I hesitate to post this, but this has bothered me and I would really love other counsellors’ opinions. I am a staunch advocate for the Cambridge diet and really believe it to be a healthy way to lose weight, but do you think that for some people, they need 4 shakes a day rather than 3 even if they are under 5'8"?
I would describe myself as muscular. People say I'm slim but grossly underestimate my weight and dress size. I am 5'6", but a 9W shoe. Big head...still can't get hats to fit, boney wrists but still too big for most bracelets. My 5'8" friend is certainly a much smaller frame size than me. Though she is about 5 stone overweight, she can fit into shoes, hats and bracelets that my body can't. She would have been required to have 4 meals a day as opposed to my 3 and we both find this odd.
When I did Cambridge, I didn't get that great feeling that others get. To be honest, I felt weak and undernourished. My nails broke off, (though they always did anyway) and I just felt very under par.
My cholesterol levels improved enormously, but my blood tests came back as very anaemic, which confused me since I was having the full quota of CD meals. I was also low in vit B and others things I can't remember
I did wonder at the time whether I actually needed 4 meals, but my super duper CD just said that 5'6" should be 3.
When I came off CD, I started to feel better. Nails still broke though despite eating healthily.
This last month I've been taking multivitamins and mineral supplements on top of my healthy meals and I can't believe how well my nails are growing, and how much more energy I have.
It's made me start wondering again if perhaps I should have had 4 CD's when I was SSing. Perhaps my body utilises things differently? I certainly survived to tell the tale and believe that the CD probably saved my life, but whenever people talk about how great they feel when they are in ketosis, I wonder if others have the same experience as myself.
Have you heard of this happening before? What would you advise had I been one of your clients?
I would describe myself as muscular. People say I'm slim but grossly underestimate my weight and dress size. I am 5'6", but a 9W shoe. Big head...still can't get hats to fit, boney wrists but still too big for most bracelets. My 5'8" friend is certainly a much smaller frame size than me. Though she is about 5 stone overweight, she can fit into shoes, hats and bracelets that my body can't. She would have been required to have 4 meals a day as opposed to my 3 and we both find this odd.
When I did Cambridge, I didn't get that great feeling that others get. To be honest, I felt weak and undernourished. My nails broke off, (though they always did anyway) and I just felt very under par.
My cholesterol levels improved enormously, but my blood tests came back as very anaemic, which confused me since I was having the full quota of CD meals. I was also low in vit B and others things I can't remember
I did wonder at the time whether I actually needed 4 meals, but my super duper CD just said that 5'6" should be 3.
When I came off CD, I started to feel better. Nails still broke though despite eating healthily.
This last month I've been taking multivitamins and mineral supplements on top of my healthy meals and I can't believe how well my nails are growing, and how much more energy I have.
It's made me start wondering again if perhaps I should have had 4 CD's when I was SSing. Perhaps my body utilises things differently? I certainly survived to tell the tale and believe that the CD probably saved my life, but whenever people talk about how great they feel when they are in ketosis, I wonder if others have the same experience as myself.
Have you heard of this happening before? What would you advise had I been one of your clients?
