Cambridge Diet

sammy115

(Land_of)_Maz wrote: »

so I am in preparation mode, or whatever the term is.....

as Saint Chris said i should try to lower my carbs... i had a small (teeny tiny, then threw half of potato away) baked potato, with tuna (mayo :eek:) onion and tomatoes for lunch... not as carb heavy as my normal lunch would have been, have drunk 1.5l of water today, plus 1 cuppa tea.......

have pepperoni mini and cheese string for later, but only if hungry......intend to fill up with water!

although have runclub tonight, so need to stop drinking at 5pm til 7, as don't need to be peeing for scotland whilst running!

My CDC bloke said that he thought i might want to cut my exercise down as although not counter productive it won't produce any bigger losses....

So may only run once/swim serious once in the week... run once/swim once for fun at the weekend....... i look forward to cutting it back, as although i enjoy it, i was doing it to get results at first, so if CD will give me results without it then great!!

I don't really want to cut the running out, as i do enjoy the "me" time... but i can certainly use the extra time more effectively at home...!

Maz if you could ask your CDC person about the running cos my counsellor looked at me as if I was mad last night and said that a power walk is better at burning fat than running, which is probably true but I run for me not for the fat burning...

(Land_of)_Maz

sammy115 wrote: »

Maz if you could ask your CDC person about the running cos my counsellor looked at me as if I was mad last night and said that a power walk is better at burning fat than running, which is probably true but I run for me not for the fat burning...

exactly what i said to the bloke... he says running will not mean more lbs lost at end of week... i said i run partly for weight loss (not working) but mostly for social aspect and "me" time... and now i'm improving my running for runnings sake as weight loss will hopefully take care of itself...

plus as i have a lot to lose, i need to ensure i am toned up so's not to have excess skin afterwards...

will let you know what he/she says... it's a husband and wife team i will see, one/other or both...!

shop-to-drop

Maz, I really don't think you should try to still run on Cambridge. I hate to spoil your resolutions but I would prefer that you succeed with Cambridge than try to do too much. On Cambridge you are only on a very small amount of calories and running uses up a lot. You need all the calories in the Cambridge to get through the day, in fact especially in the beginning stages you may feel easily fatigued and need more sleep.

If your running is established ie you have been running regularly for years and your body is used to it. You could try to just scale it back rather than stop and see how you go, listen to your body. I think if you try to run on the diet it will be detrimental you will lose muscle mass and find it even more difficult to stick to the plan. You will justify cheating and IMO this diet is really only worth starting if you are going to do it 100%. There are other Cambridge plans which may suit you better than sole source if you really want to keep running you may want to consider those. Personally I think that it would be best to sole source to goal and then use running to help you keep to target. I did this myself 2 years ago and it worked brill until I injured my ankle. I totally understand the buzz you get from running.

Must go now just realised I'm late for school pick up.

Good luck

(Land_of)_Maz

Thanks Shop... my running isn't up to much but is fairly well established i suppose, the only thing that is hindering my running progress is my weight... 3 miles twice/three times a week usually... but am willing to cut it down to free up time, but would like to still do something...

i appreciate i mightn't feel like it in the first week or so and am prepared to miss a week or so.... however i might need an extra pack on rundays, 3 instead of 4, or whatever... i'll speak to my CDC and see what they say....

Thanks for the advice though, are you a counseller incidentally? or just a success story?

re the losing muscle mass - i'm curious as to how that could happen if i continue running and am burning fat?

Scuse all the questions, still getting my head round it! and there are a lot of conflicting opinions around re CD i find....

Saint_Chris

hope all is going well, to all of you that are on the diet.

I used to go to the gym, before the cambridge diet, and got stuck into a rut, doing the same thing every time i went.

I do a little excercise now, just on the wii, and i go swimming twice a week, which i find is the best for me.

I'm doing 810, as i'm to light for ss

Maz, 1 thing i would advise you to do, or maybe ask your cdc tonight to do, is measure yourself.

ie, bust, waist hips, legs, thighs.

I never did i just wish that i had, as i'd love to know how many inches a week i was losing.

(Land_of)_Maz

Saint_Chris wrote: »

hope all is going well, to all of you that are on the diet.

I used to go to the gym, before the cambridge diet, and got stuck into a rut, doing the same thing every time i went.

I do a little excercise now, just on the wii, and i go swimming twice a week, which i find is the best for me.

I'm doing 810, as i'm to light for ss

Maz, 1 thing i would advise you to do, or maybe ask your cdc tonight to do, is measure yourself.

ie, bust, waist hips, legs, thighs.

I never did i just wish that i had, as i'd love to know how many inches a week i was losing.

Thanks (again) chris... i believe i will get measured and my photo taken for comparison...!

i said to CDC... you're not gonna make me stand there in my knickers are you?!

Thankfully not!

so quandry now! is do i wear something that i know makes me look fat...? or something that makes me look slim?

i decided probably to keep my work clothes on... !

shop-to-drop

Hi Maz

I was once a success story but not a counsellor. I put weight back on again last year, started overeating again and stopped exercising when injured and also started working nights and got through the tiredness with sugar and caffeine. Won't be doing that again when I am a success story again. So far so good day 15 for me.

I am a big fan of Cambridge diet and have done lots of reading up on it. I gained lots of great info from https://www.minimins.com but of course you have to be careful as a lot of people give advice based on opinions rather than facts.

I held back saying anything here re your running but really wanted to warn you to be cautious. Have you also checked out the Cambridge diet website for information on the diet? Probably the best place to get information even better than from your CDC as CDC's aren't strictly monitored and so vary enormously.

(Land_of)_Maz

shop-to-drop wrote: »

Hi Maz

I was once a success story but not a counsellor. I put weight back on again last year, started overeating again and stopped exercising when injured and also started working nights and got through the tiredness with sugar and caffeine. Won't be doing that again when I am a success story again. So far so good day 15 for me.

I am a big fan of Cambridge diet and have done lots of reading up on it. I gained lots of great info from www.minimins.com but of course you have to be careful as a lot of people give advice based on opinions rather than facts.

I held back saying anything here re your running but really wanted to warn you to be cautious. Have you also checked out the Cambridge diet website for information on the diet? Probably the best place to get information even better than from your CDC as CDC's aren't strictly monitored and so vary enormously.

i'm grateful for any opinions first hand... i do wonder whether my counseller(s) will be good...... i hope so....!

the website does advocate some kinda activity/exercise plan but i absolutely hear what you're saying about feeling like carp and not being able for it... will hope to get past that stage quickly...

have been preparing again today....

1/2 slice of toast (not good i know but limited to half slice)

chicken salad for lunch, brought 2 oatcakes instead of a roll or bread... did add cesar dressing but only a little...

and lots and lots of water!

am hungry now... so better go drink some more!!

Have made beef in slow cooker for everyone's tea, so will have a little of that with a bag of steam/micro veg... i know these carrot/green bean things aren't permitted veg but i'm not in the programme yet.... this is good i think as i bet a lot of people eat a last supper type thing...

hey maybe i'm half way into ketosis already, lol! i wish!!!!


Sorry if i'm hogging the thread! it saves me boring my chums in DFW daily chat...!!

sammy115

Not boring Maz....I will tell you what my counsellor said (and she is counsellor of the year for 2008)

On CD you empty your system of all carbohydrates. Then you give your body the minimum carbs it needs to ensure that you are burning fat. If you go for a run you are in effect burning carbs that you don't have and you could collapse!!!!

However, I am reading the book that is written by Dr Alan Howard who 'invented' the diet....it says:

Since overweight people are usually not very keen on exercise and lose weight easily on the diet, they tend to give exercise no further thought. This is a pity because in the long term exercise should be of supreme importance in weight maintance. The reason for this is that exercise can increase the ration of muscle to fat in teh body. Muscle tissues require much more energy than fat for maintenance and a person's normal resting metabolism is largely dependant on how much muscle is present in the body. When you exercise your muscles increase in size and you will continually burn up more energy even when you are not exercising but sitting still.

If you are following the Cambridge 'Sole Source' programme, it is unlikely that you will build up much muscle, as the number of calories are very restricted. However, on the maintenance plan, when you supplement the diet with additional calories and much more protein, the ratio of muscle to fat will automatically increase, providing you exercise as well.

......Let me encourage you to start exercising; but I suggest you wait until you have been on the Cambridge Diet at least a week before you start.

It doesn't say anything about which bit of the cambridge diet he suggests you start exercising but it does seem reasonable to take it easy. As I said to my counsellor my run is barely more than a power walk anyway. I always run with two other people and they know I am on the diet, should I collapse they will know why? I will take it easy though....

miss_nadine_x

Does anyone know if you have to end the diet and you have unopened packs can you return them to your cdc for a refund ?