Make today the first day of the rest of your life!

If you are telling yourself you will never lose weight or that it is too hard, or that you have no self control and you accept these thoughts, you will only sabotage your efforts to manage your weight.  What you tell yourself can make you feel stressed, anxious, worried, depressed and more apt to binge or overeat.  You need to change your thinking!!

Recognise that there will be events which you will not have control over.  Suppose you have had a good week you have been motivated and eaten according to your plan but the scales say otherwise.  Getting mad at yourself would be a mistake, since other factors may be responsible such as water retention or if you are exercising additional muscle (remember muscle weighs more than fat).  Be realistic about what you can control & what you can’t, pay attention to how good you feel, or how loose your clothes are.  These are the hallmarks of real progress.

Your thoughts powerfully program you.  Realistically assess what you can control and what you can’t and take action to make a difference in your life. You may find it hard to see yourself being able to enjoy a party, go on a vacation, eat what other people are eating.  You then start feeling sorry for yourself.  You start saying “It’s not fair other people can eat what they like”, “I hate depriving myself”, “I shouldn’t have to work this hard”, “I can’t go to any parties”.  This type of thinking is highly destructive.

Feeling sorry for yourself you start eating to make yourself feel better.  What you fail to realise is you can still go to parties, you can still go on vacation and you can still do what you want. You need to focus on the scenery, the activities, the “battery recharge”, rather than focussing on food.  Think about deprivation in another way: by overeating, you’re depriving yourself of a healthy weight, an attractive appearance, self-regard and peace of mind.

You are creating the situations you are in and you are creating the thoughts and emotions that flow from these situations.  You must embrace the fact that you own your own problems and take action to solve them.

Does this sound familiar??  “I can’t help bingeing when I’m alone”.  Is this really true?  Is there nothing else, nothing at all that you can do when you are alone?  Isn’t there some activity or something that doesn’t involve food that you could rather do?

Is your goal to achieve permanent weight loss, and experience the physical and emotional health that stems from it?  If you want to look and feel better how does repeating “This won’t work” or “It’s too hard”, help you achieve your goal?  Tell yourself “I’m not powerless over my behaviour.  I’m in charge of myself.  I have to choose what’s more important: reactive overeating or taking care of my health.  It’s my choice, and I can do something about it! You can only control what happens now.  You have no control over what has happened in the past.

Self-Defeating Thinking	Right Thinking
My family/friends are conspiring to keep me fat, so I can’t lose weight	Losing weight is within my control
I didn’t lose weight this week - I must have messed up	I may be retaining fluid.  My body is adjusting to the positive changes I’ve made so far
I’m so overwhelmed - I can’t do it	As long as I continue working on my weight, I’ll achieve the goals I have set for myself
I will not succeed	No matter what happens, I’ll stay on course.  If I do what is required, I will succeed
I’ve gained a kilogram, and it’s terrible	I’ll review my week and see where I can improve.  After all, since starting this program I’ve lost ____kilograms
I’m going to lose 2 kilograms this week	I’ll stick to my Eating Plan a day at a time.  Whatever I lose will be a positive
I feel fat, so I must look fat	There’s no evidence for this.  I am looking better than ever
I can’t have fun anymore	Not true.  The fitter I get, the more fun I have, and the more activities I can participate in.  Life is more fun than ever

Make up sticky reminder notes for yourself and place them around the house -

Where to place them               Front door

Fridge

Computer

Diary or Organiser

Purse or Wallet

Next to your bed

Bathroom mirror

On your TV

Write on them                           Losing weight is within my control!

I will achieve the goals I have set for myself!

No matter what happens I will stay on course!

If I do what is required I will succeed!

Quitting will get me nowhere!

Take control!

I am in control!

I’ll stick to my program, a day at a time!

Whatever I lose will be a positive!

Remember - You can’t control everything all the time so control what you can control, accept what you can’t and be wise enough to know the difference!  

Source: Cohen's Weight Loss Clinic

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Addictions & Discipline

Discipline is a something that most people lack, even though they might try to convince you otherwise.

Most of us believe that we are capable of making our own decisions and nothing can influence those decisions. 99% of the time this is not the case.

Many, if not all of us are slaves to our addictions. They are hard to fight and when we do not get our fix, we get irritable and try anything to get it.  It doesn’t matter if it a coffee or the sugar in the coffee we ‘need’ or if it is that ‘awesome’ show on TV we can’t miss. What matters is that we are addicted and nothing can change that…

 

Well, it can, but how hard is it and are we willing to fight? I like when people say: “But I like it and I don’t want to change it and if I wanted I could!” The problem is, they couldn’t! They just think they can… The moment you take their coffee away or turn the TV off, they freak out! They have a panic attack and will most likely attack you verbally or even physically. They have no discipline to stop and be free.

Why don’t us ask yourself what are your addictions? Try to name some of the things you can’t live without. Can you live without that glass of wine you have every night? Or is it some soft drink you are addicted to. Or maybe it is your car, your phone or the Internet you can’t live without. I think many can relate to this one. The obsession about checking emails or Facebook posts.  Is your phone the last thing you look at before you go to sleep? Is it the first thing you look at when you wake up? Try to break that pattern and see how hard it is. If you can’t live without it, then you are addicted.

What about electricity or hot water? What happens if there is a power black out and everything stops working? What if your phone is running out of battery? How does it make you feel?

We are so addicted to our favourite foods and modern life luxuries, we don’t even notice. If you were addicted to an illegal drug and were unable to get it, you would do anything to find it and get your fix. Only in that state of need you are able to realise how much you are addicted. If all our ‘soft’ drugs are supplied 24/7, we wouldn’t even notice that we are addicted.

For a person, to be really free, one would have to identify all addictions and get rid of them. There is a difference between using a phone to make a call and check emails as necessary or being obsessive about checking it every 2 minutes. We must keep checking in and constantly monitor our relationships with things, people and food in our lives. If we don’t, we are slaves to those things that control us.

Sugar, alcohol, coffee, bread, pasta, TV, the Internet… Those things are the most addictive things, but no one seems to care.

All processed food is loaded with sugars and at the same time are stripped of all the essential micro nutrients like vitamins and minerals. We eat it, we get our sugar rush, but our bodies are starving.

The only way to break the addictions is to ditch it. One must make the decision and let it all go. It might be hard the first couple of days during the detox, but after a while you won’t even miss it. Your body will be grateful that it doesn’t have to work so hard removing all that sugar from your bloodstream and your mind will get a break from TV trance that encourages passivity. You might even replace it with more stimulating activities where you can become creative and live, instead of watching someone else living it on the screen.

All you need is a discipline. Discipline is like a muscle that you need to exercise to make it stronger. Every time you say no to your addictions, you make them weaker and your discipline grows. You will get your independence back and slowly end your dependency on everything that society feeds you. Everything that we are consuming and do not really need, can be traced back years, decades or centuries and usually at the source you can find an idea on how to make money… That’s all it is.

Sugar was non-existent in our culture 400-500 years ago. Humanity did not need it to survive. Then it suddenly took off with the discovery of the new world. Plantations, slavery and human exploitation – all that to make money. The business people back then quickly realised the potential in sugar because it was so desirable by people for its addictive properties.  This is the same with coffee and all other things like chocolate. What this little affair with sugar has cost us, as a society is astounding.

Fact - the global diabetes devices and drug market was worth USD 50.8 billion in 2011 and is expected to reach USD 98.4 billion in 2018. Do you think with those kinds of figures they want people to be healthy? Think about it. Really! The mechanism is in place. Sugar, wheat products, corn syrup is in almost everything these days. 

Now, diabetes is only one of many modern diseases that terrorizes the human population. There are many others, mostly caused by bad nutrition, lack of good air and water, lack of activity and depression caused by overall unhappiness thanks to the passive consumption lifestyle. When did food become so important and start to play such an important social role? When did overeating and overindulging in the wrong food infiltrate our culture? When did we swap one chicken a week on a Sunday for chicken 10 times a week? When did we become so ignorant that we are capable of slaughtering 80,000,000,000 chickens per year as a human race and not even notice?

How self obsessed and food obsessed can we become? How far is this going to go? How many more people have to get sick and die thanks to overeating and over indulging in the wrong food?

The only way we can change this and become healthier as a society is to stop and start to think for ourselves. Turn off the TV and stop obsessing about the latest episode of Master Chef.  It is nice to eat tasty food, but healthy and conscious choices can be tasty too.

People do not need more medication, what they need is better food choices, to enable our bodies to heal. This requires discipline.

Sometimes when we go out with friends or meet with extended family, we somehow lose all common sense and take on the herd mentality. We forget ourselves and eat like it’s going to be out last meal. The next day we feel tired and regret what we did, but it’s too late. Our little ego won again. The little kid inside of us got what it wanted. Our true self is left defeated and weakened.  Let’s try to do better next time.

Do we really need to eat all that food? Most likely not…

What I love about the Cohen’s program is because it teaches you to eat less, and only what your body really needs. It teaches you not to overindulge, but still enjoy food. It teaches you to live without processed food and lets your body heal and reach a new hormonal balance. You will feel better, healthier and stronger… But you must be disciplined and stick to it. You have to ignore that little kid inside your brain and let it carry on with its tantrums. It will stop eventually…

 

It is up to you to wake up and realize what you are doing to your body.  It is up to you to lead a new healthy lifestyle.

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Margaret Homsy Continued Journey

Since my last entry as to my weight loss journey, I have shed a few more kilos!  I am stablising now, which is fantastic!

I can't believe I have lost a total of 98kg.  It really does blow my mind!

Cohen's has taught me to listen to my body and only use food as my fuel. I have learnt that I am unique and I'm no longer that unhappy person I once was. Shedding my sumo suit has revealed so much about my emotional struggles and I'm grateful everyday that I deal with my emotions without food as my saviour! 

I still have much to learn about my body; but in the midst of the discovery I am having so much fun!  The greatest thing and the one thing I was truly concerned about was my excess skin.  The human growth hormone is still doing its job and I am proud to say, I am still shrinking in! Woooo

98kg gone and loving life! Thank u to everyone who has been a part of this with me! 

Much love xxoo

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Margaret Homsy in the Hills Shire Times - Let's beat the obesity epidemic together!

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Letting go of the "large" person and seeing YOU

 

I thought I would get a little personal with our blog today and talk about the tricks our minds play on us when we lose weight.

It is especially hard on my loved ones when they can clearly see what I look like now, but I don't. I think unless you have been in “my shoes”, people do not realise the emotional downside to being overweight almost your entire life to becoming healthy. You do not know how to look at the world, or yourself, any differently. 

Sometimes I look into the mirror and think, "Wow, look how far you've come!," but a lot of the times, I still see the old me in my head and honestly forget. It is hard to remember, when all you have ever really known is a world in which you are obese/overweight.

When I go into stores, I always grab a large. Sometimes I get all "aha, you've lost weight!" mode and give myself a mental pat on the back while I grab a medium, only for the medium to be too big. So yes I am training my brain to realise it can actually go and pick up an extra small or a small. This experience can be very daunting and confrontational!

Why does this happen? Let’s look at the “science”.  Source from: Sandra Blakeslee, Matthew Blakeslee

There are findings about how your brain maps your body, the space around your body, and your social world.  Body maps reveal how your mind and body interact to create a sense of being a whole, independent, embodied individual. It also shows how easily that sense can cause confusion, and how you can bring it back into balance when it falls out of sync.

To grasp the concept of a body map, ask yourself, how do you know your hand belongs to you? You might answer, "Well, I just know. I can feel things through it and command it to move how I want."

This deep sense of control does not just pop into your mind. It arises from a masterpiece of coordinated activity between various maps of your body - that are etched into the thinly layered surface of your brain. For example, your brain has a fundamental touch map, with swaths of tissue dedicated to mapping touch sensations. When someone taps you on the shoulder, you know it was your shoulder and not your neck because the cells that make up your shoulder map become active while the cells in your neck maps stay quiet.

Right next to your touch map is a second fundamental map, which handles not sensation but movement. You can choose which finger to wiggle because each finger is represented separately in your motor map. The cells in the chosen finger map fire, sending commands down to your muscles to make the intended movement happen.

Beyond these two basic maps you have many others that map your muscles, joints, bones and insides, as well as your immediate plans, goals, and your body's enormous library of "muscle memories." Your brain also maps the space around your body. Wave your arm up over your head, out to your side and down to your leg. Each point of that space is mapped inside your brain in relation to your body.

In other words, your brain contains an extensive network of body maps that are always interacting - the vast majority of it occurring outside of consciousness - to give you that misleading self-evident sense that, yes, every part of your body, inside and out, belongs to you, is accurately understood and perceived by you, and is there when you need it.

This view of yourself is not entirely unfounded, but it provides an explanation on what is happening under the hood -- details that can have big consequences for leading you down the garden path into denial, delusion or unwarranted self-scorn.

To grasp why you may still feel large after losing weight, I would ask you to consider two particular body maps that can strongly conflict, giving you the sense that you are doomed to be large. One maps the internal felt position of your body. The other is a distributed map concerning your beliefs about your body.

The first map, called the body schema, is based on signals from your muscles, bones, tendons, skin, and joints that tell your brain where you are located in space and how your body is configured. This map is dynamic, meaning it changes from moment to moment as you move around in the world. It also contains memories of how your muscles engage to produce different actions and postures. And it incorporates your ability to balance your body against the force of gravity.

When you lose a significant amount of weight, your body schema will update itself accordingly. The unconscious signals coming up from your body into your brain reflect a thinner, lighter, more flexible self. Your clothes fit differently; your jeans are looser etc.

And yet, like millions of others who have successfully toned up and slimmed down, may still feel large. The signals from your thinner body schema are not penetrating all the way up into consciousness. Sure, you notice you look somehow thinner in the mirror, a little bit, maybe, but that is not how you feel. You feel large, and you continue to see your former self because another body-mapping system is trumping your schema. It is called the body image, and it is composed of a more widely distributed collection of mental images, memories, beliefs and opinions about your body.

Your body image stems primarily from experiences in childhood and adolescence. We all have political and religious beliefs and we also have beliefs about our body – sound familiar “I am fat and unattractive; my body is disgusting and frightening; and so on - are built up from what you see around you, what people who are close to you say, and how people in your society behave. For example, a young girl who is teased mercilessly about being flat chested may never think of her body as being normal. A little boy who is teased for having pop-out ears may never, despite later changes in proportions to his face, stop seeing a freak staring back at him through the looking glass.

Thus your body image, held in memory and language circuits throughout your brain, can easily overwhelm your slimmed-down body schema. You get discouraged and regain the weight you can't stop believing any other way. Your yo-yo dieting begins another new cycle.

Fortunately, there are ways to restore this schema-image disconnect. For example, wobble boards used by personal trainers bring your body schema into sharp relief, forcing you to attend to the signals you may normally tune out because they frighten or discomfit you. You could also find a therapist who you can talk with about these issues.

A colleague had suggested (which has helped me so much) is find an old photograph of yourself (at your biggest) and pop it to the left of your mirror, then find a photo of where you want to be (be realistic in finding one, and cut a photo of your head from another photo and place it on top of that body photograph) to the right of your mirror. When you get dressed of a morning, stand in between those two photographs.  You will see where you were, where you are and where you want to get too.

I also found some great tips by Lavinia Rodriguez, which I am now implementing in my every day life to overcome this craziness!  

• Learn to accept yourself based on the overwhelming evidence coming from the outside world who views your body more realistically than you do.
• Decide that you are going to trust other people (the world in general - not a single person) more than yourself when it comes to how big your body is since they are more accurate than you are at it.
• Work on accepting that although you perceive yourself and feel fat, it is not true because there is too much evidence to the contrary.
• Remind yourself at every instance that it is impossible to suddenly be fatter than you were a few moments ago so it has to be a distortion.
• Use self-talk to keep reminding yourself that the distortion will change as you learn to accept yourself unconditionally and trust that the problem has nothing to do with the size of your body.
• Focus on other things in life that bring enjoyment and activity.
• Dare to do the opposite of what your mind is telling you. If your mind is telling you to not go out because you are fat, purposely go out. If it says not to wear something because you're too fat, purposely wear it.
• Trust that you can get past this and recover.
• Get a life apart from your body size.
• Leave the past behind.

After implementing some of the suggestions above, I must say today for the first time in a long time since shedding such a big amount of weight, I felt slimmer and actually saw myself "tiny".  It was such a shock but yes it does happen.   Here is a photo after a Makeup Masterclass with Michael Brown.  I would obviously like to think it wasn’t because we glammed ourselves up with makeup, but it is actually me now (which I am believing more everyday).

Me in the black (of course)

I really believe the most important thing is, do not be so hard on yourself.  Enjoy your achievements and love life!

Marg xx

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Margaret Homsy's Journey

You live on the verge of healthy. 

You start your 'diet' every other day.

You look at people like me and think - how do they do it and I could never be like that. The truth is getting healthy is easy and YOU CAN DO IT

Health is a mindset! Health is an attitude! Health is what you define it to be. 
There is no one size fits all plan.

You CAN be like me. In fact, you are just like me! 
I dislike getting up early in the morning and doing exercise and watching what I need to eat!
I used to be able to eat a family sized block of chocolate without blinking.
 And I definitely have tried many weird FAD diets too.

Stop looking from the outside and fearing failure.
 Step up.
 Make a decision.
 Create your healthy dream.


You are not alone.

This is part of my story.

I had trouble climbing the staircase and I started to avoid going out unless it was to work.  But I was always the "life of the party", the girl everyone wanted to be around; but was it real?

I was moody and it caused serious problems in my relationships (which would then see me binging). 

I didn't realise it at the time, but now I know I was morbidly obese. What is obese?

The World Health Organisation has termed obesity as a disease of epidemic proportions. "It is a slow creeping killer whose seriousness we refuse to accept. Obesity leads to hypertension, diabetes, heart ailments, joint problems and sleep disorders". In a nutshell, you live shorter and suffer more.

I kept hearing words like you will develop diabetes. You will have a heart attack.  The oddest thing about all those things and to make myself feel better, I would go to the Doctor who would do all the physical tests, like blood pressure, blood tests, and you know what all came back normal.  Who would have thought someone who was breaking the scales at 161kg could be “healthy” according to laboratory statistics.  But in saying that, I was diagnosed with Poly-cystic Ovarian Syndrome and I was told to take “pills” that are given to diabetics.  I never took the pills!  I was insulin resistant!  So in theory whatever I put into my mouth would end up as stored fat in any case!  Well so I thought….. 

All my life I was a yo yo dieter, could never stick to anything and always blamed someone else for my problem.  I could not even go shopping without breaking a sweat and again to hide the pain and make myself feel better, I would purchase what ‘fit” me, SHOES!

I did the same with food!  I would use it not to fuel my body but to hide the void, cover up those emotions and make myself feel better for a short period of time!

I got to the point in my life where something had happened!  Was it the warnings I was always told about?  YES!  It was that point in my life at my heaviest where I was told: “If you don’t lose weight, you will not be able to have children”.   

The Doctor’s words have haunted me for many years!  It wasn’t enough though as I would lose then, gain, as I would not stick to any type of program long enough to see it through!  In this tornado part of my journey, I had shed 40kg, through everything and anything possible.  I wanted the easy way out; but it was not sustainable!

In 2011, I saw a photograph of myself and realised at that point that I was huge.  I weighed in at 121kg and I HAD ENOUGH.  It didn’t help when our local homeless man had yelled out to me as I rushed home to catch the bus.  They say “honesty is the best policy”, but did he have to say it so loud.  He yelled out: “Hey you, you are so fat, you should go on the biggest loser”.  As I held my head down in shame, I pretended I did not hear him and I had a bucket of tears rolling down my face.  Did this man save my life?  Did he give me the freedom I always wanted?  YES and I am grateful for his honesty!  This wasn’t the first time someone had taunted me about my weight, it happened most of my life, but it is the first time that I actually believed it!

I started seriously researching different programs and speaking with various Doctors about a controlled diet that would fix my insulin resistance. Most suggested I go under the knife and do lap banding, or continue to take the “diabex” (which I never took) but I am a chicken and don’t like prescription pills so I could never do that to my body.

I came across Cohen’s Lifestyle Clinic and by 23 January 2012 I signed up and started my plan!  The first few days were hard as my body was detoxing, but after that I felt the weight fall off.  I felt no more heart burn, I had energy, my skin was glowing, my relationships were getting better and I felt incredible.  I lost 55kg on Cohen’s in 10 months and I have kept it off!!!  I shrunk in height by 4cm so my goal weight has shifted into the 50’s.  So I am on plan to lose a few more to get to that goal!  My god, have I ever been that weight?  

When I tell people I have lost 95kg, I don't know if they are shocked or proud.  I'm still shocked!  The funniest thing is when I tell them I still have a bit more to go!!! Priceless!

I am so passionate about this eating plan that I opened my own clinic in Sydney to help others on this rough journey!  I wish the whole world knew about Cohen’s.  It has helped thousands of people all around the world to lose weight and maintain a healthy lifestyle!

So when you do look at me and think "how did she do it", know that I have had a similar journey and you too can feel as incredible as I do...... 

Stay tuned as my journey continues… 

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What is the Cohen's Program

The Cohen diet is a great option for everyone who is trying to lose weight and to introduce lifestyle changes. This is one of the easiest and most pleasant nutritional programs to follow. Just like any other diet, this diet comes with its pros and cons that need to be examined before you make up your mind about it.

Who is Dr Cohen?

Dr R Cohen MD. F.C.O.G. (Wits) S.A. started his medical career in South Africa in the field of Cardiology, and later specialised in Obstetrics and Gynaecology (particularly infertility). He led the internationally recognised Wits Medical School's first Test-Tube Program (in vitro fertilization) for four years and brought happiness to many infertile couples by giving them the joy of becoming parents.

While conducting this work Dr Cohen encountered the impact of obesity and its related problems. This led him to undertake over three years of international research into nutrition and obesity and has resulted in his world-famous 'Cohen Diet' with thousands of successful clients from all over the world, many of whom are well-known celebrities. For several years Dr Cohen was involved in preparing international candidates for the 'Miss Universe' beauty pageant. Cohen clinics are spread over Australia, Asia, Europe and South Africa and he is currently promoting the weight loss diet successfully in the USA. Dr Cohen personally assesses each client and oversees their healthy eating plan.

Obesity Research

The research conducted by Dr Cohen and his partners isolated the hormones involved in obesity and overweight people and led the scientists to the conclusion that obesity is a disease. It has nothing to do with lack of self-discipline, but is a metabolic problem arising out of hormonal imbalances. By re-balancing the hormones via the correct nutrition for each individual, the body will automatically take care of the fat loss and other consequences of obesity. Rather than use costly, synthetic drugs, Dr Cohen's obesity research showed that the best way to address this imbalance would be to use food as the 'medicine' in a natural and safe way.

As a result, thousands of tests on various foods were conducted over a number of years. The outcome was an intricate understanding of what foods and combinations of foods trigger the correcting of obesity-related hormonal imbalances. Dr Cohen used this knowledge to develop a very specific weight loss diet.

The Cohen’s Diet

Stage 1: Personalized Eating Plan

The Eating Plan is the first of the three stages of the Program, and is based on your initial blood test results.  Your individual Eating Plan will be made for you by Dr Cohen based on your unique biochemistry from the results of your initial blood test. Your Eating Plan is designed to create a chemical balance in your body to stimulate the Human Growth Hormone, Serotonin production and lower Insulin levels - the three hormones that Dr Cohen believes to be the cause of weight gain. The Eating Plan that he develops for you is a balanced plan, so it includes proteins, fresh fruit and vegetables - there are no pills, tonics, shakes, seeds or the like.

To help you create yummy treats you will also receive a Cohen's Lifestyle Clinic Recipe Book

Stage 2: Personalized Refeeding Plan

This is the second stage of your Program which usually lasts between 2 - 3 weeks and is based on all your repeat blood test results.  It involves a gradual increase in portion sizes, a gradual introduction of new and richer foods—new proteins, new vegetables, new fruit categories, complex carbs like rice, potato, popcorn, processed carbs like bread and pasta, low fat milk, sweet biscuits and eventually alcohol.  It stabilizes your body chemistry and helps your body to adapt to increased portions and richer foods while maintaining your hormonal balance and preventing weight gain.
 

Stage 3: Management Guidelines

This is the final stage of the Program.  People with a tendency to have a weight problem need a different eating strategy in order to maintain the weight.  The Management Guidelines provide practical advice on how much food to eat, which foods to choose and which to avoid, and a set of strategies to help cap the surge in insulin that results from consuming foods such as desserts, chocolate, cakes, and alcohol.  It also includes advice on what to do if you do gain weight.  These guidelines represent the long-term lifestyle changes necessary to maintain your weight.

6-month Support Contract

Together with the Program is a 6 month support contract. Our clinic provides monthly weigh-in and face to face consultations, as well as blood test reminders.  Our consultants have successfully undergone the Program and can assist in helping you adjust to your new lifestyle. 

The Solution - Dr Cohen's Rapid Fat loss and Weight Loss Diet

Dr Cohen's Program is a rapid fat and weight loss diet. It helps clients rapidly reduce their fat in a safe and healthy way. It is not a kilojoules-based diet, nor a high protein diet. The weight loss diet is actually a balanced eating plan. No expensive or exotic foods are needed, only the food already in most people's kitchens. All types of food on the program can be eaten, including various types of red/white meat, fish, vegetables, fruit and dairy products such as cheese and yogurt. No tonics or pills are involved - the food itself becomes the 'medicine', and food quantities and combinations are critical to the weight loss diet. Each client follows a diet precisely calibrated to meet their body's needs, to lose fat quickly and increase their general wellness. An exemplary menu for a Cohen diet follower will be very easy to come up with. A breakfast for example can consist of tea or coffee, natural yoghurt and mango. The lunch can involve chicken and steamed vegetables. The dinner option may be lean beef and a green salad.

What have past customers achieved on the Dr Cohen's diet?

• Massive and rapid fat loss of up to 20 kilograms per month (the average monthly weight loss on the program could be between 7 to 15 kilograms).
• No loss of muscle (rather increased firmness and muscle tone).
• No hunger pangs or cravings.
• Increased energy levels and vitality (physical and cognitive).
• Reduced cellulite.
• Lowering and normalisation of high blood pressure.
• Rapidly reducing high cholesterol.
• Improving skin appearance and slowing the ageing process impact.
• Increased ability to cope with stress.
• Increased overall health and well-being.

There are many 'diet fads' today. Why should this be the one I do?

In most cases the clients who come to us have already tried everything. You are free to choose, but the many thousands of successful clients Dr Cohen has had over the past 25 years, is ample proof that this is not another 'diet fad'. Dr Cohen's Program is based on an internationally accepted medical research and sound facts. It stimulates the hormones with specific food combinations and quantities, so that the body starts burning its own fat and uses the food you give it properly. The body corrects the chemical balance naturally, so there are no synthetic elements in the Program - Everything is based on your body, its current profile and basic food to become healthy. Your food becomes your 'medicine'. It is a simple, inexpensive solution to a complex, and sometimes lifelong, problem!

Email us today for a free information pack – sydney.info@cohens.com.au or visit the website www.cohens.com.au

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