2012 - New Years Day - The Cambridge Diet - Sole Source - Weight loss

[GoingForGoalWeight]

I weigh over 25 stones. I expect to weigh more than this on New Years Day after all the festive scoff is over.

I am going to start the Cambridge Diet - Sole Source - on New Years Day.

I have found my Consultant and we have met, she lost 13 stones in 9 months and has kept the weight off for over 7 years!

4 Cambridge choc mint shakes per day.

3 - 4 litres of water per day.

Anybody else planning on starting The Cambridge Diet in 2012? Come join me and we can support each other.

[slalomsuki]

I'm on step 3 out of necessity than choice and I eat a small meal per day. I have found it quiet easy to do, 2 shakes or bars then a meal which provided it has lots of veg in it with some meat seems like a proper meal. I found some innocent pots of veg in waitrose the other day which means the veg I eat is now hot and more varied than I would be bothered to do myself. The counsellor said it was ok as long as the calorie count was low and it was low carb.

Have stood on the scales today and have lost 5lbs in 5 days by my estimate but the truth will out on Monday.

[fortynotfat]

Well I have 112 pounds to lose and am on ss 3 products a day. My consultant never mentioned otherwise.

I have done 7 days ss now. This is the longest I have ever done with no cheat. I am rather pleased with myself.

Sunday will be a problem as going to my nephews birthday party. It is. 2 ur drive there and back so will be a long day and having lunch and dinner at my brothers so will be noticed if I don't eat. I really don't want to tell my family ( read horrible mum ) so I think I will have to eat as little as posible and get back on track Monday. Monday is weigh day too so don't want to ruin my hard work.

GFGW how did you get on today ?

[immortalbeloved]

I just wanted to post to say how fab this diet is and how well you are all doing!

I have done cambridge in the past but never got to goal as I got pregnant each time (it really does make you very very fertile)

I'm starting again now, today is day 5 for me but I'm doing Exante this time, I love cambridge and haven't got a bad word to say about them, but exante is much cheaper, so I'm on the ketosis bus with you all

[GoingForGoalWeight]

Hi :)

Weigh in tomorrow at 12.30pm as first weigh in . Friday thereafter.


So pleased you are all here.

I will report here, it's TOTM :(

[fortynotfat]

Let us know how you get on !

How do I cope with going to family for the day Sunday. It is nephew birthday party and we are driving for a couple of hours to get there and will be served lunch and dinner. I do not want family to know yet so was planning to eat as little as possible and concentrate in it not sending me off track. That will be a major achievement as a cheat usually ends up as a huge binge for me.

Weigh in Monday for me

[Overtiredmum]

Hi Forty! Main thing is, don't be scared to eat. As much as possible, only eat protein. If your counsellor gave you a book, its mentions "green and white", ie. white meat and green salad or veg. If thats not possible, just try and stay off carbs if you can, that why you won't do too much (or any) harm.

Hope you have a lovely time. By the time I come back on here, I will be on Day 2!

Have a great weekend all x

[OlympicEater]

Forty I would agree with overtired - stick to the protein / salad and you may be able to stay in ketosis and minimise the damage.

GFGW good luck with your weigh in - I'm so excited to hear everyone's results.

[goingbacktowork]

I only got one reply to this so asking again as I want to check that what I have been told is correct. Has anyone on here got more than 80 pounds to lose with BMI of over 40 and on sole source? I have been told this is not possible. Thanks

[OlympicEater]

I haven't goingback, but my friend has done it with that much to lose.

From what it says here and on the next page when you click the link, you have to have a BMI over 25 plus a stone to do sole source - if it is less then you can't do it.

Have you asked a counsellor?

[goingbacktowork]

You are kind of answering a different point. That rule is to make sure no one very close to their ideal BMI does it ( i.e. someone not overweight enough). CD helpline said to me if you have BMI over 40 you CANNOT do sole source (i.e you are too overweight for your body to do this) but there appear to be several ladies on here in that category who are so I could not quite understand. Thanks very much.

[cockneydad]

Not sure going-back - my councellor said that I should start in sole source plus, she actually thinks that for many people its better in any case. My BMI is less than 40, but over 30 - and I'm a bloke :) Just need go get GP to sign my form and I start SS+ !

[VeryStressedMum]

GoingforGoal waiting to hear how you got on with the weigh in!!

How's everyone else doing on their plans? I'm still on 1000 cals, though I'm finding it hard to have the shakes now as I can't be bothered to make them (I faff around with blender, ice...), but it's going ok haven't overeaten and I've started exercising (sporadically).

Forty, I would too just eat protein, as lean as possible, maybe even bring your own packets of cooked chicken. Saying you are doing low carb is more 'acceptable' than Cambridge because people don't know how it works, that's why I found out all there was to know about Cambridge so when people said 'it's dangerous' or 'you'll pile the weight straight back on again' I could put them straight and they couldn't argue back.

You could also say you have a stomach ache and don't feel like eating and don't want to chance dairy so you'll just have black coffee. I said a whole load of stuff which must've sounded a bit strange.

Now however, all people say to me is how fab I look and how have I lost all the weight

It's definitely not the easiest thing I've ever done but it's also not the hardest and how I feel now is worth every single second of the past 3.5 months.

[fortynotfat]

Well today I have had a bad tummy. Think it is a bug and i felt terrible earlier went all shaky. My husband was worried and wants me to ' eat properly' tomorrow.

I weighed this morning and am 9lb down so am happy with that.

Back on ss Monday as soon as I feel better.

Do you stick to ss when ill ?

We are all waiting for you GFGW !

[fortynotfat]

And yes stressedmum I really don't feel like eating anyway so won't eat much anyway tomorrow so feeling ill won't be a lie

[GoingForGoalWeight]

H :)

I was out all day today

EVEN AND A HALF POUNDS OFF


YAYYYYYYYYY



TOTM

[GoingForGoalWeight]

SEVEN

[fortynotfat]

WELL DONE

Fantastic

[OlympicEater]

WOW GFGW that is a fantastic result. Well done

[GoingForGoalWeight]

Thank you xx

fortynotfat 9lb down is fab!

What about tomorrow fortynotfat? What have you decided?

My Consultant said Sole Source is within the Cambridge guidelines for my weight. My Doctor agreed.

[GoingForGoalWeight]

ITS FLABTASTIC!

Got long way to go...Almost 17 stones to lose.

NO SABOTAGE

IT IS A BIG DEAL

IT IS IMPORTANT

HOW I FEEL ABOUT MY BODY IS IMPORTANT

I'VE MADE PEACE WITH MY BODY NOW BY HEALTHY EATING SINCE LAST YEAR, NOW IT IS TIME TO GET SMALLER SO I CAN EXERCISE

[fortynotfat]

I still feel crapola so will just have to see how it goes tomorrow.

I have done 7 days ss and can do many weeks more so am not stressing about tomorrow. I will never go back to huge binge eating and Monday will be the,start of a longer run of ss so i will lose the weight.

It works and I will not be fat and forty oh no indeedy not.

[GoingForGoalWeight]

GRRRRRRRRRRRRR


bring it....ON

[GoingForGoalWeight]

fortynotfat great :)

It is going to be hard socially...for some who have social lives!:)

[GoingForGoalWeight]

NO MORE BEING CLOSED OFF FROM LIFE ANYMORE FOR ME

I'M GOING TO BE A BIG LOSER AND PROUD

PHYSICALLY SEXY

[GoingForGoalWeight]

PHYSICAL AND PSYCHOLOGICAL RESTRICTIONS OF BEING OVERWEIGHT FOR ME ARE -

RECEIVING DIRTY LOOKS FROM MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC AND NEGATIVE SPITEFUL COMMENTS

BEING TREATED ASDIFFERENT BY MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC, SHOP ASSISTANTS ETC

FEELING INSECURE IN NEW PLACES, MEETING NEW PLACES

WORRYING IF SEATS IN PUBLIC PLACES WILL BE STRONG ENOUGH

NOT BEING ABLE TO FIT INTO A PLANE SEAT

NOT BEING ABLE TO GO SWIMMING

NOT BEING ABLE TO GO TO THE GYM BECAUSE I CAN BEARLY GET OFF THE SOFA

RELYING ON THE CAR ALL THE TIME

BEING UNDESIRABLE TO MEN

NOT BEING ABLE TO SHOP ANYWHERE BUT EVANS CLOTHES SHOP

NOT BEING ABLE TO FIT IN THE BATH OR GET OUT OF THE BATH WITHOUT GREAT DIIFICULTY

GETTING SMELLY SORE TYPE THING UNDER THE FOLD OF MY STOMACH

FUNNY THOUGH I FEEL MORE CONFIDENT IN MYSELF THAN I HAVE FOR YEARS

PAUL MCKENNA IS FAB - THINK YOURSELF THIN - LISTEN ON YOUTUBE