Cambridge Diet

Louisepp

aellon wrote: »

Has anyone experienced any thing similar? & does it stop as you adjust to the diet?

This is really common and the dreams are very vivid. I remember dreaming that I had been told by Cambridge that I had lost too much and had to have lots of calories. A CDC (interestingly...not my own....but another forum member), was instructed to bring me fried breakfasts. She was so jealous that she posted it through the letterbox:D

As for whether it adjusts or not, I didn't find so, but the dreams were only occasional and usually rather amusing (when I awoke anyway):D

mookiandco

Aellom - I am on day 6 and I have been having very vivid dreams about eating. One night it was a packet of revels, then cake etc etc. I wake up feeling really guilty and it takes me a few minutes to realise I didnt eat the stuff.

I suppose its good in a way because I get the satisfaction of eating nice things without the calories!

ClaireLR

I've been picking again today

It does my head in this does because I try and try not to but then I start and don't know when to stop

I've picked at some chicken and some salmon and thought that's ok and missed a Cambridge to make up for it, now I've eaten a choc biscuit and some crisps

Once I start it's as if I can't stop, I don't even feel hungry when I eat half of the time

Louisepp

Aw ClairLR. Once the cheats some coming in, it can be so difficult to stop them can't it. We refer to the first time of doing Cambridge as the Golden Time. For anyone else reading, stick to it 100%...this will be the easiest time for you as long as you don't cheat.

As for ClairLR. You can get back on. Put it behind you can learn from it. What's done is done, but unless you take it onboard, it'll happen again.

BTW, never drop a meal because you have had something. You need all the packs. Some chicken and salmon wouldn't have given you all the vits you need.

Besides, it's easy to eat something, drop a pack and then think "oh well...that's that...failed...might aswell have something else". Keeping the packs going will psychologically help you feel as you are 'still on it' so will need to be careful.

ClaireLR

Thanks Louise

Just having a pack and some water

I do need to put it behind me, this is what made me fail last time, I'd start picking and think oh well thats it now, I've failed. Determined not to do that this time

Going to glug some water down, as much as possible, and try and go for a couple of gentle walks this week to make up for the hiccup

Thanks for the words of advice.

ClaireLR

Louise I just wanted to ask you something else if you don't mind

I've just been having a conversation with my friend about weight loss/diets and we have come to the conclusion that we'll never feel "normal" around food, i.e. we feel that we will always be on some diet or another and will never fully get over our battle with food.

Did you ever feel like that? And do you now? The reason I'm asking is because you've maintained for so long - something which I think is as amazing as the amount of weight you lost in the first place. I can imagine getting down to my ideal weight (one day!) and then putting all the weight back on.

I think I really need some help with how I feel about food. I've been thinking for a while about going to the doctor to see if he can refer me for some counselling. I also attended OA meeting for a few weeks and while I could identify with people there, spilling my thoughts to a group of strangers was not something I could do.

Does anyone have any thoughts?

Louisepp

ClaireLR wrote: »

I've just been having a conversation with my friend about weight loss/diets and we have come to the conclusion that we'll never feel "normal" around food, i.e. we feel that we will always be on some diet or another and will never fully get over our battle with food.

Did you ever feel like that? And do you now?

I did at the time, but it never worried me too much. After all, I had been battling for so many years anyway. Now I feel very relaxed around food. I can have allsorts around me without feeling the need to eat it, or continue eating after I've started.

It really is another issue to deal with, but I had a few lightbulb moments that really helped.

I can imagine getting down to my ideal weight (one day!) and then putting all the weight back on.

I've done that so often. I thought it was inevitable. It didn't really occur to me that I could possibly maintain. Not until this time anyway. This time felt different. I questioned...worked on the headstuff. I guess it was just my time to win the battle.

Personally couldn't do OE. From what I saw, it seemed to take responsibility away from me; would make me feel that I was incapable of succeeding...that I needed to rely on others.

I'm against that (for me anyway). I had to feel that I could do this...without support...on my own. Many reasons for this.

Having said that, there is much talk on Minimins about the headstuff if you do a search. Well worth a read.

Oh, there's a good book called something. Can't remember the name. It's by Gillian Riley. Though I didn't read the book, I did use many of her techniques to retrain my brain..

minimoneysaver

What is OE?

Louisepp

Sorry, meant OA (Overeaters Anonymous)

ClaireLR

minimoneysaver wrote: »

What is OE?

short for overeaters anonymous