Hello Amanda & Cheryl,

I am new here too (last Friday)…I have followed the diet for about a month and as previously stated in an earlier email I used to feel very sluggish, tired, often depressed and unable to move any of the weight, but after just 3 days I felt so much better.  It’s now been over a month and I have lost 11 pounds with no exercise (I intend to add exercise now that I am feeling better).  Coconut oil has helped me stay on the diet with no cravings for the junk I used to love and that’s a miracle, trust me, I was the ultimate chocoholic.  I am now a cocoholic!! (-:

Cheryl, after reading Cherie Calbom’s book I realized that I had hypothyroid symptoms too. I had been tested about 5 years ago and they said I was fine, but during the following years I realized that I had more and more symptoms of hypothyroidism and am now really eager to see more results as I continue my journey hand in hand with coconut oil!  BTW…I do love it as a hand and body lotion also…it is wonderful on cracked heels, makes them as soft as can be!

I got a stressed out this past weekend and fell off the coconut wagon for one day, but got right back on the next day, so don’t get discouraged if this happens to you, we are only human.

I am truly looking forward to spring and summer this year with renewed energy and less pounds!

Cheryl, please keep us posted as to how you see the diet helping your thyroid problem because this is very crucial to weight lose and a lot of women suffer from it.

Hope to hear more from you all soon…keep up the great work…we’ll get there!!  SMILE

Judy