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.
"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."
A New Me: A Transformation in Fulfilling My Late Father’s Wish!
Ever since a child, I was always on the chubbier side. May be the effect of growing up with grandparents, too much of love and food. I was mostly a passive child when it comes to sports and I never participated in any events. As I grew, besides growing tall, I was also growing sideways.
Fast food and deserts were my stress busters and I began to gain more weight. I was in complacency until I realised that being obese isn’t helping me in any way. I always had the urge to wear fashionable clothes but would not be able to fit into the desired clothes and ending up shopping for clothes which don’t match my age.
My parents were worried about my health but they never openly said it out. This continued until one fine day my late father requested me to lose some weight while being critically ill in the hospital. I saw the worry in his eyes for his daughter. I was introduced to Cambridge Weight Plan by my aunt who was attached at the hospital. My consultant Catherine Wong contacted me and the rest is history.
I weighed 90kg when I started the program. I told to my consultant that I want to take it slow. Her constant motivation and the burning desire in me never stopped me moving forward. Within a year, I shed 20kgs.
As I started the program, I began seeing the changes in me within a few weeks and many people from my circle realised this and started complimenting me too. They were delighted to see the changes in me especially my mother who takes the trouble to prepare my healthy meals. It was a boost for me the shed further. I started loving myself and my transformation has raised my self-confidence and self-esteem. Shopping for clothes is no longer a sad moment as I am able to fit into fashionable outfits now.
As a teacher by profession, I started participating in internal events and field trips. My teenage students also played a huge role to keep me going. I am living my life to the fullest and millions of thanks to my consultant for putting up with me, my family and friends, my colleagues and most important my students. Without these people, this wouldn’t be possible. from: http://netturul.com/index.php/site/page?pid=78#Vithiya
First and foremost I would like to Thank God for this GREAT COMPANY CAMBRIDGE WEIGHT PLAN.
My dream for 13 years of trying to reach my ideal weight since I was 15 year old has come through ONLY because of this complete best nutritious diet food.
At the age of 15, I have always wanted to be slim and fit, as every other young woman on posters, magazines and TV I had seen and desired to look good. It has been a journey of valleys and hills but I could never reach my ideal weight 60kg. In fact, I was never able to reach below 70kgs!
August 2014, was the most challenging period in my life as I had a major car crash which got me bed ridden with severe back ache and neck pain. Sitting and standing was a mission. Ultimately, poor movement resulted in extreme weight gain. Pain killers were my best friend at that point! Appetite booster it was!
I was diagnosed with spinal (injury) contusion and sciatic nerve contusion (cervical and lumbar contusion), and adding to my weight I was having knee locks (knee stiffness, which were symptoms of osteoarthritis. For my age I was unable to move, run, dance or walk fast like others.
Sitting at home for 1 and half month on medical leave added 8kg to my pre-existing weight. I turned out to be 78 kg which worsened my lumbar injury and knee pain. Even after my long stay at home I was unable to do simple exercises, my gym money that I was paying went in vain, my hobby of dancing and using dance as an exercise went in vain. I couldn’t even do simple dance steps. Tears flowed when I thought of the days I participated in various dance competitions , AS DANCE IS MY PASSION and I started dancing at the age of 3 y/o. As I resumed back to work things were getting worse as I was getting accusation from my patients and sighs as I spoke about an ideal weight to my patients with co morbidities. My movement at work was slower.
Travelling to my clinic 45 minutes daily up and down increased my back ache. I was lost and I didn’t know what to do. I was just spending money on physiotherapies .In v/o my pain and all my clothes outfitted me I stopped going out, reduced my social interactions, stopped going for wedding and family gatherings.
I was unable to except what happened and was happening saw no way out, all I did was having faith that God will bring me out of my state of depression.
Especially being in my profession as a Doctor I need to lead a healthy lifestyle before I approach others to lead one. Accusations were falling at my door step that being a doctor I can’t manage my weight. I have all the medical test to resolve my obesity issue and have tried some products to lose weight and being afraid that it may worsen my kidney function. None worked.
By the Grace of God through my workmate I meet my consultant Shirley Tsu. At my first visit, all that I prayed and asked her was 'Can I loose just 5kg’, with a smile on her face she said ‘You will definitely! You will lose more than you expect’ with all her confidence.
Cambridge is the best drink I have ever drank as a diet meal, its mouth watering and filling and there is no restriction in taking meals on selected steps. Despite that I decided to go on this program cause its approved by my government and excellent researchers are done and published in British Medical Journal which proves that there is no side effect and its is scientifically proven and above all guarantee weight loss and last but not least there is a ever ready consultant of the company to assist and motivate us to reach our goal. The products that I have tried have none of the above qualification and above all not scientifically proven.
I lost 3kg in my first week, going on in a month I lost 7 kg on sole source program. I was extremely joyful and grateful to God for this company. As every week I was seeing a difference in my sizes or my weight. Above all my back pain was resolved, now I can dance and run as before. After I lost 6 kg I was able participate in a dance program, a stage show and can travel as far as I want and I am pain free.
My patients are shocked as well happy that I succeeded. Goodbye to Accusation, I am more confident now than before in dressing and carrying myself out. I am able to think fast, move fast and no more knee stiffness, and am able to get up from a seat faster than before. As the research done proves knee cartilage improvement in 16 weeks, for me it was even faster, currently I have no knee locks (stiffening), no difficulty in moving to another seat or position, all praise to God and the rescuer Cambridge Weight Plan.
I am now very convinced and confident that in this whole wide world there is a solution to Obesity. At the moment my whole family and extended family are taking it as a weight loss program and supplement cause the contents of vitamin in it is awesome.
With the help of God, Cambridge Weight Plan, my mom’s and my consultant support and my will.
Currently not only I have achieved 19 kg reduction from 74.1 kg to 55 kg in 4 months, and dress from XL TO S/M AND JEANS SIZE FROM 36 TO 28 dress size 16 to 10 but I have complete redemption from my accusations, depression leading to mental illness, knee locks leading to osteoarthritis, cervical and lumbar pain which were limiting my daily activities and my muscular aches.
As a Counsellor at Netturul Cambridge now I am able to transform others life and enable them to achieve their dream as mine. My conclusion With Cambridge if u have a will then surely you have a way to achieve “My Dreamland My Happy Land”. Cambridge Rocks! from: http://www.netturul.com
Being Slim and to stay healthy without medication is one of my dream. I am obese since teenagers but quite active in sports. I do a lot of exercise and sports activity for hours every day to reduce my weight and managed to reduce before my wedding. After wedding, my weight increases tremendously to 80kg in 2 yrs time. Then increase another 10kg in a year (1998) during my pregnancy. Since then, it is never reduce just keep on increasing. One of my bad habits, I will eat unconditionally if I am in depressed.
Feeling very depressed to find dress or blouse to fit and always wearing T-Shirt (Guys size), hard to find shoes or scandals to fit. People used to call me aunty due to my appearance even though I’m in 30’s. Fatness is one of the factors which have been hard for me to conceive for second baby. I have been tried a lot of methods and channels to reduce my weight but the improvements only temporary and I nearly give up.
But my health condition is not giving up, it’s been getting worst. I was having issues with my knees due to my excess weight, races due to seafood allergic; blood pressure was 160/100, sugar level increase and Doctor’s advice me if I did not lose a significant amount of weight, I would be end up with serious health problems and might end up with medication for my whole life.
After a deep thought and discussion with my hubby, we decide to try the Cambridge weight plan and approached one of my colleagues who have been slimmer after consuming the Cambridge diet. She introduced me to one of the consultant, Ms Catherine.
Me and my husband when to meet my consultant for the first time, and first thing I told her that I prefer to go for slow diet plan and must eat normal food at least once in a day and not ready for sole source programme. And second thing is whether my weight can reduce without doing exercise because I had a knee problem. And then, I started with the Cambridge programme as guide by my consultant at my preference.
At the beginning, it was difficult and quite challenging for me. Continuous follow up with my consultant and the result was so great which really a motivating factor for me to keep on going. Now I’m very energetic, confident and my health condition has improved a lot. My weight start from 110kg to become 85kg. My target will be 75kg, therefore I need to lose 10 kg more.
My heart full thanks to Cambridge & my consultant, ‘LOVE YOU’ for making my dreams come true. from: http://www.netturul.com
In my life, from school to university days, I was always super thin and active person. It never came to my mind that I would face obesity problem. Everything changed once I completed my studies, started to work and faced with sedentary life. No physical activity. Low metabolism rate with wrong choice of food, bad eating habits increased my body weight significantly. Without realizing, my BMI shoot up from underweight to overweight (86kg in year 2013) resulted to almost under obese category.
Regular health screening at my workplace was a nightmare. BMI showed consistently overweight and high body fat with blood pressure at borderline. I started to feel the knee pain and hand numbness.Not mention about my body size, shape and low self esteem.
Like a bombshell! I heard a word from a senior professor referring to other member in my department that “if you cannot manage your body, how you can you manage others! It still rings at my ear until today. Since then lose my weight was my mission.
In 2013, I went for a sabbatical research leave in Northwest of China, there I started a new active life including monitoring and administering my food intake. I lost about 10 kg.
In 2014, I returned to Kuala Lumpur with new life mission that I want to have normal BMI. I enroll myself to gymnasium and started to work extremely serious, day and night. Even I hired a personal trainer to accelerate the weight lost. I reduced my weight and size significantly, but I was still under overweight and my body fat was still high.
In 2015, my trainer introduced me to the Cambridge Weight Plan (CWP). I am very skeptical at beginning and not dare to try. But I started to read and explore more and more about the CWP, very thrill with ketosis process, noticed and witnessed few success stories too!
I gained confident and started my CWP at end of March 2015; within 4 weeks, surprisingly I found tremendous change in my weight, shape and overall health! I am back to 34-24-36 in a month! Of course early I went through all the sick feeling, but the aftermath effect was just amazing! I started to lose weight further and getting better shape. My size drop instantly and to my surprise my body fat composition drop significantly to normal range (VFA from 6.5 to 3) and all my health number is excellent!
Today, I am very happy with my health status and body weight is 60kg (BMI 21). My hard work was paid off. No more a slave in the gym. I gain myself confident and walking proud in the lecture hall! Yes, I managed my body and now I can definitely manage my students as well! from: http://www.netturul.com
I was one of the tallest student during primary school. You know that you were the person who always arranged to sit the most behind seat in the class. Well, that was me. I’m active in sports, badminton, athletics, and my friends can always see me compete in the sports competition. When you are active, and you’ll eat more. What’s my snacks? Milo + cream crackers. That was me when I was X months old. Yes, and I’m botak. :D And that’s my dad. Ok.. Let’s go on…
Part 2
When I entered secondary school, I still remember that my first weighing was 71kg, which I was not realized, and I was about 163cm when I was 13yo. I’m actively in school activities and I was a state volleyball player (sort of) Then, the journey wearing size XL, XXL had begin...
During my 20’s to 30’s
After I finished my Diploma at TARC, I started to work. After trying few jobs, I ended up with Shangri-La Contact Centre. A call centre that runs 24/7, 365 days. I have to worked on shift, morning, noon or sometime overnight shift when it is needed. As the working hours were not stable, and my body clock was a mess. I could not sleep well, my period not visit me on time, and worst thing is, I had bad migraine. The job was very tension and I started to eat to ease the pressure. Sooner, I bought plus size cloths, and I don’t even like to social often because I looked really dull and down all the time.
Until the 4th quarter of 2014
One of my ex colleague was preparing to married and I noticed she slimmed down very fast and in good shape. Thus I kepochi asked her what product she is using. At the same time, I can’t look myself into the mirror any more.
My friend told me about Cambridge Weight Plan.
Before weight loss
Doctor advised to start medication for high blood pressure
Severe migraine
Low energy—felt tired easily
Clothes sizes getting larger year by year. The largest clothes size before I embarked on CWP program was XXXL.
Improvement after weight lost
Blood pressure back to normal!
Less migraine now
Much more energetic—able to walk longer. I even set a record to walk on foot for more than 25km in 2 days during my Busan trip in June this year!
My clothes size now is UK12—dropped 4 dress sizes in total!
At 15 years old, my weight was already at 100kg. I hated when people call me fatty boy. Therefore, after my PMR examination, I was determined to lose my weight. I cut down my food intake tremendously & started jogging every morning. Within 1 month, I had lost 15kgs. I remembered that I almost fainted on one occasion because I practically fasted the entire day but I still went on with my exercise. After that incident, I knew I could not continue with that method of dieting. However, I still managed to bring my weight down to 75kg in the span of 2.5 years, when I was 18 years old through exercising and controlling my food intake.
Unfortunately, I started regaining the weight that I had lost when I was 19 years old. I was preparing for my STPM examination hence I had stopped all my exercises. When I was offered a place in the university in mid of 1998 (20 years old), my weight was already touching 105kg. Towards year end after my application to participate in the ROTU (Reserved Officers Training Unit) program was rejected due to my overweight issue, my determination to lose weight had kicked in once again. I started reducing my food intake & went to the gym for workout. Incredibly I lost 25kgs in less than a year. At the age of 21, I was weighing about 78kg- 80kg. My body was very fit & I looked great too.
2 years after that when I graduated and started working at the age of 23, I seldom went to the gym for workout anymore. But my food intake portion was getting bigger & bigger. In no time, I was back to my original weight of 105kg. In 2003 I tried dieting but that only lasted for 2 months. Then my weight went up to 115kg. I was still taking my weight issue lightly because I thought to myself that I could lose all those excessive weights when I had the time to do it. In fact, I had already done it twice before. Hence, I continued with my "freestyle" eating habits & sedentary lifestyle. In 2005 I tried losing weight again but that also lasted only for 1.5 months. After that weight lost attempt my weight had once again spiraled up to 125kg.
In 2009, my weight was at 132kg. By 2015, I was already weighing 143kg. From 2002 until 2016, I had tried numerous ways to lose my weight. Each failed attempt to lose weight had only resulted in more weight gain. I was lost & felt hopeless because I could not do anything to reduce my weight. I wanted to lose weight but I could not control my food intake. I was eating all the way to glory ignoring all the advices & comments from my family & friends. I thought to myself that they did not understand how difficult it was for me to control my food intake. All they could do were just passing negative comments. I tried to avoid seeing myself in the mirror as well as avoided taking photos because I just hated to see my huge oversized body. I did not do any kind of exercises as well. In the end, the miserable feeling I was experiencing only led to more food intake. At times, I can eat up to 6 meals a day not to mention snacks & tidbits in between.
I felt lethargic most of the time. I could not sleep well at night. Therefore, I could dose off easily during the day. This had also affected my work performance. On top of that to make matters worse, all my health tests were showing negative results. I was practically on medication for hypertension, high cholesterol & high glucose level. I also faced difficulties trying to find the right woman of my life. I felt even more stressful from all of these problems & the inabilities to rescue myself from the dangerous situation that I was in. As a result, I continued eating out of control to contain the stress that I was going through (emotional eating) because eating could take away my stress, sorrow & emptiness. Eventually I had grown bigger & bigger.
Until one day I was rejected by a potential employer because I had failed the pre-employment health test. Companies would not want to hire new recruits who have health complications. On top of that I also could not get a life insurance policy because I had pre-existing conditions & I was too great of a risk to be insured according to the underwriters.
As mentioned, I had tried many different methods to lose weight but was not successful. I was so lost until I found Cambridge. Cambridge was like an Angel. I could not believe the results that I was getting. UNBELIEVABLY TRUE. I started Cambridge Weight Plan (CWP) by consuming 1 sachet a day for 10 days. Thereafter I increased it to 2 sachets a day for another 10 days. I had also began working out in the gym. Initially it was just light walks on the tread mill. Gradually I increased the pace & intensity of my workout focusing on cardio exercises. Within just 3 weeks, I had lost about 6kgs. Feeling confident & motivated I then decided to go on sole source. I felt great with every kilo lost. I was losing an average of 9kgs a month. My body started to transform. The shape of my face also started changing. I began to see my veins on my hands appearing. People whom I know were shocked to see the transformation I was going through. Some of them could not even recognize me anymore. They told me that I also look fairer. My face looks clean & shinning. Personally, I felt lighter, not lethargic, sleep less hours, energetic and does not dose off anymore during the day. My health tests are all showing remarkable improvements. My medications have also been reduced in dosages. All of these positive results have encouraged & motivated me to strive on with Cambridge Weight Plan & exercise more in the gym.
Now I can think of the many things that I have wanted to do but couldn't due to my weight problem previously. "Am I dreaming?".... No! I can now do all the many things which I could only imagined doing before. I am now looking forward to experience life in a new & beautiful way.
Many people I know have given many advices & comments. But it is only I (Myself) who can make that change to have a healthy & fit body. And the partner whom I can depend on is CAMBRIDGE. Together we have embarked on an incredible weight lost journey and regained the healthy & fit body that I had lost 17 years ago. CAMBRIDGE has supported me a lot & kept me striving to achieve the results I have today. THANK YOU, CAMBRIDGE! from: http://www.netturul.com
