My Story
by Patricia Henning,
Independent Distributor
of Cambridge Diet & Nutrition Products
Like so many others, I first used Cambridge Diet and Nutrition products back in the early 1980's, when I found that the passing years, in combination with lifestyle changes, had turned my once "naturally slender" body into an efficient "weight gaining machine."
Until I reached the age of twenty-seven, I had never had to 'watch my weight.' As a matter of fact, until that time my most difficult 'weight problem' was that I was considered too skinny-- and I had difficulty gaining weight--- even when I supplemented my otherwise healthy diet with milk shakes and donuts! Suddenly, at age twenty-seven, I couldn't stop gaining weight! I went from a slender 106 lbs. to 135 lbs, in just a matter of a few short months. At the time, I attributed my weight gain to several factors-- I had stopped breast-feeding my son, I had stopped smoking, I had begun to practice meditation and, not the least, I just wasn't getting enough sleep! Nonetheless, I suddenly found myself struggling to keep my weight below 140 lbs., and it was a struggle with which I had no experience! Thus, I struggled to control my weight, but with little or no success, and the pounds just kept piling on. In a matter of a few years, I found that I no longer wore sizes "small" and "size 7" -- instead, I was squeezing into 2X's and 3X's (and I knew what they were trying to hide behind those 'x's') and my weight moved past 165...and continued upward-- even over the 200 lb. mark!
Fortunately for me, a friend decided to introduce me to Cambridge Diet products. That was around 1984 or 1985...and I was thrilled with the way the pounds just fell off-- as rapidly as they had piled on! At last I had found a safe, easy and quick weight loss program! In just a matter of a few months, I was shopping for a size 6 dress to wear to my little sister's wedding! I knew that I was onto something great back then. Not only was I slender again---but I was so healthy! My cholesterol was 145! I had more energy than I'd had in years! I continued to use Cambridge Diet products and even became a distributor to help others rediscover their health. I didn't think I'd ever get out of control again.
But I did get 'out of control' again...many years later... and this time it sneaked up on me so gradually that I almost didn't notice. I was older, of course, and life had been difficult. I lost a husband to leukemia. I worked as a hotel general manager and often worked 12 hour days, six or seven days a week. I didn't have time, or energy, to take care of me! In about three years time, I found myself outgrowing my size 12's and moving into those "plus sizes' once again. I was shocked when I finally made time to see my doctor for a regular check up and my weight was near 200 lbs.! This time, I knew what to do!
That was in November, 2000. That was the month that I had a cancer surgery--- successful, thankfully. And at the same time, I lost another dear friend to cancer. I made up my mind that I wanted to live. More than that, I made up my mind that I wanted to live healthy! I began with my Cambridge Diet & Nutrition products again, tentatively, with a few false starts...but I never quit after that!
I had seen some of my friends try all sorts of weight loss programs -- even gastric by-pass surgery-- and none came anywhere close to the success I'd had with my Cambridge Diet Plan. And theCambridge Diet tastes so good! It's healthy! It's so easy---and, last but not least, it works!
Seeing what my friends had gone through saved me from a lot of potentially harmful attempts at weight loss. I saw friends try the "low carb" diet and become too ill and weak to exercise. I knew others who wound up with kidney stones from various restrictive diets... And, as for that gastric by-pass surgery-- too many have suffered severe complications, and some have even died!
For me, managing my weight is all about feeling good, being fit and staying healthy. Isn't that what you want, too? Cambridge Diet & Nutrition provides the only weight loss program I've found that provides complete nutrition (that's right, 100 % of your R.D.A.) with a very low calorie diet-- making weight loss and staying fit a sure thing!
In June, 2001, I shopped for something to wear again...a size 10... and I wore it proudly as Bob and I were married. I continued with my Cambridge Diet Products and continued to slim down. By summer I was wearing size 8's and size 6's, in shorts, no less! Since then, I have continued with Cambridge Diet & Nutrition products and continued to maintain a healthy weight. Once in awhile I may gain a few pounds, usually in winter...but I get after it right away and never let it get out of control. I can still wear my size 6's and 8's, without trouble...and I feel wonderful, happy and even younger!
One thing for sure--- I KNOW why Cambridge Diet is called
"The One That Works!"
