Cambridge Diet

lynzpower

LynzPower - yes you could probably have a WW meal once you get to the 1000 plan but Cambridge do encourage fresh food as opposed to prepackaged!

Oh thats fine I dont eat anything pre-packaged anyway ( apart from crisps & kitkats and the odd tin of beans! )

Cute_'n'_Quirky

- 4 pounds this week so 21 pounds in 14 days!

lynzpower

C&Q, can you tell me how much that is in stone

I dont have scales ( yes, I am in that much denial)

Well done to you.

Are you hungry out of interest? Are you in sole phase?

Cute_'n'_Quirky

One and a half stones in 14 days!

I am on Sole Source yes - three meal replacements per day.

No hunger, no cravings, no side-effects at all.

I am full of energy, sleeping about 7 hours a night instead of 9. Full of beans!

I feel absolutely fantastic!!!

lynzpower

Oh wow!

I cant wait to get stuck in

How much do you have to lose C&Q if you dont mind my asking.

I have about 2 stone

Cute_'n'_Quirky

A couple more than you!

You might find it helpful to join the Cambridge Forum - they are a fabulous bunch of folks and you will see from their trackers how well they have done.

www.cambridgedieters.com

I find it very inspirational - particularly the before and after photos!!

Some of the Cambridge Counsellors post on there too. It is the official Cambridge Diet Site and can also be accessed from www.cambridge-diet.com which has all the information about the Company etc.

GreenNinja

Personally I wouldn't do it.

Any diet which replaces meals with liquids will always mean that as soon as you go back to eating solid food you will put a certain amount of the weight back on.

You would be better off making sure you only have 1,250-1,500 calories a day and choosing carefully to make sure you are maximising your allowance. ie. lean meat and fish with fresh vegetables. Cut out any !!!!, I did this last year and it really works.

You do also need to exercise at least 3 days a week preferably 5 even if its only half an hour walk each time.

Good luck XXXX

Cute_'n'_Quirky

Toots wrote: »

Well done!

You sound exactly how I felt when I went on it 20 years ago. Which is why I saw a CD counsellor yesterday and am now on Day one of the diet. Have had spicy tomato soup and loads of drinks today and just off to have veggie soup for lunch.

I know this works from last time - the mistake I made was in coming off it and going straight back to normal food. It sounds like that is what a lot of others have done too. This time I intend to properly follow the program by going through the maintenace program.

Can't wait to get on the scales tomorrow!

Thanks!

Do go to the Forum too - it is great!

Cute_'n'_Quirky

GreenNinja wrote: »

Personally I wouldn't do it.

Any diet which replaces meals with liquids will always mean that as soon as you go back to eating solid food you will put a certain amount of the weight back on.

You would be better off making sure you only have 1,250-1,500 calories a day and choosing carefully to make sure you are maximising your allowance. ie. lean meat and fish with fresh vegetables. Cut out any !!!!, I did this last year and it really works.

You do also need to exercise at least 3 days a week preferably 5 even if its only half an hour walk each time.

Good luck XXXX

This is what happens when folks haven't got a clue what they are talking about!!

candygirl

In fairness cute and quirly there wasn't any maintenance programme offered to me when i did the diet in 1990, so maybe other people were the same.
I can see how more successful it would be with this added programme.
People can only speak from their own experiences.It is soo easy to lose weight but hard to keep it off.Glad it's coming off quickly for you though, and hope it stays off,sounds like the new CD is a lot more regulated than the old one which was without counselling or maintenance.It sounds a lot like lighter life ,which is made at the same place, according to my lighter life counsellor
friend.:p