Hi Nails
I came upon CD a bit like you, and the inspiration was amazing. I've lost in total with CD nearly 5 stone since March this year (plus another 7lbs that I very slowly lost with WW before that) - and feel fantastic!! Still have another couple of stone to go, but never imagined this diet would work so well - however, you have to get your "head round it" iykwim before you start, as to be honest it is not easy, especially in the first couple of weeks. After that it does get easier as you go into Ketosis, and to be honest it just feels like normal to be on it now, to the point where I don't even miss food particularly. BUT, you do have to understand it fully first and realise that although very effective, it is quite hard. Sorry, not trying to put you off but just want you to know, I think that people are more successful if they know the downside as well as the up (being fantastic way to lose weight!).
As to finding out about the diet, you need to speak to a councillor - go to
www.cambridge-diet.com/
to find out more, also go to
www.minimins.com/cambridge-diet-forum/
to find a really interesting and useful forum about it - you'll learn loads.
The diet cost approx £35 a week and that includes all your food packs (shakes, soups, bars). There is different diet plans you can follow, which can lead to different types of weight loss, ie, Sole Source which means you have all meal replacements averages 3 or 4 lbs a week loss. But you can have a daily meal on some of the plans, still effective, just slower weight loss. The councillor will explain it all.
When you get to the BMI you want (ie, 25) you will go onto the maintenace plan which reintroduces food and this lasts a good few weeks.
Hope that info all helps and that I haven't put you off!
It's a great diet - and I think I've tried most in the past - and it's certainly working for me and everyone on here!
Good luck.