Cambridge diet - 10 stone to lose

Hi all what fantastic support I'm starting yet again today :-00 ill tell you a little bit about myself I first got on scales at 35.4 stone :-00 in 2009 was the most I'd ever weighed my quality of life was horrible at that weight as you could imagine laughed at on street unable to walk long distance unless i used super market trolly n that was to fill with junk food :-000 I'd tried every diet under the sun well......I went in the end to a consultant to have a band fitted at that time I'd never had an op he was very concerned the surgeon as he'd never operated on someone who was as big as me :-00 he was willing to do it !! I wasn't happy for that to be done!! My auntie was a little overweight and stated lighter life was doing so well so though last resort ill try it if dont work then bk to op !! Well as my life was so rubbish I had to give it a go I was desperate to have a baby been trying for yrs but due to weight no periods was not happening unless I put the effort in !! Well started lighter life didn't tell a sole !! The weight fell off was so focused was amazing the way I felt was fantastic had such a long way to go lost 4 stone before anyone even noticed :-0 well went on with lighter life and lost an amazing 10 stone in 5 months but...... Got very stuck bored tbh a little cocky with it do few days eat binge it carried on like that not pushing the rest off so decided I needed a change n started Cambridge to help complete the rest of my journey !! my periods were now bk things were looking up I started great guns but yet again messed about had serious talks with myself took myself right bk to the start of reasons I want to be slim things I wanted to do places I wanted to visit but most of all feel like I fitted in ( normal size person ) as all my life from the age of 6 I'd been overweight I remember being on a diet the school nurse had put me on was salad and apple everyday about age of 7 was bloody horrible felt so hard done by think if honest where it all started and as got older I was not having anyone say what I was not allowed to eat!! eat I always ask myself why do I eat written down the feelings I have felt when I eat but have to be truthful there is no pattern happy sad depressed I eat for every occasion :-000 I just feel I have constantly destructing myself for no reason !! Anyway bk on Cambridge I went did the talk gave myself the big kick up ass I had come so far on bad days I'd have rows with myself not give any credit to myself on how bloody wonderful I had done !! This was it started yet again I'm not going say was a angel odd bit cheese chicken telling myself eat quick wont knock me out Ketosis :)) but I did really well set myself little tiny goals after all the mountain I had to climb when i started my journey I'd gone up it was down hill now !! I'm going on here sorry so much to say:-0 excuse my typing spelling grammar errors I'm rubbish at all that hope I'm making sense! Well I battled on for another 6 months taking my grant total of weigh loss to 20 stone :))) my life was fantastic doing everything joined the gym was running every morning enjoying life a whole new me my loose skin was a massive issue looked disgusting couldn't look at myself the dreams of becoming the (normal person were not happening I was looking worse than I did before I felt! Was summer I couldn't wear any nice tops trousers due to everything showing and wobbling not nice :-((( seen gp applied to have all removed got refused was the end for me I felt as how can this be after all the work effort I've put in to end like this that every bloody diet sells you with you look amazing new clothes be able to do anything I know its my fault for getting so big and the results of this I'm left with :-(( so thought what's point but there was a point I felt fantastic fitter could do soo much I had gone from size 34-36 clothes to tiny 14 :))) !! So reason to carry on and fight this finish last few stone maybe the skin will go bk I just wanted to get rid of the old fatty start again !! I was really putting effort into fitness loving the gym running setting targets still on Cambridge at the time one day I couldn't face a shake wasn't in common as some mornings I couldn't well that day I decided I needed prawns :-00 what hell that was about but was real need that night went to get weighed said to my consultant about that she said sure you're not pregnant ??? I said nah its never going happen she said think you need to do a test !! Well I'd tested that many times over yrs with false reading hoping praying that I was to be very disappointed I didn't bother thought period be here soon I'm just being piggy n not sticking to cb!! Few days pasted no period in the end I bought a cheap one It was bloody positive :)))))))))) thought its wrong its faulty batch rushed out 4 more tests I was :/))))) didn't know how far anything but was amazing sooo pleased!! I even paid for date scan just to really make sure there really was a baby inside me and yes there was :))))) I was 9 weeks having that scan was so fantastic I burst into tears I will never ever forget that feeling seeing the little heart beat to!! 5 days later I had blood loss rang doctors sent me for scan had one next day heart beat still there all ok :)) very early but keep eye this was a fri on the Sunday I wasn't well lost lots n lots of blood went to hospital I'd lost the baby :-((((( ohhh I can't put into words of how I felt but my world had come to end though ive lost over20 stone to get pregnant and now it was here now it's gone !! Couldn't see ever getting on what was point I'd lost all weight my body looks bloody worse I'd lost a baby that's it Sod it ill get bk on the good old comfort food that ill help :-00 !! I booked a holiday before all this happened was a little goal I was aiming for I'd managed to gain about 1 stone :-00 before going on hols but still went let me hair down drinking everyday eating binge eating on stuff i didn't even like :-00 but was food my comfort because I could now I had told myself !! Ohhhh I'm going on here ill cut shorter try !! I had a fantastic holiday came bk managed to gain nearly 2 stone :-0000 but started all over again this bloody hick up was not going get better of me ill fight for my skin write to magazines papers ill find the money this has got to happen !! Baby well that Ill wait I didn't feel could cope with upset again !!! There i was again bk on it cb i was going great guns fighting skin with gp went to thinking positive sessions to help lost holiday weight id gained then started get little funny again on off on off was playing with it couldn't get grip with it didn't gain just wasn't loosing as much as should !! Well I started craving bloody prawns....... Yes I was pregnant :-00000 this time I was not letting this get to me it's all going go wrong anyway sod it I was prepared this time I went right off wagon ate everything n anything I wanted had date scan I was 7 weeks :-00 I soooo soooo wanted everything to be ok but other hand I felt it was going go wrong :-((( I got so scared weeks pasted I was still pregnant and as weeks pasted so did my eating the anything and everything mode I was in at the start :-00 I passed the first 3 months :)))) but still in body self harm eating piling on pounds part of me saying its ok eat its all going to go Wrong anyway so you're ready for it other part going its ok eat healthy need to for the baby sake !! Mixed messages at hospital saying stay as You are be ok others saying need loose weight thought yet again I'm now getting extra treatment after loosing 20 stone still not fitting into the normal group no I ended up under a consultant because I had high bmi :-(((( gutted sooo wanted normal but hey I was passing weeks n alls still looking good every day so scared checking for blood every few mins that went on for months in fact the whole 9 so did the eating for England :-0000 !! I managed to gain 10 stone just before I gave birth I weighed 26 + stone didnt know for sure exact weight didn't want to :- 000!! I had phone call from one born Everymin would I appear in the new tv program tell my story film birth inspire people ect ect well I said yes but didn't know it was a super size mum special I was on ......... I had my dream come true a beautiful baby girl that I'd been wanting and trying for nearly 10 yrs :)))))))))))!! So after we home been filmed I decided I gotta get weight off before that goes on tv I soooo soooo didn't want it shown so gutted I'd gained that much weight got to super size again this wasn't my plan I wanted to be on tv for worlds biggest weight loss (joking ) but not for worlds fattest girl gives birth :-000 !!! I'm still going on sorry all !! Well I got straight bk on cb (not that was allowed ) but had loads of packs still enough to keep me going Chanel 4 came to see me show my friends family the show before was put on tv !!:-00000 I'd signed before all this so was no going bk I hated it sooo much was disgusted at it how the hell had I done this to myself my poor baby being shown on tv her super size mum :-(( I had few more months before it was shown didn't tell anyone I was going on it so hoping not many would watch it!! Well I was going and going for on cb before it was shown I'd lost 7 stone :))) date was given it was being shown I went out for the evening with a friend who I new didn't want to see it as I'd said I didn't want he to !! My phone was flat out messages omg just seen you on tv fb loads messages well everyone new :-(((( cringe the reviews from friends family were really positive I'd recorderd it at home to watch when I felt ready !! But that nite got in and bloody watched it made me feel even worse I'd not seen it in full the version I'd seen still had to be edited :-0000 narrator super morb me was all other lady's overweight hated I'd tried so hard to be normal this was destroying everything I'd been trying to do !! But I'd got a beautiful baby girl not lost sight on that she's my world my everything ......... Today 14 months later I now weigh 14 stone but still playing a little bk on cb yesterday to loose the final bit as I'm having a tummy tuck in July removal of loose skin :))))) hope I've not bored you once again please excuse all my spelling grammar hope you can make some sense of my story :-00 good luck to you all its bloody hard going cb but works for sure dont stop that little bit will knock you out and a bad day can sometimes lead to bad week keep going xx
 
Babysitting duties over, wont agree to that again lol!! She has been told countless times by her mum and me that she either needs to switch to nights, work part time or get something sorted out permanantly. No good leaving it until the night before and then expecting people to bail her out!!

Yes I was really pleased that I fit in all the rides except one. If I ever go again then I want to fit in that one as well but will be a while before I can!!

Wow, look at you getting all these exante offers, really good. Exciting when you get that big box turn up!!!

Not doing so well these past few days emotionally or with the weight loss... scales aren't shifting much :( got to have some blood tests done and urine test because of still being totm (5weeks now) and problems relating to that.

At the moment I have got a bit lazy, I have a porridge for breakfast, lemon bar for lunch and choc tetra for dinner. It is like I had a tetra a couple of times because I was busy and now can't be bothered to be messing around making shakes. Since I have had bars and porridge it does feel a bit more normal because you eat those things rather than just drink all the time. Porridge (apple and cinnamon) is so yummy, quick and simple. Think I might stick to having porridge for breakfast on life after cambridge, I always used to think it would take too long and be too much hassle. Although I get tempted to eat I can't imagine how I will eat 1800 calories a day again or whatever it is. How do you go back to that?? I know you step up slowly but feel full on 481 calories so how will I stuff the rest in?

I have a new strategy for water, my old strategy used to be drink it all as quickly as possible so I didn't need to worry about it. My new strategy is to drink 750ml before I have my porridge, 750ml before I have my bar and 750ml -1litre before my tetra pack. Unless it is a really long/busy day I don't have my beloved can of coke zero until after I have drunk 1.5litres of water.

Stocked up on my coke zero cherry from asda last week as they were 2.50 for 8 cans!!! And so were normal coke zero. Saw on sunday that you could get 2 packs of 8 coke zero for 7.00, must stock up if asda offer is not on anymore!!

I am glad there are followers lurking...if it helps even just one person stick to it then that makes me happy.

Hoping that time will start going fast and before I know it that it will be time to move up the steps!!
 
good luck to you all its bloody hard going cb but works for sure dont stop that little bit will knock you out and a bad day can sometimes lead to bad week keep going xx

Hi Fatty34,

Thank you for your inspirational story. You are a real motivation to not giving up when things go wrong but to work through it and go back on plan.

You have done so well and congratulations on the baby. That's my dream too - to be slim enough to get pregnant.

Thin people just don't get how easy it is for us to put on weight and what a day to day struggle it is. Food is a crutch. I gained my weight doing my PhD and now that that's over and done with, I'm desperate to slim down. Would love to be where I was when I met my husband.
 
Fatty - my phone never showed your story before now. Thank you so much for sharing, well done for all your hard work, and congratulations on your little girl. So sorry about what you went through, but if you can lose all that weight then anyone can. You have worked so hard and you deserve to get funding from somewhere to get your loose skin sorted out. I relate to never being allowed to eat anything nice, but in the end all it did was make me ill by eating comfort food all the time or to self harm. I left home at 16 and like you I was not going to be told what I could and couldn't eat anymore. I have been struggling since the weekend as I have written but trying to just keep my head down and keep going til the end. Your story has made me quite emotional, and I am sure will inspire many people. I used to think about gastric bands but if you can lose the weight without one then so can I. Must have been really hard, I feel like I have such a long way to go but you had much further to go and you did it. If you can achieve that weight loss then you can achieve anything and don't let anyone tell you any different. Hold your head high and be very proud of yourself every single day because you are amazing. Never forget that and don't let anyone say otherwise. This op is a little battle in comparison and I am sure if you put your mind to it then you will get your op as you deserve to. Your story helps to motivate me to keep going. Thamk you so much, I will pray and hope you get your op soon as I am sure many other people will that read this. Take care, I hope you stay watching and updating on here. I am just sorry my phone didn't show me your story before.
 
Lol sorry I didn't read that bit at the end properly about you are having your op in July. I am really happy for you, you deserve it. Hope all goes well, please please keep updating on here.
 
Agree! Great story Fatty (you'll have to get the name changed!!!!!)

Char, I know it feels like you've a long way to go. Keep your head up and keep looking forward. Every step forward is a step in the right direction honey. Let your successes fuel you! You're doing amazingly :)

Chin up mrs :) x
 
Thanks forever....that is what I am trying to do but as much as it feels good to have these losses the novelty is wearing off. Going to talk to my consultant tonight about it!!! Really don't think I have really lost much this week only 1 or 2lbs if I am lucky...
 
Thanks forever....that is what I am trying to do but as much as it feels good to have these losses the novelty is wearing off. Going to talk to my consultant tonight about it!!! Really don't think I have really lost much this week only 1 or 2lbs if I am lucky...

Hey Char,

I know 1 or 2 lbs isn't much but what you don't lose in lbs, you might be losing in inches. Are you also measuring yourself regularly. Given that we have so much to lose, that's just as important.
 
I lost 3lbs so I am still averaging 4lbs a week because the last 4 weeks it has been 5, 3, 5 and then another 3. So I am happy with averaging 4lbs a week. I hit the 2 stone mark today, thats 2 stone in 6 weeks on cambridge :) I get measured every 4 weeks so will next be measured in 2 weeks time. Bust, hips and waist.

Because I carry most of the weight around my stomach, as my tops are getting looser they are also getting longer as well!!! Quite funny to look at how much longer they are!!! I always get weighed in the same clothes so there are no discrepencies with that, when I started the top I get weighed in was really tight, now it is really loose, and much longer!!!

My consultant gave me a cambridge inspiration magazine for free because I said I had been struggling so will be nice to read that!!! :)
 
Will definitely be 17 stone something next week, been a long time since I actually remember being that, maybe 2 years or so!! :)
 
I'm only new on this guys but not to sure how to work it! I want to try the Cambridge weight plan and wondering if anyone could tell me about it and were to buy the shakes and bars and other supplies for the cheapest price! I joined this forum for motivation as its what I'm lacking in, if anyone could help me out I'd be so thankful. Thank you :)
 
Hi laz, you can only buy cambridge products from a cambridge consultant, you can find one from their website. They all charge the same within a couple of pounds or so. Hope that helps you, sorry if that isn't what you wanted to hear!!! Good luck on your journey and I hope this site helps motivate you.
 
did the mag have anything good in it ? wow in the 17 , i have booked a hol up and have 17 weeks , i am going to to do my best to use these 17 weeks to melt . so mentaly your feeling it now char ? does it come and go this feeling ?
maybe utube vlcd stories give you a boost .
well done char for sticking to thios and really giving people hope that they can do this too .
hows you ?
 
I'm only new on this guys but not to sure how to work it! I want to try the Cambridge weight plan and wondering if anyone could tell me about it and were to buy the shakes and bars and other supplies for the cheapest price! I joined this forum for motivation as its what I'm lacking in, if anyone could help me out I'd be so thankful. Thank you :)

Hi Laz,

I began on Cambridge, but have now moved to Exante. They seem to have lots of promotions on and that works out a lot cheaper. Not so much on full price of course. But this is sold from online, and there's no consultant, so you need to weight and measure yourself and be your own weight loss guru.

 
:) Hi Char and All
Well today is wake up day , Exante all the way for me , yes kitty , exante have lots of offers just now i've order 3 boxes ... How you doing on it ?
I am going for it today , i go on holiday in 17 weeks .
Char will spur us on , really need to see people who just get on with it and don't cheat , i was utubing yesterday on exante and cambridge watching people talk about how there doing from wk to wk once they start to slip you notice they go down hill from there ... so need postive full 100% people to follow , like char :)
Right i guess i'll be on with first shake its just gone 9:30 am , lets go look in me box of goodies lol
 
Hi JMC

What flavours did you order? I might switch in month or two.

I'm 100% too. Tricky but do-able :)

Good luck!
X


Started 5ft 1" 13st 2 BMI 37.2

Day12: -1st 1 12st 1 BMI 31.9
Day26: pending!
 
Hi JMC

What flavours did you order? I might switch in month or two.

I'm 100% too. Tricky but do-able :)

Good luck!
X


Started 5ft 1" 13st 2 BMI 37.2

Day12: -1st 1 12st 1 BMI 31.9
Day26: pending!
Hi , i have ordered the 2 weeks worth then a sample pack , so its a mix of porridge soups shakes but not many bars in the boxes , still waiting on some coming , friend said theres 2 new sav meals coming out . how you doing ? which one re you on ?
 
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