Cohen's Lifestyle Has anyone started refeed early?

Prefix for Cohen's Lifestyle
M

MissKris1

New member
Hi guys,

I've been on cohens for 2 months now, dropped 8kgs which I'm really happy with. Still 7kgs to go..

For the first 4 weeks of cohens I was jumping out of my skin with energy, i felt great! The past 4 weeks though have been dreadful. I have been feeling so so low on energy that I struggle to get through the day... I have had everything checked by my doctor, everything is fine eg: iron. I drink all my water, I'm taking extra multivitamins.. nothings helping. Day in, day out I'm just so drained (that feeling that you have run a marathon). Not TIRED... i dont feel like I want to go and sleep...just no motivation to do anything at all. My consultant does not have any suggestions for what it could be at this stage =(

My question is; has anyone done refeed early for any reason?

At the moment I feel as though I'm so mentally weak that I could quit all together and forget it all..BUT, I want nothing more than to get to my goal weight. It just seems that the only thing that could be making me feel this way is the program....

What I'm wanting to do is see if I can do refeed early and keep with a healthy balanced diet and exercise regime to try my luck at loosing the last 7kgs...... unless there is some other option anyone can think of?! I really dont know what to do at the moment! All I know is, I want to stop feeling so crap everyday!!!!!!!

Any suggestions would be appreciated..
Thanks
Kristy
 
Kristy, I don't think it will be Cohen's causing this. It sometimes takes extensive tests to get to an underlying physical condition but I would think there is something more to it like a virus for example. I'm not qualified but I would persist with your G.P. & ask for some different tests. It's easy to blame a diet. You seem to say that it feels mental rather than physical. Do you feel depressed at all? Perhaps it's your hormones going haywire as they adjust to all of the changes. I'm quite sure that I went through Menopause at the same time as doing Cohen's so I had quite a few mental adjustments to make as well as physical. Perhaps your doctor could check your hormone levels. Just a thought. I hope you find a solution soon. Persist with your questions to your consultant & your doctor. I, personally, don't think it will be your food plan but as I said I'm not a medical practioner. I would be surprised however, if it were.
All the best, Cate
 
Hi Kris

I know that I have felt the exact same way as you have described on and off for the whole time that I have done Cohen's AND the very first time I did it I felt the same way too so yes I think it is the plan. Some day's I feel so weak that I dont even have the motivation (in my body) to walk to the tube station (which is only 15mins walk away). I spoke to my consultant about this and see said on the day's I am getting the weakness to have an extra fruit and a couple of extra crackers. This seems to have helped and I also get dizzy sometimes but as I say this is on and off and not everyday. I think it just depends on how your body is coping with loosing the weight and sourcing the energy from your fat cells. If there is less fat to source then your physically going to feel it- which is true for me.

Everyone is different, but that is just my experience. Also I know my blood sugar levels sit very low (bordering on being diabetic apparently) whilst on cohen's and this is what I think is causing that feeling. Maybe talk to your consultant and see what she say's but that is just what my consultant has told me to do.

Hope you feel a bit better and more energised- I sympathise with your issue. It could just be a weight-loss stage and you might just pull through (like me) so keep going with it, it should pass and if not you might be able to add the extra fruit to boost you a little as this has really helped me.

Take care sweet heart
xx nicole
 
Hi Cate, Nicole

Thanks for your responses! I appreciate them both.

The other thing that occurred to me over the weekend is that because I have been having trouble with my cycles, my GP put me on a higher dosage pill. It could be possible that my body/hormones are adjusting to this and that is why I'm not loosing weight at the moment and things are feeling a lot harder.

Nicole, its good to hear that I'm not the only one who is experiencing this (I dont mean that in a mean way!!). It is a real struggle when you feel like this and I'm finding at the moment even as much as I change my recipes up and try new things etc, everythings just tasting so ordinary and I have no appetite what so ever....

OK so I have been doubting myself to whether I can do this BUT I am going to try and keep a real positive attitude this week and just do my absolute best I can do. I have a very hard week ahead of me as its my man's bday. We have 3 dinners out for that, I have my work christmas lunch and then my Mum's 50th on the weekend.... I will get through the week doing my best and figure if I happen to have a slip up at the end of the day I'm still working towards the end goal and I will get to my goal and complete refeed, even if it does take me a little longer than I first expected.

Thanks for your advice and I hope to hear from you guys again soon.
Cheers
Kristy
 
Keep perservering Kristy, I understand that sometimes it is very tricky to be on the program and it's hard to have to miss out on special events when they come up. You can do this and succeed!! We all have faith in you just keeep going and if you slip up just get back on the program asap.
I know what you mean about being glad your not the only one feeling like this. I was looking on one of the other forums and found out that others felt this way so I wasn't so discouraged. Your not alone


xxx
 
Thanks Nicky.

I'm deciding to give myself a break until Saturday and relax a little with cohens but after that I am going to get back on the program 100%... I will do my absolute best to have no deviations until I get to my goal weight, I am going to keep up with my exercise because it allows me some 'me' time to think and put things into perspective and it also seems to help the dizzyness....

I wont be a quitter and I'll perservere! I didnt pay all this money to get half way there, I want to go to the end.

Thanks for the support, dont know what i'de do without it!
Kristy xx
 
You must log in or register to reply here.
Back
Top