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

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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.

I have had a fab day today - Day 3 nearly over and I feel amazing. Am not sure whether I have just forgotten how good you feel on this diet, or whether this is the best I have felt.

I had so much energy today, it was great. I work evenings, and don't get home until 11.30pm, don't get to bed until 1am, then up at 6.15am with DH and then the kids, so I don't much time to sleep, so usually by the time I am home after the morning school run, I would collapse in a heap and hope the DD who is 2, will play nicely and let me sleep for an hour. Today is the first day in MONTHS I really felt like I didn't need to do that. By 10am, I had done the ironing, organising dinner for the kids and DH, made pack-ups for tomorrow, and put in a load of washing.

I did have a minor wobble, whilst preparing DD's lunch, when I thought, just for one moment, right what shall I have for lunch today, then I remembered and the thought was gone. I don't feel hungry at all.

Am back off to see my counsellor tomorrow, but this time to take my friend who is in much need to help, but I will abstain from getting weighed as its only been 3 days. My next official weigh-in isn't until next Tuesday, so hoping for a good number as I will be on day 10 by then.

My motivation for doing this - my best friend was diagnosed with CML (leukemia) in August of last year. She is doing great, but at a year younger than me, she has made me realise that I need and want to live for today, and this weight has to go once and for all. I don't have as much to lose as some, but I still feel incredibly fat and I can't exercise because of torn cartilage in my knee. I have no more excuses, I know the reasons why I am the weight I am, only I can rectify those, and I will do it! I don't want my children to be the same as me and spending their lives on diets.

2012 will be the year I lose the weight, throw the scales away and be able to wear all those clothes I have been storing in the attic "just in case I ever lost weight"!

Hope my waffling makes sense, just wanted to write it all down somewhere. x

Hi can i join seeing a CD counsellor on Friday, my current weight is 25st13lbs so really need to do this.Think i will do sole source but going to speak on Friday about my options.

EXCELLENTO OVERTIREDMUM - no you did NOT waffle.

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I'll be here for months, maybe forever on and off as i'll always have to watch my weight.

mumof3boys

Heloooo

I'm one stone and a bit heavier than you are.

Welcome

Oh, I'm excited..

saw GP today - had to leave form with him, will probably get charged for a letter (groan) and he is insisting on writing a comment about one of the conditions that could be a problem (I have suffered from depression in the past) - what a pain ,was hoping to start this week :(

Cockneydad, thats a shame you may not be able to start this week. Could you ask GP to fax the letter to your CD counsellor?

You can always prepare to start though. My counsellor always tells me to prepare for at least 3/4 days before actually starting. Start increasing your daily intake of water and start to daily reduce your carb intake, as this makes the transition alot easier.

Before Cambridge this was my diet

Water

SlimFast cereal bar - 9am - hot drink.

Water

SlimFast chocolate chewy bar - 12pm - hot drink.

Water

SlimFast savoury snack bag - fruit - 3pm.

Water

Steamed fish (or meat of choice), vegetables, 4 small potatos, italian style sauce with capers - hot drink - 6pm.
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Water

SlimFast chocolate chewy bar- hot drink - 8pm - 9pm

Water

I won't list my diet before Cambridge - for obvious reasons!

I didn't like the SlimFast shakes :(

cockneydad - Sorry ti read about your dilemma - have you contacted your Consultant? I recommend you do this.

I'm going to carry out a little research on your behalf.

I've broight The Cambridge Diet book by Dr Howard,on Ebay for about seven pounds. The cover is bright pink and is the 20th anniversary edition

It was my preparation diet LOL

Before it was a continous buffet of heart attack food :(

I do not think there are enough pages on MN to cover it

have you all seen THIS

that will be us that will

and 'fuck the fat' is my new mantra

GFGW you are fab - dont stop posting please.

I loved reading that link fortynotfat

I feel even more notivated - thank you x

I do not want to be a fat greedy binge eater anymore

I will also post links of weight loss stories etc.

I use the Paul McKenna - parts 1 and 2 - I can make you thin audio videos on Youtube - OMG they're brilliant Lovely to fall sleep to on my phone.

Anybody else got links, poems, motivational quotes etc?

Oooh hope so.

Have just had a call to work wednesday nightshift - not sure how my body is going to cope with that, I always get ravenous and cold as it is doing nights, and it is hard physical work (nursing home)

Olympiceater I sympathise x

Just remember that if you start to feel weak eat protein or maybe eat some before your shift starts.

Plan and prepare for how you might feel just no carbs, take some protein with you.

Will be thinking of you, let us know how you got on :)

I've tried to access the Cambridge forum with no luck. Has is been scrapped?

I was looking on behalf of cockneydad :(

I registered with the Cambridge forum months ago but it is full of stories of people cheating so put me right off.

I will have a look to see if it is still there

cockneydad

This is an extract taken from The Cambridge Diet book.

Page 135.

Question - I am under treatment for depression. Is it safe for me to take The Cambridge Diet?

Answer - There is nothing in The Cambridge Diet plan that would interfere with depression therapy. It is important, however, that any diet you undergobe supervised very carefully by your docor or psychiatrist.

www.weightplanners.com/default.asp

I am off to browse

sorry here

fortynotfat me too

Strange I cannot find it on the official site.

Thank you fortynotfat :)

hey thanks for that guys! I'll see what happens later in the week - I was told to contact the surgery Thursday/Friday to see if they had signed the form. I am fine at the moment too, no depression/anxiety for some time!

No probs cockneydad :)

I'm having my first shake now - 11 am ish

Feeling good but cold.

Not hungry, nope!, not bothered just focusing on day to day and

GOALLLLLLL :)