how come after leaving the cambridge diet and resorting to normal although healthy eating i have put weight on?
The only weight you should have gained would be the solid waste accumulation that happens after you resume regular eating again. While on the diet your bowels are for the most part empty. You can accumulate up to 5 pounds or more of solid waste from the foods you eat. You also may put on some fluid weight due to the sodium content common to conventional foods. Any weight gain over and above that is due to your eating plan. You must remember that it takes fewer calories to maintain a smaller body then it does a larger one. An obese person can maintain their weight on 3000 calories a day while a person of healthy weight may only need 1200. It is easy to lose track of your actual intake and even easier to underestimate the calorie content of what you are eating. A diet of whole foods that emphasizes vegetables and good quality proteins and moderate amounts of fruits and grains should maintain your weight. If you are eating a diet heavy in grain based foods you will likely gain weight. Pro
