ha ha ha I know! 1kg is AWESOME!!!!! lol I am really happy to loose that a week

Hello NickyChick

Thanks for introducing yourself in my diary.

I also want to congratulate you on your losses so far and I can see you have not got long to go till you reach goal. Well done you must look and feel fantastic.

I am sorry to hear about your epilepsy diagnosis, that must be so worrying for you but hopefully the test will show exactly what type you have and what is causing it.

I did want to point out that Cohens is a very low fat diet and low fat diets are not good for people who are predisposed or have epilepsy.
In general we should be getting some good essential fatty acids in all our diets which is why Dr Cohen advises the fish capsules. Which is probably not enough in the scheme of things. Anyway I am no expert but I do read alot and have worked with people with many varying forms of epilepsy.


Take care and all the best now Nicky - Sam

Hey Sam

Thanks for popping by I haven't yet been diagnoised with epilepsy but am waiting to hear back from the tests I have had. I do take the x1 flaxseed oil capsule we are recommended to take but I agree it isn't that much, I will have to up my good oil intake once I finish the program. Thanks for your advice and yes I am looking forward to reaching my goal and maintaing too

Hope your doing well on your journey too xx

Hello London Darling,
Just a thought but do you also take Omega 3? I took it all the way through on Cohen's & always will. I'm sure it has helped with my cholesterol as well. You are being a very strong & determined woman Nic & it's very admirable. Hope you're enjoying your week-end, xo Cate

Oow thanks Cate!

I just take the one flaxseed oil capsule as directed. I didn't realise we could also have Omega 3? Maybe I should find out about it and speak to my consultant?

Thanks for popping by and hope you have a lovely week xx

Hi Nic, I just looked up my old program & it says Optional: Evening Primrose Oil (1 capsule per day), Omega 3 or Flaxseed Oil Capsules(1 capsule per day). I used to take the Omega 3 & not the Flaxseed. You may be able to take extra or both if you ask. xo Cate

Hello Nicky

just popping into say hi and see how you are.

Sam

Hi Sam

Thanks for popping in I am doing just fine, just a little disappointed that I have hit a plateau this week waaaaa.

Hope your doing well with your weight-loss

Oh Nicky I feel for you I was hitting platueas all the time with all my other previous diets plans and that was within the 2nd week.

Don't be disillusioned it will come off just keep at it and maybe do some more activity.

I know we are not suppose to do any exertive exercise with Cohens but I think maybe just moving around or doing a walk would be okay and that may be all you need to get over that platuea.

Good luck and don't get disheartened.

Sam

I'm not familiar with the Cohen's diet. But, it seems to be working for you!
Way to go!

I am living in london, moved from America 7 months ago. Just joined the forum.

Thanks for sharing your story.

Amy

Hi Amy

So nice of you to drop by So are you on an eating plan in the UK then?
I would love to read about your journey too as I know how wonderful all the food is in the UK and cheap

Cohen's sure does work a treat if you follow it 100% it is basically higher protien, lower carb eating plan that balances your hormones and insulin to cause you to loose weight and get your Human Growth Hormone working!

Hope your doing well
xx nicole

Hi London Darling. You have to admire the way our bodies just want to hang on to the last little lot of excess weight (NOT!) You have done so well Nic. Almost there! xoxo Cate

Hi Nicky, hope your plateau is a short one. I kind of had one, but in the big scheme of things it still worked out to a good weekly average. And as I'm sure you've heard before, that's usually when its more noticable in measurements than scale numbers. It's unreal how much you've lost. It's great sometimes to just sit and reflect on such awesome numbers. It can be easy to take it for granted, especially when there's been more than a few kgs to lose. What a journey.

A much smaller loss for me this week, but at least it's something! 700g down!!

I am getting closer and closer to my goal and even with these small losses it still makes a difference, ahh what I would do to jack them up to the sweet sweet 1.3kg's I used to loose. My husband said something intersting to me tonight which I thought I would share with you all too.... As you get smaller you (obviously) have less to loose, now if you think of that in relation to a percentage of your weight rather than a number it's pretty good. Before when I weighted 129 kg's I could loose 1.3- 1.4kg's in a week (1% body weight), now that I am 76kg's I am still loosing at about the same rate (of 1% of my body weight) I just weigh less now so I have a smaller percentage to loose. AND my body is finding it harder to source the fat as I am becoming skin and bones so it has to work harder to loose it. Ahhh that makes me feel SO MUCH better It did put a smile on my face as I was getting frustrated with the smaller losses each week.

I am going to stay positive about this and try and change my perspective- it just means I may not meet my target to be finished for Christmas. Never mind I can always post-pone it, and it is much easier to eat a Cohen's meal when you dont have any family or friends to celebrate with. At times like these you really value having a loving family to celebrate with and I know that we wont ever take them for granted again (my husband and I).

Hope your all doing extremly well with your losses!! Miss you 28+1, hope you come visit soon
xxx London Darling

Hi Nicky, you have a very wise husband. That is a great way to look at it. The smaller you get too, the more obvious any loss becomes, even the really small ones, though sometimes, it's more obvious to others. When you look at a really big person, if they lose a couple of kgs you wouldn't notice. But 700gms on a small person you often will.