Newbie Here some starting advice Please...??

[pumbza]

I am starting on the 24th and I need some breakfast Ideas as I have all my live eaten Bacon and eggs and toast or cereal and fruit!The Cohen Diet really cuts down options so I want to be prepared before I start so I won't get waylaid:innocent4:
I see I can only use 20gm of onion and one tomatoe for the day that sort of limits my options for the meals for the day!Excuse the dumb questions but this is all very new to me have done plenty other diets that did not work due to lack of discipline etc and I really need to suceed with this Diet!:innocent3:

[Shasha]

{hi}there Pumbza

A very WARM WELCOME TO YOU!! :bighug:

Yes, the portion sizes are limited but I’m sure that after about a week or so of following your eating plan you will find the foods satisfying… You can still have your fried egg in the morning, but with mushrooms and a slice of tomato instead of bacon and bread… Mushroom omelets make for a delicious and filling breakfast! You can also make hardboiled eggs and mash them up onto your crackers if you like.

Please have a look in the Recipe section for many delicious ideas – lots of Diet Buddies report enjoying the Zucchini Hash Brown’s… I think you may really like them too!

You’ve come to the right place! If you follow your eating plan 100%, this can be the last diet that you ever need to do! So, go for it and determine up front that you will follow your eating plan 100% {cheerleader} and, while you are reaching for your goals, please come and tell us a little bit more about yourself, where you are from etc and how much weight you are wanting to leave behind? Hopefully you’ll get a ticker too so that we can all monitor your progress and cheer you as you go along…
{wave}

[pumbza]

Thanks for ur welcome I do appreciate it I have been perusing ur web site and I get such a positive and warm feeling with the way everyone encourages everyone its really amazing!I have updated my ticker but I don't see it yet maybe ithas to be passed or something!I weigh 348 and have to loose 101 Pounds and I don't want to sound like a Drama Queen but I have high blood pressure and High Cholestrol levels etc and my weight just keeps on going up up up!Who knows what can happen next my kids are pretty worried as well with reason to so hopefully this will be my one and only Diet....???:innocent3:Anyway enough of that I have read some amazing stories and seen some amazing pictures of sucessful diet buddies its just unbelievable I should have started much earlier?:innocent4:Ha Ha!Thanks once again for ur health breakfast sounds great!:weights2:

[MrsPeel]

First of all, here's some help with your ticker:
On the main Forum page, second topic from the top is "1st Personal Diet Tickers" - click on that and it will take you to the window where you can design your ticker and select a PIN for it. Once you've made your choices and saved them, you will be given the option of copying a link in HTML or BB code. Copy the BB code and then go to your Control Panel page. Select "Edit Signature" at the top left, and when the window appears, paste the BB code for your ticker into the box. Preview your signature to see that it works. From then on, when you update your ticker on the original link, the changes will automatically show up in your posts.

Easy!

Now, I want to encourage you in your first steps towards health! I, too, had a goal weight loss of 101 lbs., and I am less than 25 pounds from achieving that goal! I started the Plan on Dec. 18 of last year, and I will be in a bathing suit this summer, for sure. More than that, my husband also went on the Plan and he was on blood pressure meds when he began. He was off the meds by the second week, and has maintained a healthy low blood pressure ever since! Both of us have dropped bad cholesterol as well.
This can be your one and only diet IF you are determined to make it so. Set your cap for the work ahead and keep your eyes on the prize - a slender, happy, healthy you! :laughing:

[pumbza]

Thanks for your help with the ticker much appreciated what a great and friendly site with such helpful people!I have read many messages and appreciate ur message and I am pumped up to start soon and I really want to stick to the diet to the refeed and beyond thanks again for ur help I will let u know how it goes and I would love to get off my medication as soon as possible it would be :innocent3:great!

[Hugentobler]

Pumbza- Welcome to the Cohen gang. You have found the one diet that WILL WORK if you follow the guidelines. We are here to help you create your own success story. You can do this. Use this forum to help you through your journey. These people have been here for me for the last 4 months. I couldn't have done this without them.

As for breakfast, on mornings when I'm running out the door, I eat a yogurt with Splenda and cinnamon. I sometimes add a rice cake to it to add a crunch or cut up some fruit. Mango is my favorite. I put my yogurt in individual little Tupperwares so I can grab them and go. One other quick option is celery and cream cheese. On mornings when I can actually sit down, I will salute some onions, tomatoes, mushrooms and then scramble an egg. I make a little sandwich ... cracker with a little mayo, the saluted veggies, and the egg on top. I add a side of fruit and a cup of tea.

Good Luck on the start of your diet.

[Beeman's Mom]

Pumbza:
Welcome to this awesome life change and group! I felt the same way when I read and continue to read through the postings! I feel your pain as it relates to breakfast. An idea I got when I started 2 weeks ago is a breakfast smoothie. It has been perfect, satisfying and is fassst.

Here's a sample:

1 6oz Plain Yougurt (non fat)- I have been getting Dannon
1 Mango (my favorite!) or 1 peach or 1 nectarine
A few Ice Cubes
1/4 cup of water
Some days I add cimmamin

I haven't added Stevia, but have read that other do and like it. I am trying tp stay as natural as possible and only use Stevia in my tea. Stevia is natural and many people like the extra sweetness.

I have also had a hard boiled egg and celery in the morning. I do think there is something to changing it up during the week.

I wish you all the success in the World. The plan does work. I am down 10 and just got back from an Anniversary 4 day getaway with my husband. He could hardly believe how disciplined I was. Best part is only after two weeks my wedding ring fits again!

Please let me know if you have any other questions.
Beeman's :)Mom:party1:

[pumbza]

Ladies I thankyou for your advice much appreciated by a new person who has struggled with discipline all there lives but I want desperatly to make this DIET count and with all the helpful people I am very positive but Very NERVOUS!Ha Ha!:innocent4:The breakfast ideas are great and they are definitely on my planner for my start!I would like take u up on your offer for help and it is as follows I understand most of the DIET but I am struggling with one part the Multi Vitamin Story in as far as the vitamins are used at every meal or once or twice a day?Trying to get a vitamin with a B6 below 5mg are there any brand vitamins that have what Dr Cohen requires?
The Lovely thing about this site is I don't have to make the same mistake other NEWBIES had to make with out additional help for example I was not even going to bother with Multi Vitamins but I see it helps with the Diet so I will definitely have to find something relevant quickly Tuesday is around the corner!:innocent3:

[MrsPeel]

Pumbza, I use Centrum 50+ (I am 52), which has 3 mg of B6, I believe. I think others on this Forum have had good luck with the regular Centrum formula. I am sure there are other options, but maybe you can start with this so there's no delay!

[pumbza]

I can get centrum and thats taken another load of my shoulders (Feels Like I have The World on it Ha Ha):thinking:I can now cross that off things to do!I will be 50 this year in December and I am dying to suprise my 3 Wonderful Kids who have lived with my Obesity for Many Many Years (I have apologised to them many times but they still love me Ha Ha)!It would be a great 50th Birthday gift all round to way the same as I did in school this will blow them away I tell you!Have a great day and thanks for the advice much appreciated!!!:innocent3:

[pumbza]

Hi I am aiming to emmulate YOU as we seem to have the same weight lose requirements!I see you joined in Jan 2008 when did u start and how did it go if u don't mind me asking and if u have explained this to someone maybe u could direct me to this thread to read about how u have done and how u have managed to lose so much weight in such a short time!I know this must be a boring story for you but for a new person like me its incredible and fasinating and I would love to achieve what u have done thats for sure!Much Obliged and have a great day u deserve it all!:praying:

[Shasha]

{hi}there Everyone & especially to our new Buddie Pumbza


{grouphug1}
I agree 100% with Pumbza: and must say that WE HAVE THE BEST DIET BUDDIES EVER!!!
{wave}

Pumbza: Sorry to hear about your high blood pressure and High Cholesterol – just a little TIP: Blood pressure normalizes quiet rapidly on the 1st Personal Diet Program. If you are on medication to lower your blood pressure, you will probably find that you end up experiencing low blood pressure symptoms such as dizziness or feeling lightheaded, especially when you stand up… when this happens it is a sure sign for you to go back to your personal doctor so that they can monitor your blood pressure and change or possibly reduce your medication… What happens regarding your cholesterol could depend on which type of cholesterol you do have – if the problem has been diet related, it’s bound to be sorted out by your new healthier eating!

It would be a FANTASTIC Birthday pressie, firstly to yourself and secondly to your children to become healthy and well again! You can certainly move some mountains by December!!!

The 1st Personal Diet Program does not have an official multi-vitamin that they do recommend, but many Diet Buddies are using Centrum…

I’m sure that Mrs Peel will tell you lots more about her fantastic success at Peeling away them pounds… but, you can know 2 things for sure: progress is made by following your eating plan 100% 1 day at a time and yes, it takes time, time, time and more time… change does not happen overnight, but with slow steady daily steps and of course a good healthy dose of determination…

Wishing you all the best ~ I look forward to seeing that ticker GOING DOWN!!! {cheerleader}

[MrsPeel]

Hey, Pumbza!

I don't mind repeating some of my posting for your benefit! I don't think any of us on this Forum get tired of hearing how successful 1PD can be, if you stick with it.

I started the first 12 weeks on Dec. 18, 2007, and today is actually the final day of my second 12 weeks. I weighed in this morning at 175 pounds exactly - so, 25 more to go and I have re-upped for another 12 weeks. Here's a repeat of an earlier post on my inches lost:

Okay, so today was my last endermologie session for the time being, so my endermologist took photos and measurements for the record. I thought I would share the results with my diet buddies!
Started 1PD Dec. 18th, 2007, took measurements at that time. Then we took them again today, April 30th, 2008:

Upper right arm: Dec - 14 5/8" / Apr - 12 3/4" (-1 7/8")
Upper left arm: Dec - 14 6/8" / Apr - 12 5/8" (-2 1/8")
Chest (under the breasts): Dec - 40 1/2" / Apr - 35 2/8" (-5 2/8")
Upper waist: Dec - 41 3/8" / Apr - 34 1/2" (-6 7/8")
Largest part of stomach: Dec - 45 1/2" / Apr - 38 1/2" (-7")
Upper right thigh: Dec - 29 1/2" / Apr - 24 5/8" (-4 7/8")
Upper left thigh: Dec - 29 3/8" / Apr - 24 1/4" (-5 1/8")
Above right knee: Dec - 20 1/2" / Apr - 18 3/8" (-2 1/8")
Above left knee: Dec - 20 3/8" / Apr - 18 7/8" (-1 1/2")

TOTAL 36 6/8" lost!

I have yet to do my measurements today, but I can tell you I have gone from a size 40 waist at the start to a size 31 today! And MrPeel is almost to re-feed, having lost 40 pounds so far. He started approx. a month after I did.

This commitment to weight loss and a healthier you is a wonderful gift to your kids, but an even more wonderful gift to yourself!

[Shasha]

:shocked: :shocked: {noway}


... (I am 52) ...


... MUST BE THE GROWTH HORMONE!!!

{bouncing}

[Shasha]

...and just got back from an Anniversary 4 day getaway with my husband. He could hardly believe how disciplined I was. Best part is only after two weeks my wedding ring fits again!



{congrats} on your anniversary!!!

:love5: I hope you both enjoy many, many healthy happy years together!!!

{goodjob} on being able to wear your ring again!!! :clapping3:

[pumbza]

WoW Mrs Peel I am Speechles ........Great Figures Ha Ha!!Great to see ur supported by Hubby thats great!
Shasha I have been told if I lose weight my cholestrol and high pressure will disappear no more medication at all I have heard this I just need to loose the weight and I am raring to Go come Tuesday!!!!I also am close to level 2 dieabetic all related to weight I also have sleep apnea (I can't spell as u can see but I am one Ha Ha) that means I stop breathing while I sleep from time to time which creates severe tiredness and stress on the body!I Now use a breathing machine on the highest limit to help this condition once again if I lose weight it all disappears I will be
a new man maybe not 21 anymore but maybe 49!So if I am not encouraged to lose weight then I don't know what would encourage anyone and I have been told lose 50 pounds and all the ailments above will disappear so I am ready!!And with all your encouragement I can wait to lose I do know its going to be hard but I just have to!Thanks again Diet Buddies!!!:party3:

[Shasha]

{hi} there Pumbza

I want you to WRITE THAT LIST DOWN and STICK IT UP NEXT TO YOUR MIRROR!

Not only must you get rid of the 50 pounds recommended, but you NEED TO SHAKE OFF ALL as in each and every one of THOSE 101 POUNDS!!

The reason I’ve said the above is because you will be more likely to keep your weight down if you shake off ALL the excess fat – if you only drop half you will still have too much excess fat, Re-feeding won’t work and your body will be prone to storing fat.

Have you ever noticed how the more you became overweight, the faster you actually gained weight? It’s like a snow ball the runs down hill and becomes an avalanche! Gaining momentum and becoming frightening as it gets faster and faster… spinning out of control.

The more overweigh you become the more efficient your ‘fat fact*ry’ will be ie: the more insulin your body will produce (insulin being your fat storing hormone).

So, you need to see this fat thing as your ENEMY – you’re not going to play games with it, you are going to Totally destroy it!! {pan} Totally annihilate it!! :elmer: Totally Terminate it!! {explode}

LOL – Oh boy have I been watching too many movies!!! Sorry, watched HULK last night and I guess it’s showing LOL…

In any case, your LIFE depends on this! And, the reason I asked you to write down this list is so that when you are half way there and you are no longer feeling any of these side effects or suffering from these problems you can remind yourself that you need to keep on keeping on otherwise you could go back to having these symptoms again.

It’s funny, but you don’t notice when you don’t have back ache any more – you only notice it when you do… so it helps to have a list of reason why you don’t EVER want to gain weight again…

[pumbza]

Thanks again and again for the motivation somewhere on this site I read some Diet Buddie saying you are the greatest and I can see why u are full of motivation and if The HULK gets you going why not (GReat Movie love comics Ha Ha)!!:innocent4:I forgot to mention one thing I thing is very important for the first time in years I have realised that my obesity is a disease and all this time I have been blaming myself for being useless and not losing weight!Now that I know I have a disease I am going to try my best to medicate it with the correct medicine which is a well balanced meals!I must admit I am nervous about my emotional eating just eating for the sake of eating and also I hope I won't be to hungry all the time I am hoping that my body balances out and I can stick to the measured food!But I will put all my illnesses on the fridge and on the wall to show me my goal of getting rid of illnesses that do not need to be there!One day I will be half the man I use to be!Have a great night!(Sorry a bit of a blabber mouth but can't help myself Ha Ha)

[Shasha]

{hi} there Pumbza

YES, Dr Cohen says the obesity is an illness, a disease that can be effectively treated!!!

The terrible thing is that if you normally tell someone you have an illness their first reaction is ‘oh shame, I’m so sorry to hear that” and you get their full support. When you tell someone ( normally you don’t need to, but…) when you are overweight the reaction is very different no sympathy bur rather a “simply zip your lip and stop stuffing your face” attitude…

Most overweight people have tried almost everything – many, in desperation even starving themselves in an attempt to get their weight under control. Sometimes trying all sorts of pills, tonic’s, shakes – anything and everything just to try to shed the weight… The problem lies in hormones that are not balanced. To me it’s an absolute miracle to watch how peoples lives are transformed on the program…

The part I love the most is that this change comes from eating healthy FOOD… It’s soooooo simple ~ all you have to do is implement Dr Cohen’s program and, like you said, you’re going to be half the man! But, I’m sure that you will end up being TWICE THE GUY!

About that emotional eating stuff… You’re going to need to find new good healthy habits to fill up the old bad habits. A while ago we were talking about putting a rubber band around your wrist and every time you think old negative destructive thoughts you simply pull and let go of the band… no way you’ll be craving sweets and feeling that pain at the same time!!!

Other less painful tips include: deep breathing if you are feeling very stressed: have 10 deep breaths focusing on relaxing while you do this… Find things you enjoy doing: a new hobbies {violin} – maybe making something – or going for a walk with the dog, reading a good book… :reading: painting your toes – sorry, that’s not going to work!! LOL… you get the idea, anything that keeps your mind, and maybe even your hands busy…

Why don’t you make a list to keep handy so that you can pick things to do when you feel the urge to eat… on your list should of course be running to the Forum and maybe phoning a supportive friend…

Tip: remember, if you don’t have it in the house, you probably will not bother to get into your car to go and buy it… so, having a safe environment is vital and, :angel: SAFE SHOPPING is where that starts…

[Shasha]

{hi} there Mrs Peel


YOU ARE MY HERO!!!

I'm so proud of you for losing 75 pounds and
for getting 3/4 way to your goal!!! {congrats}

Can't believe you have lost all of 36 6/8 inches!!! :clapping3:

{king}

Hey, Pumbza!

I don't mind repeating some of my posting for your benefit! I don't think any of us on this Forum get tired of hearing how successful 1PD can be, if you stick with it.

I started the first 12 weeks on Dec. 18, 2007, and today is actually the final day of my second 12 weeks. I weighed in this morning at 175 pounds exactly - so, 25 more to go and I have re-upped for another 12 weeks. Here's a repeat of an earlier post on my inches lost:

Okay, so today was my last endermologie session for the time being, so my endermologist took photos and measurements for the record. I thought I would share the results with my diet buddies!
Started 1PD Dec. 18th, 2007, took measurements at that time. Then we took them again today, April 30th, 2008:

Upper right arm: Dec - 14 5/8" / Apr - 12 3/4" (-1 7/8")
Upper left arm: Dec - 14 6/8" / Apr - 12 5/8" (-2 1/8")
Chest (under the breasts): Dec - 40 1/2" / Apr - 35 2/8" (-5 2/8")
Upper waist: Dec - 41 3/8" / Apr - 34 1/2" (-6 7/8")
Largest part of stomach: Dec - 45 1/2" / Apr - 38 1/2" (-7")
Upper right thigh: Dec - 29 1/2" / Apr - 24 5/8" (-4 7/8")
Upper left thigh: Dec - 29 3/8" / Apr - 24 1/4" (-5 1/8")
Above right knee: Dec - 20 1/2" / Apr - 18 3/8" (-2 1/8")
Above left knee: Dec - 20 3/8" / Apr - 18 7/8" (-1 1/2")

TOTAL 36 6/8" lost!

I have yet to do my measurements today, but I can tell you I have gone from a size 40 waist at the start to a size 31 today! And MrPeel is almost to re-feed, having lost 40 pounds so far. He started approx. a month after I did.

This commitment to weight loss and a healthier you is a wonderful gift to your kids, but an even more wonderful gift to yourself!

[MrsPeel]

Thank you so much, Shasha! I feel the Forum has been an integral part of my success, so thanks to all who post and encourage, scold, remind, praise, inform and wheedle!

Today is the first day of Round 3! {mischievious}

[Shasha]

{hi} there Mrs Peel


{goodjob} on coming this far!!! :bighug:

It's only a matter of days... and those last 25 pounds will ALSO be HISTORY!!!

Best tip: KEEP ON KEEPING ON... {cheerleader}

[MrsPeel]

Pumbza, I hope you are still reading this thread of yours - here's a little inspirational photograph for you:

MrPeel gave me permission to post this - we weeded out no less than TEN pairs of his pants today, all too big!!

[Bronwyn]

Wow Peels! That is so incredibly awesome! Thank you Mr. Peel for allowing Mrs. Peel to post this pic. It says it all! Great, fabulous, fantastic job!!!

[Shasha]

Hi there Mr & Mrs Peel

WOW, THAT’S SO INSPIRING!!!


WELL DONE MR PEEL!!!

{king} we salute your gorgeous tiny tummy!

{oops} {sorry} Mrs Peel, but...

Mr Peel is really looking HUNK-a-licious!!!

It is no wonder you are more in :love5: than E.V.E.R!!! Snuggle seats here we come!!!

If I may ask, what pants size was the former Mr Peel and what pants size is the new Mr Peel now?

[MrsPeel]

Oh, you are gonna embarrass him!
He started out in 38" waist pants and now is comfortably in 33's - some 32's fit as well!

So - I passed on my 33's to him as I cruised through that size to my current 31"! In-home recycling :)

[Shasha]

{hi} there Mr & Mrs Peel


{oops} {sorry} no embarrassment was meant...
...but, what can I say except, that I wasn’t born blind!!! {cheerleader}

… and of course, you know me: it’s important to give admiration and appreciation where admiration and appreciation is clearly due!!!

No doubt your Mr Peel’s turned into a real HUNK! And, he couldn’t have done it without YOU!!!

I’m LOL about your sharing your pants and I think it’s really great that you are sharing more things in your marriage… proof that you are getting even closer!!!

WELL DONE TO BOTH OF YOU: Mr Peel for going from 38” all the way down to a 32” and to you for fitting into an awesome size 31” !!!

I’m thinking we should copy Mr Peel’s HUNK-a-licious photo into the Photo section under a heading ‘Talk about HUNK-a-licious’ but I’m not going to do it without your official OKAY… photo’s are always so inspiring and we don’t want them to get ‘lost’ inside the threads… What do you think? Can we move your man into the photo section as well?

[MrsPeel]

Shasha, that would be great! I was thinking I should have put the photo in the Photo Section - and I am disappointed, because I posted it to give Pumbza a boost and he doesn't seem to have signed on lately.

Hunk-a-licious, indeed!

[Shasha]

{hi} there Mrs Peel

So, Mr Peel's going to be HUNK-a-licious and double famous indeed... I'm off to copy that post!!!

Hey, don't feel bad Mrs Peel, maybe Pumbza's just been popping in :hiding: without having time to write... or maybe he'll pop in again soon! or maybe he's so inspired by Mr Peel's progress that he's started running like FOREST GUMP... and hasn't been able to stop yet!!! LOL

I'm sure it's inspiring plenty of DIET BUDDIES, me included! :flirt:

:bighug: go Mr Peel!!!

[pumbza]

Mrs Peel thank Mr Peel for the photo that will really inspire me because I have a pants size of 46 its great to see what he has lost and he has nothing to be embarrassed about it will SPUR us males on to lose weight like that or even more!Sorry I did not respond I had to go and pick up the Kids from University and school at the airport and I missed it terribally not being able to catch up with all the Diet buddies!I have got my scale could only get 1g measures instead of 5g and I got centrum vitamins and I start tomorrow with all the measurements and things and I know its hard in the first couple of days as everyone has been writing in and telling us all so I am prepared!I thank you all for your encouragement and my KIDS are keen that I lose weight for ONCE and for all and they like the sound of the COHEN DIET and they think this is the ONE! SO I have to do it if not for me then defintely for them!Must go to bed its late I must be ready for tomorrow will catchup with you all!!Thanks again!!:innocent3:

[SurferGirl]

Mrs. Peel, the pictures are totally inspiring. I was tempted to post before but was a little embarrassed as I was thinking of a similar post to Shasha's.:innocent4: Of course Shasha's not shy and said it all for us. LOL!!{rofl}

Congratulations to both of you. I can't wait to see a picture of you two together, as you are surely turning into quite a HOT COUPLE!! Brangelina better watch out, they're gonna be replaced by the Peels as America's Hottest Couple!:wedding:

[MrsPeel]

Well, we are thrilled to be getting skinnier, but Brad & Angie have nothing to fear from us!

MrPeel is getting shy with all tis attention - but he thanks you all for your compliments! Pumbza, I'm glad you could use the photo for a little incentive - you WILL achieve your goal!!

[Shasha]

Hi there to all our NAUGHTY LITTLE DIET BUDDIES out there!


{pot}

I guess we’re all REALLY glad that this is Diet Buddies Anonymous!!!
{wave}

I mean, :surf:Girl doesn’t need to be shy about asking ANY questions and back at home, Mrs Peel can rest assured nobody’s going to suspect that her Personal Hunk-a-licious Man :love5: looks like that without his shirt on!!! All my friends think I'm quiet and shy... LOL!!!


What a wonderful RELIEF!!!

We have a place WHERE WE CAN JUST BE... and ENJOY this wonderful slimming experience together!!! So, HAPPY SLIMMING to all of you's !!!

PS: Mrs Peel: will you please tell Mr Peel that Shasha asks: Brad WHO ???

[pumbza]

I have realised a couple of things number one is I was always under the impression I don't eat so much this is not true after eating my meals on the first day wow a bowl of soup and two crackers and a orange for lunch wow my kids were having a good chuckle but remained supportive!I have tried to make soup so that its more filling and so far so good but it does take some getting use to!Thank goodness for water otherwise I could have been in serious trouble it does fill the little holes!I must admit it would have been a good idea to take three days of to just get over the worst I am getting headaches which are related to TOXINS I think?Breakfast was Great but started to struggle at lunch but having waited a week to start my DIET I have managed to lose 1.8Kg so far must be water and all the POSITIVE encouragement from this wonderful site Ha Ha!:innocent3:

[SurferGirl]

Hi Pumbza,

Yep the first couple days are awful but you will get through this. In a couple weeks you will be so glad you have made the sacrifice now because it gets so much easier and the results are undeniable. You are in for a treat when you hop back on the scale after your first four weeks. Just try to keep all the reasons you are doing this in mind. And decide that deviating is just NOT AN OPTION. {noway}

You can do this. Distract yourself with whatever non-food stuff you enjoy. Rent your favorite movie, go for a relaxing melow walk, read a good book. Take your mind off of the food. Or if you can't, read the forum posts, a whole lot of them! They always help me remember why this is so important.

Also be sure to get plenty of rest. If you're too hungry in the evening go to bed early.:love6:

Although you may feel awful, detoxing from all the stuff we used to put into our bodies:sick:, this will pass and you will have given yourself (and your loved ones) the best gift of all. A happier, healthier, and hunkier(like Mr. Peel) YOU! We all admire your efforts in these first few days, as we all know how hard they can be. Keep it UP!!{bouncing}

[pumbza]

Thanks for your encouragement its DIET BUDDIES like you that keep us newbies started and I am going to read as much of the web material as possible it motivates me everytime and I really appreciate it!I have always in the past eaten on emotions and I now realise I did not need that night snack or afternoon bowl of fruit I use to eat a bowl of fruit in between meals so one day I hope to change from a FROG to Prince charming Ha Ha!:love8:(Suppose one can always Dream Ha Ha).I have started drinking Green tea to curb the Hunger Pangs (Sorry forgot who told me my apologies for not naming the person) and it works wonders to fill the holes!When I feel hunger pangs now I tell myself its the FAT being burn't up and its a good Pang and not a Pang that needs to be fufilled for my own GOOD (Oops I am ranting and raving excuse me its the FIRST week Deliruim Ha Ha).:innocent3:

[Bronwyn]

And the longer you're on this diet the less hungry you'll feel Pumbza. Once your hormones are set and your body is working properly you're hardly ever hungry and you do feel a lot better. I'm glad you are liking this forum, that you're participating, and that it is all helping you though. The first few days are the WORST and the first few weeks are a little tough as you're testing that willpower and dedication, but after that, once the fat starts melting away, it's smooth sailing until the end. You just have to stay strong, plan ahead, and stay on this forum!

[pumbza]

Isn't it amazing how when I was the size of a house I would wolf down food with out even thinking about it and when the signals got to my brain far to late I would be bloated and not feel nice yet I carried on doing it crazy isn't it!One thing I have learned in 2 days is that I am now chewing my food much more because there is not so much of it and I am enjoying the taste instead of wolfing down copuois amounts of food unecessary and causing my own problems!I also notice that one thinks a lot more about ways to cook the items u have for meals for example I thought I would never have cheese for a meal but I had bought low fat Mozzarela cheese and put some on a half a tomatoe and half a mushroom and put onions and asparagus on the crackers and put garlic and cheese over everything and put it on a oven tray and put it all in the oven with a tray of peeled and pitted apples with cinamin and with Sprite zero for the syrup so main meal and pudding WOW Life surely is good and so quick to prepare and cook meals no more hours in front of the stove???!:innocent4:

[MrsPeel]

"WOW Life surely is good and so quick to prepare and cook meals no more hours in front of the stove???!:innocent4:"

That's what we discovered, too!! We spend so much less time preparing and/or deciding on meals, it was like gaining a couple of hours each day! Try my Cheesy Bits Pizza - you will like it, too. I think the recipe is posted in the Recipe threads.

[pumbza]

Yeah Mrs Peel save time in cooking was like my University days where meals were quick but unhealthy my big question is WHY DID I NOT DO THIS 20 Years AGO Oh well suppose thats life!Ha Ha:innocent4:Will try ur cheesy bits and tonight I am going to make a beef kebab which should use appricots but I don't have any so I will IMPROVISE (Feel Like McGuyver Ha Ha) and use Onions and Tomatoe and Zuccini etc I am looking forward to that!
Have a Good DAy!:innocent3:

[Shasha]

{hi} there McGuyver {oops}, I mean Pumbza

{lol} Now you are really getting the hang of it!!! {goodjob}

[10rus]

Thanks for posting the question about multi vitamin.. I will admit I haven't taken any yet.. Will it really help that much? I guess I need to find one also.
~`Lori

[Bronwyn]

Hi Lori! Multivitamin is a NON-NEGOTIABLE MUST!!!! You are barely eating enough food with this program and you need the added nutrients to maintain your health. It absolutely also helps with not feeling hungry and keeping up your energy. From what I understand Centrum is a good choice. I have been taking the One-A-Day for Women and that has worked well for me. On days where I've exercised and/or been extra tired or hungry I've taken an extra vitamin at lunch and that works wonders too if you need. (Also good for your TOM if needed.)

[Shasha]

{hi} there Lori

Bronwyn is right 100%, please do take your vitamins so that your body doesn’t run low :shocked: on all the good & vital stuff! {boing}

[SurferGirl]

Pumbza, we haven't heard from you in a few days. Let us know how it's going!

[Bronwyn]

Hey SurferGirl,

He took his kids back to the airport to return them to their schools and universities. I think he'll be back on later today or tomorrow. I know... He's already missed, huh? I LOVE his energy on this forum. Hopefully he'll check back in as soon as he can. I know he was a bit nervous about having an overnighter out of town, but I'm sure he did just fine.

[Bronwyn]

Okay Pumbza! Where are you? Thought you'd be back by now so just checking in...

I'm "checking out" later this morning going on an overnighter w/my hubby and son so won't be back on the forum until tomorrow evening some time.

Hope your trip went well! Please let us know how you did... good or bad you know we're here for you.

[Shasha]

{hi} there Bronwyn

That’s so nice… I also miss Pumbza... Hope you enjoy your trip with your family too – was this your last day of Re-feeding or have you crossed THE FINISH LINE {cheerleader}

[Bronwyn]

Mornin' Shasha! Today is my last day and I already feel so free!!! I'm eating my Cohen breakfast and will make a Cohen lunch to take with me. I will go out to dinner tonight, but will order a sensible Cohen dinner out as I've done all along these last few months (after all the food tastes just as good made healthy as it does otherwise). I'll have my Cohen snacks and then tomorrow when I wake up I'll be all done!!! So exciting!!! I've held stead all week at 115 pounds so I guess that's my new "goal" weight and my marker for the future. I can't wait to start working out to tone my new body!

[Shasha]

{hi} there Bronwyn


{wave} {cheerleader} {wave}

I’m so thrilled for you I'm JUMPING UP AND DOWN!!!

I think that by now you’ve probably read my post about NEVER BEING DONE… BUT, when tomorrow comes YOU’VE ONLY JUST BEGAN to live your new healthy lifestyle…

Now’s the time to study and recap all those rules and then to apply them – remember, we want to see you having ONGOING SUCCESS!!!

Hope you have a fantastic break away! You certainly do deserve it! When you come back, get on the scale again to monitor your progress and come back to the Forum and tell us all about how you did, what you felt like…

LOVE YOU LOTS BRONWYN: YOU’RE MY HERO!!! xx Shasha

[pumbza]

Wow I am back and missed u all (Patners in Crime)!
Well done BRONWYN u are a STAR and one day I hope to do what u have done and so gracefully!Ha Ha!:innocent4:Hi there SURFERGIRL I am back and I have wonderful news I was a bit naughty I peeked at my scale and I have lost 10kgs since I joined in only 10 days I know I am haping on about it but I can't help myself because I was watching all u wonderful DIET BUDDIES just peeling of the POUNDS(Sorry Mrs Peel for using the slogan given to u by Shasha) and I wanted so desperately to join that club WELL now I am in ! Yes I won't look at the scale again till week 4 I will behave until than!!Ha Ha!HAve a GREAT DAY NICE TO BE BACK!:innocent3:

[Shasha]

{hi} there Pumbza


U R A PART OF THE CLUB

AND

:bighug: U R DOING GREAT :bighug:

{wave}

[Sharon]

Hi Pumbza{hi}
Saw that you are on line the same time as me, so I thought I would drop you a line and say good morning, its 8.35am and I've just finished work, am browsing the forum cos I was so busy I didn't eat my meal till I finished work so now I'm waiting for my hour to be up before I hit the sack.

Hope you have a great day, or have had a great day, I'm not sure of our time difference.

[pumbza]

Hi Sharon sorry I missed you and your post I was just trying to recycle the threads to see if I missed something the FRUSTRATING theng about this site is to know who wrote what when and I seem to be forever chasing my tale!!!!YES SHASHA and Shawn I can call up New Posts but some time my difference makes the list disappear suppose I could go back 48 hrs!!Ha Ha!!:innocent4:ANWAY MAYBE Shasha can tell me how to keep up to DATE with out CHASING my tail come on shasha we need your help!!!I ate a KUDU Fillet steak it was excellent on the GRILL with a FRESH GARDEN SALAD with Balsamic VINEGAR!!!!What did YOU have for supper or LUNCH!!!Have a GREAT DAY IN THE LAND OF THE WHITE CLOUD!!!:innocent3:

[pumbza]

Hi SHARON in future if you see me on site you can PRIVATE MESSAGE me Shasha EXPLAINED it so nicely on one of my threads then you can send a message directly to me and I can answer it straight away and not so late as I have done NOW!!!Have a GOOD night!!!:innocent3:

[Sharon]

scuse my igorance but what is a Kadu and what do they taste like (is it an antelope type grass eater?, I'll have to go wikipedia it):thinking:.
I took ginger and peach prawns to work but rather than a stir fry I made a coleslaw type salad. I gulped it down while I wrote my night report so I didn't enjoy it as much as I should, there is nothing for it I will just have to have it again, what a sacrifice, but I'll be strong and do it for the cause {rofl}.

[Sharon]

PS I ment to ask you, is that your slim torso on the attached photo,

[Rachinnj]

Sharon
I found this because I was wondering. Don't know if it helps LOL

Kudu steak - fillet
Kudu fillet steaks are a prime tender cut, they are a beautiful dark-red colour and have a fine structure. Kudu meat is a game meat with a distinctive taste. As all game with low fat, it does well when under cooked. Game from South Africa can only be supplied frozen

[Mei Mei]

Sharon,
What a shame! I've been thinking about you today as I went to the store, bought some ginger, and I have been using it every which way possible since, in tea, in water, in marinade for my shrimp--shrimp also your inspiration--I love ginger, just never thought of using it so many ways. My consultant said only 1 tbsp a day of balsamic vinegar, or any vinegar. So I am wathcing that. Having rilled bvegies too--fajita style, and kiwi/mango salad. So beautiful in color and so healthy. I'll enjoy some for you since you missed out today ok???
Blessings,
Mei Mei

[pumbza]

Hi Sharon I have send a PICTURE for you to show you what a KUDU looks like and if the picture is not big enough then you can search for kudu in wikimedia know the first thing you are ging to say is POOR thing but cows don't look half bad in photo's here there is quite a lot of GAME so it is as Common as BEEF and it does taste so GOOD!!!Yeah RACHEl you are very knowledgable and intresting to see that YOU get KUDU and as you say the meat is GREAT we are spoilt here with abundance of it but LIKE one who lives by the seaside one never GOES to the SEA!!STARS for RACHEL she's so CLEVER I am REALLY IMOPRESSED!!!{mischievious}I love GINGER and I eat it in all my food with my FOOD I hope it counter's my GARLIC supply otherwise I will be Called PONG BREATH!!!Ha Ha!!:innocent4:Ha Ha Sharon you KILL ME with Laughter MY SLIM TORSO in my DREAMS I still have a Stomach but I am Definitely GETTING thinner!!Ha Ha!! Good ONE!!!Yeah MeiMei I can't wait till mango season starts I love mango's and its a GOOD fruit as WELL!!HAVE a GREAT DAY ALL DAYY!!:innocent3:

[pumbza]

Hi Sharon I have FOUND a BEFORE PICTURE don't COLLAPSE not a pretty site but I just learned about making PHOTO's smaller and I am experimenting so DON"T collapse and FAINT I can DELETE the PHOTO's LATER!!!Ha Ha!!!:innocent4:One is of me supporting the SPRINBOKS at the RUGBY and the OTHER is when I took my KIDS to SCHOOL shame poor kids with a FAT FATHER!!!Have a GREAT DAY!!!(ANY DIET BUDDY COMPLAINING ABOUT THE PHOTO AND I WILL REMOVE THEM WITH PLEASURE!!!Ha Ha1!)Shahsa I am not sure that I am allowed to put photos of myself on site if I transgress any rules let me know and I will remove them!!!Ha Ha!!!:innocent3:

[Sharon]

Hi Pumbza,
Wrote you last night but them it got lost in the ether when I pressed submit, isn't it frustrating when something like that happens{bangdesk}. Thanks for the photos, good to see you in the Sprinboc colours, and I look forward to seeing you shrink, I bet you already look so different from those photos. will have to see what photos I have, there arn't many where I'm not hiding to some extent, I tend to prefer being behind the lense rather than in front of it. I'm a bit snap happy and on a tramping trip I can snap off 200-300 shots in a couple of days, thank goodness for digital.
The Kudu does look so cute, especially with their big ears, but so do our deer, and as for the lambs, thankgoodness they look more like sheep when they go off to the processers. Do you farm Kudu or is it all wild stock? We farm deer here in NZ, alot goes to export and to the resturant trade, we can get it in the supermarket but no where near the quantities that we have beef, lamb or pork. Like Kudu, it is a dark meat, low in fat and best undercooked. but being farmed it has lost that gamey taste.
Mei Mei, so glad you are enjoying the ginger, and your kiwi/mango salad sounds delicious, I would imagine it would look and taste great with fish or chicken, wonder how it would go with venison or kudu. We call kiwi, kiwi fruit, otherwise it just sounds cannabolistic and/ or illegal, :laughing:anyone from NZ is a kiwi, and our most special bird is a kiwi, it is flightless and is endangered. Before man came to NZ they had no predators, so therefore lost their flight wings. The introduced predators found them easy prey, now we have lots of conservation area to protect such teasures, and that is where we go tramping.
All a bit of useless info, have to shoot off and do a bit of work.

[MIMI]

Pumbza, i can't wait to see your six pack. How cute you look in your Sprinboks outfit. I'll bet you're a lot slimmer now. Can't wait to see the end results. MIMI

[Sexymama]

Pumbza I love your pics!! Especially you in your Sprinboks outfit! I'm so proud of you! I know your family is too!! What a great accomplishment you have already made! I bet you can really see a difference! Don't you dare remove those pics! Keep up the great work!Your almost half way there!!

Julie


{bouncing}

[pumbza]

Hi Sharon MiMi and Sexymama how are you all doing??Ha Ha!:innocent4:Sharon what I do after messing up on the net a lot is before I post a message I copy it first just incase and when the net crash's I just PASTE the message back in and it saves writing MESSAGE's over and OVER again!!!!I was embarrased after I loaded the PHOTO's in my springbok outfit and was about to delete it and then SEXYMAMA encouraged me to leave them on and then I thought these would be GOOD ONE's to leave for MY BEFORE PHOTO's Oh so GROSS (Definitely Not a OIL PAINTING!!Ha Ha!!!).Sharon we have GAME farm's here which have wild life here and HUNTING is a BIG thing here like in America as well and GAME which use to be a DELECACY is now common because the PRICE of BEEF has GONE up so MUCH and most of these so CALLED HUNTING farms cull a certain GROUP of animals that have become to PLENTLYFUL!!!Love Kiwi FRUIT and the Nation that is GROWING it Ha Ha!!! And I also love mangoes I thing GAME with a SALSA involving some pieces of MANGO could be VERY VERY NICE!!!!Don't WORRY SHARON we like all kinds of INFO so don't bother what YOU write ABOUT!!!Ha Ha MiMi YOUR way to KIND and I have to work on the SIX PACK big TIME it will need many HOURS of GYMMM!!!Ha Ha!!!Yeah cant believe in a week's time on MONDAY I will have completed my SECOND 4 WEEKS thanks to ALL my DIET BUDDIES!!Ha Ha!!I am attaching some pictures which reinforces a saying here in AFRICA and it GOES like this "AFRICA is NOT FOR SISSIES!" Sissies means a Timid PERSON so it emphasise that AFRICA is FOR TOUGH minded PEOPLE if YOU look at the attachement YOU will see WHY I WOULD love to experience SEEING elephants that CLOSE UP and PERSONAL!!!Elephants LOVE ORANGES must be from the DR COHEN DIET Ha Ha and if they smell them they go wild and will do anything to get hold of them that was some useless information and has nothing to do with these photo's but something must of really interested HIM/HER to mess around in the PEOPLE's CAMP!!As you can see camping here is a GREAT past time I am HOPING to go on 12th Nov to 19 Nov to the CHOBE GAME RESERVE I hope to bring back some photos Ha Ha!! Have a Exciting DAY!!!:innocent3:

[Rachinnj]

Pumbza
Those pics are gorgeous and scary. I have always wanted to come to Africa and go on Safari. Hubby says when I get to my goal weight he will take me wherever I want to go on vacation as a reward but somehow I think when he finds out how many vaccines you need to travel to Africa that might be out. :)
Rachel

[rbride05]

Hey PUMBZA

Love the pictures, you look so cute and adorable (even with a few extra pounds) and just as I imagined. I Do love your fan outfit, you'd fit right in here in the States at a football game (just need a bit of the green face paint).

The camping pictures are awesome, I do love reading your's and Sharon's posts about all things Africaan and Kiwi, so very interesting. I bet those campers were P**PING in their pants when that big boy (or girl???) showed up. Gee last summer we packed it up and hightailed it home when a bear walked by our tent while enjoying the evening campfire, cant imagine an elephant inviting itself to the party.

I have a new camera (sorry still trying to figure it out) so I thought Id post a few pictures from my hike at Lake Tahoe last weekend. So here's a few of the meadow we trekked through, some wildflowers, and of course the jewel of the Sierras, Lake Tahoe. Not quite as dramatic as the elephant picture, but hope all will enjoy.

[757 flyer]

Awesome!
Thanks Pumbza & rbride05!
Just a 3 day starter saying Hi!
Great photos! Sometimes I fly over Lake Tahoe but it doesn't look anything like that from the air! What a great weekend/vacation!
Pumbza.... how crazy is that. Not exactly normal here in the US to have your camp trashed by elephants! Were you there? Can that be somewhat of regular occurence? Crazy thing looking for an orange... Dr. C's plan in action everywhere! :)
If I could figure out my computer/camera I could post some cool pictures from Anchorage and Honolulu this past month. I was there for work.
One question for you... is anyone a cream lover (for coffee)? I'm dying. This morning I was desperate so I put some cinnamon in with the coffee before I brewed it, actually came out pretty good. Any suggestions please send them.
Thanks, for the photos too!
757 flyer

[Mei Mei]

Pumbza and rbride,
Awesome photos! Pumbza, you are just as adorable as you seem in your posts. Those elephant photos are incredible! I'm pretty protective of my rations lately, :weights:but I just might give the elephant the orange!!!

Gorgeous mountain/meadow photos, rbride. It cooled me off a bit--it is 103 here today :( We played put put with all four kids in that heat, not as exotic or lovely as Africa or Tahoe, but we had fun! :)
Thanks again for the photos.:party1:
Mei Mei

[Sharon]

Oh my giddy aunt:shocked:, the most we have visiting us on our trips at our huts is maybe a cheeky weka, a bush robin, or the occassional sounds of rats and mice at night:eek:. Did he get what he was looking for? I love the sleeping arrangements. They are such great photos.
We all live in such marvelous places, the ones you put on rbride, your country looks stunning. I've been looking at some of mine to put on to show you a little piece of NZ, and I thought I better reciprocate Pumbza and put one of me looking a-la glamorous in my tramping gear{rofl}, (as I say ones of me are few and far between), how did you go about doing it?{idk}

[pumbza]

Hi all DIET BUDDIES LOVE this thread and all the PICTURES I am off to work for an emergency meeting will be back later to answer the questions and to congratulate YOU on some marvelous photo's need to spend some time here will do that after the meeting!!Ha Ha!!:innocent4:Have a GREAT DAY!!

[Sexymama]

Hi everyone I love your pictures!! Keep em' coming!

[pumbza]

I missed my meeting was meant to be there at 06:00am and not 07:00am well not serious it was postponed till Tomorrow I did apologise profusely so all is well!Loved the PHOTO's not as green here we are in winter so everything is BROWN however because YOU LADIES have said such NICE things all to UR downfall I have PUT a Baby photo on NOW you can see where the FATNESS started MY MOM over fed me she said she could not resist and because I loved FOOD I obliged!!!Ha Ha!:innocent4:Some photos of a TRIP to Khutse in Botswana this year I also showed the Bush Toilet they have a wonderful PICTURE of a BLACK MAINED HUGE LION in the entrance of this TOILET at the reception of the GAME reserve really makes YOU think oh yes to overcome this chance of you meeting a lion at the entrance they put up a chain with no entry on it can YOU believe that!!!Ha Ha!We did hear the lions roaming at NIGHT and YES we did nearly POOP ourselves we just HUMAN and when a LION ROARS its so AWESOME it makes going to toilet at night a exciting and different thing all together!!Ha Ha!!I also showed our cooking FIRE thats in the days when we overate and overindulged and a sunset and some lovely GAME!!Rachel where we are not to many vaccinations and its just a precaution for just in case but we are relatively disease free apart from HIV AIDS a sad epedemic!!!rbride05 wonderful pictures of LAKE TAHOE lovely and GREEN we are all dry and BROWN in winter No I was not there with the elephant pictures but I would love to be ther imagine the adrenalin RUSH and my life with all MY DIET BUDDIES WOULD FLASH IN FRONT OF MY EYES!!!Ha Ha!!Bring on the pictures Sharon we love to see before PICTURES so we can compare them later with the after ones!!!Ha Ha!!757flyer the black coffee is not nice in the beginning but like expresso YOU get use to it and I now prefer BLACk coffee it tastes so much better and is healthier and YOU can taste the Coffee BEAN's NOW!!!Have an Exciting day enjoy the PHOTO's!!!:innocent3:

[Rachinnj]

Pumza
Your pics are amazing. Your baby picture is adorable. I have a black and white picture of Ben at about the same age and you two could be twins. it is strange.
Have a great day.

Rachel

[pumbza]

Hi rachel I knew we are family BEN must be handsome MAN If I am anything to GO By!!Ha Ha!!!:innocent4:Twins I was looking for my other half all over the world and I have FOUND him Yay BEN!!!Ha Ha!!!I decided to change my avatar and my signature I added my countries NATIONAL FLAG as WELL I think we must all add our NATIONAL FLAG's to our SIGNATURE's!!!Have a GREAT DAY!!!:innocent3:

[rbride05]

Thank you PUMBZA for the great photos, absolutely loved them. Love love your giraffes (Did you see Shasha's giraffe posting in the Diet Funnies section??). And you surely were an adorable baby, very handsome little guy.

And yes, Sharon, oh please post some pictures from your country. As I said before Ive always wanted to travel to New Zealand, and love seeing and hearing anything about your country.

[Mei Mei]

Pumbza,
You were an adorable baby. I don't think babies should be skinny. The should be pleasantly plump and happy. Mine were--mother's milk--and they are all skinny little things now. I'm really enjoying the exotic adventures living through the wonderful pictures! Keep it up. Ditto Sharon, I'd love to see some of your too.
Mei Mei

[MIMI]

Pumbza, wonderful pictures. I love your baby picture, you are so totally cute. I don't think you could have gotten any cuter. Keep sending them pictures guys, they are all awesome. :) MIMI

[pumbza]

Seeming as YOU like the photo's I thought I would show YOU some more this little lady arrived in JUNE and she is now bouncing around all over the place persuing her Mother and drinking all her MILK and MORE I know she will be come fat ONE DAY but for a GOOD reason!!!Ha Ha!:innocent4:Have a GOOD DAY!!!:innocent3:

[GettinSkinny]

Hey Pumbza, I think adding our flag is a great idea and so patriotic!!! I chose to add my state flag though, since there are so many of us on this forum that are from the United States. So, I have added the Alabama state flag to my signature. Thanks for such a neat idea!!!

[MIMI]

Great Pictures Pumbza. Mimi

[pumbza]

Ha Ha I think the DIET is working not only do we lose weight but we get GREAT idea's this is where I need a SMILEY where the LIGHT bulb Flash's ON Ha Ha!:innocent4:GettinSkinny love YOUR FLAG and YOU IDEA is even better I forgot what a BIG and Diverse COUNTRY YOU are!!!We only have 1,5 Million people in total in a Country thats the size of FRANCE!!Ha Ha!!Oh another GOOD IDEA of Yours is to Put where YOU are from at the Bottom of YOUR FLAG good thinking BATWOMAN!!!How do You like the Graphical Map I add on to show YOU exactly where I live Gettinskinny YOU inspired me at 3:00am in the MORNING this DIET has me all fired UP!!! COME ON DIET BUDDIES PLEASE OH PLEASE FOLLOW SUIT otherwise I will SET Shasha on YOU!!!Have a GREAT DAY!!!:innocent3:

[Mei Mei]

Thanks Pumbza. I am so visual. I love having a map and knowint where you are. Thanks for the geography lesson!
Mei Mei

[rbride05]

PUMBZA

I want to know if that new little calf is yours? Do you live on a cattle ranch? Adorable little thing, too bad we eat them eeh, poor little bugger.

[pumbza]

MeiMei I agree before I thought of the person Like rbride05 as JULIA ROBERTS with no real feeling or IDEA where she lives etc and if one says say ALABAMA its difficult to visualise now if one can see the country and where it is its so much easier!!MeiMei not to be RUDE I thought the Visual thing was a MAN thing MEN love to Visualise Hmmmmm a LADY with MEN traits what a LADY!!!ha Ha!(Just TEASING!!)!rbride05 YOU are to funny and true when YOU see pictures like this YOU can't eat YOUR steak so I don't think of this I seperate the two here I see a Baby Cow and on my plate a PRODUCT a piece of MEAT!!Ha Ha!My Mom wanted a SMALL holding and she struck a deal with me I come out (about 21Km's from TOWN) and life with her the HOUSE is split into TWO kitchen and LOUNGE is communal and we share meals etc otherwise seperate then she will feel safer as we have a bit of a security problem with the UNREST in ZIMBABWE and she will make sure that my cloths and food etc is sorted out and I go to work when I get HOME no normal chores changing bulb's etc!!My Mom is my Patner in OUR business and she is now retired so I run the Business and make sure she does not have to deal with BIG FINANCIAL problems so she enjoy's RETIRED LIFE playing GOLF visiting GRAND CHILDREN and Tinkering around and I do what all SON's should do and WORK!!Ha Ha!That was a long BORING story to get too she wanted two dairy cows for milk and she has a whole lot of geese and chickens roaming wildly around the property and especially at her house and 5 cats Four dogs lots of wild bird's YOU name it its like a circus at home on her side my side no animals come in my HOUSE they JUST POOP on my things and I am not mad about that so they are banned from my section!!!Ha Ha!!!See what happens when YOU ask a simple passing question it will teach YOU!!Ha Ha!!!Have a GREAT DAY!!!

[PosterGal]

Love The Map!!

[Sexymama]

Hi Pumbza!! How are you? I just love your pics. My kids keep making me go back so the can see them again and again!! My son is ready to pack his bag and come see you!! Me too!
Things are good here!! I am back on track and focused!! I have to wear my heart monitor for one more day! Uggggg! I swear tomorrow I am taking the LONGEST shower!!! Thanks so much for all your wonderful words of encouragement and support!! It means the world to me! Everyone here is just awesome!!
Have a good nite! What time is it there anyway?
Julie

[Sharon]

Hi Pumbza well I've done it and managed to get some photos on my thread. A slightly different landscape to yours, hopefully I don't put you to sleep.
Julie
By the time you get this you will hopefully have the monitor off, I'm sure all will be well, and you will be reassured. Half of the anxiety we have is that of the unknown, am thinking of you.

[pumbza]

Sexymama You and your son are welcome anytime and I hope all things go well with the heart monitor YOU really are brave dieting and then wearing a heart monitor YOU NEED A MEDAL!!!Your pictures are GREAT sharon and YOU look GOOD yourself don't know why YOU DIETING ??Ha Ha!!Have a GREAT DAY!!:innocent3:

[Sexymama]

Thanks Pumbza! Things are going great!! I am going to try some new recipes this weekend! I don't seem to have time during the week.
Now that my kids have seen your awesome pics they want to see them everyday!! It's so cute!!!
I think for our reunion we all should come see you or the girls in NZ! :)
Hope all is good with you! Have a great day!
Julie

[Rachinnj]

Julie
I posted a really good recipe in the meat section. Its chicken and stuffing. It is really good you should try it. I have also been having shredded chicken wraps. It's my version of the P F Chang Chicken Lettuce Wraps.
Those are also good and I think I posted that also.
Rachel

[Sexymama]

Rachel-- Both of those sound good!! I love having tuna wraps! Haven't thought about chicken wraps. I love their Orange Chicken. I bet we could make something similar!!
Thanks!
Julie

[Rachinnj]

Hmm I am going to work on that Sexy Mama I will let you know how it gos.

Rachel

[Mei Mei]

Pumbza,
Thanks for the great post. I love hearing about your wild adventures in Africa! You sound like a fabulous son :) Blessings to you. I bet your mom adores you! You managed to crack me up again with the poop on your thngs comment!
mei

[pumbza]

Mei Mei I can't wait to come to AMERICA so one of YOUR PIGEONS can POOP on my lap again !!Ha Ha!Yes me and my MOM are like the best of buddies she is my partner MOM and BEST FRIEND all wrapped in one and she is GREAT she is 72 YEARS of age at the MOMENT and in GREAT shape and she really supports me a lot as well!!!I aslo try and be my childrens FRIEND rather than a FATHER and we get on VERY WELL and I do tease the HECK OUT of them and they love it and they return the TEASING in BUCKET LOADS!!!WE are quite a TIGHT family and maybe as YOU have realised by NOW and we LOVE EACH OTHER A LOT!!!Enough of that I might just BURST into TEARS and EXPOSE my METRO (Female)SIDE!!!Ha Ha!!:innocent4:Have a GREAT DAY and enjoy YOURSELF!!!:innocent3:

[Shasha]

{hi} there Pumbza

I also chase my tale around the Forum… there are soooo many posts these days – which is really great!!! {wave}

I kind of have to pick and choose where to go first… {bouncing}

Must say I just love the support all our Diet Buddies are giving each other – especially the guys like yourself that have already settled down and who know the in's and the out's!! Clearly I cannot be everywhere at once and it is really great to see how everyone is helping each other…

I’ve just made a nice cup of coffee and so am going to enjoy that while catching up on your thread… and giving comments :flirt: of course!!!

[Shasha]

That was GREAT!!! Both the coffee and the reading!!! Your thread is wonderful - like going on a Game Drive via a sports stadium :flirt:… and ending up at the lake for a break… (thanks to RBride) before coming home to the cows…

About the Pumbza BC photo’s…
I have to ask, what on earth are those horns for??? Do you use them when you hunt for Kudu???

Oh, I get it: {duh} they are there for Springbuck support!!!
(Sorry, but I could not resist that one!!!)

Your photo’s are really lovely – you look so HUGABLE!! So here goes :bighug:
I can’t wait to see your AFTER photo’s!!! How about you posting a couple of interim photo’s???
:flirt: Can I twist your arm??? We would all LOVE to see your progress!!! How is that tummy doing? This is mostly the problem area for men and I’m sure yours is going, going, gone by now?? If not, then pretty much ALMOST!!

The photo’s with the Elephant are fantastic too – had to LOL because I was thinking: “You want to put your tent where???” Rather scary I’d say!! They really know how to make us look small!

About your Baby Picture – “Okay, that does it!! Now I’m officially going to have to adopt you!!!”… then I’m going to put you into my cyberspace time machine!!! You were too cute to ever grow up!!! Don’t you think they should come out with Stay Small pills for them really cute kids??

The photo’s of the little calf are soooo cute too!!! That does it: Now I’m becoming vegetarian!

Where did the map go?? I remember seeing it on your ticker and now it’s gone! Please will you paste this into a post so it can be here… maybe not on every signature, but it was so nice to see with that arrow and all – please do paste it into your thread...

You sure have a heart of gold looking out for your Mom and her other “4 legged / winged children” - she must be soooooo very proud of you for doing so well on your diet!

We all are!!! GREAT THREAD!!! It’s so nice to see how you guys are not even talking about food anymore… well, hardly!! This is just sooo interesting!!! Good job to everyone!!! See you in the threads...

[Sexymama]

Hi Pumbza! Just checking in to say Hi!!! {hi} How are things going with you? I agree with Shasha!! Some in between photos would be lovely!! {boing}
Julie

[Mei Mei]

I'll third that!!!
Mary

[pumbza]

Hi to all the DIET BUDDIES and MINI ME (ADORABLE SHASHA!!) I always appreciate and await with anticipation for Shasha's messages because she is JUST so NICE and adorable and I LOVE reading them and she says SUCH nice things and Occasionally cajoles but in a supportive way she's the BEST!!!Ha Ha!:innocent4:I have a problem I was a BIT of a Nana (Thats a short term for a Bannana which means a FOOL!!Ha Ha!!) I took pictures with my TOP OFF (definitely NOT a PRETTY site thats for Sure!!Ha Ha!!Not like MR PEELS ONES!!!Ha Ha!!) and I don't know if thats allowed on a family FORUM like that so I may only be able to show the end result with some cloths that fit properly so alas no INTERIM photos LADIES and PLUS YOU haven't missed much anyway DEFINITELY no OIL PAINTING here!!!Ha Ha!!!My biggest thing I am proud of at the moment is my chest is bigger than my stomach for the first time in 30 YEARS can YOU believe that they say that this can prolong YOUR life at most times so I may yet see my KIDS KIDs (Or the GRANDKIDS!!!Ha Ha)!!Oops I nearly forgot a moderator asked me to take the map off my signature because its to BIG so where do you suggest I can PUT it I think it will show where we all live exactly so we can place a face and where they LIVE maybe I have a IDEA inspired by YOU again I can start a THREAD with persons INFO a PHOTO and a MAP something like the ROLL CALL thread but with a bit more INFO if its allowed I have nothing to HIDE!!!Ha Ha!!!I Love YOU all have a BRILLIANT DAY YOU ALL REALLY MOTIVATE me to want to be a BETTER PERSON (I know there's a MOVIE somewhere HERE!!Ha Ha!!) :innocent3:

[Sharon]

Hi Pumbza,{hi}
Have been thinking about you as I move into my week 8, I've just checked out your ticker and you are just awesome{goodjob}. That is a great achievement, and as for your chest being bigger than your tummy, excellent work you deserve to be proud of yourself. You must be making such a transformation, are we going to recognize you at your target? there is nothing for it, you'll just have to get that new Sprinboc top, its the only way well recognize you. Prolonging life? most definately, visceral weight is the worst, as the fat is sitting around your organs. So your gonna look great, feel great and live longer, can't think of a down side.:party1:
Thinking about the map problem (I agree with Shasha, it was great seeing it) How about put the map on as an attatchment in your next post on your thread, then it will sit by your initial intro with the photos you attach, :thinking:check out the paperclip by your name on the intro page. Don't know if that helps, good idea for us to add ours, will have to pop my locale on.
Hope you are having an excellent day.

[pumbza]

Hi Sharon I can't wait to buy a new RUGBY jersey to support my team and where I use to go for the baggy ones 5xL I now can go for the slim and TIGHT ones the actual rugby GUYS where who knows I may get confused with the players themselves and all the ladies will line up for MILES(Ha Ha In MY DREAMS!!!)!:innocent4:I have unfortunately contract flu from some of the sick family I visited in JOHANNESBURG I am not to Pleased with this because I must take medication and I am trying to take sugar free lousenges etc and I hope this won't retard my weight loss in anyway but whatever the PROBLEM I will have to just PERSEVERE!!Ha Ha!!!I think my scale is also on the BLINK so I better change the BATTERIES and see if this helps amazing how when things are going well everything start's to go wrong but YOU know what nothing but nothing replaces the weight LOSS when I start getting DOWn or GRUMPY I look at my slimming BODY and read the SCALE and JUST smile and SMILE and SMILE!!!Now I must JUST keep that wight OFF my single BIGGEST GOAL when I finish this DIET!!!!I may have to sign on for another 12 weeks depending how things GO and what the GOAL weight reach's but that is JUST MINOR in the BIG PICTURE of the WEIGHT LOST if someone had approached me 5 years ago and said pay a MILLION and I will reduce YOUR weight I would OFF if I HAD THE MONEY it is really akward being overweight and UNCOMFORTABLE and we kid our selfs that we are happy!!!Ha Ha!Have a GREAT DAY!!:innocent3:

[Sharon]

Sorry to hear you are under the weather, sound like you need mock kiwi soup (haha),
Will probably be joining you on the sign up for a repeat 12 weeks, I'm sticking like glue to the program but I accept it will take time, but the end result will be so worth while, so it sounds like we will be Cohen thread buddies for some time yet (and that part certainly ain't a hardship). I have been looking at this as a life long commitment one way or another so I suppose its no biggie, a few dollars and self disipline for improved health, you are so right, you gotta look at the big picture.
Am suppose to bring the scales back out at the end of the week, part of me doesn't want to but I suppose I will have to bite the bullet when the time comes, having put them away certainly took alot of pressure off for me.
I just love your new Pumba avitar, look after yourself, rest up and get better soon.

[pumbza]

Hi there SHARON doesn't matter as long as YOU are there I will be supporting YOU big time and I think I may have to sign for a FURTHER 12 weeks but as YOU said money is not even worth considering because our health comes FIRST!!!Yeah I looked for the AVATAR and I thought this one was pretty GOOD ! You must please fill in your map and history of your county by following the "Roll Call 2" thread!!!:innocent4:Have a GREAT DAY GO THE ALL BLACK's!!!:innocent3:

[Sharon]

Hi
Hows it all going? Ta for your support and you know its a bit ditto.
Am going to sort out some more pics of NZ and some info tonight while on night shift.
Will catch you at some very unsociable hour of the morning

[pumbza]

Hi Sharon what work do YOU do if YOU don't mind me asking I think it was nursing with the NIGHTSHIFT stories or is it Herding SHEEP OH thats for AUSSIES !!!Ha Ha!!Sharon I have a GREAT NICKNAME for YOU SHARON STONE are YOU as SEXY as SHE ONCE was in the days of BASIC INSTINCT!!Ha Ha Just TEASING!!!Have a GREAT DAY!!:innocent3:

[Shasha]

{hi} there Pumbza & Sharon

So nice to see how great friends you have become – Pumbza, I’ll be looking out for that thread!! Think that is such a nice idea!

Are you feeling better yet? :comfort:
Please drink plenty of fluids, take extra vitamin C (pill form) for sure, take a second multi-vitamin at lunchtime and try to eat all your fruit as KIWI fruit - they are the best when it comes to vitamin C!!

[Sharon]

Goodness gravy where has the time gone, just read my last note to you and it was suppose to read BIGditto, {oops}. And as for Sharon Stone, haven't you seen my latest photo (cause not I just posted it), I beat her hands down in the glam stakes, my black ensemble is the latest in evening dining, my foot wear is understated elegance and my tiara would just dazzle you (actually blind you if you if I looked you face on), Sharon Stone eat your heart out{rofl}.

[pumbza]

Hi there sharon sorry for late post but things are getting to hectic with all the new threads and messages and I sifting my way through!!Ha Ha!:innocent4:MY DEAR "Sharon STONE" has nothing on YOU at all and YOUR Black Ensemble is very very exsquized !!!Ha Ha!!!Loved the PHOTO's HAVE a GREAT DAY YOU BEAUTY!!!Ha Ha!:innocent3:

[Sharon]

Was wondering where you had gone to, thought you must have faded away.Have missed you on the threads, glad to see you are still about. How has the world and Cohan been treating you my SA friend?

[pumbza]

Hi there Sharon how are YOU I have JUST GOT back and am TRYING to catchup on all the messages MY DEAR FRIEND but its so GOOD to hear from YOU and I have been reading all YOUR messages but just ran out of time to answer them!!!Ha Ha!!!I am off to answer the messages and I will get TO YOUR thread TONIGHT some time have a GREAT DAY!!!:innocent3:

[Sharon]

Hello my friend:hii:,
I've been away from the computor for a few days as my brother was visiting and I've been working, poor excuse I know from being away from Cohans but generally only from on line, had a minor indiscretion, we spit roasted a leg of lamb, we had spiked it with rosemary and smoked with manuka wood chips soaked in red wine, oops couldn't resist:devil:, our sheep only eat grass and are very lean :love6:so hope I haven't done too much damage, everything else was totally cohan and now back on track. Went to our local market on the weekend and picked myself up some wild venison, going to cook some up tomorrow night, am so looking forward to it, there are some benefits to being on this program, I have this wonderful excuse to buy these treats. What is your favourite treat at the moment?

[pumbza]

Hi SHARON we missed YOU yeah I know some of us have to work but YOU were in our thoughts LOVE lamb myself and I could JUST hear that lamb sizzeling on the spit and JUST SMELL ALL the GORGEOUS aroma's BUT then I woke UP of things that were!!!Ha Ha!!!:innocent4:I love the FAT on LAMB when its CRISPY don't TELL SHASHA and I am now on DR COHENS really enjoying MY GRILLED TUNA steak a LITTLE raw in the MIDDLE like SUSHI and its so teasty and EASY to PREPARE BUT YES I STILL DO like my meat I eat FILLET STEAK from TIME to TIME and VENISON also all very NICE one thing about being on this DIET YOUR TASTE BUDS really WORK WELL!!!DON'T Work To hard and HAVE A GREAT DAY!!!:innocent3:

[PhyllisRis]

I, too, like lamb! I grew up on a farm and we raised sheep. They are a very stupid animal, actually.....but they taste good and provide wonderful wool!! Some of my fondest memories are of sheep-shearing day. The shearers would come and a few extra helpers (friends of my parents) would come to help. We would serve them a very big dinner!! It was always a very special day! My job was usually tying the fleeces up into "bales"...my hands got very well conditioned with lanolin that day!!! The sheep are funny right after they're shorn....especially the first one....she kind of stands off by herself feeling very self-conscious without her wool coat anymore!!! Then when several more join her they start realizing that it's ok to look "naked"!!!:)
A few weeks after shearing, the lambs start to arrive....they are so cute! When they're first born the lambs and their mom are put into a small (4'x4') pen for a few days to let the mom and babies get to know each other and keep them away from the other sheep. Then when they're old enough they are let out with the other new moms and their lambs...still kept separate from the other ewes that haven't lambed yet. While the moms eat at feeders during feeding time, the lambs have what I call "lamb races" where they run around and around in a big circle. The lambs will get going so fast that they'd stiffen their legs up and literally bounce around!! They are so funny!! I always tried to make it down to the barn during "lamb racing" time!!!!
Wow...what a trip down memory lane!
:love6:
Phyllis

[Mei Mei]

Hi Sharon,
YOU know, I don't think I have ever had lamb except for a gyro at the mall. I know that is not the same. You and Pumza probably don't even know what I am talking about, but here in US, they were quite the fad for a while. Thanks for the smell-o-rama!
Phyllis, What a wonderful story! Was that in Michigan? I can almost see it. What a great childhood memory!
Mary

[PhyllisRis]

yup...Michigan.

[pumbza]

Hi there PHYLLIS a lovely STORY YOU had a PRIVELEGED child HOOD and YOU are so LUCKY!!Oh Mei Mei lamb is so delicious I would venture to say the best and most aromatic meat around we live of lamb roast's and lovely lamb curries the taste is JUST spectacular and makes my mouth water now!!!:innocent4:The favourite is having a LAMB on a spit over the COALS its just so GOOD the smells and the taste and the lovely GORGEOUS CRISPY FAT (Don't Let Shasha HEAR about that!!)Ha Ha!Lamb is a big part of our eating here and so is beef chicken and PORK fish is starting to PICK up big time because of helth consious people!!!Have a AROMATIC DAY!!:innocent3:

[PhyllisRis]

OMG....Pumbza you've made me so hungry and I have 45 minutes until lunch yet!!! Way to go!! I saw a whole leg of lamb in the grocery store last week.....it was quite large...it must have been an older lamb! Wanted to buy it but knew I couldn't eat it for a while yet.

Phyllis

[pumbza]

Hi PhyllisRis sorry to tickle YOUR taste BUDS but it is a JUICY subject YES where we LIFE meat is CHEAP and a STAPLE DIET but on OUR little bit of meat we are allowed it would TAKE us YEARS to finish a LEG of lamb we use to have that on a SUNDAY for the FAMILY !!!Ha Ha!:innocent4:But its one of the meats I will definitely eat once on refeed its a LITTLE fatty but tasty I hope I did not mess UP your LUNCH remember NOT HUNGER PANGS but FAT BURNING PAINS!!Ha Ha!Just something I have found of interest:-
Fat Cellls are IMMORTAL!
When you lose weight, the amount of fat stored in the cells is reduced, but the cells themselves stay there, waiting for more storable fat to come along.They do collapse a little, but there's no escaping the fact that theyre still there.
Alas, losing weight won't get rid of fat cells, but gaining weight will actually cause your body to make more. That's because each cell can hold only so much fat. If all the existing fat cells are filled to capacity, your body will simply manufacture new ones to cope with the excess.

VERY VERY intresting (If TRUE?) that explains why FAT people like me battle to lose weight as the fat cells sits there and weights for fat so all our life we must be careful we don't put on weight and its much easier for US!!!Have a GREAT FAT LOSS DAY!!!:innocent3:

[Shasha]

Hi there Sharon & all you LAMB-LOVERS

Please don't end up like Mary who had a little lamb...


{oops} Mary had a little lamb,
a little toast,
a little jam,
a little pizza
and some cake, {bdaycake}
some French fries
{bubblegum} and a chocolate shake,
a little burger
on a bun.
And that's why Mary
weighs a ton. {blush2}

[Shasha]

{hi} there Pumbza

I read your post!!! The grilled tuna steaks sound delicious!!!

Please remember that animal fat = where cholesterol comes from… and we can’t have you clogging up those arteries any more {noway} think about seeing your children's children...

[Shasha]

{hi} there Pumbza

Must say I found this information extremely interesting and I have heard the same thing before:


Fat Cellls are IMMORTAL!
When you lose weight, the amount of fat stored in the cells is reduced, but the cells themselves stay there, waiting for more storable fat to come along.They do collapse a little, but there's no escaping the fact that theyre still there.
Alas, losing weight won't get rid of fat cells, but gaining weight will actually cause your body to make more. That's because each cell can hold only so much fat. If all the existing fat cells are filled to capacity, your body will simply manufacture new ones to cope with the excess.

The thing that I wanted to add was that in the light of the above, it kinda makes one realize WHY you need to focus on maintaining a healthy goal weight and not YO YO up and down because it will actually make your body more prone to storing fat…

The fight to stay healthy can become harder and harder the more fat cells your body makes...

[Sexymama]

Hi Pumbza!!! How the heck are you? I've missed you!! I just wanted to say CONGRATS to you! You are doing so great! I haven't been around much but whenever I get a few min. I love to read your posts!! You truly inspire me!!! Keep up the good work!
{king}{bighug}

Julie

[pumbza]

Hi there all DIET buddies and Shasha hope You all are well!!Shasha here is something with my sneak peak at Saturated fat after the refeed etc!!
It goes as Follows:-
Have you ever wondered why people tend to eat fried onions with a piece of steak?The answer is that the onions cut through the fat in more ways than one. A teaspoon of cooked onion prevents the tendency of blood to clot after a fatty meal and improves the body's clot-dissolving ability at the same time. Those who like raw salad vegtables may be interested to know that just half a strong raw onion each day is usually enough to increase HDL-cholesterol by up to 30 per cent in about three-quarters of heart patients. So, if you do want to cheat a little with the saturated fat, include at least 10g of onion. Diabetics in particular should include plenty of onions in their diet as they contain natural blood-sugar-lowering agents.

My little info for the day!!!Yeah sexymama I see you have been all over the FORUM motivating and enjoying YOURSELF we know YOU CAN DO IT thanks for YOUR kind words indeed I can only carry on with ALL MY DIET BUDDIES HELP!!!Shahsa I loved the The Mary had a Little Lamb....... (It was GREAT I loved it!!!Ha Ha)Yeah UNFORTUNATELY I have loads and LOADS of FAT CELLS so I will have to be vary vary aware of this and weigh and watch what I eat OTHERWISE I may just become a PORK CHOP AGAIN!!!Ha Ha!:innocent4:Have a FAT FREE DAY!!!:innocent3:

[Sharon]

Hi Pumbza,
Your not allowed to be a pork chop, they arn't allowed on the Cohen's program, You have to be a Kudu, lean and fast.
Scary about those fat cells though, I suppose the only way to drop a few would be liposuction, but I'm too much of a chicken to do that to myself.

[pumbza]

Hi there DEAR HARD WORKING SHARON its nice to hear YOU are back in action AGAIN YEAH I want to go from a PORK CHOP to a KUDU any day and if all goes well that should happen in end of OCTOBER 2008 I hope !!!How is it GOING with the DIET and are YOU still working so hard YEAH and I would be petrified to do LYPOSUCTION because people have DIED from this procedure and they say that its quite a risky procedure!!!Nice to hear from YOU again have a GOOD DAY!!!:innocent3:

[Sharon]

Yeah, I've seen on TV how they do it, looks barbaric.
I'm still workin :weights: , and sticking to the Cohen's, except for one curry in Christchurch with my brother:quiet: a little dietry fling before I signed up again, didn't :pig: out though, was very restrained, this program is too important to get carried away, I have been asked to repeat my bloods again, will wait a good 2 weeks before I do that, so my indiscretion doesn't impact on my results.
Have a good day my Kudu friend.

[Shasha]

{hi} there Pumbie



Have you ever wondered why people tend to eat fried onions with a piece of steak?

I'm thinking :thinking: because it tastes :P nice... ;)

How very interesting about the onion! I’ve heard that onion cleans your blood… but I didn’t know it affected your cholesterol, thanks for sharing that!

[pumbza]

Hi Sharon and Shasha hope YOU are Keeping WELL YES SHASHA I felt like I have FOUND a NEW hobby I am finding some INCREDIBLE things that I did NOT know about MY body and the way to eat and it makes for GOOD reading especially if YOU have a VESTED interest to stay HEALTHY!!!! Yeah SHARON a wee MISHAP should not affect YOUR Bloods to much I got a MAIL saying that my BLOODS are FINE BUT just keep on remembering the FOLLowING and they went through the RULES just incase so YOU sit and WONDER its like saying YOUR DOING ALRIGHT BUT INCASE YOUR NOT HERE ARE THE RULES AGAIN!(I just ignored it) and just carried on LIKE usual!!Ha Ha!!SHARON you GIRLS (OR LADIES Rather) are so so BRAVE if I HAD TO CHEAT I WOULD JUST CRACK AND PACK IT UP and YOU LADIES can just go BACK AND CARRYON You are so LUCKY!!!Ha Ha!!Nice chatting to YOU again have a GLORUIS TIME!!!:innocent3:

[Shasha]

{hi} there Pumbie

Did you get a check list on your blood test results saying Dr Cohen was satisfied? But please check in any case to make sure you are not making any mistakes?

I’m thinking that buy now, your body is doing some serious fat burning and it can be that these waste products from old fat are showing up in your results…

Continue as you have been – run to the finish line! {wave} you can do it!!

[Sharon]

'Serious fat burning"!!!
Shasha, You can certainly say thay about our good friend Pumbza, his results are just awesome. {king} Imagine if he was loosing all this and his bloods were not right.
Hey Pumbza are your ears burning? but it's all good.
Love fried onions with a steak, but my new fav is the new season asparagus, yuuum, and I can eat more of it that onions yahoo.

[pumbza]

Hi Shasha & Sharon Hope You all are fine Shasha this is what I got from MY consultant You may see why I am a little confused but not to Phased by it anyway!!!

Please be advised that Dr. Cohen was satisfied with your blood test results, however, he suggested that you use the attached checklist in order to ensure that you take the program correctly.



Regards,

The Consultants Team

CHECK LIST
===========
Are you following the Eating Plan 100%? ? If you are deviating at all, even if it does not seem that dramatic to you, you will not trigger the growth hormone, and you will not experience the energy boost triggered by the growth hormone. You cannot have more or less than what is allowed on the eating plan.

If not:

Do you have an accurate food scale that clearly indicates 5-gram intervals? On this Eating Plan every gram counts! Be sure to weigh accurately.

Are you weighing all your food raw, and avoiding processed, pre-cooked, battered and crumbed food?

Are you having only the specific protein and vegetables as indicated on your list? Never assume that anything is equivalent in value to replace a food type, as we are working with very specific food (and chemical content).

Are you having your full two litres of water?

Do you ever have more than two Crackers together in one serving? This will register in your body as a starch and show up as a deviation.

Do you ever skip a meal, or have less than your indicated quantity on the
Eating Plan? Skipping a meal or having less than your allowance will register in your body as a deviation, as you will not trigger the growth hormone fully.

Have you been taking any new medication or treatment? Certain medications, such as cough mixtures and throat lozenges, can contain sugar and alcohol, which will interfere with the Eating Plan.

Have you had to attend a function, eat at a restaurant or at friends? Even a once-off deviation can impact on your repeat blood test result.

Are you using herbs and spices? Which ones? Ensure that there is no starch, MSG added.

Are you taking any homeopathic remedies? These are often in an alcohol base- sometimes as high as 30% alcohol.

Are you using any fruit that is not specifically mentioned by name on the eating plan, or dried fruit, or fruit juice, or more than your allowance of fruit? Fruit is not a "safe" cheat, because of sugar level.

Are you using lemon-juice as a flavoring in your drinks or food (over and above your fruit allowance)? It is essential to count lemon as part of your fruit allowance; otherwise your sugar intake will be too high.

Are you using unflavored yogurt? Flavored yogurt, even if it says "Eating Plan" or "no sugar added" is a deviation.

Are you using flavored Tea? Flavored teas such as Berry, Apple and Cinnamon, etc are a deviation.

Are you using flavored gum, or flavored Cracker bread? No flavoring must be added to any of your food.

Can you think of anything you have had while on the Eating Plan, that is not specifically mentioned by name in the eating plan.
Posted On:23-SEP-2008 09:40:02 PM CST
Posted By: Consultant"

Have a GREAT DAY!!:innocent3:

[LiLNightShift]

Oh I'm really confused, I thought we were allowed 5 pieces of sugar free gum a day... I've been chewing at least 2!

[Sharon]

Yea, I have had the same sent to be, must be bog standard. Must admit initially got my nickers in a knot when I first read it cos I didn't think I was doing so bad, plus they hadn't explained the blood results to me just sent me the list (they explain now).
And the gum, I've been chewing it LilNightShift, I thought it was ok as long as not fruit flavoured and was sugar free?????
I'M CONFUSED
Just when you think you got it right something else comes up to bite you where your mum's cat shouldn't be. (yesterdays post Kiwi newbie)
The Cohen's group need to post something on our personal site that explains all the nitty gritty, so we can avoid these pitfalls that can potentially sabotage us.

[LiLNightShift]

Hehe yeah. Maybe it's just a circumstance with pumbza? And FYI, I had the same thing sent to me!

[Shasha]

{hi} there Pumbie

I’m not worried about the Check List – this is only a TOOL to help you to identify and eliminate mistakes if there is room for improvement… What comes before the Check List is what is important - this shows your results OK, Borderline OK, Borderline Deviate or Deviate... - sometimes Dr Cohen changes something or gives extra instructions.

The words:
Please be advised that Dr. Cohen was satisfied with your blood test results, however, he suggested that you use the attached checklist in order to ensure that you take the program correctly.

Means that your blood test results came back on the borderline of okay… they were okay – Dr Cohen was SATISFIED, but there was a bit of room for improvement. I really believe this is because you’ve lost so much so fast and the toxins from old fat is being released as it is being burned up and flushed out.

In your case, I’d check to be double sure (no harm in that) and then simply go on with your diet… :thinking: Borderline okay results are not the same as deviating…

[Shasha]

{hi} there Ladies

Are you using flavored gum? {bubblegum} - this question refers to FRUIT flavored gum ie: strawberry etc.

While being on the program you are allowed to have up to 5 pieces per day of mint flavored sugar free gum, {bubblegum} but you are not allowed any fruit flavoring. Same with your tea’s remember: herb teas are fine, but fruit flavoring in tea’s is not allowed… mint / chamomile = yes, apple or mango = no

Flavoring is not allowed so no onion and cheese crackers…

When in doubt ask your consultant. You can do a search on the Forum regarding certain topic's as well... {bubblegum}

[Sharon]

Sorry Shasha,
Just havin a bit of a whing when I found out something had sneaked under the fence without me realizing and I felt cheated, especially when I have my repeat blood test coming up. But its all still good.