Do all the Cambridge diet drinks taste disgusting????

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Started the cambridge diet this morning, trying to get a bit of weight off for my wedding.
I have only had one drink so far and if they all taste that bad I can see how the diet works you don't want to rush to the next meal cause you are still feeling sick from the first one.

I actually cannot believe I am doing this diet cause I just think it is madness on so many levels but hey ho the things we do, but I know I am going to really struggle if they are all horrid. If I am not eating I at least want to enjoy the little that is going into my stomach.

thanks for your replies...its just that the day is coming up and i feel like im not gonna make it to go trough all this things..and im really worried as i got probs with my stomach already and im affraid of causing more probs...
someone who is trying this CD for too long...any probs caused?

Bugger. Bugger. Bugger.
Good intentions aren't enough to ensure success during four days of festival .

Started off okay, but have long running IBS/constipation probs and had HUGE problem. Tried fybogel (in very large amounts) but nothing doing. Was in so much pain/distress I made the decision that I really needed to get some fibre into me to shift things along - so I ate.
I didn't scoff sweets/cake/crisps or anything like that, but I was on a fibre mission which unfortunately means carbs. I had veg and lentil soup, seeded wholegrain bread, baked beans, falafel, salad etc.
Thankfully it worked , but I'm having to start all over again.
I also know now that I need to take fybogel as a matter of course and not just when problems arise.

So all in all, I'm fatter but wiser and most importantly not in any pain .

How's everyone else doing?

i have been too ashamed to post over the weekend cause i have been soooooo bad. got pi*ed and then pi*ed again to get over hang over!! fry up, steak and chinese takeaway - all on same day. needless to say i put on this week!!! shit.
how do i get back to it again??

With difficulty Grumpy, if you're anything like me .

I'm starting back again today. Have decided to try to do 8 weeks then switch to eating food.
This diet makes me angry, arsey and miserable, so I don't think it's fair to impose that on dd and dh for too long .

well now that i bought the soups and shakes i hear bad things about this diet?
mmmmmmmmmm well hows all doing? keep losing? im starting it on friday cos she said i have to eat firstly vegetables and fruit so toxines get out of the organism and then start the diet...did u all do this thing before u start?

Alinali, I was already following a low carb diet when I started the CD so I was already in ketosis.

If you have any problems with IBS or constipation I would advise taking some sort of bulking agent like psyllium husks/fybogel and making sure you drink at least the minimum amount of water recommended.

This diet is boring, but you won't feel hungry and you should feel a sense of wellbeing.

Good luck

well i dont feel like taking the low carb diet..i just feel like starting the CD now...can i?!?!

I started without a detox or low carb - not that I have been doing very well so far!!
I am back on track today. I have to shift this weight before I get too old otherwise I know i will regret not doing it

30/04 - 14st 6lb (start weight)
07/05 - 14st (-6lbs)
14/05 - 13st 9lb (-5lbs)
21/05 - 13st 4lb (-5lbs)
28/05 - 13st 2lb (-2lbs)

Also finding my motivation draining away. Had way too many cheese treats over weekend. Had slight mental breakdown on saturday and ate dinner. Then had 2 slices of cake today. Argh, need to keep motivation up. Have had some extra cheese every day this week. Am not drinking enough water. am fine all day but the evenings are so hard unless i go to bed really early boring

im on day one....ive tried strawbery...its DISCUSTING!!! as soon as i took it i got head ache...is that normal?

how much cheese is too much?

i was feeling weak today so i had a bit of cheese and some roast chicken. am i gonna be alright as they are low carb??

alani - i think all the shakes are gross - esp as they are always lumpy

the shakes are truly the work of the devil. Put a choc tetra brik in freezer for a couple of hrs = really nice ice-cream. Mix a tetra brik with coffee for breakfast. I think it's the high levels of maltodrextin (basicaly glue meant to make you feel full - used a lot in processed shitey food) in the shakes that make them so stomach-turning. had another slice of cake this evening but otherwise stuck to the diet. Just got to accept that I feel the need to cheat a lot at moment, maybe I want to be fat??

i've tried the choco skake..ITS NICE!! i will change alla the other flavours to choco..only then i can stick to it i think...

Bleurgh... I tried a frozen banana tetra last night and it was vile. I only ate half of it.

I actually don't mind the shakes. I use a blender and have never had any lumps.
True, I wouldn't choose to drink them otherwise, but as a means to an end they are bearable.

I drink the butterscotch one hot as I miss hot milky drinks.

I bought some psyllium husk yesterday and added a teaspoonful to my hot butterscotch. Ack....ack....bleurgh... it went all glue-like/mucusy/stringy.... ack! In future I'll have to add it to cold drinks only.

I am so chuffed. I got weighed today after being totally crap and cheating loads over the bank holiday weekend and I haev actually lost 3.5lbs!!! I also asked her to do my measurements and I have lost 5 inches off my waist and 3 off my hips, bit too much off my chest and a bit off legs and arms. I am so pleased with myself. I have changed my weigh days to Fridays so that I capture my motivation over the weekend cause I find it easier to stick too through the week.

Well done .

I've decided to allow myself some veggies for an evening meal so am essentilly doing the SS+. It will help with the constipation and gives me something to look forward to.

Last night I had half a tin of tuna and some broccoli, and it was bloody great!

well tomorrow i wil do my measurements...but yesterday i had grapefruit for lunch and broccoli for dinner..i was starving!! i know for what i've ate i will not lose the weight i should...

i went for my measurement yesterday...i lost 2 kilos.....in 6 days...i think if i was doing it exactly as she told me to..i would do better...

30/04 - 14st 6lb (start weight)
07/05 - 14st (-6lbs)
14/05 - 13st 9lb (-5lbs)
21/05 - 13st 4lb (-5lbs)
28/05 - 13st 2lb (-2lbs)
04/06 - 13st 1lb (-1lb)

must keep motivated -seem to be having treats v. often but was extra good today - how is everyone else doing?

Morning.
08.05.08 - 14st 1lb (start)
15.05.08 - 13st 6lb (-9lb)
21.05.08 - 13st 3lb (-3lb)
29.05.08 - 13st 3lb (-0lb)(to be expected as I came off diet to deal with bum problems hmm)
05.06.08 - 12st 10lb (-7lb) (total lost in 4 weeks - 1st 5lb grin)

Feeling good now I've added a small meal in the evenings. Don't always have 3 CD's a day though, so somedays just 2 CD's and the meal, but it seems to be working.

can i ask u something guys?
when the meal is added..we still have to have 3 CD? or is it 1 meal and 2 CD.

It is all explained in the yellow booklet - it should be 3 CDs plus the white and green meal (Tbh sometimes I only have 2 though)

Have you thought aout Slimming world?
I am doing that at the mo. Loving it. Doesnt even feel like i am on a diet. Very healthy too.
In my first week i lost 9lb!!!!
I have a stone and a half to lose.
Feeling very optimistic.

aaaaaaaawww today im goig for my second weight...but grrrr yesterday i ate pasta, chocolate,actually i didnt really followed the diet yesterday!!and i;ve heard that once u start eating normal food then u screw up the diet...

Eating carbs will take you out of ketosis. Get back on track and you'll be back in it within a day or two. If you absolutely must cheat then try to stick to protein or green veg.
Tbh if you are not managing to stick to Sole Source maybe you'd be better moving onto Sole Source Plus? I'd speak to your CDC about it.