3 CD bars a day only?

[mama22]

As photo of my consultants code of conduct shows one bar or ready made carton per day.

 

[mama22]

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Please also note it says bar "or" ready mixed each day

 

[AnnieAnnie]

Strawberry tetras were one of the worst! Very impressed Shanny!!

I have one bar and three chocolate tetras per day

 

[charleypolequeen]

No, didn't do 3 bars a day - just one. They started off fine but eventually I got to the stage where I couldn't stand the texture of them.

Oh I see they not nice then?

 

[charleypolequeen]

If by ready mixed you mean tetras, then I think you might want to check that out, because I'm certain there's no restriction on how many tetras you can have in a day. Many many folks have done this diet having nothing but chocolate tetras.

As for bars causing constipation, I think that's no more likely than with shakes (so long as you drink sufficient water) - in fact I think diarrhoea is more likely, especially if you had 3 chewy bars in a day! As I said in my earlier post, wind is more likely to be your main issue!

Thanks Lilly and I will deffo let you know how it's goes it true shake mash up my belly do what's new? And wind oh well small price to pay for slimdom

 

[charleypolequeen]

Blah, 3 strawberry tetras a day? Don't think I could manage that.

You're a brave one, our Shanny!

Hate tetras they are vile Shanny rate u for that one

 

[charleypolequeen]

Better pic (point 3)

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Please also note it says bar "or" ready mixed each day

But when they say this and thanks by the way for your help with this, will it harm me?

 

[Lily]

The devil's in the detail, mama22.

It can as its higher carbs and they can result in constipation and stomach problems, we are advised to only sell one bar and one ready mixed to a customer per day they purchase.

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Please also note it says bar "or" ready mixed each day

Okay. So it says:

Consultants must remind clients that a maximum of one Cambridge meal bar may be taken each day in place of one sachet of drink/soup/porridge or one ready made drink carton, and that extra water should be taken with each bar or ready made drink.

The way I read that is that you should only have one bar a day in place of a packet shake or tetra. It doesn't say that you can't have 3 tetras in a day - what it says to me is that if you normally have 3 tetras in a day, you should only replace one of them with a bar.

Could I just make it plain that I'm not saying it's a fantastic idea to have 3 bars a day - just that I know that some folk have done the diet this way and that it is possible. I realise you're quoting the rules as they stand and I applaud you for doing so, lest anyone reading this should think that it's always "okay" to have 3 bars a day and that it's just a silly rule dreamed up by Cambridge.

But if I'm reading charleypolequeen's original post right, she's saying that she's on the verge of giving up on Cambridge because she can't hack having 3 shakes a day at the moment. This is the point where common sense has to come into it. If it's a choice between giving up on Cambridge and trying a variation on it where she has 3 bars a day, I say try the 3 bars a day idea.

You as a CWPC might refuse to let a client have 3 bars - that's your choice. I suspect most CWPCs would take a far more sympathetic view and let their client try it. Let's face it, it's either let the client try it or lose the client, surely?

 

[Lily]

But when they say this and thanks by the way for your help with this, will it harm me?

The short answer is no, it won't harm you! As I said before, it might upset your tummy so you might find that having 3 bars a day won't suit you.

I suggest that you try having 3 crispy bars a day (mint choc, peanut, cranberry) rather than 3 chewy bars (choc, malt toffee, choc orange) because they're lower in carbs and they don't contain malitol (which is the stuff which might give you tummy wobbles).

If you like the chewy bars, I suggest you don't have more than one of them a day - have one chewy bar and 2 crispy ones.

 

[mama22]

But when they say this and thanks by the way for your help with this, will it harm me?

Bars are harder to digest, and they put this in the guide lines for a reason. Also you are putting yourself in to a positions where you are much more likely to have side effects constipation/ diarrhoea depending on which way cd normally takes you and many others. Bars can also cause stomach pain, bloating and wind (both ends)
I would also worry what it's telling your brain (3 chocolate bars a day) put it this way on SS+ would you swop chicken for lasagne?

Consultants are to tell you the plans and guide you but cd and any step is up to you.

 

[charleypolequeen]

Lilly u just saved me ! I just had a choc shake almost throwing up and thenmy fiancé some food some pasta I had a small spoon I felt like sneaking out and having a uncover feast then I remember bars tomorrow and u know wat? It kept me going I can do this i need a challenge and this is it.

 

[Lily]

Bars are harder to digest, and they put this in the guide lines for a reason. Also you are putting yourself in to a positions where you are much more likely to have side effects constipation/ diarrhoea depending on which way cd normally takes you and many others. Bars can also cause stomach pain, bloating and wind (both ends)
I would also worry what it's telling your brain (3 chocolate bars a day) put it this way on SS+ would you swop chicken for lasagne?

Consultants are to tell you the plans and guide you but cd and any step is up to you.

The key word is 'can'. Some folk react badly to malitol, others don't. There is no malitol in the crispy bars, hence my advice to stick to crispy bars wherever possible. They're also a lot lower in carbs, in fact they contain practically the same amount of carb as a shake.

I think your second to last statement is faulty logic. I can't see the difference between 3 chocolate bars and 3 strawberry milkshakes (especially if you like milkshake!). On CD you eat different food. Chicken and lasagne are off the menu. :cry:

 

[mama22]

You as a CWPC might refuse to let a client have 3 bars - that's your choice. I suspect most CWPCs would take a far more sympathetic view and let their client try it. Let's face it, it's either let the client try it or lose the client, surely?

Yes it is my choice to follow cd guide lines and some cwpc choice not to and invalidate there insurance.

Risk a clients health or think about the money I could lose is not the way I wish to run my business.
Confused money or health not really a hard choice.

 

[Lily]

Yes it is my choice to follow cd guide lines and some cwpc choice not to and invalidate there insurance.

Risk a clients health or think about the money I could lose is not the way I wish to run my business.
Confused money or health not really a hard choice.

I think this is the point where I retire gracefully from this thread...

Before I do - Charley - hope this works out for you. Feel free to pm me if you like x x

 

[mama22]

I think this is the point where I retire gracefully from this thread...

Before I do - Charley - hope this works out for you. Feel free to pm me if you like x x

Lol

 

[DappyMare]

Just wanna say to charley, its worth a shot at 3 bars but like lily says stay near a loo and drink the extra water, maybe even just 2 bars and a shake if you could stomach 1 shake a day I have done 2 bars once and yep was friends with toilet for while haha, but I have a sensitive belly :/

Can I just say tho, the only having 1 tetra a day thing is wrong! I have been with 2 other consultants before my present one and they've all aloud me to have 3 a day. My present cdc is one of the best cdc I know and really knowledgable and know for a fact if the 1 tetra a day rule was true he wouldn't allow it!

So any one who is on 3 a day and got a fright keep going its fine

Let us know how you get on with the bars hon xxx

 

[AnnieAnnie]

Maybe try the shake mixed with half tsp water flavouring & little water to a paste. I couldn't stomach shakes but like this was ok.

 

[mama22]

As I said we as consultant are here to tell you the guide lines set out by cdhq what you do is up to you, you post inherent an a CDC see it expect a response.

Oh and we aren't graded/ ranked as "top" or whatever, as I said a consultant can run there business as they see fit.

 

[mama22]

* you post expect a CDC to see and respond

Stupid iPhone

 

[DappyMare]

Never said you were graded as consultants, but you as cdc do get awards at the cambridge diet conventions and the one I now see has had a fair few, and there attitude to me makes them a top consultant.

Leaving the thread as say the wrong things!