Hi Dizzy,
I'm like you, although haven't got as constipated.. but I have a theory. I have never had to "work hard" to do BM... so, I figure my muscles are probably weak and lazy, as they are in the rest of my body.
I have found 2 tablespoons of fibre in a huge glass of water in the morning is enough for me to keep things regular. sometimes it gets a bit much, and then I'm going several times in the day and I cut it back.
probably once your body gets into a rhythm it will correct itself.
If you are REALLY blocked up then a suppository can get things moving initially so that you can then start getting into that rhythm using the fibre.
HL

Hi Dizzy

My heart goes out to guys in Perth I have girlfriend their too who is suffering like the rest of you. I thought Brissie was bad enough.

Anyway back to the matter at hand, I actually suffered extreme constipation before Cohen's and that was on a high fibre diet and was bordering IBS symptoms, the bloating and pain was getting unbearable.

Cohen's has actually got read of all that for me and with the metamucil capsules it has aided me even further.

If you were a regular goer before maybe it's your body adjusting to the limited amounts of food now and will need time to re-adjust.
I hope the heat reduces in Perth and you will beat the constipation blue's soon.

Take care
Sam

Hi Hi,

i'm on to the stage when i'm eating bad fruits now and I ate a banana as my one serving of bad fruit. i'm just wondering what kind of reactions do you get?

For me, on the very first day I ate the banana, i felt so bloated that I couldn't eat anything else. Plus, I had constipation and I couldn't move my bowels the next day.

On the second day, I felt ok eating the banana but come dinner time, I would be so full that I couldn't finish my dinner.

As for weight loss, it slowed down but I didn't gain any weight. I either maintained or lost a 100g. So I'm just wondering if banana is bad for me? Does it mean that I cannot eat a banana after refeed?

Hi there

My consultant said that when she was doing refeed some foods definitely did not agree with her after plan especially breads & pasta's she tries to avoid them I am not sure about the constipation though I will follow up with her about this.

She says that she sticks with the Cohen's plan mostly during the week and has her weekends as her treat time.
I have read on this forum of other members who have completed programme and now have an intolerance to certain foods bread seems to be the stand out one that i recall.

Maybe the banana has acted this way in your body due to it being such a heavy fruit and your system needs adjustment time to absorb these quantities of sugar and starch that have been so alien to our systems for so long.

ATB - Sam

Hi all

Hope to clear my doubts here.. Is it compulsory to finish my Carbs too? It says, " Have 3 slices of bread + 50g carbs"... 1 slice of bread is equivalent to 3 crispbreads. If i wanna control my intake of bread, MUST i finish 2 breads + 3 crispbreads + 50g of rice/potatoes???

Is it alright to have 4 fruits (2 originals + 2 bad) a day?? I'm a fruit lover..

Hello

OMG I can't beleive how much you get to eat on refeed.... Kinda makes me wanna hurry up and get there. not long to go now..
dianne

Hi Amber...

you do not need to finish all your carbo. If you don't want bread, then don't take it. I also didn't eat the 50g of rice/ potatoes every day. I ate it as and when I liked. According to my consultant, if you are too full, you don't need to finish up your carbs.

And yes, you can have 4 fruits. 2 originals and 2 bad. You cannot mix 2 good with 2 bad. Must have 2 originals and 2 bad.

Have fun during refeed!!!

Hahahah... yes dianne! It's SO MUCH food until you have to force yourself to eat all of it...

I'm done with refeed!!! Yayyy!!!

I'm kinda busy at work now so I will do a quick wrap up on my refeed afterwards. =)

it feels strange to get into the real world of eating again....

Hihi Newlife!!!

Thank you for that prompt reply!

I'm going into the 13th day of my refeed (mine's 16 days).. ashamed to say, but i never felt it was too much food to finish! i've always managed to finish every bit of them. Maybe i'm a big eater..
Or perhaps i've not yet reach til that stage where i'm supposed to add to the max??

Sadly, i've side-tracked a little yesterday. You see, we (my family) were celebrating Chinese New Year. Usually, the custom goes like having a reunion dinner on Chinese New Year Eve. I did bring my dinner there (restaurant), so we could eat together. I had chicken breast (old protein) and pork (new protein) that night. I recommended my family this fantastic pork dish that i've been craving for, hoping that they'll love it too. I was so tempted to eat that and finally, i gave in.. BUT~~~~ i took a piece, "measured" it to my new protein, making sure that it was the same (or at least similar) size...

All that yumminess~~~~ i felt i was in heaven.. though guilt caught up soon enough. i was so afraid to measure my weight.. but to my surprise, i was lucky! i didn't gain any weight!!!! phew!

however, i'll be travelling soon, on my 15th day, to japan with my company..
initially, i was cool with the idea to bring my food there and cook.. Later did i realise that no one's allowed to bring any livestock or food etc over!!! *faints*
but my consultant told me since it's my last day, i could go on estimates.. hope i can make it through...

Well done Newlife on getting through Refeed and letting us into your world.
How are you managing now?
Let us know we are all eager to hear about your life after Cohens.
And what was your final weigh in now you have finished?.
Sam

Hi hi...

my final weigh in on my last day of refeed was 65kg. I basically gained a few hundred grams during the last few days. But i'm not so sure why because I got my period and it causes bloatedness. Also because, I was suffering from constipation during that time. So i don't really know what exactly causes the weight gain.

anyway, because of CNY, I gained 4kg and I'm working hard to lose that 4 kg... Argh!

i'm very confused about eating after Cohen. Like... can I eat fruits not on the prescribed list in the Cohen booklet? And how do I eat? i'm super confused now...

So right now, I'm at the experiential stage. I call it the stabilsing experiential stage where I'm adapting my eating habits and lifestyle..

Anyway, I typed 2 posts about my life after refeed in the other thread (the main thread). so pls read it!

Chelsea and those who have completed refeed, if you see this, could you go to the main thread and share with me how I could adjust my eating habits? I'm kinda confused about eating now and I think this is also causing my weight to fluctuate.

Thank you all!

Hi, can anyone help me? I did the Cohen's diet a few years ago and got to my goal weight, but then unfortunately I got very sick and put the weight back on over a period of time. I have now gone back on the program and am nearly at the refeeding stage again, yay! My dilemma is that I have lost my refeeding program. I found my original file with the diet stuff but the refeeding notes were separate and I must have lost them when I moved house. I can only remember some of the stuff you need to do. And I know that everyone's refeeding is slightly different, but if anyone could give me an outline of theirs, it surely has to be better than me guessing my way through it. I couldn't handle gaining the weight again! I did try contacting my Cohen's clinic to ask for another copy but they wouldn't send me another one since it's been years since I joined them.

On a positive note - reading over everyone's postings today has been an emotional journey in itself, and so motivating!

Thanks!

You might want to have a read of Zelda's journal she explains her refeed there and it may help you a little..

Healthy Weight Loss Now - Zelda Sheldon's Weight Loss Journal

Question for those on refeed!!!
My refeed program says im allowed WHITE, BROWN or WHOLE WHEAT bread...

now would WHOLE WHEAT bread be specified as WHOLE MEAL??

does anyone have any particular type or bread that they can reccomend??

please reply asap!

Hi Fatcat,

I ate bakers delight wholemeal country grain bread or the cape seed loaf sandwich slice(not toast slice)

Hope that helps you,

Irene