If you want rapid weight loss, the Cambridge diet has been hailed as one of the most effective ways to do so.
In fact, actress Jennifer Ellison recently posted pictures of herself touting the benefits of the diet.
But what does it actually involve?
It works on several 'steps' or levels of diet. If you are heavily
overweight (they say a BMI of over 25 at least) and have found that
diets haven't worked for you in the past, then you will want to start at
stage one.
This is called Sole Source, named after the meal-replacement products
you'll be eating, and includes around four Cambridge products a day,
coupled with 2.5 litres of water. Price-wise it costs about £44 a week, which they say is cheaper than Weight Watchers.
We wanted to find out if it really worked, and what the challenges
and benefits were, so HuffPost UK Lifestyle spoke to slimmer Cacia
Griggs who works as a sales and marketing team leader, who managed the
feat of going from a size 24 to a size 10 in 18 months.
She said: "I started the diet in July 2011 and as with anyone who is
overweight, there were lots of reasons why I wanted to lose the weight.
But, I would lose motivation because I wouldn't see the results quickly
and I had 8 stone to lose.
Cacia - before the diet
"The final straw was when I saw an article that said if the parents
were obese, then the children of the same sex are likely to become
obese. I could not imagine my daughter Isabelle, who was three at the
time being obese. Something had to change. People in my office had done
the diet before and recommended it."
