Darnae's Weightloss & Recipes Page: The Diet

On the 24th of March 2013, I bit the bullet and began Dr Cohen's diet. This came after trying to avoid it as much as I could knowing full well it was something that would definitely work after having witnessed Trent lose so much weight on it only a year earlier. It was just so hard! I saw what he was allowed to eat - I had to prepare and make it all for him.

Dr Cohen's diet is amazing. Its a calorie based diet that is tailored to individuals through blood tests. Dr Cohen prescribes an eating plan for you showing specifically what you should eat in terms of weights and lists of proteins, vegetables and fruits that are permissible to use. Not only do you lose weight rapidly on this diet, but the diet helps balance out your Human Growth Hormone, Insulin and Serotonin Levels.

After having Lorenzo last year, I was hovering around 77-75kgs for a long time. I was about 67kgs when I got pregnant. I felt awful. I was still wearing a lot of my maternity clothes because my old clothes did not fit me. I tried another diet in February after I had finished breast feeding. I successfully lost 6kgs, but put it all back on very quickly as it was not the best diet for me and I went straight back to binge eating after completing the program.

When Trent suggested I do Cohen's diet, I was very hesitant because I knew how hard it was and that they would expect me to lose more weight than I really thought I needed to (or could be bothered to). But after thinking about it for a day, I realised it was what I needed. The structure of a healthy diet and the support given by the clinic along with the accountability of blood tests were all great motivators to try this diet out.

On the 24th of March 2013, I weighed 74.7kgs.

Twelve and a half weeks later on the 20th of June 2013, I reached my goal weight (by cracking 60kgs) of 59.6kgs.

The diet did not come without it's challenges. I couldn't eat out. I had to prepare everything I put in my mouth. My Sister's wedding was on two weeks after I began the diet, and I could not eat a thing at the reception. Instead I had a packed dinner to eat in the car between the ceremony & reception. Mother's Day lunch, mother's group morning teas, any activity involving food was a challenge that I had to overcome and be prepared for.

I did do 3 major cheats during the 12 weeks of some Fish & Chips, and each time I paid for it with the scales going up and my cravings going rampant for a few days, but then I would get back on track, see those scales go down and keep motivated!

Not only did I lose all my baby weight, but I got down to the smallest weight I have ever been in my adult life! Previously to this, I was 63kgs at my wedding, and I got down to 61kgs about 6 months after that. Then it was a slow incline over 3 years until I got pregnant at 67kgs.

Yesterday (20/06/13) I began my "Re-feeding" phase of the diet which helps me re-introduce richer foods into my diet over 3 weeks, then after this period I will be taught at the clinic how to maintain my weight.

I just wanted to document my weight loss on this blog because I have never been so proud of myself! This is one of the greatest achievements of my life. I never would have thought I could get below 60kgs. Trent has been my biggest support. I love him so much! He has always seen so much potential in me in so many areas of my life. His encouragement in my life for the past 5 years has turned me into someone I like a lot more than I ever have in the past. And that says a lot! Thank you so much! x