtube and they were both amazing and if any of us ever doubted that we can achieve our dreams and aspirations just check them out, they really made me fell proud and inspered me to believe that if you want something badly enough with hard work and determination you can achieve it.

So am going to keep drinking my water, eating healthy natural foods and excersising and I can and will suceed in getting a fit, slim healthy body. I feel so invigorated and determined
Have a good day

Hope you all have a great easter and manage to stay in cotrol for most of it and manage not to beat yourself for the bits you loose it.
Easter is a big event in Barbados, so there are lots of concerts/ festivals etc. We are spending most of it with friends which is lovely. I am having 6 friends for dinner tonight, so am planning a healthy meal, apart from the pud, key lime pie made with limes from our garden, but I am blessed that I do not have a sweet tooth, so not for me. I will have some wine, but I now mix it with soda water to create a spritzer which is lovely and refreshing, especially in the heat. No gym until tuesday as they are all closed, so alternative excersise is needed, too hot to walk much so went out early 7.30 for a swim int eh sea with hubs, it was lovely, and had a walk along the beach, now too hot to do anything really, so will dring lots of water and focus on cooking a lovely meal for my friends.
Tomorrow we are going to a fish restaurant for dinner, lovely fresh fish, so no problem ther and Sunday we are going to a beach party, this will be the hardest part of the weekend, lots of booze and unhealthy food, so am going to take my own food and take my soda water, am goiung to try and stay in control and most of all I am going to have alovely time with those I love. Hope you all do too. Life is for living and I have come so far in my journey I dont feel scared of the challenges that life throughs at me, in the past I would have hated going to the beach, too fat, too out of control, now I look forward to it, this is my life and I must learn to control how I deal with it rather than the other way around. All my fellow bloggers inspire and motivate me, we are all in the same boat and its helps so much to read how others dela with things Thank you

Hi

Really feel inspired by the success stories, if they can do it so can I. Well done to everyone, it really helps the rest of us to see others who have made huge changes in their lives.
I restarted day 1 again on friday, but did not have a good weekend, thing I tried to run before I can walk after being ill. Anyway yesterday and today am back on track and really feel I need to get a grip, stop p-------ing about and really get serious about this weight loss. My problem is I dont have too much to loose really, 10-12 lb, and I look ok as I am, and I'm healthy and excersise is already an imprortant part of my everyday life. But I am still overwight, for my height and I carry all my weight around my middel the worst place, healthwise.
So onwards and upwards. Today I am seeing a personal trainer agin to try and improve my resistance training, as I have been doing the same for a few months now and need to up the ante. Am also going to focus on eating slowly and drinking lots of water.

Since I restarted the programme, my techie problems ref my calander have returned, I am not getting emails re tools and days and am having to reset my calender every day amnually, so Will if your out there please help.
love
Pauline

Have been poorly for the last week or so with a chest infection so have'nt blogged or really focussed on the programme at all. So today is day 1 for me again, I'm better and feeling up for the next phase of my new life.
Today am going to concentrate on eating slowly and only eating natural foods, two things that have slipped in the last week or so.
Has taken me ages to catch up on the blogs but worht a read, does anyone have a problem with comments, whenever I make a comment on anyone's blog, even if I untick the subscribe button, I still get seemingly hundreds of comments in my email, makes me a bit wary of commenting, not sure if this is a common problem, only started happening in last few weeks, maybe its just a leftover of my previous techie problems. Keep up all the good work everyone, you are all stars

It looks like my technical problems have been sorted, thanks Will, Nicola and Pete sorry I got a bit crabby yesterday.
Very busy today, have'nt got much spare time, but just wanted to say thanks to everyone for their support, love ya all

Well i have'nt bothered logging on for a couple of days, there seems little point, I cannot get the daily video's automatically and if I reset the day each day I still get yesterdays video, so am stuck now permanaently on day 5. Its been over a fornight now and I'm really p----d off, No-one seems to want to sort it for me.
At first I tried really hard to make it work manually and had some success, so kept going, now I cannot seem to get anywere and its totally demotivating me. Pete if you read this your tech team are really letting you and me down!!!
On a positive note, I have continued with my excersise programme and am eating healthily, drinking water and staying off the booze, so all is not lost.
Sorry to moan, thanks for listening
love form a very frustrated Maudie

Got throught the funeral without any problems, didnt derail, thanks for all your kind words and support.
Today been to my body conditioning class, gosh it was tough, our teacher now tells us its by far the hardest class the gym does, makes you feel good that you cna do a hard class 3 x per week, and I can feel the changes in my body Im getting stronger and fitter. Progress at last.
Still not resolved my tech problems its bee 12 days now, so maybe the tech team are all on hioliday. Anyway just shows we can still achieve even when everything i snot going quite to plan.
Off to the chricket tonight,with6 friends first floodlit match at the Kensigton Oval and its a veterans match, with all the West Indies old favorites so think we are all in for a good night, going to eat before we go, so we are not reliant on the rubbish they sell at these things. The atmosphere at these things is always great chricket being their national sport.

Have eaten well so far and got meals planned for the rest of the day, so feel really positive. Hoep everyone else has a great day