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Four weeks in and still strong

I am now into week 4 of the Cambridge diet and it is going well. I am still as committed as I was at the start. Don't get me wrong I am not a saint and have had a couple of little cheats: I attended a wedding and may have indulged in a few (too many) glasses of red wine On my daughters birthday I did have a (small) slice of cake Last weekend we went to Thorpe park and I had a KFC  Finally I had a very small roast dinner last Sunday. Not great I know and I am sure Debbie (my weight plan consultant) will read this and tell me off next week but what I am impressed with is the things I have chosen to cheat with. I am no longer craving chocolate, crisps, cakes etc it is really only actual food that I am craving. The thing I want the most is a slice of toast with peanut butter (this will be the first thing I have when I stop the diet).  I have learnt that actually the small portioned meals I am allowed do fill me up and this is something I will carry on way beyond this d

Cambridge or bust

Any of my regular readers will know the weight struggles I have endured over the last 9 years. I have tried a variety of ways to shift the pounds but nothing has worked. Here is a summary of some of the things I have tried and failed at: So reaching a desperation point I came across the Cambridge weight plan. I bumped into a friend I hadn't seen for a while who had lost a fair amount of weight. She told me about this weight plan she was trying. She had lost a stone in about a month. "Perfect" I thought, this could actually be the one that works for me as it is essentially cutting down your calories via shakes and other products and burning off your fat reserves. I immediately searched for a consultant online and made an appointment. I met my consultant, Deborah, last week. She explained the plan and we discussed my goals. We then chose my products for the week, I paid and away I went. Due to some medication I take I can only start from step 2 which means I h