Welcome to CambridgeDiet.org!

Those of you who have been enjoying the many benefits of The Cambridge Diet may be wondering if you have what it takes to become a Cambridge Diet Distributor. The answer is probably “YES!”

You don’t need to have any sales experience. Your weight loss is your best advertisement! Maybe you have already had people approach you asking how you are losing and commenting on how great you look. Most people are searching for what you already have. They want a healthy way to lose weight rapidly that’s affordable and easy to use. Many remember Cambridge from its early days and don’t know that it is still available. They remember the results they got from it and want to do it again. You don’t have to “sell” Cambridge to anyone. Just share your experience and then offer your support to help them along the way.

In these days of weight loss surgery, people are looking for an alternative to what could end up being the worst decision they ever make. Cambridge is that perfect alternative. The demand is higher now then it ever has been. Whenever I can intervene in someone’s decision to have gastric surgery, I feel like I just may have saved a life (See why: http://www.cambridgediet.org/why-not-gastric-bypass/ ). Seeing them go on to accomplish their weight loss with pride and dignity is priceless!

Cambridge makes it easy for you to own your own home based business. All orders are shipped directly to your customers from the company warehouse in Ohio so there is no need to carry inventory. They do most of the record keeping for you too. They keep track of all sales, bonuses, and retail profits that you earn and that is paid out to you monthly. You keep track of your home office expenses for taxes and let them do the rest.

There are benefits to having a home based business. You can write off things like computers, long distance phone charges, office supplies, and even some square footage of your home and utilities! Consult with your tax preparer for your local tax laws. There is no big investment either. Just $40 buys you a Distributorship and allows you to not only buy your own products wholesale at the generous discount of 25% off retail, but you then also can earn up to 24% on your total sales, along with the retail profit. You can also build a team of distributors that will contribute to your monthly overall profits.

You may never have considered doing something like this before. Maybe you think you are not qualified to counsel people on weight loss or to run your own business. Well, if you have accomplished your own weight loss, or even if you are still in the process of reaching your own personal goal, don’t think you need a college degree to reach out to others who can benefit from your experience. If you care about people and enjoy meeting and building new friendships then that is the only “degree” you need. This is a people helping people business.

Start small with just family and friends. Pretty soon that small circle will begin to expand to their family and friends and before you know it you can have customers from all over the country. That is how I got started. My original goal was just to earn enough to pay for my own product. Before I knew it, I not only accomplished that, but I was soon earning bonus checks that by the end of the year became my second full time income. I have no formal training in sales or marketing, just a deep desire to help people find their way back to health as I did. That’s all.

If this sounds like something you might be interested in and you would like some more information, please call me on my toll free number 1-800-763-0735. I would be happy to discuss any questions or concerns you have about becoming a Distributor, no pressure! I am not in the business of signing up masses of people for number’s sake. I want only those who are excited about the product and really want to work at helping people succeed with their weight loss. The money you make is a happy side benefit! Of course, if you are only signing up to buy your own products wholesale, that’s fine too. Just be sure to let me know that is your intention so I don’t add you to the Distributor referral list on my website. I get over 1,000 unique visitors per day and growing so you would start getting calls whether you want them or not!

As people become busier in their daily lives and spend less time at home, many families and individuals have turned to dining out as a normal part of their day. We all know of the dangers of fast foods and “super sized” meals, but in spite of that Americans still choose to eat from these places several times a week. For many kids spending more time in the car then they do at home; grabbing a meal on the go is the norm.

For some a “healthier” choice is to go to a sit down establishment. We assume that we will get a better option of real foods to choose from and maybe even sneak a vegetable in to our kids. If you can avoid the common kids meal of fried foods like chicken nuggets and fries or pizza then you may have a chance, but generally the choices on the children’s menu is no different then the drive through.

The problem though is that the choice of food is not the only problem. In most cases with sit down restaurants it is the portion size that is contributing to our obesity problem in this country. Please read this article from www.newstarget.com:

“The majority of U.S. restaurant chefs cook meals that are two to four times larger than the government’s recommended serving sizes, according to a study presented Saturday at the annual meeting of the Obesity Society in Boston.

Researchers from Penn State University and Clemson University in South Carolina conducted a survey of 300 chefs attending a number of national culinary meetings, and found that nearly all believed the amount of food they served customers at their restaurants influenced how much people ate.

Only 17 percent of the chefs surveyed described their portions as large or extra large — with 76 percent claiming their portions are “regular”-sized. However, according to market research firm NPD, a typical restaurant meal contains at least 60 percent more calories than a homemade meal, and Americans ate roughly 209 restaurant meals per person last year.

Sixty percent of chefs said they serve steaks that are 12 ounces or larger, though the government’s dietary guidelines define a serving of meat as three cooked ounces. While the government definition of a serving of pasta is a half cup, most restaurants dish up one to two cups. The researchers found that the only food served up in small portions tended to be vegetables.

While older chefs tended toward serving smaller portions, younger chefs were more prone to serving overly large portions, which Penn State researcher Julie Flood attributed to modern restaurant training.

“The older chefs were trained a couple of decades ago when portions were smaller,” Flood said. “The younger ones grew up at a time when the cultural norms were bigger servings.”

Fifty-eight percent of chefs believe diners are responsible for eating an appropriate amount of food, despite the portion size of the meal they order, while 86 percent of chefs said their customers would notice if their meal size was decreased by 25 percent.

“Portions didn’t get this big overnight, so we need to scale back slowly — 10 percent to 15 percent at a time would be progress,” said New York University nutrition professor Lisa Young. “And we need to change customer expectations.”

Consumer health advocate Mike Adams, author of “The Food Timing Diet,” said a single typical U.S. restaurant meal would feed an entire South American family.

“People tend to eat what’s put in front of them, regardless of the portion size,” Adams said. “In this way, restaurants are actually encouraging customers to overeat.”

Interesting…

I have always felt that part of the reason restaurants serve such huge portions is to justify the inflated prices they now charge. Most of us would feel cheated to pay $25 for a meal that didn’t leave us stuffed and with something to take home in a box. It is my feeling that if we had the option of a restaurant that served appropriate size meals with an equally appropriate price that they would succeed in today’s more health conscience society.

An even better option is to start eating at home again. By preparing meals at home and avoiding all the convenience foods in that come in a box or the freezer we will not only improve our physical health, but our emotional as well. The family bonding that takes place around the dinner table, even with the kids kicking each other or squabbling is something sadly lacking in our current life styles. Raising our children on fast foods, restaurant meals, or prepared convenient products is ruining their health and jeopardizing their future. With some simple pre-planning going back to home cooked meals can be manageable as well as rewarding.