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kebakat 
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 Posted: 12 April 2011 at 10:04am |
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You could do swimming with a flutterboard. It burns calories really well and gives you a really good butt and leg work out as well as working your core. Keep ya head above water so you can suck in air constantly. You shouldn't get puffed from it. If your feeling good you could kick faster if your feeling not too great just take it easy but its good exercise. I did it while preg up until I had Alex and so my lungs were really squished from him especially when he was breached and it was great.
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lilfatty
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Posted: 12 April 2011 at 10:07am |
Pay me a grand, I'll starve you.
And Jazzy some of us eat like that normally and do exercise as well, hence my seeing as it as normal eating. 
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Topkat
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Posted: 12 April 2011 at 12:52pm |
Buttersmum I think you could go into the chch office and talk to the consultant. They will let you know if it's right for you.
It's really hard being overweight, and since exercise will be hard for you this would be a great diet.....I feel.
They have a great wedsite also.
Everyone is different and everyone has different results from all diets this is not a diet it is a lifestyle change for good. I'm letting you know that I tried it and it worked really well for me. you won't fail as you have great suport and they will stick by you even if it takes you a year. 
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jazzy
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Posted: 12 April 2011 at 1:00pm |
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Buttersmum before doing this diet you need to work out how much you have to lose, how long you have to lose it & your will power. This diet my work fast & it does help you to get back into eating normally again after it but some of the side effects are missing periods, hair loss, you will lose muscle & your metabolism will change which may make it difficult to maintain the weight loss once you are back to eating regularly & properly.
I think the only diets that can really help if you need support are WW or JC as you are eating real food & you get either 1 on 1 or group support.
Walking is a great exercise that you can do anywhere & you can start with low impact & work your way up.
Normal eating is being able to eat what ever without cutting out food groups & types, it is eating small amounts regularly but thanks to diets abnormal eating is seen as normal & it becomes that way due to routine & plans.
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Buttersmum
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Posted: 12 April 2011 at 1:49pm |
Kebakat that's a great idea. I'm doing swimming lessons next term so will be looking at doing stuff like that. I never did swimming as I had a tracheostomy (basically a hole in my throat) as a kid so couldn't swim of course .
I have never been in water over my head so once I gain the confidence that is the sort of thing I'm looking at doing exercise wise.
You guys have been awesome with your advice and support. Nice to be able to ask these things without getting flack or anything. Thanks heaps
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Posted: 12 April 2011 at 1:51pm |
 lilfatty wrote:
Pay me a grand, I'll starve you.
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Bwahahahahahahaha not a bad business venture there!!!!
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peachy
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Posted: 12 April 2011 at 1:56pm |
Would you consider Jenny Craig as an option? The reason I ask is my DH had been struggling to loose weight recently and he is a fairly high level footballer and with the season just around the corner he needed to move the weight and fast. He started JC only 9 weeks ago and has dropped 18kgs and is starting on maintaining in the next few weeks.
His problem was what he was eating and how much he was eating as in he wasn't eating nearly enough food to function effectively, so everything he was eating his body was storing as fat.
I would totally recommend it if you want a good kick start and to see instant results. They are also very helpful at encouraging movement, even if its just small walks etc (although that wasn't necessary in DH's case, for it wasn't the lack of exercise that was his problem).
Good luck with your journey
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kebakat
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Posted: 12 April 2011 at 2:17pm |
You wouldn't even need swimming lessons really for flutterboard, just hold it with your hands right out in front of you and kick
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Kazper
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Posted: 12 April 2011 at 6:53pm |
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I did sureslim 3 years ago and lost 25kg, but gained 10 back. Sounds like a similar diet to this one.
The pro for me was that it leveled my hormones and I went from af only every 5 months or so to monthly on the dot and helped with my journey in getting pregnant.
Con was that it was to fast to be that healthy and it was a bit like starvation. Also with that I got bad headaches and never felt that satisfied. I paid $900 and the food for the diet was mega expensive and not all found in our small local supermarket.
I can't complain fully though as even though I don't follow that plan now, I am much healthier than I use to be and af still regular so it definitely sorted that side of things out.
I'm starting WW in next couple of weeks which I'm looking forward to cause I can still buy the foods I usually do, but it will just keep everything in moderation.
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kaykor130318
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Posted: 06 October 2013 at 6:01am |
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Topkat,Are you breastfeeding? I would like to start the diet but worried about milk supply?
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Posted: 06 October 2013 at 6:15am |
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Topkat would love to try Cohen program and I see you are doing it post baby. Was wondering about breastfeeding and the program. I have alot of weight to lose and everywhere I go to get advise they say you cant breastfeed and diet...so hard as I want to breastfeed but don't want to have to stay overweight until baby is over six months??
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Cohen’s diet??
