The Carbohydrate Addict's Lifespan Program : A Personalized Plan for Becoming Slim, Fit and Healthy in Your 40s, 50s, 60s and Beyond

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Summary: So far, so good
Review: This is one of my top favorite books. Basically you have Atkins, this book and Protein Power. All versions of the same thing. Personally, I liked this book best of all as far as how they wrote it. It was very readable, and they explained things in understandable terms. They do explain the idea of hyperinsulinemia very well. Even though they are both doctors they both had weight problems and speak from experience. They do not gloss over the why's of low carbing but they also don't tell it to you in textbook terminology so that you really do understand it. I will admit that I don't like the idea of a Reward Meal. I am a true carb addict and for me , personally, I don't feel I could handle even one donut. According to this book you don't have to banish the bad carbs such as donuts, cookies etc. forever much the way you will on atkins and others. However as a true food addict I know my trigger foods. If you are truly addicted to certain foods then even one bite of a donut is too much. I might be just too afraid to find out but for me the risk is not worth it. So I don't follow the reward meal. I still liked the book a lot and it is highly recommended if you are going to low carb.

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Summary: First Diet I've Ever Enjoyed
Review: I've been dieting for close to thirty years now. At first it was because as a teenager I couldn't accept my body type (short & muscular). It amazes me that I thought I was fat at 110 pounds (5'2"). Starvation dieting gave way to bulimia and binge eating. In my early twenties, thankfully, I stopped binging and purging, but I couldn never control the cravings for surgary snacks, and would eat them when I wasn't even hungry, even ones I didn't particulary enjoy. Flash forward twenty years. I'm still not really overweight - just trying to lose a couple inches around the middle. I've been eating the Atkins/Protein Power diets for a year, lost on them, but couldn't stick with either for long without cheating. It just seemed impossible to say no to that donut in the breakroom, or the cake at someone's house. The Carbohydrate Addict's Diet changed that. For the first time I know what it's like to say "I'll see you later" to a favorite food. I would like to add that I think people will have the best chance with this diet if they are also reading other sources about carbohydrate-restricted diets. The scientific explanations in the Atkins and Protein Power books are a lot clearer, more convincing and less repetitive than in the Hellers' books. But the CAD, as it's known, is the only diet I've ever been on that I could stick to for even a week without ever cheating. I should note, for the benefit of people who don't know why they're not losing (though it maybe it isn't your fault and it's not the right plan for you) - it could be that you are expecting this diet to be NO effort, and NO work. Every diet takes planning, shopping and cooking. There is some hunger between meals (but it's a bearable kind of hunger - not the intense physical cravings that are like the need for a drug). Also, I rarely eat rice or bread, even at my reward meal, and I never eat pasta (don't like it). I treat my reward meal as a real feast, with vegetables, protein, some berries with cream, a beer or glass of wine, and a GOOD dessert (not a handful of packaged cookies made with corn syrup and hydrogenated oils). I don't go back for seconds. If there is time left on my reward meal hour, I sip my drink or some sparkling water or diet soda. I exercise three times a week, and I do not treat my emotions as an excuse to eat. I am steadily losing the excess pounds, and best of all, I don't hate myself anymore for having no willpower. It turns out, I have plenty.

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Summary: This is it!
Review: I'm telling you, this works! I am the word for word definition of a carb addict...and if you follow this PROPERLY, it does work. But what is more important, is that you don't feel hungry, and after just a VERY SHORT time, the cravings I had all day for carbs went away. (I'm talking 2 days or less.) Don't get me wrong, I look forward to my reward meal dessert. But virtually no cravings. I am very happy to have found this book & without hesitation, recommend it to anyone.