lighterlife v's cambridge v's slimfast ?

Paul_Varjak

skyrocket wrote: »

What about those Whey Protein shakes that body builders use? Are they not the same thing?

Interesting observation!

Louisepp

skyrocket wrote: »

What about those Whey Protein shakes that body builders use? Are they not the same thing?

No. Not at all. LL, Lipotrim and Cambridge are nutritionally balanced so they a suitable as a total meal replacement as it has all the vitamins and minerals that you need in the day. Whey proteins don't.

There is nothing wrong with Slimfast, but it is a whole different programme to a VLCD (LL, lipotrim and Cambridge). With slimfast you have to have a meal of conventional food as there are not enough nutrients in the slimfast for it to be a total food replacement.

With Cambridge, LL and LT, you go into ketosis which suppresses hunger and protects the lean tissue. It's a fat burning process. You don't get that with slimfast....that's not what slimfast is all about.

I did Cambridge which is like lipotrim, but has a number of plans, most of which include conventional food, though I mainly just kept to SS (sole source...cambridge only) as the weightloss was quicker, and I was sick to the teeth of being overweight.:p

Just a case of working out what is right for you

jackieb

I forgot to add that my hair came out in clumps for weeks after i'd stopped doing LighterLife. I've never had that before - that was frightening. It did come back after a few months though.

Staciep88

Hi there! Ive done Lighterlife (very expensive - £66 p/week!!) and it was good - it was hard though. I lost 2 stone in 2 months which was great. But I then went on holiday and I put a stone on over that holiday - I came bak and lost that stone in a week! So I thought everything was great but I have put it all back on now + plus more. I dont recommend it tbh. I then tried the Cambridge diet which has the same idea as Lighterlife but but half the price! Again, I lost 10llbs in the first week but guess what - I've put it on again. I am now going to Weightwatchers and have joined a gym and have lost a stone in a month and it hasnt even felt like I've been dieting. Please- just eat sensibly and exercise.

davetrousers

Staciep88 wrote: »

Please- just eat sensibly and exercise.

This sums it up perfectly.

One thing from the Paul Mckenna book is, eat slower and be more conscious of what you are eating, ie take time to enjoy the flavours and texture of what you're eating.

Louisepp

Staciep88 wrote: »

Again, I lost 10llbs in the first week but guess what - I've put it on again.

With respect, as long as you follow the advice in the book, there is no reason to put it on again any more than other weightloss programmes.

Unfortunately people do judge the diet by how they did it, rather than by how they are advised to do it.

There are 6-8 weeks of plans to follow after SSing that restores the glycogen and metabolism. If you don't do that, then do the old lifestyle change, there is a good chance that the weight will pile on again.

[quote=Staciep88 ]Please- just eat sensibly and exercise[/quote]

Ah yes. Great advice. Unfortunately some people find that extremely difficult. When you are at your biggest, plagued with eating disorders, feeling very low about yourself, etc etc, the the eating sensibly and exercising is one of the hardest challenges in the world.

Rather like saying to a lifelong drug addict, just give up drugs. Don't bother with therapy, medication to get you through. Just quit. Some can do it, some would try for years and years and still be fighting the battle.

I do the healthy eating and exercise now. It's easy now. Try as I might, it felt impossible before I lost the weight.

Plum_Pie

I currently work with a woman who lost 9 stone 2.5 years ago with the Cambridge diet. She started putting the weight back on last summer and has gained about 5 stone since then. Whatever you decide to do, you must, must learn some basic stuff about nutrition (from a nutritionist or other scientific/medical/health source, who is NOT trying to sell you a diet product!) AND work through whatever emotional stuff is making you over eat.

Louisepp

I totally agree Plum Pie!!

For me, the diet was to get the weight off, so that I could concentrate on trying again....but doing maintenance right this time The last few weeks of the Cambridge diet is a low GI diet, which though wasn't a way I particularly wanted to go, it's good for a lot of people

BUT...if you don't take the head stuff on board (regardless of what diet it is), then you will be forever in diet on/diet off mode. I think my head is in the right place now. I haven't followed any diet programme for 3 years....but it's only worked because of all the head stuff, reading, learning, applying what I've learnt etc.

Unfortunately, there is little support and help in this world for those people who reach goal. You end up being an orphan of the weightloss programme with most diets. So...when was the last time anyone went into a newsagent to get their copy of Maintainers World or Maintainer Watchers

It's no wonder so many people find maintenance so difficult.

The diet isn't the problem...it's what happens after.

SuziQ

Many GP surgeries and community clinics run weight loss clubs which are free,if you feel it's the camaraderie and support you need? Ask around as the one I used to help run was very popular and very successful-even once at goal weight people used to come back regulalrly to be weighed and keep on track and that's what many people need to keep the weight off afterwards.

Don't get so down that you throw all your will power to the winds and eat for endland-you have done it before so you know you can lose this and it's a much smaller amount to lose this time! It's hard after having a baby. After my third I was straight back in my favourite jeans 4 days after the birth-everyone was amazed. 6 months later I had put half a stone on,and the moment I am a stone heavier than when I had him 6 years ago,partly due to being on steroids for a while but still more down to me being greedy and being unable to excersis due to severe anaemia.
There's lots of support on here,keep your chin up-many people would wish to be only 3 stone overweight (glass half full moment!).

manuelgaby

I think that it could possibly but ketosis is when the body is actually burning fat.....so therefore, you are doing what you are wanting to do. However, you do not want to make yourself sick. I would probably do the Slimfast, since you can eat a sensible meal with it, you can eat and probably help to keep your body in some sort of balance more so than drinking 3 shakes per day.