But does an expert advise it? Despite the name, the diet bares no relation to the Duchess of Cambridge, Kate Middleton, according to Windas. The Cambridge Diet stipulates that regular consumption of low-calorie shakes, soups and snack bars. These claim they have been designed specifically for the program to fulfil all of your daily nutritional requirements under strict calorie guidelines, and further, that they can lead to immediate weight loss.
There are six variations of the Cambridge Diet plan. But this diet is not to be entered into lightly. A Cambridge Diet counsellor will follow your progress throughout, beginning with which variation to start with and some steps will even require written consent from your doctor.
You're not the only one. Also known as the Cambridge Weight Plan, it was first launched in If that means dismissing dry Jan and continuing living on a diet of mince pies and fizz for the foreseeable, we salute you. But if you'd rather opt for a more modest eating schedule, there are plenty of tried-and-tested diet plans like the Cambridge Diet Plan, the South Beach Diet , or the Diet to try out in the new year.
Today, there are more than 6, Cambridge Diet Plan consultants across the country offering slimmers one-to-one support to help guide them through their weight loss and into weight maintenance. One of the reasons why the plan is so popular is because many dieters claim they have lost as much as one pound a day while they were following it. After much development, the weight loss plan they launched in the UK in is a restrictive form of diet designed to yield startling results, fast.
Originally called the Cambridge Diet, the weight loss method has since rebranded, and is now known as the Diet by Cambridge Weight Plan. Once signed up to the Cambridge Diet Plan, you are assigned a consultant who stays with you for the duration of the plan, providing advice and support, and ensuring you stay on track. There are now more than 6, independent Diet consultants across the UK and Republic of Ireland, each offering dieters vital and personalised one-to-one support throughout their weight loss journey.
Dieters simply enter their postcode into The Diet website to find their local consultant, who will then help to choose the best plan for them, based on personal needs and targets, while providing support throughout the entire journey. However, Dani says after 6 months on the diet she was craving solid food and during summer, going to barbecues where people just grazed on delicious grilled food all day was unbearable.
She fell off the plan and into a huge plate of chicken. While she has put on some of the weight, she said going on the plan helped her quit bad behaviours and habits — such as over-eating and eating mindlessly — because she broke the mental pattern and familiar triggers were de-programmed. However, due to the highly restrictive nature of the diet, critics say it does not equip dieters for long-term weight loss, while medical experts say they do not recommend diets with calories restricted to under calories per day except in extreme cases and under supervision.
They say also that those achieving weight loss with a rapid diet have more chance of putting the weight back on. Strangely, unlike any other diet I have been on, I have found myself craving not cakes, sweets and chips.
But, salads, bananas, breakfast cereal and mmm bread. If you are looking for some tips on how to get through the first few days on the diet. I have written a separate blog post that can help you. After I had decided to give this diet ago, I made an appointment and had an hour long meeting with my consultant — Denise Kelly.
If you wish to find a consultant near you, simply go to the Cambridge Diet website , enter your postcode and it will show you a list of consultants near your home. During my consultation, I had to complete a medical questionnaire and the diet and its side affects were explained to me. I was weighed and my body measurements were taken.
Even though I passed the medical questionnaire, my consultant wrote to my Doctor to inform them that I am participating in this diet and some medical conditions need prior medical consent before you can begin. Also worth noting, this diet is not recommended for breastfeeding mothers. The diet itself states you should drink a minimum of 2.
From my experience this is nowhere near enough. In fact in the early days when I did drink this little, I found it gave me a headache that could give a hangover a run for its money. A tip if you do end up doing this diet — I have downloaded a Water Counter app for my iPhone and tap it every time I finish a glass of water. For any diet coke junkies or wine lovers like me, be warned!
You can only drink water, black or herbal tea and black coffee. Not even diet drinks as they contain citric acid. This is not all of the side affects listed on the website, just the ones I have experienced. This has been a major source of paranoia for me. The very thought fills me with horror!
The second, most problematic and some what ahem, delicate issue has been my inability to go to the toilet properly. Which has also caused me on occasion, some considerable amount of pain.
As a consequence I have found myself taking laxatives on average about twice a week. On advice, I purchased some herbal tablets Psyllium Husks , which are meant to solve the problem. My fingers are crossed! Finally and perhaps most importantly I want to tackle the issue of maintenance. One of my biggest concerns when I went for my first consultation was if I lost the weight quickly, would I put it back on just as fast when I begin to eat normal food again.
I plan to try and exist on the Cambridge liquid diet for three months in total, after which I will hopefully have lost three stone. Now, after three months of abstinence, you cannot simply start eating normally again. Cambridge have a 7 step programme to introduce food back into your diet slowly. By the end of this programme you will be on your recommended daily allowance of calories.
Teaching you how to eat healthily and and about portion control. However, after 4 weeks on this diet. By not eating food at all you really begin to question your relationship with food. There is something very exhilarating about losing weight rapidly, and seeing a difference in yourself and clothes right from the very first week.
I have had so many lovely comments on this post, it has been amazing to hear from you all. Thank you so much. I still think it is relevant and I have gone on to do the diet more than once, since this very first blog post.
I did go on to to lose the 3 stones I planned to on this diet and also managed to conceive a child naturally I was doing the diet for IVF. Not that I can prove they are correlated, but I have my suspicions.
After finished this diet I then went on to become a Cambridge Weight Plan consultant , which you can read about here, and also the reasons why I decided to stop. If you would like to read all of my blog posts on the Cambridge Diet, I have created a special page to collate them all here. Can I say fascinating without sounding patronising, because I honestly did find it truly fascinating.
Quite amazing. And a very good blog read as always! Excellent blog, describing exactly how it is. I already have become more confident in myself and starting to love getting dressed in the morning. I can fully understand the realisation of the relationships between you and food and agree that we eat not because we are hungry but because we are bored or to an extent obsessed with food.
Thank you for sharing your exeriemces. Hopefully this will encourage others to try it. However I generally try to leave something on my plate rather than polish off a whole meal so that I am in control of what I eat rather than the other way round.
Do I need to lose weight? If I lost 5 or 6lbs then my jeans would certainly fit me better. Do I have the willpower? But the Cambridge Diet? An excellent blog! I have just joined his diet. As a food critic and wanted to do a truthful review and hopefully loose some of those pounds that unfortunately come in the territory. I feel now energetic and ready for week two. Loved your blog. Thank you so much for this, I am on day 3 of the diet and suffering hunger dizziness fatigue.
The first few days are hard, I personally think the first 4 are worse. I have done this diet twice now as I used it to lose my baby weight too. Drinking water helps with the dizziness. Are you on twitter? Hi, just wanted to know how on earth do you get constipation on this diet? Ive had 3 milkshakes today and been to the toilet 7 times. I got cramps and so much diarrhoea. But up a bit too from last week.
I just ate a bit of leftover food on kids plates…didnt think just a bit would set me back. As i just been on liquid diet. Any how good luck to everyone. Stick with it…you will see ur reward in the end. Hi Abbi, you should switch to the packet shakes. I was on the ready mades and it sent my stomach crazy, decided to switch to the packets to see if it would help and it definitely did! Hi Laura. Finally, a realistic real-life scenario! I am on the diet and in week 2, but I am finding this week harder than last week and have looked everywhere for some support — I feel the website is lacking there with motivational blogs like yours.
Well done for reaching your goal, I hope I can say the same too maybe by the summer..?! Thanks Laura. Mel I hope that your Friday weigh-in went well? Your headache could be carb or caffeine withdrawal. It will get better soon x. Serena thank you for your lovely comment. I found week 2 easier after the good weigh in, I found week 3 tough. It might help you, it might not. Good luck x. Hi I was wondering. I have started the diet lost 3kg in my first week. I just wanted top know If this effects the weight loss and if it makes me gain or lose weight.
I am not sure but I am having all of my 3l of water in a day. I eat all of my breakfast but by lunch I can manage just more than half and by dinner only half of my meal plan. Hope your still doing well and have progressed. Hello Jade, sorry for my slow reply. The taste in your mouth passes and I found a breath freshener spray helpful. I actually only like the shakes and bars myself you can have the bars after the first two weeks.
You can always go back and swap the porridge and soups with your consultant for other flavours. Hi Laura, well done on your success! Idone the 2 soups 1 chok bar and a meal at night, lost 3 stone in 3 months. But… If I can offer you some advice, I would try not to do it today if you can.
But, I did miss food terribly too. Good luck xx. I have my choc shakes warm which is nice on a evening. I get weighed Thursday morning fingers crossed for a good weight loss to motivate me for next week. What a great blog! I did the Cambridge Diet about 5 years ago and lost a lot of weight and felt great and as you say, it really helped me to redefine my relationship with food. So glad I found this blog. Sometimes increasing the calories can work.
I have been looking into starting the CD, I am bridesmaid at a wedding in May and have put on some serious chub over Christmas! Can you realistically exercise whilst on the CD? I know in the first days I probably wont want to do anything at all, but I wouldnt want to give up exercise running, gym etc for much longer than that.
I would love to lose 25lbs and time is not on my side! And will it get better? First week last week on CD lost 11lbs and 7inches off too. Keep with it. Thankyou my consultant called me yesterday told him my headaches were bad and I felt dreadful he has told me to have a couple of days off till I see him on weds to be weighed!
Your headaches and felling rough are probably carb withdrawal. I took some paracetemol and drank loads. My headache went away in the night got up for a pee but was back this morning although not nearly so bad.
I never feel better than when I am on this diet. I hung this dress on my wardrobe in view so every morning it would be the first thing I saw as I got ready for the day. I drink a glass of Coke Zero which is allowed as a treat only diet drink without a certain something in it.
Hope this helps …. Good Luck!! Wow Sharon and Laura!! Your comments r so helpful!! I have an appointment to c a consultant trow morning!!
Very nervous tbh! So, wish me luck!!! Good luck. Have had a maple porridge this morning which I thought would be good for a sweet tooth — I was wrong and spat it straight out. Lunch was Leek and Potato soup which was passable. Then onto rice pudding which again I was looking forward to — wrong again — realyl bad and threw it away. A little worried that im not going to find anything I like and Ill fail before I even begin…….
I have found watering down the soups, porridge and rice pudding works — I found the maple porridge disgusting too, if you make it with just the amount of water in the instructions. Great blog, thanks. I have my first consultation on Wednesday. I will so miss my wine, but I have GOT to lose weight.
Thanks again xx. Ooh I miss the wine too. I hate water! Had coconut water today and have been drinking diet tonic water. First weigh-in in morning. Going to sparkling water in wine glad I suppose. Have done this diet before and lost 3 stone. Took 3 years to put it back on again.
Omg my blog seems to have stopped emailing me when I get comments and I missed all of the replies. I am so sorry! JoggerJo yes you can realistically excercise on the diet, not for the first 2 weeks and within reason, but you definitely can I have just qualified as a consultant — I need to write a blog post on that!
This is really typical on day 3. Also are you having enough water? This really affects things. I have been on the diet for a week weigh in Tomorro I do 3 shakes a day shud I be doing more what is SS. Thanks again for a great blog Laura — saw consultant tonight and you were right — no problem to change products so have moved onto the shakes which I was able to taste before buying — so much better!
Steveo amazing loss. Have you got the same to lose again? As I am currently 7 months pregnant, I too know that I will be going back on this diet again, I will blog about it when the time comes.
Do let me know how you get on. And help each other out, would people be interested in that?? Hi everyone. Glad to av stumbled on dis blog. On day 3 of week 6 of sole source and av bn doing well so far. Any idea on what may be wrong?
Hi all. Lost loads of weight on CD many years ago and today is my first day of starting back! Lots of new products available, only shakes and soups when I last did it. Fingers crossed and good luck to everyone xx. Hi Laura, great blog, first of its kind , really helps people get thru the diet! My husband and I did it in for a special holiday. We lost 6 stone between us in the space of 5 months…I can honestly say we never felt or looked so good……I still have the clothes and have put the weight back on……mainly due to my relationship with alcohol!!!!!
Sad but true…. I do believe hydration, hydration, hydration really is the key…it relives headaches and hunger pangs ……. Hi there. This is the end of my 5th week on CO and have lost 2 stone so far. I have never felt so healthy in years. Going on holiday at the end of May and I am aiming to lose another 2.
It will be the first time in 20 years since wearing a bikini. My confidence has soared. Thanks Laura for giving me such inspiration. Your blogs are so comforting and beneficial. Will try my hardest and who ever does this diet!! Great to hear people doing so well and great blog.
I have just contacted my local consultant to hopefully start in the next day or so. I am going on holiday in 9 weeks and want to lose as much as I can for that.
Other than stay away from carbs and alcohol!! Hello all. Love hearing all your wonderful success stories. I have never done the CD diet before but tried everything else with no success.
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