Hi everyone! I had a gander for an introduction thread but I didn't see one so I thought I'd just start my own - I hope that's okay 
Today I have started the Cambridge Diet, after seeing some glowing articles about it in a huge range of magazines and newspapers, and I even saw a man on a TV quiz show (can't remember which one now) who'd lost an incredible amount of weight in such a relatively short time. It definitely sounded preferable to Weight Watchers!
My parents have been on WW for almost three years now, and both lost incredible amounts of weight. I joined them, but after losing a small amount of weight to begin with, I quickly found that the amount of food that you can eat just wasn't good for someone as undisciplined as I am. It's far too easy to spread loads of butter and cheese on sandwiches and not count it in the points. Plus, just how annoying is all that points counting? :giggle:
Last year I got gallstones and was quite badly ill for a while. From the end of July until October I was eating nothing but salads and soups and managed to lose about 3 stones, which was incredible. At the beginning of November I got landed in hospital with pancreatitis and after that I couldn't eat anything but rice and vegetables without being in pain. As you can imagine, after a month or so of that I'd lost a further 2 stones, and I was pretty thrilled. Unfortunately though, after the operation to remove my gallbladder I was able to eat again and so between December 2006 and now, all of the weight I lost has piled back on.
And that's why I've started with Cambridge...I want to lose it all again and hopefully keep it off. I seem to be better at diets where I have an extremely limited range of foods that I can eat, so I've really got high hopes for this, especially after seeing all of your signatures with the amount of weight you've lost in them! If I lose anything over 6lbs in this, my first week, I'll be over the moon.
Unfortunately I'm going to Las Vegas next week for 4 days with some friends and not eating food when we go out for meals etc is going to be hard. I managed to do it last year, but still...ack! Does anyone have any tips along those lines? I really don't want to break the process so early on!
Thanks a lot for any help, and I hope everyone here manages to reach their goals
Today I have started the Cambridge Diet, after seeing some glowing articles about it in a huge range of magazines and newspapers, and I even saw a man on a TV quiz show (can't remember which one now) who'd lost an incredible amount of weight in such a relatively short time. It definitely sounded preferable to Weight Watchers!
My parents have been on WW for almost three years now, and both lost incredible amounts of weight. I joined them, but after losing a small amount of weight to begin with, I quickly found that the amount of food that you can eat just wasn't good for someone as undisciplined as I am. It's far too easy to spread loads of butter and cheese on sandwiches and not count it in the points. Plus, just how annoying is all that points counting? :giggle:
Last year I got gallstones and was quite badly ill for a while. From the end of July until October I was eating nothing but salads and soups and managed to lose about 3 stones, which was incredible. At the beginning of November I got landed in hospital with pancreatitis and after that I couldn't eat anything but rice and vegetables without being in pain. As you can imagine, after a month or so of that I'd lost a further 2 stones, and I was pretty thrilled. Unfortunately though, after the operation to remove my gallbladder I was able to eat again and so between December 2006 and now, all of the weight I lost has piled back on.
And that's why I've started with Cambridge...I want to lose it all again and hopefully keep it off. I seem to be better at diets where I have an extremely limited range of foods that I can eat, so I've really got high hopes for this, especially after seeing all of your signatures with the amount of weight you've lost in them! If I lose anything over 6lbs in this, my first week, I'll be over the moon.
Unfortunately I'm going to Las Vegas next week for 4 days with some friends and not eating food when we go out for meals etc is going to be hard. I managed to do it last year, but still...ack! Does anyone have any tips along those lines? I really don't want to break the process so early on!
Thanks a lot for any help, and I hope everyone here manages to reach their goals
