Member of the Month is Mandie
Date: 17 October 2009
Tags: diet, crash diet, calories, lose weight, eating habits, commercialism, emotional eating, Podcasts, Member of the Month, healthy diet
Tags: diet, crash diet, calories, lose weight, eating habits, commercialism, emotional eating, Podcasts, Member of the Month, healthy diet
HI everyone
There can only be one member of the month for this month and that's Mandie. She is an inspiration and goes from strength to strength.
Mandie has done so well on the programme and has given her words of wisdom and support to so many people on our blog weightlossjournals.petecohen.tv/.
You can hear Mandie in her words by listening to a pod-cast I recored with her recently.
Please make any comments for Mandie below
A lot of what you said I can relate to, like you I have been overweght most of my life and have been to both Slimming world and Weight Watchers ,also I have lost my weight many times only to put it back on and more beside.
But since joinng the programme I have lost about 12 lbs in about 5 months this may not seem a lot but I am so pleased as like you said I have felt so relaxed about it all, it hasn't been a DIET.
Big Hug x x x
Jane :0)
xxx
You are so right in everything you say - well done for saying it, and thank you for your advice.
Best wishes,
JAS
Congratulations on being MOTM, no-one deserves it more.
All the best Annie :-)) x
I, too was taken to various slimming clubs with my dear old Mum - (who spent her entire life either following a strict regime from one of the countless groups she joined, or following a wild "anti-diet" plan!) I have been to so many "diet" groups and felt a failure each time I lost weight and put it on again. I can see me now hiding in restaurants so as not to be seen by a fellow weight watcher for fear I was reported to the leader at the next meeting!
Thank you Mandie for sharing your story, both here and on the blog. I have heard your messages and you are truly inspiring. I bet you are a wonderful life coach and only wish you lived nearer to me!
Congratulations and I look forward to reading more of your blogs!
Sue x
So relevant and inspiring. I found it particularily helpful today as I'm torn between wanting to do what's best for myself and my recouperation and be there now for my Mum who is poorly at the moment. I have travelled up to the hospital which is about an hour and a half away and sat for 3hrs at visiting. I shouldn't be doing any driving yet or sitting around at this stage of my hip recovery. However it's my Mum and I want to be there. I have however decided not to go today as my Sister and Dad are going and I was feeling my hip was sore but I was feeling so guilty. Mandie you really helped me by saying about being kind to yourself so that you actually get stonger and then more able to help others etc. I am going up to stay for a couple of days with my Dad tomorrow but because I felt so uncomfortable about needing to take a day today for myself I was really wanting to eat the uncomfortable emotions. So today you guys really helped me work my way out of feeling that.
Thank you sooo much.
Much love
Shoana xx
Thankyou.
So glad that I inspired you all and even more delighted that we have found Pete and this amazing programme - it's a wonderful feeling to be throwing off the shackles of the weight loss industry and embracing LIFE fully and dealing with the emotions that go with it.
Yesterday I felt down as I've had a lot going on recently. Then I realised that I had CHOSEN to feel this way and could just as easily choose NOT to feel like that. So I took control, took responsiblity and it worked! Today I have turned it around. I realised that I didn't want to feel like that and so I did something about it - this is the ultimate empowerment I think!
Just need to shift another two stone now....lol! :-) xx
Thankyou so very much for all that you shared.
You are so open and at ease and I found it so encouraging that you used to be much more private..
You really have come so far and its a real treat to have shared your journey.
The two stone is as good as gone girl!!
PP xx
Lotsa love BikerB x
I've lived in Shropshire for 14 years though and I'm proud to hold on to my heritage. Biker I'm now reading all your posts with an Essex accent! lol! x
I loved listening to your story and how you're overcoming all your obstacles, that's very inspirational.
The most resounding message I took from this is about taking responsibility and with the platform of help you get from Pete's programme you're on a winner.
Well done for all you've achieved and continue to do so.
Annie
xx
I'm new, just starting the programme. I really enjoyed your podcast. Very inspirational and I identified with a lot of the things you said. Congratulations on being Member of the Month!
Amber
Well done on member of the month and a wonderful podcast. Listening to you, you could almost have been me - learning to relax and be good to myself have been the absolute keys for me too.
You're a star.
Bx
I got an iPod for Christmas and have been downloading all the podcasts so that i can listen to them before I go to bed, and last night I listened to yours. I can't believe how much it rang true with me. I have been trying to lose weight (quite successfully) for the past five years - I lost 3 stone, and then got pregnant with my son (now nearly 4), then lost a bit of the weight I'd put on and got pregnant with my daughter (now 2). Since having my daughter I have had postnatal depression, and really struggled with life in general, and food has been a comfort, with lots of evenings spent eating too much bread, butter and cheese, followed by extreme guilt and feelings of disgust at myself. I have been trying to work out how I can lose weight without going on a traditional diet of deprivation, and about 6 months ago, I stumbled upon Pete Cohen's website. But I was still quite depressed (with hindsight), and not ready to grasp it with both hands. In mid September I started being really strict about eating healthily in the week, and then over Christmas, I have started listening to these podcasts. So far I've lost 20lbs, and have about another 30lbs to go, but I've made a good start.
Hearing you talking about changing your mindset, and freeing yourself from the prison of a diet was amazing, and it really made me want to try this programme properly to get real results. Thank you for your inspiration, and I hope that you continue to be as content as you sound - it's what i want too!!
Look forward to reading more of your blog.
Alice
Thanks for your honesty. Mandie is an inspirational lady and glad you have enjoyed listening to her pod-cast.
Good luck with your progress and I am sure you will go from strength to strength.
Have you considered doing the Live OnLine course starting next Tuesday?
Many thanks
Pete
Thanks for your honesty. Mandie is an inspirational lady and glad you have enjoyed listening to her pod-cast.
Good luck with your progress and I am sure you will go from strength to strength.
Have you considered doing the Live OnLine course starting next Tuesday?
Many thanks
Pete
Another thing about this programme is that it keeps evolving and no matter how much you already know there is always more to learn. THIS is what I find so exciting as I never want to stagnate and strive to self improve to achieve fulfilment. Fulfilment that bread and cheese will NEVER give us! :-))
Big hugs and hope to hear how you're doing on the blog... M xx
Take care
Love
Pete
Take care and keep doing the best you can
Pete