Advice?
Don't go on it.
Known 2 people to have gone on the Cambridge diet. One has permanent liver damage, the other was in hospital for over 2 months with various problems.
It's just NOT worth it.
I know that's probably not the greatest thing you wish to hear m'dear, but having seen first hand at the damage that diet can cause - it's just not worth it.
Diets just don't work, it doesn't matter what sort they are - they just don't. It's all about changing your lifestyle which is essentially the hardest part as you're trying to change your mindset. Depriving yourself of something you like/need/want just f*cks with your mind, and in the long run you will almost certainly crash.
Your best bet is to gradually cut down on things that you're having too much of - coffee for instance, crisps, etc. Replace with low GI food (which is not anything dietry, it's just really good for you - GI being Glycemic Index, it releases sugar slowly into your body to make you feel full for longer) - porridge for instance is fantastic and is really low in GI, a bowful of this in the morning with fruit will keep you full until lunch time.
Snacking on unsalted peanuts is also fantastic, you have all your necessary vitamins in nuts (hah). Basmati Rice is really good - i hate brown rice, never got on with it, but basmati is just as good, and it tastes exactly the same as white boiled rice but its much healthier.
Fresh vegetables steamed, as well as meat, are also all fantastic.
It can all be done without a diet of any kind. You just need to try and change your mindset - it's a slow process, so don't be put off.
Hope that helps. But i really would advise against the Cambridge Diet. XX
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