Cambridge Diet

Louisepp

It works out approximately, down one size for every stone.:T

Cute_'n'_Quirky

The part that most folks miss is the part about cutting back on your carbs for four/five days prior to starting CD so that you don't get such a drop in carb intake. So many folks don't bother with this and it does make such a difference.

I did lowcarb for four full days prior to starting so had no problems on days 1/2/3.

Also, start to increase your water intake prior to starting too, to get your body used to it.

I can honestly say, hand on heart, I have had no problems at all - just felt a touch cold the first three days or so but since it was darned cold outside I didn't blame CD for it!!

Louisepp

Yes, it really does help to cut the carbs back. Weigh yourself before you do though as you'll lose weight because of the glycogen drop.

lynzpower

can anyone recommend something low carb for me to have tonight for my tea im meant to be starting cabridge tomorrow.

I havent got a jug blender adn OH who has my bank card wont have time to get one. Do you think i can get by using a stick blender until I can get to robert dyas tomorrow night ( i only have 5 tetras, otherwise Id use them but I need them for work)

Louisepp

Meat, fish, eggs, green leafy veg

A stick blender is fine. I always used that throughout and it worked fine.

Louisepp

Toots wrote: »

The only difference in what you have said is that she has told me that they are not trying to get you to a BMI of 25 but to 23 because this allows you to be able to put a little bit of weight on.

She's still wrong:p Though I can understand her viewpoint, but it's not the recommendation from Cambridge so strictly speaking she isn't supposed to advise it.

Louisepp

I'm not sure what the official line is Toots.

Tea and coffee can dehydrate the body though, and as it's good to drink plenty of fluid, I guess water is best. Though they say 2.25 litres, most people aim for about 3-4L. They say the more you drink, the more you shrink. Can't say it worked that way for me, but then I'm unique:p

With lighterlife, it's 4 litres minimum a day:eek:

Your weightloss so far is good :T. A 17lbs loss in the first week, though not unknown, is a little more unusual. Most people lose about 8-9lbs, then about 3-4 a week thereon. Aim for a stone a month.

The great thing about the diet is that it just keeps coming off. That was all the motivation I needed. Just to get on those scales and see another loss:j
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Cute_'n'_Quirky

The official line is that you need to be careful with coffee since it contains a lot of caffeine but the book says black tea and coffee freely!!

A poll was done on the Cambridge site and the figures to date were as follows -

Up to 3 pounds 0 0%
3-5 pounds 7 9.46%
6-8 pounds 21 28.38%
9-11 pounds 32 43.24%
12-14 pounds 8 10.81%
15-17 pounds 4 5.41%
18-20 pounds 2 2.70%
Voters: 74.

Louisepp

Cute_n_Quirky wrote: »

but the book says black tea and coffee freely!!

But aswell as water, not instead of.

Edit: I think the idea is that you drink water, but if you can't manage that, you could make some of it coffee or tea.

Cute_'n'_Quirky

Yes, of course, as well as water!!