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They're not allowed on CWP up until Step 4, 1200 plan, because they're very sugary. On SS they'll knock you out of ketosis. A shame, I know.

I posted on here because I wanted bars but was worried they'd slow my losses. Various people said to go for it, and I'm so glad I did! Having such a treat every day is doing wonders for my motivation.

You can get them at Holland and Barrett, they come in capsules that you swallow whole, so they're perfect if you don't like powdered fibre.

You're not stupid or a pig. You made a mistake, like everyone does. It may impact on your weigh-in, but next time you're tempted, use that for motivation. You can put this right behind you and move on.

Thanks everyone for your kind words and helpful advice. I'm going to go for it and get two week's worth of crunchy bars, ooohhh can't wait for weigh-in now, I can almost taste them already!

Hi all Looking for some advice. I have two tetras a day and a soup. I don't like CD soups all that much - tend to go for tomato chilli because it's easier to make. I am so tempted to tell my CDC I don't want any more soups and have a bar instead. I have had bars before and know I really...

Had a tempting situation in a shop earlier but just got a can of Coke Zero, really pleased with myself. It does get easier!

I only use my home scales and the CDC scales and I am always three pounds heavier on the CDC ones. That's my official weight that goes on statistics here. I will not get on any other scales as it just confuses me and messes with my head. That's even though I know the ones in the gym will say...

Hi all I just wanted to reflect on my current CD progress. I've been on the diet [810 plan] 8 weeks. I've lost 23lbs. The first month was hard but the losses were great. The second month has been slow, partly because of a planned break, but for the first time ever I looked forward to...

I am am 810/1000 plan dieter all the way. The very thought of SS scares me, although I have huge admiration for those who do succeed with it. But even with 810 or 1000, I find it important to stick to it 100% to get the quick losses, and that sense of calm that comes from knowing exactly what...

Your body does always use glucose first. 25% of the calories you need are used by your brain, and your brain can only use glucose. When you're in ketosis, so no glucose stores and only eating a tiny amount of sugars, your liver converts calories from other sources like protein and fat into the...

I have lost and regained weight several times through going back to old habits, so when I've eaten off plan or am tempted to, I say to myself firmly 'you are going back to your old habits and you are going to gain back all the weight you've lost just like you did before. Is that what you want...

I have a 48 hour break from the diet this weekend, will be on a yacht at sea and eating whatever's served, so it's really inspiring to hear from someone who's had to eat off-plan and found it a positive experience.

I'm really interested in the 'meals in minutes' book. Is is widely available or only through CDCs?

Fibre is the best long-term solution. You can take it every day for as long as you need, unlike stimulant laxatives like senna, which should only be taken occasionally. If you don't mind fibre powder, made of psyllium husks, you can get some from your CDC. Some add it to shakes. You could also...

I lost 16lbs in my first month on 810 plan, which is three products, a small amount of veg and low fat dairy, and a generous portion of low fat protein. This is suitable for people with lower BMIs. Mind you, I wouldn't expect to lose a stone in a month once I was within a stone of goal, as...

I had a blip and then ten days when the scales didn't move. I knew I looked much thinner, but I did start to panic and think that 810 didn't work any more. Perhaps you could chat to your CDC about your next move. You've achieved so much with CD, it would be a shame to leave now. CWP advise that...

I'm doing this diet because I need a structured plan with support, I like the one to one consultations rather than being in a group, I like the products, and I know it gives good quick results. I also like that there's a sound medical basis to it so I know it's healthy, and there's a proper...

I love the tetras! Chocolate is by far the nicest, I have one a day as a special treat, right at the end of the day with a cup of tea. I have strawberry tetra for breakfast. I also like oriental chilli soup and spicy tomato soup, and peanut and mint bars, although I'm not having any bars this...

Have you heard of 'the Beck Diet Solution' by Dr Judith Beck? This is a weight loss psychology book. One of the issues she specifically talks about is how to deal with feeling that you can't diet when you're stressed.

Have had good losses for four weeks but STS this week, not sure it's to do with exercise more my body catching up, but if I don't lose much next week I'll cut back on the exercise more.

On SS you're not advised to do exercise. Some people find it helpful, especially if they're used to it, but many find it stalls their losses. Exercise is part of my life so I went on 810 and I'm going to the gym for stretching, light weights and some walking on the treadmill, but really trying...

Weighed myself this morning, scales haven't moved since Tuesday weigh-in with CDC. Very annoyed. My housemate came in as I was standing there in my vest and pants and said, 'you're in amazing shape'. Then I put on my trousers and found I not only can, but need, to do up the belt a notch...

BACP [British Association of Counselling and Psychotherapists] website gives an official list of registered counsellors. Your GP will know of some in your area who may offer low cost or free sessions as the fee for a session can be quite high. Various people have mentioned CBT [Cognitive...

I don't tend to use the word 'Cambridge' except if I really want to explain to people. I just tend to say I'm on a low fat low carb plan.

Silly question probably, but how do you know if you're 'carb sensitive'?

So, are quorn sausages on the menu according to the new book, or is it still the pieces and mince? I'd love to have sausages!

Are you sure we can have sausages? 810 meal thread sticky and the Cambridge Weight Plan spiral bound book say you can have quorn pieces or mince. The book doesn't mention sausages and the 810 meal thread has a post from a CDC saying definitely not allowed, full of carbs.

Drinking too much water at once can cause a dangerous condition called water intoxication, when your kidneys can't cope with the amount of fluid, and the chemical balance of your blood starts to alter. It is one of the reasons people say VLCDs are dangerous. I've seen tabloid articles...

I did Cambridge twice not drinking all the water recommended, lost well on both occasions, but am doing even better now and I think the difference is that this time I am drinking loads of water. I've also heard that not drinking water may cause you to retain fluid which is likely to show as a...

If you're SS-ing, no lemon. On 810 'a squirt of lemon juice' is actually recommended in the CWP book for flavouring your meals. I'm guessing you are SS-ing, but just in case....

To stop this happening again, I suggest you have CD psyllium husk fibre on a daily basis, or psyllium husk capsules from Holland and Barratt if you don't like powder fibre. I was in the same place, either couldn't go or laxative nightmare. I started the capsules a week ago. All back to normal...

1000 is a good plan and you should lose about 2-3lbs a week. I did it before going on 810 and lost 18lbs in just over two months. A decent CDC will support you in doing a higher plan and not try and push you onto SoleSource so you buy more product, so you will have to see how you go with yours...

If you look at Lily's 'Changes to SoleSource' thread, that gives all the 'legal' foods, no red peppers I'm afraid. Lily's writing about a SoleSource plus programme, the quantities are different on 810. Ask your CDC to give you the Cambridge Weight Plan book, if s/he doesn't have a spare book...

I dreamt that I went to M&S and bought a load of stuff including some lovely puddings, took it home and ate it. I woke up this morning thinking, 'oh, I'll weigh myself, I've been 100%', and then thought, what about all those puddings? Then I remembered they weren't real!

The CWP products do seem very binding, I think because they've got so much iron in. The CWP powder is a good idea, it bulks things up rather than stimulates your gut, so it isn't like dulcolax or senna and can be taken every day long-term. I use fibre capsules [psyllium husk] from Holland and...

Thread drift, but I remember ages ago someone posted a thread called 'mouse'. Quite a few replied to say that mice are not allowed on CWP and are probably not very good anyway.

350! That's a whole pack. I had 250 today as I knew it was more than that, but I still can't find the book, so thanks for the info.

Hi all I can't find THE BOOK and I need to get a salad together for lunch tomorrow. Can anyone answer this question? Thank you Mandy

I asked about this a while ago, and was recommended to get a aerolatte whisk, which is available on amazon. I do soups as follows now, sprinkle powder onto hot water, blast with the aerolatte till the powder's all absorbed, give it a good stir scraping round the bottom of the mug to get any...

When I restarted this time, I was nervous for some reason, and so on the day of my restart I ate two slices of Christmas cake and a pasta dinner, and messed around for the next few days. But then I got my head into it and now I've been 100% for two weeks. I guess what I'm saying is, don't let...

There are some old threads on this forum, people doing 'Jillian Michael's Thirty Day Shred' and other exercise DVDs while SS-ing. I'll be starting the gym again next week, my CDC says my losses on 810 should then be the same as SoleSource. Intend to do mainly yoga, toning weights, and some...

You can have other green veg such as broccoli and spinach on 810. Basically it's 'white' low fat protein foods and green veg if you make up your own meals. I don't totally understand it because they give a recipe for curried lentil soup with onion and a stir fry with rice noodles. Onion and...

[url=http://www.slimandsave.co.UK[/url]Slim and Save has cheap VLCD products.

I have done 1000 plan with good results. There is a messageboard specifically for it on this site. The advantage is that it's much more like a conventional diet than lower plans. Your weight loss won't be as fast but you'll be eating fruit and starchy carbs so won't be in ketosis, which means...

My CDC says I should definitely go to the gym. I don't have time at the moment but I do want to get back within the next few weeks. I thought I'd concentrate more on muscle toning with weights and doing stretching, rather than tons of cardio, which I usually do and like but which makes me really...

My partner sat there yesterday night and ate a packet of cheese straws and about five chocolate biscuits. And he asked me, 'do you want any?'!!! I focused on remembering that if I ate any of that, even half a cheese straw or a bite of a biscuit, I'd mess up ketosis, which would make me feel...

Thanks for the tip about the aerolatte whisk, I've ordered one. It says on the back of the soup packs not to use a blender. Tabasco is made from peppers, so if that's ok I'm sure black pepper is too!

Hi all I've just started having soups on CD, I like the flavours and I'm making them up like it says on the packs, but they're coming out lumpy which is a big let down. It says not to use a blender on the packs, so does anyone have any magic tips?

Thanks Girlygirl, I'm sure you are right. When I've tried to do homemade versions of Cambridge 1000 plan using products like Slimfast I have not lost nearly as well. CDC has now been in touch and apologised for not responding to emails, so I can get my products today.

My CDC isn't responding to emails so we haven't been able to meet this week. I am concerned for her as she has been very reliable and professional all the time I've been on the diet and I don't know what can have happened. I hope she's ok. Anyway, I am going to run out of CD products...

I started Cambridge in despair after packing on twenty pounds on an antidepressant. I lost all the weight I'd gained on it really quickly and am still losing now.

No, it's fine. It's a natural metabolic state and some people go in and out of it all the time without noticing depending on how long it is since they've eaten, whether they had carbs and so on. On 1000 plan I'm not in ketosis usually but will go into it overnight or if I choose lower carb...

My weight loss figures on 1000 plan: started 13st 8lb on June 16th. Lost 4lbs wk1, STS wk2, -6lbs wk3, -4lbs wk4, STS wk5, -3lbs wk6, -3lbs wk7, now 12st 2lbs, goal weight 10st 10. This is with a lot of exercise: I also have to say that it's been quite expensive because I've had to buy CD...

When you do SoleSource, your body lets go of about 5lbs of water and glucose stored in your liver. On 810 plan, because you are having food even though it's only a little, your body will start storing water and glucose again. You will gain 2-3lbs because of this. So you probably lost 2-4lbs of...

People lose loads in first week, 10lbs is common! You should go into ketosis after a few days and the hunger will go. If you find SoleSource too hard, don't give up on Cambridge, go on a higher plan where you can have some food, or alternate SoleSource weeks with weeks where you have some food...

I am in a similar place, great loses on 1000 plan for a while but now sticking a bit on the scales and CDC has suggested an 810 week to get things moving again, just upped my workout so it's quite intense and a bit worried about doing it on even less food. Any advice much appreciated.

Cocoa itself won't do it as chocolate tetras contain cocoa powder.

Maybe you could join a slimming club when you go to uni so that you'll meet new people who are losing weight or maintaining and get some support from them. The uni gym is a good place to meet students who are into keeping active - perhaps there's a fitness class you'd like to try or even a sport...

Gone from 13st 8lb to 12st 6lb, [lost another 3lb since the post above] and have 24lb left to lose. I've been exercising hard as well as doing the diet, which is one of the reasons why I'm not keen to step down to a plan with less food.

No-one has said 'you've lost weight' to me, apart from my dear OH, but then he is so supportive he would say it anyway. I think it's because I normally am around the weight I am now, but earlier this year I had a course of medication which made me gain 20lb in a matter of weeks, and that's why I...

It's your body storing glucose and water again because you are on a less strict diet. Assuming that you are sticking to 810 and therefore eating far fewer calories than you use, it will stabilise, and then you'll start to lose fat weight again.

I wouldn't worry too much about ketosis. Ketosis is desirable because it stops you feeling hungry and protects you from losing muscle tissue. But I've worked with young people who use ketosis as a way to control epilepsy and they don't all lose weight, it depends on the calories they eat...

I've just had fourth weigh-in on 1000 plan. Lost 3lbs weeks one, STS week two, -6lbs week three, -4lbs this week! It works!

Peanut crunch bar is very nice if you like nuts and milk chocolate- tastes like it has loads of them in. Choc mint crunch bar is very dense and filling, covered with dark chocolate. Chocolate velvet tetras are the most delicious diet food I have ever tasted and I love them so much. The...

I agree with what everyone else has said and just want to emphasise that it would be very dangerous to attempt a total meal replacement diet with Ultraslim/Slimfast etc. It says on their packages that they are not to be used in this way. Incidentally, I found it very hard to lose weight with...

Advice needed. I did Cambridge before in 2008 and I seem to remember some people posting that they mixed chocolate tetras and black coffee. Does anyone now do this and how? And is it ok to warm up tetras? I'm a bit worried that it will destroy some of the vitamins and minerals.

I'd be a bit careful with exercise. I am on 1000 plan and am planning to step down to 810, but I did a hard aerobic workout today and felt very hungry and faint for a few hours till I had my evening meal. So no way would I want to do that workout on even less food. That said, I read in Cambridge...

Cambridge nights are tough! I'm a nurse too so I know all about it. I usually save a CD bar to have around 3am, but sometimes I still think I'm going to die by 5. Mind you, I used to feel nearly as bad because I was eating all day and all night and knew I'd be gaining lbs, so I'm sticking to the...

If it helps, when you get to 1000 plan you can eat plenty of fruit!

Do consider 810 and 1000 plans. I've lost 8lbs in less than three weeks on 1000. OK, it's not as dramatically quick as SoleSource but it's still a good loss and it is a less extreme way. I was going to step down but I'm not sure now.

My CDC says that you won't necessarily be in ketosis on 810, so losses are bound to be slower, but 2lbs+ is definitely possible.

If this doesn't pass you can always step up to 810 or even 1000 plan. You'll still get good losses.

I'm doing a sailing course in August and have put on the form that I'll need size 16 waterproofs. I'll need to lose a stone between now and then to fit into them comfortably!

I'm doing SlimFast but having two bars a day rather than the drinks. Is anyone else doing this? The bars are not as bulky to store or carry as the ready made drinks, and I don't need a blender as I would with the powder. I also like all the flavours, and having something really sweet...

del monte iced smoothie lollie Del Monte iced smoothie lollies are 84 cals each, you can have mango or raspberry and they're delicious. Del Monte also do some frozen juice lollies that are well under 100 cals. I like Walls Solero as well or mini Milky Ways for a chocolate hit. I have...