I was on the Cambridge Plan decades ago (I was still a teenager). From what I can see, the only change they've made is providing more meal-replacement options. When I was on it, there was only shakes and puddings (and maybe soups - but the reputation was that the soups were absolutely nasty. I don't remember though if the soups were available while I was on the plan, or only a bit later - but I do remember that I was glad I hadn't tried them, because eveyone who did said they were godawful).
I'm sure the flavors have improved, but I agree that they weren't really helpful in the long run, and like all crash diets and vlcd's did more to contribute to weight gain than weight loss (when you got sick enough of the crappy food to quit, you were so starved for real, good-tasting food that bingeing was almost inevitable, and the kind of bingeing that's hard to put a stop to. I gained back all the weight I lost in less than a month. I "knew" that I had to curtail the eating, but I felt so starved for real food that I couldn't make myself use common sense).
In the long run, my current path is much more effective, and much more pleasant - very slow, gradual changes - yielding very slow, gradual but (virtually) effortless results.
Last edited by kaplods; 06-11-2012 at 10:00 AM.
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