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A Cambridge Diet Consultant in Dublin has helped a woman working as a confectioner in Co.Wexford to lose more than five stone in weight.
Marie Bohan, who has been baking cakes for more than 15 years, lost more than five stone using a Cambridge Diet programme between June and November 2007.
Trained to always taste the cake recipes she prepared before cooking them to ensure they were palatable, Marie found that over the years, a little taste here turned into a dollop there which eventually became a large table spoon for every mix! She said: "I spent my days at the Sugar & Spice Bakery & Deli in Bunclody, Co. Wexford constantly nibbling at the cake dough, chocolate Yule log and fresh cream. It wasn't so much of a problem until the birth of my son in 2004. After this, my pregnancy weight didn't come off and then my weight started to creep up."
As Marie's weight grew so did her depression at what it was doing to her and how it was making her look. She has a busy life, is a mother and wife and apart from the work nibbles was also eating the wrong sorts of food at home. "I seemed to be snacking all the time as well as eating big servings at meal times. It was really getting me down. I suppose I fitted the image of what a cake maker should look like, but inside I was deeply unhappy with how I looked," she said.
But it was her brother's wedding that finally convinced Marie that she had to take action. She said: "I had tried to lose weight for the event but failed and when I saw the pictures I just cried and cried. I finally had to admit to myself I was grossly overweight."
Trying to lose weight at any time can be difficult but for Marie in the job she is in, it had proved almost impossible to do in the past. "I make cakes for a living so I needed something that was a little different, something that meant I could cut out the snacking and cheating altogether," she added.
In June 2007 Marie weighed the heaviest she had ever been at nearly 17 1/2 stone. A friend had lost two stone on the Cambridge Diet and although Marie knew nothing about it, she was impressed. She also visits a website (www.magicmum.com) and on here there was a thread dedicated to people successfully using the Cambridge Diet.
Her nearest Cambridge Consultant was Deirdre Fletcher in Blackrock in Dublin. This meant a three hour round trip to see her but having tried lots of other diets without much success Marie was interested and arranged a meeting with Deirdre.
"I explained to Marie how the Diet works and what was involved and she started on our Sole Source programme the very next day in June 2007," said Deirdre.
Sole Source removes conventional food completely from someone's diet substituting it with nutritionally complete Cambridge shakes and bars.
The first two weeks were tough but Marie persevered and after six weeks had lost 21lbs.
In consultation with her Consultant, she took steps in those early weeks to remove as much temptation from her life as possible - going so far as taking a couple of week's holiday from the bakery. "I was very determined to stick to the Diet especially at the start, so I had a wonderful summer holiday with my son, away from the cakes," she added.
When she returned to the bakery she had lost two stone in weight (in around two months) and having found success was determined not to spoil it and cheat - and she hasn't and has now lost more than five stone in weight.
Deirdre said: "The change in both Marie's appearance and attitude to life since she started with me has been astonishing. It is a testament to our programmes and her own determination that she has made such great progress in losing weight."
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