Diet Support!

2tlvogueaddict

Hey there, I’m 22 and just started the Cambridge Diet and am on my very first day, Looking for some other Dublin ladies on the diet too for support cause it’s pretty tough! :eek:

Xiney

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Sapsorrow

From Wiki;

"The Cambridge Diet is a controversial[1][2][3][4] very low calorie diet involving severe calorie restriction combined with nutritional supplementation. It was developed in 1970 by Dr. Alan Howard at Cambridge University, England as a method of rapidly shedding weight while reducing loss of lean body weight.[5]
The core principle of the diet is severe calorie restriction, as low as 400 calories/day, combined with supplements of minerals, vitamins and fatty acids to reduce the loss of nutrients typical of severe calorie restriction. However, experts note that some essential nutrients may still be lost, leading to potential problems such as heart arrythmias and other side effects.[5] As a result, it is claimed that the diet in its original form has contributed to a number of deaths.[4][6] More recent versions of the diet are less severe, and some comply with guidelines from relevant health authorities. Even so, health guidelines such as those from the NHS that diets of less than 600 calories/day should only be undertaken under medical supervision, and that diets less than 1600 calories/day are less likely to be nutritionally complete.[7]
The diet became popular in the 1980s, particularly in the USA, where it was commercialized and gained millions of followers. Dr. Howard's patented formula was sold to Jack Feather, a California based proprietor of figure salon businesses, whose other business ventures included the notorious Mark Eden bust developer.[8] In 1982 and 1983 the diet increasingly came under the scrutiny of regulators and health authorities for its potential health dangers, and companies selling Cambridge Diet products were criticised for false advertising[9][10]. As a result, popularity eventually waned.[11]
The Cambridge Diet is still in use today and several companies continue to sell Cambridge Diet products, sometimes with modifications on the original formula."


I strongly suggest you give this idea up right now before you become a statistic.

Mods close thread please!

Your really mad to do that. No amount of weight loss is worth risking your health over.
Start a healthy eating and exercise program, your results will be just as good and they will have a much better chance of lasting.

rubadub

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From the charter

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Bear in mind we are not professional nutritionists and we are not doctors, so don't look for medical advice.

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There will be zero-tolerance of any pro-ana type topics or crash dieting. If you want to discuss your cabbage and rubber band diet that's alright but don't expect much support (or success for that matter). This forum is to promote healthy and varied eating - not to advise you in how to drop a stone in a week.