The Carbohydrate Addict's Diet: The Lifelong Solution to Yo-Yo Dieting

A friend told me I might be INSULIN RESISTANT. The treadmill and I had a daily date for 30 minutes, I was eating a Weight Watchers diet, and still I was gaining weight. What is wrong with this picture? At almost 59, something must change.As a yo-yo dieter for over 45 years, it is interesting at this point in my life to realize and read thoroughly about what really is wrong with me. I AM A CARBOHYDRATE ADDICT. Tried and true and what a wake-up call!!Excellent book for us closet compulsive overeaters not ready to admit that there is a big problem.I loved this diet so much and saw it work within 72 hours (I lost inches before I actually lost any pounds) that I sent my sister, and 2 best friends the book, too.This diet regulates the insulin released by the body in response to eating carbohydrates. The less insulin released (by eating minimal carbos daily) the better. Cells are able to release fat (energy) and absorb nutrients. Weight loss is the result.i did not like weighing myself every day if even at all. But it is a must for this program to work for the rest of your life. When I weighed this morning I had gained 3 pounds from yesterday...PANIC set in.But, on pages 132 to 146 (chapter 7), my panic was appeased in reading that daily fluctuations of weight are normal. That's why you take the average weight from the whole week's weights. Averaging is most scientific and most accurate. Natural past tendencies from other diet crazes such as feeling guilty for eating fun fattening sweet tasty and delicious BAD food are history. This diet lifestyle neutralizes all those BAD foods and compulsive habits.The Psychological habits are harder to break. It took just one week for my severe sugar cravings to disappear. I actually had to think of other things rather than food (as those food thoughts were really gone). Gone! I physically did not want to snack (but was psychologically so used to reaching out for food that I had to divert my attention to other things-use your imagination). What a wake-up call!! WOW!Now, after two weeks of eating mostly meat and veggies then a fun (Reward) meal each evening or at lunch, this is something I can truly commit to for the rest of my life. The Reward (of FUN meal as we call it) is the best part of the day. Eat a balanced diet of protein and veggies then enjoy any carbohydrate food you want ...that's right!! ANY CARBO FOOD as long as it all happens within 60-consecutive minutes (one hour). I can now enjoy twinkies, ice cream, chocolate covered raisins, almonds, and pecans, potato chips, rice pudding, baked potato with lots of butter, ranch dressing on salads, and other culinary no-nos on other diets. Once per day for 60 minutes is not a binge it is fun, rewarding, and good for you.Try this diet as a lifestyle and remember, the next twinkie is only 23 hours away.

I had a copy of this in hardback back in 2009 and i went on a weight loss journey and lost 80 pounds in about 9 months using this diet. I moved and lost the book somehow so i ordered another copy for myself. Its a really "do-able" diet that you can continue to live with.

I had this book many years ago but must have loaned it to someone who never returned it. At any rate, this is the only plan I've been able to stick with for any length of time. The people who wrote it developed the methodology by personally using it to lose weight. The plan just makes sense & isn't extreme. You eat low carb all day, but are allowed one "normal" meal daily. That normal meal helps me to stick w it; it's my "treat" every day. Try this, you'll be pleasantly surprised w the results!

So, this diet does work or it worked for me. I did modify it though and I'm not sure you need to buy the book. The rules are that you can eat low carb for two meals and a snack (no more than 4 carbs per meal) and then have a reward meal of anything you like each day (dinnner for most people). You have to limit your meal time for your reward meal to one hour. They explain it as something to do with tricking your body into not producing insulin for fat storage for that reward meal because the amount the body produces is based on the other two meals. Not sure it totally makes sense and not sure it isn't just managing to limit carb intake overall with these rules but I have lost weight on this one. Now, here are my modications. I try to keep track of my overall carb consumption and to keep it between 100-150 grams a day and no more on MOST days. If one day a week or so I have a bit more, I haven't had problems. And I give myself some flex throughout the week. For instance, I might take Saturday off. I don't go crazy but if I want a sandwich or burger for lunch, I'll have it. I also find that I can have up to 10 grams of carbs per hour and the diet still works. That means I can have a half cup of milk in my tea in the morning as long as I nurse it for a enough time before having the next cup, which I tend to do anyway. I can also have a smoothie with a piece of fruit and some milk as long as I don't go beyond 10 grams of carbs and eat half of it one hour, maybe half a few hours later. (And do try smoothies. You can get so much healthy stuff in your body so effortlessly with just a decent blender. My favorite smoothie recipe is as follows: a cup regular or soy milk, two scoops soy protein powder, half cup of berries or small fruit like a peach, and 3-4 cups baby spinach. You honestly don't notice the taste or texture of the spinach, I promise). When counting the carbs in foods, I generally subtract fiber since this isn't absorbed by the body in the same way and actually tends to slow digestion. So if I have 15 grams of carbs but 8 are fiber (maybe beans for instance), I consider it to have only 7 grams of carbs on this diet. Anyway, these modifications have made the diet more liveable for me and are not endorsed by this book at all. I gained some weight on a medication and have found this to be the most manageable way to lose it since going off the med. I hope it works for you too. And also, as a final thought, I don't usually let my reward meal turn into something unhealthy. Still making sure it's balanced with veggies, protein, and carbs makes me feel better and the book recommends this for good reason, IMO. I also find that eating a desert after that reward meal makes me happier so I will allow this time to have that danish or ice cream I crave. This is a way to eat that allows a person to have Dove bars every day and still lose weight. It also allows you to enjoy thinking about and planning that meal and to be someone who generally appreciates food, rather than having a constant mindset of deprivation, which is no way to live and it's no wonder people end up rebelling against this. (Although if you tend to binge, you might have problems with this reward meal. Watch your fullness cues and honor them.) Good luck.

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I gave 5 stars because of the book content. I actually had this book years ago and misplaced it. So i know it a good diet plan. Healthy even. However, i thought i was purchasing a new book and the one I received was clearly used. It had writing in it. A used book should have been cheaper than what I paid.

I owned this book many many years ago and I do not remember it being this small. The pages appear as if they were copied and cut very short on the bottom. Just does not “feel” right. Definitely outdated material but that is no fault of the seller.