Step 1 Sole Source Sugar free squash..

[laurenmay]

I know you're technically not allowed sugar free squash on sole source, but does anyone out there actually drink it and have no problems?

I know a few girls in work are following herbalife which I think is the same principle as Cambridge and they drink gallons of squash with no problem & still lose tons of weight.

Thoughts?

 

[vjs167]

I would like to know the answer to this aswell!!! Surely sugar free squash can't do too much harm! Would like if anyone knows the reason it's forbidden! X

 

[scooby_lu83]

I use the water flavouring just as nice as squash n mix it with sparkling and you get fizzy pop... A tub lasts a few week

 

[Lily]

Oh go on, I'll bite.

The official reason sugar free squash isn't allowed is because nearly every brand contains citric acid, and some say that citric acid interferes with ketosis. Note the 'some say' because the jury is officially out. And given the jury is officially out on whether ketosis is the thing that causes appetite suppression, you might wonder what the big deal is.

But I suspect there are other reasons. Some people react to artificial sweeteners as if they're sugar, so the body mounts an insulin response. When no sugar is actually forthcoming, the next thing that happens is that you get hungry. And we all know where that can lead.



So...

It's well worth stating right now that the absolute, sure-fire guaranteed way of making sure that the Cambridge Weightcare Plan works for you is to stick absolutely to the rules. So if you can, please do.

Some people can't hack cheating in any shape or form. If you're one of those people (and you'll probably know if you are), stick to the rules. If breaking one rule is likely to leave you feeling guilty, don't break that rule and risk going on a downward spiral into the fridge.

Now, you asked the question does anyone do this - drink sugar free squash? Well yes, I do. But I couldn't possibly comment on whether it affects my losses (and no one else should either) because honestly I don't know what I might have lost if I hadn't drunk the squash. Do I have losses every week so long as I stick to all the other rules? Mostly, yes. Do I know whether it might've been more if I hadn't drunk the squash? No. Maybe I'd have lost exactly the same number of pounds, maybe more. Maybe less.

In other words - yes, I'm getting to the point - drink sugar free squash at your own risk.

 

[laurenmay]

I've tried the slim and save water flavouring before when I attempted that VLCD, and although it tasted pretty ok I just didn't trust it I guess? It made me feel really icky & sick, and for something to be that brightly coloured and stain your hands when you're trying to add some to water it surely can't be that good for your insides!

I think for me personally that the only thing that'll keep me sane on Cambridge is to have low calorie sugar free squash. I don't drink it heavily concentrated anyway, just a splash in a 500ml bottle of water to give it some flavour & then I sail through loads of water in a day whereas when it's just plain tap or bottled water I find it difficult to drink much & know I'll struggle to reach the target.

I know someone else said to me before that everybody's bodies react differently & some may find that the small amount of citric acid in squash won't knock them out of ketosis at all whereas it would for others.

I think I'll stick to drinking the squash as I'm only just starting out anyway, so I'll never know if its impacted my losses in any way but only time will tell at the first weigh in

Thanks!

 

[Bayboy]

Speaking as someone who lived on squash and cola, I found the first week hard not having any flavouring, but I figured that as im paying over £50 a week to be on this diet I wanted to make sure it was going to work.

I forced water down me for the first week, yes it was horrid, yes I fancied some squash and drinking that much water was a chore. Now eight weeks in I can't get enough water

Try going cold turkey, you might be supposed by your body and the results

 

[Starlight]

Herbalife is totally different to cd which is why squash is allowed


Personally there's no way I'd risk it. If it stops you getting into ketosis you'll never last on a VLCD. The cd water flavourings are lovely. Drinking it won't impact your losses but if it screws up ketosis that's another story

 

[ninajw83]

as someone has already said it's because of the citric acid and it depends on your body as to whether it affects your weight losses. Now bearing in mind im not even sole sourcing when i switched to the water flavourings my weight losses increased!!!