Your comments r so helpful!! I have an appointment to c a consultant trow morning!! Very nervous tbh! So, wish me luck!!!
Good luck. Have had a maple porridge this morning which I thought would be good for a sweet tooth — I was wrong and spat it straight out. Lunch was Leek and Potato soup which was passable. Then onto rice pudding which again I was looking forward to — wrong again — realyl bad and threw it away. A little worried that im not going to find anything I like and Ill fail before I even begin……. I have found watering down the soups, porridge and rice pudding works — I found the maple porridge disgusting too, if you make it with just the amount of water in the instructions.
Great blog, thanks. I have my first consultation on Wednesday. I will so miss my wine, but I have GOT to lose weight. Thanks again xx. Ooh I miss the wine too. I hate water! Had coconut water today and have been drinking diet tonic water. First weigh-in in morning. Going to sparkling water in wine glad I suppose.
Have done this diet before and lost 3 stone. Took 3 years to put it back on again. Omg my blog seems to have stopped emailing me when I get comments and I missed all of the replies. I am so sorry! JoggerJo yes you can realistically excercise on the diet, not for the first 2 weeks and within reason, but you definitely can I have just qualified as a consultant — I need to write a blog post on that!
This is really typical on day 3. Also are you having enough water? This really affects things. I have been on the diet for a week weigh in Tomorro I do 3 shakes a day shud I be doing more what is SS.
Thanks again for a great blog Laura — saw consultant tonight and you were right — no problem to change products so have moved onto the shakes which I was able to taste before buying — so much better! Steveo amazing loss. Have you got the same to lose again?
As I am currently 7 months pregnant, I too know that I will be going back on this diet again, I will blog about it when the time comes. Do let me know how you get on. And help each other out, would people be interested in that?? Hi everyone. Glad to av stumbled on dis blog.
On day 3 of week 6 of sole source and av bn doing well so far. Any idea on what may be wrong? Hi all. Lost loads of weight on CD many years ago and today is my first day of starting back! Lots of new products available, only shakes and soups when I last did it. Fingers crossed and good luck to everyone xx. Hi Laura, great blog, first of its kind , really helps people get thru the diet!
My husband and I did it in for a special holiday. We lost 6 stone between us in the space of 5 months…I can honestly say we never felt or looked so good……I still have the clothes and have put the weight back on……mainly due to my relationship with alcohol!!!!! Sad but true…. I do believe hydration, hydration, hydration really is the key…it relives headaches and hunger pangs ……. Hi there. This is the end of my 5th week on CO and have lost 2 stone so far. I have never felt so healthy in years.
Going on holiday at the end of May and I am aiming to lose another 2. It will be the first time in 20 years since wearing a bikini. My confidence has soared. Thanks Laura for giving me such inspiration. Your blogs are so comforting and beneficial. Will try my hardest and who ever does this diet!! Great to hear people doing so well and great blog. I have just contacted my local consultant to hopefully start in the next day or so. I am going on holiday in 9 weeks and want to lose as much as I can for that.
Other than stay away from carbs and alcohol!! Hello all. Love hearing all your wonderful success stories. I have never done the CD diet before but tried everything else with no success. Liz I have the same issue.. Going on holiday in July for 1 week and want to eat normally and have a few drinks but not pile it on. Anyone have any advice? Thanks everyone for all your amazing comments. Betty I hope you have managed to lose weight now?
I would say that water consumption is so important for this diet. I bet you will also have a sudden weight drop. Alexandra thanks for your comment and I will look into getting a page like that on the blog. Hydration is so key to this diet, good luck losing the weight for what sounds like an amazing holiday. Rachel weddings and events are tricky on this diet. You could go to the wedding and only eat the protein in the meal and remain in ketosis? Geraldine what a lovely thing to say thank you.
I am so glad I have been able to help people with my blog. Fab result on the 2 stone. Matthew do you have a smart phone? Liz and Libby there are several steps on the Cambridge Weight Plan not just the shakes and soups which include food. Mandy good luck on Friday, your consultant will be lovely because they will understand and have gone through what you have too. Started cd today and already have a roaring headache.
Taken neurofen and drinking lots of water. Anyone manage to overcome this? Does get better. Lost 11 pounds in the first 10 days and waiting for my next weigh in on Thursday! Well worth the misery of the first few days lol x. Thanks Catherine. Nice to know it gets easier as today has shocked me how hard this week is going to be. Wow thats amazing well done!
Im seeing my consultant thursday but would only have been 4 days so weighin the next thursday. Libby I think Catherine has beaten me to it. Unfortunately you do get headaches in the first few days, it a combination of caffeine and carb withdrawal, but it will pass.
Seriously considering doing the Cambridge diet having lost 2. Well, I have started CD today, want to lose 2 stone, maybe 3, so it is really brilliant that I can read all these comments.
Having had my first day I am sitting here thinking…. I would just love to eat something but no…. Looking forward to the next few days!!! And when u had bad days how did u keep control? Sam you can do a weekend off if you wish to, and completely understand why you would want to for a lovely weekend away like that.
But it will take you out of ketosis and make you hungry again so you will have to go through those first few days again on the diet. I would say if the weekend away is close it might be better to wait until after it depends on the dates.
Hi laura Thank you for your post. I look forward to hearing how you are doing. Allie good luck, at least this time you know what mistakes you made and know how to work at maintenance when you hit goal. Amber I found I had good days and bad days on the diet. One day I day struggled to watch my husband eating his dinner and went and had a bath instead, another I was fine sitting in a restaurant with my fizzy water.
I found after weigh day I could look ahead to the next week and just focus on that. I made the mistake of weighing myself today … Not lost anything yet!?! I thought after 5 complete days with no food I would lose something! Feeling a little bit deflated. Your story is inspiring! My auntie lost 2 stone in her first month then down to a stone a month after that. Helpful and hopefully help me lose 1stone, lost 4lbs so far…. Looking forward to giving it a try so wish me luck ladies!
Hi loved reading ll the blogs I have been going to a very difficult time emotionally and comfort eating now I am 18 pounds over weight been to my consultant got the soups my first day today never been on a diet before so I need all the help I can get.
Much love Rekha. Wao day one yesterday was tough I got tru it. I really hope this diet works. Any suggestions how to cope thanks. Lovely comments on here, I will be good going forward. Rekha thanks for posting your before picture! The first few days before you go into ketosis are tough.
You gave to grit your teeth and keep yourself busy and drink lots of water. Eve thanks for stopping by. Hope all is going well. Hi lovey hearing all your comments and journeys. I am on day 6 sole source plus. First weigh in Tue due on any minute arghhhhh lol. Feel bloated and craving but not giving in. Got 4 stone to lose. It is coming off!
I have drunk 3 litres of water so far today also my 1st weigh in is on sunday! Got a few more hard days in front of me before then!!! Trying to keep positive! Nella good luck — I would advise you to take it easy on the exercise front for the first two weeks until your body adjusts, but I wish you lots of luck! Natalie the first few days are particularly hard until you go into ketosis, but it will be much easier after.
My fabulous consultant warned me about feeling real hunger pangs and recommended a slice of lean ham or chicken if I needed to eat something. I would like to lose 4 stone so have a bit to go but am very determined.
I am going to be a shadow of my former self by the end of ! Hello Laura, thank u so so much for creating this page. I started the CD on 1st June, completed day 4 today so am really looking forward to loosing about 3 stones. I am just very very worries about hair loss. Anyone experienced that yet?? Even getting dressed makes my arms ache lol. Was hoping to start to include some exercise now that my first 2 weeks have passed but got no chance at the moment. Any ideas why? Hi Ria, I will have completed 3 weeks tomorrow.
First few days you may get a headache and be hungry but once ketosis kicks in the hunger pangs ease. Drink plenty of water too and maybe sugar free mints for the bad breath you will get shortly lol. Keep yourself busy to take your mind off food. I got weighed today and have lost 16lb in total. This is my motivation to keep going and will be yours too after your first weigh in x.
Hi loving all the feed back and reviews. Starting the CD today as I need to loose a stone before my august holiday. That was 3 years ago and kept it off till now. Anyone wants to do this together as this time round I am lacking motivation. I am on day 2 of CD, well I would be on day four but on my 2nd day I flaked and had 2 packets of crisps….
Great tips on the blog such a great read and from the comments. I have been having food obsessive moments but every time I think of a food I want, I change my thoughts to remind myself of the feeling of losing weight and how rewarding it is. We can all do this!! Started CD 2 days ago, feeling really hungry still.
Hopefully the hunger pangs will pass soon. I am finding the evenings more difficult than the days. If anybody else is doing it I really could do with some support.
I have 8 stone to lose. I go on holiday in 9 weeks time. Realistically how much weight can I lose in that time? Hi Kat. Dont give up! I too struggle at night. Not so bad in the day when Im busy. I hope so! Good luck! Well I had WI today.
I fell off the diet at the weekend but got back on it Tuesday. When I was weighed today I had lost 7llbs. I have 7 weeks until my holiday. I am not 18st13llbs. Last week I was 19st6llbs. I keep telling myself I can do this. Tomorrow will be testing as out on a school trip all day. I have picked up some ready made cartons to take with me.
My consultant also said I can have 1 cup of bouillon or bovril a day. She said no more than that because of the salt content. It will be nice to have a change from water though. Keep with it everyone who is doing it. The benefits will be worth it I am sure! Hi All, I have a consultant appointment in Milton Keyens on Thursday morning… feeling a bit nervous about it all rally.
Nervous that i might lack motivation…. Do you have the energy on this diet for gym classes… was thinking maybe taking up Tai Chi or Yoga. You can tone up after. I have a lot of weight to lose and I have had 3 children. I am going next weds so will see how much more I have lost! I seem to be struggling more with no milk in tea.. However I started it again now. My first week I lost 7. After that the weight has stopped during the last 5 days I have lost 0.
Hi everyone this is my third day on ss I have not suffered from the headache so far and have not really felt terrible hunger pangs. I feel that I get worse as the day goes on. I work full time so have a shake ab 8am, one at 12pm and one at 6pm.
I have been eating a small bit of chicken or a boiled egg when I finish work at During the day I drink water or a bottle of fizzy water. Today my body is showing slight ketosis when I used the urine sticks. Is anyone else feeling like this and will it pass? I only need to loose just over a stone in weight so hope it will work quickly n. Also just to say that I am not weighing any lighter so far which is a little disappointing to say the least.
Has this happened to anyone else please? Hi all I am just considering starting on cambridge I have done this before around four years ago and lost five stone in four months so it definitely works, I have tried restarting again before but it is harder the second time round. Day one for me!!!!!
I have used this diet many times before and it works…. I have informed my partner I have started and my social calender is on hold for a month!!! Will keep you all updated and good luck! I have tried this diet once before and had no success and was really disappointed.
Just wanted to share my experience with Cambridge I lost just a stone its the fastest diet ive been on and realised all the junk I had been eating took years off a 63 year old and I feel great.. The first time I lost 4 stone after battering with my weight for years, the thought of being a really fat mum at the school gates just horrified me, but this diet was my saving grace.
But the last 2 years have been stressful and the weight has crept up. I saw a friend do the CD and got inspired. So today was my first day. Hi I started this diet first time. Hi all.. Will update the result 1 week later… i m 5ft 7, 69 KG.
Wanted to achieve 60kg. Wish me luck!!! Am back on to loose just over a stone. Good luck to everyone. But keep it up everyone and drink lots. Hi everyone, First week over and was weighed today, instead of tomorrow and I lost 9lbs on the soul source plan. So chuffed. Hi everyone.. How long it takes to c results? Tanx every1. Am hoping to loose a minimum of 30lbs. God help me. Hi, I started CD four weeks ago and i only lost 4 kgs. Anyways i have noticed something, my consultant started step 2 with me!
Did this happen to anyone else? Day 1 for me today! I starting on diet 3 products and a small protein and veg meal. I have been successful on the diet but fail as I do not do the stages to consolidation. Lesson learnt. Good luck all. On week 5 of the CD and already lost 22lb although last week only lost 2lb bit dissapointed.
I will keep you informed…. Kinda struggling this week. Cannot stop thinking about food. I was wondering if I could do ss2 instead of just the ss. Ive lost 12lbs so far and notice a change in my body already.
So has others but for some reason I am feeling a bit down this week! I did the cambridge diet at the beginning of and lost about 21lbs.
I felt amazing but came off the diet due to university restraints. I have put on about a stone since stopping due to secretly eating when my other half is at work and now weigh 11st 12lbs. Today, there are more than 6, Cambridge Diet Plan consultants across the country offering slimmers one-to-one support to help guide them through their weight loss and into weight maintenance.
One of the reasons why the plan is so popular is because many dieters claim they have lost as much as one pound a day while they were following it. After much development, the weight loss plan they launched in the UK in is a restrictive form of diet designed to yield startling results, fast.
Originally called the Cambridge Diet, the weight loss method has since rebranded, and is now known as the Diet by Cambridge Weight Plan. Once signed up to the Cambridge Diet Plan, you are assigned a consultant who stays with you for the duration of the plan, providing advice and support, and ensuring you stay on track. There are now more than 6, independent Diet consultants across the UK and Republic of Ireland, each offering dieters vital and personalised one-to-one support throughout their weight loss journey.
Dieters simply enter their postcode into The Diet website to find their local consultant, who will then help to choose the best plan for them, based on personal needs and targets, while providing support throughout the entire journey.
There are six steps within four stages to each program: preparation, weight loss, stabilisation and long-term weight management. Although most people start with step one, the assigned consultant will advise which step is the best to start with. Once the first stage is complete, your daily allowance steadily increases as you move up through the steps and begin to reintroduce normal foods back into your diet.
For breakfast, dieters can fill up on a bowl of porridge, a delicious smoothie or even an on-the-go bar. The Cambridge Diet is famous for providing visible results, fast — especially after the first few stages of the plan are complete.
Eating a minimum calories on average a day, the founders of the Cambridge diet reckon you can lose up to a stone in weight per month. Once you have achieved your goal weight, the plan has a step-by-step process for reintroducing a normal, regular diet that involves specific education on eating healthily and portion control. While there are many testimonies online from people who have successfully tried the Cambridge Diet and achieved incredible weight loss results following the plan, the NHS warns that Very Low Calorie Diets "are not a long-term weight management strategy" and "should only be used as part of a wider weight management plan".
Restricting calories too severely can cause lasting health issues. The effects can persist long after you ditch the diet, and in fact, researchers reckon this newly-sluggish metabolism is the main reason eight out of 10 people regain their lost weight in the future. While there is some science behind the plan, the trial — published in The BMJ — was undertaken exclusively on people with a BMI of 30 and above. Oxford University researchers put people on a diet of Cambridge Diet products for eight weeks — consuming calories per day — followed by a four-week food re-introduction phase and a week maintenance period.
So it works, then? Not quite. Yes, almost certainly. Extreme calorie deficits typically cause an increased loss of lean muscle mass, which will decrease your resting metabolic rate. Chasing gains becomes impossible in such a vast calorie deficit. Over time, it burns away your hard-earned muscle, crashes your hormones — including testosterone — and causes your 1RM to plummet.
Your immune system takes a battering too, which increases your risk of infections and illness. Tried-and-tested weight loss tool or diet to discard? The highly restrictive nature of the programme can negatively affect your relationship with food, your social life and mental wellbeing, says Hope — not to mention your health.
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