Cambridge Weight Plan - How it Works

Step 1a: Total Diet Replacement

Step 1a is a complete meal replacement that provides 800kcal per day and will be your sole source of nutrition. This Step is designed to achieve fast and effective weight loss, while ensuring a healthy diet, and can be used up to three weeks consecutively.

There’s no calorie counting or food groups to combine, no weighing and measuring, and no books or recipes to follow. Instead there are just two simple, straightforward rules:

Eat 4 Cambridge Weight Plan products per day and drink at least 2.25 litres of fluids over the course of the day*
* Fluids can include mineral water, both still and sparkling, tea and coffee without milk and sugar, fruit teas, herbal teas, Cambridge Water Flavourings.

Step 1b

Step 1b also offers 800kcal per day but combines the convenience of Cambridge Weight Plan meals with 200 calories of conventional food. On Step 1b you will have:

• Three Cambridge Weight Plan products per day
  
• 200kcal meal of conventional food consisting mainly of protein-rich foods and vegetables and/or skimmed milk
  
• 2.25 litres of fluids over the course of the day*
  

* Fluids can include mineral water, both still and sparkling, tea and coffee without milk and sugar, fruit teas, herbal teas, Cambridge Water Flavourings.

Step 2 totals 1000kcal per day. You will have:

• 3 Cambridge Weight Plan products per day
• 150kcal breakfast
• 200kcal evening meal
• 150ml skimmed milk (50kcal) to use at breakfast or throughout the day
• 2.25 litres of fluids over the course of the day*

* Fluids can include mineral water, both still and sparkling, tea and coffee without milk and sugar, fruit teas, herbal teas, Cambridge Water Flavourings.

Step 3 increases your daily energy intake to around 1200kcal. This is made up of 2 Cambridge Weight Plan products per day:

• 150kcal OR 250kcal breakfast**
• 200kcal OR 300kcal lunch**
• 300kcal dinner
• 150ml skimmed milk (50kcal) to use at breakfast or throughout the day
• 2.25 litres of fluids over the course of the day*

* Fluids can include mineral water, both still and sparkling, tea and coffee without milk and sugar, fruit teas, herbal teas, Cambridge Water Flavourings. **Breakfast and lunch should add up to 450kcal

Step 4 is made up of 1500kcal per day. On Step 4 you will eat: One Cambridge Weight Plan meal per day

• 300kcal breakfast
• 350kcal lunch and 50kcal portion of fruit
• 350kcal dinner and 150kcal dessert (or fruit)
• 300ml skimmed milk (to use throughout the day)
• 2.25 litres of fluids over the course of the day*

* Fluids can include mineral water, both still and sparkling, tea and coffee without milk and sugar, fruit teas, herbal teas, Cambridge Water Flavourings.

Well done - You have reached your target weight!

You've worked hard to lose weight and deserve to be congratulated for all your self-discipline and stamina. Think about rewarding yourself with something special – it can be as simple or as elaborate as you like – what about some new clothes for your fabulous new figure?

Your aim now is to keep your weight stable and avoid putting any of those kilos back on. Our calorie-banded steps are designed to help you with stabilisation and then long-term weight management.

Your Cambridge Consultant will give you lots of helpful advice to help you maintain your new weight.