Dr. Cohen's First Personal Diet- Thread 3

[hi_landprincess]

@valerie28 sis, hindi ako natuloy. Na-late dumating yung dentist ko kaya hindi ako umabot. Dapat this Sat, Nov 3 pero nag-resched sila. Gusto ko din naman magstart on Jan 2 para new me talaga next year. kakausapin ko pa ng matindi husband ko to allow me since ttc kami and pcos, endometriosis plus 1 blocked fallopian tube ako. I really need to take charge of my health. I'm waiting din sa bigayan ng bonus that will be my birthday and christmas gift to myself.

Question: I'm thinking of enrolling on the day of my info session. Kaya ba mag-fasting na agad ako? I'm from QC kaya medyo malayo din ang Makati sa akin. Thanks in advance.

[achengtarush]

^hi_landprincess, you have to start your program within 6 weeks of your initial bloodtest kasi your blood chemistry is changing. If November ka ma-resked and nagpablood test ka na kaagad, you have to start by December na.  Mahirap yun, kasagsagan ng kainan.  Ask mo na lang if you really want to enroll, kung pwede mo na bayaran pero yung blood test December mo na pagagawa. Sayang din kasi yung free blood test mga P2500 or more din ang price nun.  Pag masyado kasi matagal bago ka magstart and nagchange na body chemistry mo, magugutom ka during the Eating Plan and di mo matatapos ang diet mo.  Kelangan pa bloodtest ka ulit and bayad ng new eating plan.  Goodluck!

[hi_landprincess]

^ thanks for replying sis. I'll talk to them na nga lang. Baka pa-resched na ako by December para free ang blood chemistry test. Mahal din pala yun ha. Sayang din. Kayo ang inspiration ko. Grabe! I read the 1st thread to the last post. Sobrang kaka-inspire...

[Antigone]

Curious talaga ako kung ano ang blood tests ng Cohen diet bukod sa usual blood chem (lipid profile, kidney and liver functions, FBS, etc)

[summerbabe]

Hello everyone!  I'm new here, stumbled on this nice forum while looking for some articles about Cohen.  I've completed my 1st Cohen week and happy to share that I lost 3 kgs already.  Need to loose 38 kgs more!  Way to go!

[hi_landprincess]

^Wow. Galing mo sis. Nag-start ka na talaga kahit parating na ang festivities. Sana makapag-share din ako ng success story one of these days. nakaka-excite and kakatempt na tuloy i-start ang cohen.

[hi_landprincess]

By the way sis @summerbabe, what's your initial weight. Isang tao na katumbas ng dapat ko ma-lose. 190 lbs ako, 5'0 eh.

[summerbabe]

Hello sis! 101.5 kgs starting weight ko at 5'6", para akong amazona:-) 8th day ko today, this morning I weigh 97.8 kgs. I think everyday I lose around 300 - 400 grams. I know I'm not suppose to weigh daily pero nakakatuwa kc tingnan na nababawasan ako daily.  Ang target ko ay 60kg so it's a long way to go. Funny thing is I used to crave sweets before but now that I've started Cohen, wala na ko craving, I don't feel bloated na rin. Just tonight hubby is eating (with his bare hands) daing na bangus, kamatis & bagoong with lots of rice & he was coercing me to take even one subo, I said NO! It gets easier as days go by to resist going back to old habits.  Kaya mo rin yan, best of luck!

[aicute12]

nakakalurkey naman,, ang mahal 55k!

[summerbabe]

Oo nga mahal, pero the end result is worth every penny:-)

[hi_landprincess]

Thanks for the reply sis @summerbabe. Nakakatempt na talaga mag-start. I'm trying the hcg diet while waiting for the Cohen diet to start.

Sana mag-update yung mga nasa refeed and maintenance na para mas ma-inspire tayo.

[angellove]

I'm on maintenance na.  Namaintain ko yung 55kgs kahit nun umuwi ako ng pinas nun august. I still dont eat rice. Yoghurt+apple ang breakfast ko, then sa office I eat salad, fruit platter and half ng sandwich (hati kami ng officemate ko na nakamaintenance din haha). Then I eat lunch after work at 4pm, any ulam and gulay or kahit pasta or pansit. Nakakatambay na rin sa starbucks once a week, and nakakaattend ng party ng eat all I can (basta no rice pa rin).  So far di naman ako nag gain ng weight.  I weigh myself every morning pa rin, paranoid lang hehe.

[summerbabe]

Hello angellove, ano starting weight mo?  How long it took you to reach your ideal weight?

[valerie28]

Question: I'm thinking of enrolling on the day of my info session. Kaya ba mag-fasting na agad ako? I'm from QC kaya medyo malayo din ang Makati sa akin. Thanks in advance.

Hi sis! Puede ka nman magpa bloodtest the day ng info session. Just make sure nag fasting ka 8-10hrs before ng blood transaction. I remember nun info session namin meron nag sign up before the session and was asked to take the blood test agad, kase if tatapusin pa un info session ma ooverfasting na sya.

Goodluck sis!

Still waiting for the EP...

[marthastewart]

hi mga sisters!!!

i recently signed up sa Cohen here in the US, so online ako naka-sign up. i got my EP, and have been on it for exactly 4 days today. i've read all of your posts - from thread 1 up to here, whew! hehe. pero super super super helpful lahat ng posts! if i may thank u all, sobrang help talaga! konti na nga lang ang questions ko sa online consultant eh, kasi madami na kong nakuha here in GT. lalo na yun recipes, naka-compile na yun, even before i got my EP.

my starting weight is 129. target weight that they gave me is 108-112. i know i can do this, kasi modesty aside, mahilig ako sa veggies, and talagang di ako ma-rice. i've done low carb before, pero shempre not as strict as our food measurements in Cohen.

meron sana akong question, hopefully someone can enlighten me. sa Guide that i got from them, it mentioned all the crackers na pwede kong i-take. Wala akong choice for the Jacob crackers that's been mentioned here ng lahat ng sisters natin from Manila -- i guess wala kami nyan dito sa California. So anyway, easy to find naman lahat ng crackers na prinescribe. I chose to get yun Premium crackers by Nabisco kasi madaling hanapin talaga. it's everywhere. Sa Guide ko, it said, pag yung Premium daw, 2 crackers for every 1 cracker in my diet. So for the past 3 days, kasi ang binigay sa akin is 6 crackers TOTAL FOR THE DAY. so dapat daw divided yung 6 na yun into 2 for every meal (or in between, in case gagawin mo syang snack) So for the past 3 days, ang kinakain ko are 4 crackers every snack. kasi nga di ba, 2 crackers daw sa diet ang allowed, eh sa Nabisco, 2 crackers for every 1 cracker sa EP ko. I emailed my online consultant to be sure, ang sabi nya, eh i-weigh ko daw ang crackers ko, dapat daw, EACH CRACKER ALLOWED IN THE DIET AY 5.85 g. When i weighed my Nabisco, each is about 4g. So sobra pala kinakain ko for each snack!!!! waaaah

Any thoughts, mga sis? Advice? Suggestions?

[marthastewart]

its me again, ladies!

pa-share naman nung recipe nyo for breakfast na yogurt+crackers+splenda+ fruit, please???!

bine-blend ba sya? or halo-halo lang lahat by hand? kakasawa na kasi plain yogurt with coffee for breakfast eh. maiba naman.

TIA!!!

[wife2be]

Hello, sisses!

Still maintaining my weight.. I miss everyone!
BTW, I bought Tefal Actifry here. Nakakatuwa! Just sharing..

[MGM13]

^^ Hi sis marthastewart. I normally eat youghurt with mango chips from my fruit allowance, plus s packet of splenda. ayan hinahalo ko.. yung crackers I eat them separately... hindi ko hinahalo.

[hi_landprincess]

Hi mga sis! Just sharing, I informed Cohen na to re-sched my info session on Dec 15 para diretso blood chem exam na. Late naman akong matulog so, pwede ko extend until 10am or 11am yung end ng fasting ko. Question, don din ba mismo yung blood extraction? Sana kayanin ko eto. Good luck sa ating lahat.

[marthastewart]

^^ Hi sis marthastewart. I normally eat youghurt with mango chips from my fruit allowance, plus s packet of splenda. ayan hinahalo ko.. yung crackers I eat them separately... hindi ko hinahalo.

thanks sis MGM13! ikaw nga actually hinihintay ko mag-reply eh, hehe, kasi i know ikaw yung isa sa mga may masasarap ng recipes! ang dami kong nakuha sa blog mo! thank you so much sis!