Weight Loss Journals - petecohen.tv

Hello everyone! I have come back to the petecohen.tvmothership as I know it is the only thing that actually works when it comes to feeling fit, healthy and full of energy! I am glad to see some names I recognise are still blogging (yooohooo wendy, sue, purpleD) and lots more names to get to know and i look forward to reading the blogs. I was just reading my old blogs and i sounded so positive and loving the gym...i need to get back to that place as it has all gone a bit to pot lately and Christmas was just a silly excuse to pig out! feel rubbish now, as I knew i would! Why do I do it every year!?? but its done now, its a new year, and a new start! Here we go! Lydia

Hi all, Just checking in to say I am still here! Still loving the gym and getting into a routine now. I had a taster session with the personal trainer which nearly killed me! so I am gonna keep doing my own thing for the moment. Can't really afford him anyway and dear old Reg will update my programme for me. I just need to get the food side organised, I have had a few days when I have eaten rubbish and other days when I am healthy so I don't think I have lost much weight but I am sure bits of me are tightening up and I am focusing on May when I have my birthday and a friends wedding so as long as I see some results by then I will be happy so I will Keep Going Pete Cohen! xx

hello everyone, just checking in to say I am in LOVE with the gym!! I am alternating between cardio & weights and then just cardio. They did me a programme to follow which will get reviewed every 4-6 weeks. Also I have an appointment next week with a personal trainer (oooo get me! former couch potato!!) and he is going to show me the other gym equipment so I am not limited to the original programme. so its all good and no matter what other rubbish is going on in my life it really helps to chill me right out and relax me. It also makes you want to eat less as well cos you think how how its gonna take you to work off again. So lots of positives and dont even want to think about the negatives at the moment. I am off now to watch Heston which is an ideal food programme to watch cos the stuff he cooks is so weird it doent even make you hungry!! best wishes to everyone! xx

Hello, well I did my first proper session at the gym yesterday (Tues) and it was really fun! I felt SO much better than when I was hiding in the loo! I realised that actually most people are focused on what they are doing and not really watching other people so I just got on with it. I saw “old Reg” my funny fitness instructor, around the place and I think he was pleased to see me going for it! When I finished I was so happy and all the endorphins pinging around the place! Today I had loads to do after work and had to hit the shops for fruit and vegetables. I must admit I do ache today but I will be going to gym again tomorrow to have another go! LOVE IT!! Take care all! Lydia xx

Hi, Many thanks for all the messages from everyone, great to hear from you all! I just had to tell you about my first gym session! I left work at 2pm so excited. I had intended to go for a swim so found my bearings and got changed, walked through to the pool to find that they were half way through aquasize, which took up the whole pool so I wasn't allowed to swim!! So I scuttled back to the changing room and didn't know what to do! I got changed AGAIN and went up to the gym to have a look to see if anyone was about but every one was busy and people were training, puffing and panting so I walked straight back out again! I didn't want to go and sit in the reception like a spare part (can you believe they have a sweetie dispenser there!?) so I actually went and HID in the TOILETS!!! It was like being back at the first day at school when you didn't know anyone else and just felt lost. Finally 3pm arrived… went back to the gym and met the fitness advisor who was a nice oldish chap called Reg who was the least likely looking fitness instructor but was quite funny and quite caring for my health which was sweet! So we did the horrible weighing and measuring bit :o( and finally went out into the gym. He showed me how to use the equipment & did me a programme which gets reviewed in 4 weeks. so I didn't actually break into a sweat today but I am going back tomorrow and hope I actually get to do some activity!!! Take care everyone, Lydia xx

Well I am going for it once again…lost count of how many times I have said that! But this time I have taken the duck well and truly by the beak and JOINED A GYM!!! Woop woop! It is 5 minutes from my work so the plan is to go there straight from work on weekdays for alternate gym sessions and swimming. I am going for my induction tomorrow and can't wait to get started!

Hi all, thanks Pete and Bloggers for all the lovely comments and support. It does really help as I am sure you all know! I am just killing a bit of time while dinner cooks…my worst time for picking at junk! I am feeling a lot happier and stronger in myself as I declined birthday cakes at work (which seem never ending at my place!) and also an invite for fish n chip lunch for the same birthday. So had healthy cereal for breakfast and vegetables and dip for lunch, making baked chicken for dinner with more veg so feel quite virtuous. Parked farthest away in the car park and walked up the stairs instead of the lift, so polishing my halo!! I have a treadmill in the corner of the lounge which keeps staring at me but I just cant quite face getting on it just yet! I am gonna download some more music to the ipod to inspire myself to get on it again starting MONDAY!! There I have said it to all of you so have to actually do it now or I will have to think of some excuse to tell you all!! Right so going off the get the broccoli ready now! Will read everyones blogs when I sit down later and hopefully get to know you all as loads of new faces! Keep positive everyone! xx

hi sorry, I was going over old journal entries to try and suss out what went wrong and managed to repost an old one which was "give me a kick up the bum" the NEW entry was "loads of reasons to change" SORRY ABOUT THAT!!! ...anyroad it did highlight a fascination with wagons....maybe its the wagon wheels...maybe this is where I am going wrong!!!! lol

Dear freinds, I feel like everything has gone wrong! I lost all my motivation, I have had aches and pains and a really annoying achey hip ( very wierd feeling) which has meant I stopped the walking machine :o( and colds and feelin sorry for myself generally, Big rows with my daughter nearly every day and feeling generally stressed out to the max. I am too scared to get on the scales cos I just know I have put on probably all that I lost. I am so cross with myself and feel like the old lyd (the one that went off on the train with bags full of cream cakes) has comeback with her suitcases and has got her foot in the door...Pleeeease help me send her packing! (apologies to any new members that might think I have lost the plot! I am quite sane I promise!) I want to get back on the wagon but I feel like I am wobbling all over the place!!!! miss you guys xx Lyd

Right well I am starting again for about the umpteenth time!, but this time the situation really is critical I feel!! I have a couple of friends weddings that I want to look nice for (I even have a most gorgeous dress from monsoon which I fell in love with but as yet have never worn cos I just cant get into it!) I have been put on the highest possible dose of cholesterol tablets so have to actually do something for myself to get the cholesterol down. as there is nothing else the doctor can do! this should be reason enough but I then have a holiday to Turkey in July and lots of lovely clothes folded up in the wardrobe, none of which I can get into! I was doing so well on the programme before, I don't really know what has happened but I slipped back into old bad habits and started feeling really sad again where I had been feeling so positive, so it really does work and I know it does, its just a case of jumping back on that wagon and managing not to fall off again! I see lots of new faces so look forward to getting to know you as well as hopfully seeing me old blogger chums if they have not all run off in their bikinis to jamaica!!xx

Hi, I have not Blogged for AGES! dont know how it happened but lost my way a bit. Planning to start again but think I need to swot up on the tools again and start after christmas but wondering if I am just trying to give myself an excuse to pig out over christmas which I DONT want to do...I have been stuffing my face lately and feel TERRIBLE for it!!! I have had the cough and cold lergy that has been going around and still bunged up, so I think the plan will be: FIRST: revise the tools and start using them over christmas, mainly drinking water and eat slowly so I realise when I am full. THEN: when christmas is over I should be healthy enough to haul my lazy arse on the walking machine! (which I am ashamed to say has been gathering dust!!) got 7 months till my holiday to Turkey so that is my Goal...I dont know if 3 stone is too ambitious?? we shall see! Have a good Christmas everyone, just in case I dont get another chance to blog cos I will be SWOTTING Up at the University of Pete! Lyd xx

hi all, thanks so much for the lovely comments and great advice, I am trying to concentrate on using just a few tools to try and get back in control. The good thing is that the programme, Pete and all you guys are always on my mind, I even have the pic from the Pete Cohen day as my wallpaper on the laptop so i see all your lovely smiling faces every time I switch it on. its just a case of going for it with the same gusto as I did the first time around. I will get there eventually, just having a slump at the mo but I will keep checking in a hope all your good vibes rub off!! thinking of you all! love lyd xx

Thanks so much for all the words of encouragement! You all picked me right up again, and I really needed that today cos had another frustrating day! Glad to say my daughter was well enough to go back to school but then on the way to work I was deep in thought and sailed past a speed camera that I normally remember to slow down for!! (yes I know that’s not how they are supposed to work!) Then another birthday at work so more cakes, duck was quacking go on go on, one wont hurt! And I told him to shut up and summoned up the image of lard everywhere!! (Yey!) Then when I came home again my neighbours have decided to have one of their silly parking protests cos they get annoyed when people park outside their house so they park there with huge gaps in between and take up loads of space (in a road that is already a parking nightmare!) I know this sounds like really silly stuff but it plays on my mind so much and stresses me out which is not a great state of mind to be in when trying to control eating! My gut instinct when I got in the front door was EAT EAT EAT!…that silly duck was quacking away and I was so wound up. I decided to throw myself into exercise. Did walking, weights, dying fly then more walking with a vengeance, I felt like I could have done 10 rounds with Mike Tyson! Didn’t really calm down till my partner came home and talked some sense into me! Had a small bowl for dinner so that was another good thing. I am so pleased that I stayed strong and didn’t resort to old habits. I can, I WILL SUCCEED ( I have gone back to day 6) hope things are calmer tomorrow, best wishes to all of you xx

I have had the same old weekend problem when it has all slipped a bit ( I need to go and see Pete EVERY weekend!!) . My daughter had a temperature and was ill in bed all weekend so I hardly went out the house and she was off school today (Monday) so we sat and watched 3 films back to back! I feel like such a slob now, and been up one minute and down the next, it doesn’t help that we have lived off ham and cheese toasties cos they are quick and easy and all we had in the house that wasn’t frozen! Still had evening meals on a small plate so that is one good thing. I have also signed up for this online trainer and had to take me measurements (Yikes! – that was scarey) and just waiting for my workout to be sent through. It’s supposed to be tailor-made so I will be interested to see what comes through. I know I will be better when I am back at work and in my normal routine. Hoping that will be tomorrow! I might go back a few days on the programme to give it my FULL attention. Will keep you posted! xx

Hi all, Bit cross with myself cos my collegue brought a chocolate muffin to me today at my desk (cos it was her birthday) I felt too mean to refuse it so I sat there looking at it and it was whispering seductively to me “look at my moist sponginess and my chocolatey chocolate bits….bla bla bla” ( those muffins never shut up!!) In the end it just got the better of me so I afraid I ate it! I had a really healthy lunch of couscous and salad and beetroot (I am addicted too jo!) an apple! then while I was getting dinner ready for the family I was so hungry I was picking at that and then went out with friends for a Chinese meal! I did try and listen to my stomach saying it was full but they have banana icecream on the menu which is one of my favourite things! So not a really great day foodwise and didn’t even do any exercise so really I have a cheek showing my face on this ‘ere blog!!! BUT tomorrow is another day, and I am enjoying the ride!(thats MY excuse!)…going to really concentrate on eating slowly tomorrow and also get my lazy bum on the treadmill and work that banana icecream off again! Wishing you all good things xx