Dr. Cohen's First Personal Diet- Thread 3

[amberstar]

@poligals, try healthy options for chromium, but if you are near cash & carry buendia, go to the px area, mura supplements dun.  I buy my centrum, flaxseed and biotin there, super cheap lang.
@cristal, cohen would help you stabilize your insulin and hormones kaya we don't get hungry and crave, the only time you'll experience hunger is on the first week of EP and when you're nearing refeed which means almost ubos na ang extra fat storage mo.  The science behind this is quite confusing pero effective.  how much do you weigh and target weight range?

[poligals]

Sis, are you referring to chromium picolinate? Supplement to help hunger pangs and to lose weight? If yes, I bought mine in healthy options. Solgar yung brand.

Thanks Cristal and amberstar!

How many did you take in a day and for how long did you take chromium? Did it help naman with suppressing the craving? Also, did you take chromium on top of your vitamins pa?

[amberstar]

I didn't take any chromium at all, i just took multivit, flaxseed& biotin lang.

[Cristal]

@amberstar: im 135lbs now....my target weight is 115-120 lbs...still a long way to go. I started out at 157 lbs early this year but I was doing another diet then. My friend who's doing cohen Pala kept getting migraines while on the diet...tapos her eating plan was changed. The amount of food allowance was increased. She was so frustrated Kasi pwede naman Palang malaki ang allowance and she suffered from migraine everyday hahaha so may option Pala na to have more food allowance but the weight loss is slower.

@poligals: I don't take chromium picolinate religiously. Sometimes I forget eh. But when I do, I take 600 mcg before lunch. Some go up to 1000 mcg per day.

[Cristal]

Btw, it's so frustrating that Jacobs hi cal crackers are out of stock in supermarkets! I tried the luxury brand...tastes like Jacobs hi cal....I also bought round crackers sa healthy options na mukhang fita. I compared Lang the calories and ingredients. So we'll see if this will stall my weightloss. Pero nothing beats the taste of Jacobs talaga...especially on my yoghurt + mango + stevia combo! Something I look forward to everyday.

[freshpicks]

Wala pa rin bang Jacobs? Havent been to supermarket yet since last weekend kasi. I bought Finn Crisp to be sure. Natatakot ako maubusan eh. Hehe. If you're part of the Cohen FB group, meron dun nagbebenta ng Meiji crackers. Sana this weekend may Jacobs na.

[rogue0214]

i got my referral letter today. mga sis from Dubai, san kayo napa bloodtest? Covered kaya ng insurance? Ang dami pala. Hehe. Hay, sana mag qualify ako.

[angellove]

^ Im from Abu Dhabi, I tried to refund the bloodtests, nareject ng insurance company.  :p

Problema ko now, yung braso ko, nakalaylay na sya.  Ano ba dapat gawin dito? 

[kreez]

@kreez, dapat piliin mong seat yong malapit sa CR. 

hahaha oo nga sis!

ako i'm not taking vitamins at all hahaha,

nagtimbang ako (i know I should'nt) pero parang nagslow down yung weigh loss ko parang hindi ko kasundo ang mayo.... everyday for my lunch kasi ang mamayo ako.... hmmmm observe ko tapos iwas mayo muna

[rogue0214]

^^sis angellove, may i ask how much did you spend for your bloodtests? Madami ba talaga? Yung nasa referral letter ko kasi 12 yung nakalagay.  Thank you.

[Sisa16]

^^sis angellove, may i ask how much did you spend for your bloodtests? Madami ba talaga? Yung nasa referral letter ko kasi 12 yung nakalagay.  Thank you.

sis angellove, musta ka na? when is your next bloodtest due at saan ka papakuha? I am hoping na mapakiusapan ko [textspeak!] doctor na isama sa mga tests [textspeak!] kasama sa COhen kasi magpapacheck din ako ng thyroid ko this month.

sis rogue, i paid more than 500 dhs sa test kasi mahal [textspeak!] sa electrolytes at liver function test eh. Pero sabi ni sis wife2be, mura daw sa dubai hospital yata, AED 300 lang pero wala silang Friday. Nasa pinas ngayon si sis wife2be kaya hindi sya nakakalog in. Standard yata para sa lahat ang mga kukunin na test.

Sis kreez, mustasa?

[rogue0214]

Thank you sis sisa16 Punta na lang sa clinic on saturday. Ang mahal din pala.

[amberstar]

@kreez, take multivitamins, not taking it is also considered slight deviation.  I suggest you should take it kasi you need some of the vitamins that we're not getting on our eating plan.
@angellove, give your skin time to shrink, just be patient.  Syempre it took you a long time to stretch it so definitely it would take time for it to shrink back.  Spoiled lang tayong mga cohenites, gusto natin lahat instant... 

[angellove]

^^sis angellove, may i ask how much did you spend for your bloodtests? Madami ba talaga? Yung nasa referral letter ko kasi 12 yung nakalagay.  Thank you.

AED895.  ang mahal nga eh.  di ko nga maintindihan, dalawa kami ng officemate ko, yung sa kanya narefund nya.   

[angellove]

sis angellove, musta ka na? when is your next bloodtest due at saan ka papakuha? I am hoping na mapakiusapan ko [textspeak!] doctor na isama sa mga tests [textspeak!] kasama sa COhen kasi magpapacheck din ako ng thyroid ko this month.

di ko pa alam kelan yung next bloodtest ko.  Inform naman nila ako pag kelangan ko na magpabloodtest di, ba.  Malapit na Ramadan, pano kaya tayo nito sa office, hehe. 

[kreez]

@Sisa16 ok naman sis! ikaw musta na???

@amberstar oo nga sis, nakalimutan ko lang talaga.... will definitely buy my vitamins tonight

[angellove]

Obsessed na ata ako sa pagpapapayat na ito.  Dati dedma lang naman ako.  I bought xbox Kinect the other day, para sayaw/exercise sa bahay.  Di na kasi ako makapag-gym nun nagstart ako mag-cohen, I tried once pero nahilo ako after 30 mins.  so naghanap ako ng alternative, nagto-toning machines ako every other day.  Then nag-offer sila ng LPG endermologie para ma-tone arms at thighs ko, and para mawala na rin cellulite.  Nakaka-tempt.  Pero pinag-iisipan ko pa ng bongga.

[wife2be]

Hi sisses! utang ko muna ang backread at sobrang busy! Ang hirap magdiet sa Pinas! Hahaha!
Kamusta na kayong lahat?

Grabe ang raves at reaction ng weight loss ko. Nakakatuwa, thinking I am still far off from my goal weight. Half na lang daw na ako nung hug ako ni h2b when he first saw me.

[Sisa16]

Hi sisses! utang ko muna ang backread at sobrang busy! Ang hirap magdiet sa Pinas! Hahaha!
Kamusta na kayong lahat?

Grabe ang raves at reaction ng weight loss ko. Nakakatuwa, thinking I am still far off from my goal weight. Half na lang daw na ako nung hug ako ni h2b when he first saw me.

sis wife2beeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee! congrachuleyshens!!!! nakakatuwa ang mga reactions nila! have you had your gown altered na or bili ka bago? dont forget the pics!

@sis angellove: i am looking forward sa ramadan para makauwi ng maaga at makapag nap.haahha! sa office namin, sa mga non muslims, they allow us to eat and drink din naman pero syempre sa pantry kami bilang respeto sa kanila pero majority dito eh Christians.ang mahal ng singil sa bloodtest mo ha.. you can ask lifeline or ahalia.nagpakuha ko sa proficiency lab,malapit sa city seasons.

@sis kreez: i am coping up pero syempre pag nakikita ko si jowa,naiiyak agad ako. i just realized na i am deviating..kasi for example, [textspeak!] fresh garlic db dapat kasama sya sa veggie allowance? eh hindi ko sinama.hahaha!i thought by the book ang ginagawa ko.hmp!

[angellove]

@Sisa16, naku puro locals kasi officemates ko, pero sa pantry na nga lang ako kakain at iinom.  sa Al Noor Hospital kami nagpabloodtests.  at eto pa, pede pala sa clinic dito sa office kami nagpabloodtests, kaloka. so next time, syempre dito na lang, hehe.  san ka nga pala dito sa abu dhabi, baka nagkakasalubong na tayo, di pa natin alam. hehe.

@wife2be, musta naman? congrats hah.  kitakits na lang pagbalik mo dito sa UAE.