im pretty sure that if you follow the steps completely then your less likely to put on weight at goal!
I believe that, but of course, if you still return to your old habits after doing the steps, you still get to put it back on.:sigh: Doing the steps isn't something that will make the body stay at your chosen weight. Well, not you've finished the plans.
Yes, it does help reduce the chance of a gain with the return of the glycogen. It also help restore the metabolism, but that could probably be restored in other ways.
But there is another huge benefit to doing the plans.
One of the main criticisms I hear about VLCDs like cambridge is that they don't teach healthy eating.
Totally untrue. That's what the plans do!!
Yes, I know, most of us do know about healthy eating, but you really need that time after a VLCD to put it into practice under a controlled environment. It's not easy, but you really need to do it for yourself.
It's easy when you are SSing to think that eating healthily will be a piece of cake
. You are eating little to none. How hard can it be to eat a healthy balanced diet. But hey...it can be hard. No ketosis, no weightloss to aim for, happy to be at goal. So this is the hardest time, and the one that most people really need a structured plan to follow.
So do the plans, remember you haven't finished. It's all part of the Cambridge diet 'course'. The diet isn't just about SSing. That's just chapter 1. Then when the plans are over, you can practice going it alone.