Cambridge Weight Plan
Success Stories
Laurence & Sharon
Laurence before
Having been bothered by increasingly frequent chest pains, Laurence was inspired to tackle the battle of the bulge when he read an inspirational story of a man that had lost 11 stone in 20 weeks.
At 5’11 and weighing 20st 8lbs (BMI 40.5) Laurence knew that he had a weight problem. He said: “All the warning signs were there, chest pains when I got out of my chair, huffing and puffing just to tie my laces and I nearly collapsed when I went up a flight of stairs”.
As diabetes runs in the family, Laurence was aware of the medical problems associated with obesity but just didn’t know how to tackle the problem although he knew his current diet was pretty dreadful. “I was eating and drinking all the wrong things but found the idea of losing so much weight impossible to comprehend. Then I saw the article in the paper and I knew that the Cambridge Weight Plan could work for me as it was possible to see results fairly quickly. Seeing the pounds drop off on a daily basis (especially early on) was just the motivation I needed,” he added.
Laurence was also motivated by his plan to shock the guys at work. He said: “Being a postman at the time there was a lot of boys banter in the depot and I was always being called ‘big titty Florence’ or the ‘nutty professor’. Although it was meant as harmless fun, the names sometimes hurt.”
Laurence didn’t want them to see him losing the weight so he grew a beard, a mini Afro and wore extra layers of clothing as a disguise! After a few weeks he took a two-week holiday and then returned to work a new man; clean-shaven, new hair cut and most importantly proper fitted shirts to show off his new muscular physique! His nicknames then became ‘superstar’ and ‘Buddy Love’!
After a few weeks on the Cambridge Weight Plan, Laurence took up jogging. He said: “The first time I went jogging I could only manage 20 minutes and had to stop at least six times, now I’m not carrying the excess weight equivalent to 154 bags of sugar, it is so much easier. I did the Great North Run half marathon last year in just two hours – which was amazing!
Caught up in her Laurence’s enthusiasm for Cambridge, fiancée Sharon also decided to give the Diet ago. She said: “I was never considered big at a size 12 and I regularly did exercise, but having lost 5 inches from my waist and all my cellulite I feel like a new person! I can’t believe how much healthier I look and feel”.
Laurence and Sharon have maintained their fabulous new look for more than two years