Carbohydrate Addicts Diet

jamielynn · 11-04-2005, 06:54 AM

Hello! I need some suggestions. I have tried many diets, and I have always had problems. Atkins has never worked for me because for some reason it tends to make me very sick. I have liver damage from an acute case of Mono and that may have something to do with it. I currently started the Carbohydrate Addicts Diet and it seems to be working. Has anyone else tried this diet? Do you have any suggestions? Has anyone been successful with it? I need some inspiration. Thank you

Jamie

CarolinaRocker · 11-04-2005, 06:56 AM

I have read the book but havent tried it.

I just wanted to say WELCOME...and wish you success

Denise85 · 11-04-2005, 07:08 AM

I too wanted to say

. A good friend of mine does CAD and has lost 50 pounds. She still wants to drop another 20 but she's done great and loves it. She said the reward meal has never caused her cravings either.

JONAH'S GRANNY · 11-04-2005, 07:14 AM

I did it for about three weeks but it was the Maintenance Phase. I'm not sure why I stopped. A poster, Sandooch has done very well on it.

la.lady · 11-04-2005, 07:33 AM

I did the diet for a couple of months... I lost weight the first week real well and then I stalled with no more loss...Sandy has done great with this diet... Hopefully, she will get on and tell more about it...
Welcome and Good Luck...

shulamite · 11-04-2005, 03:09 PM

....la la laaa laa laaaaa.....

(waiting for my dooooooch to come in an 'splain it to us)

jamielynn

SusieT · 11-04-2005, 04:18 PM

I started with CAD and lost my first 30 pounds with it. Always thought it would be a good maintance program. I went to ATkins because I felt that I needed to be a little stricter.

shulamite · 11-04-2005, 05:51 PM

BUMP BUMP BUMP FOR MY DOOOOCH!!!

sandooch140 · 11-04-2005, 06:28 PM

Aww...thanks everyone for remembering that I'm on this plan.

Yes, Jamie, I have recently started this plan to lose my last 10 pounds, and I am very impressed with the results I've gotten so far. When I first started it, though, I put on a couple of pounds at first. I was a little freaked out but was told that this was normal when coming off of another diet and onto CAD.

I am actually following The Carbohydrate Addict's Lifespan Plan (CALP), which is a bit stricter than CAD. For your reward meal, instead of just eating whatever you want for the hour, you start out with a salad, then fill your plate with 1/3 portion of protein, 1/3 portion of nonstarchy veggies, and 1/3 portion of a carb of your choice. This carb could be a potato, rice, bread, sweet, or alcohol. I don't drink myself and I don't eat any sweets right now, so my carb of choice is usually sweet potato, rice, or bread.

I am really surprised at how well it is working for me. I really thought that I'd lose maybe 2-3 pounds a month with it, especially being so close to goal, but I've lost 5.5 pounds in about a month, and it seems to be coming off faster and faster. Maybe the muscle I'm adding from my workouts is speeding up my metabolism, too.

Best of luck to you with it. I know of at least one other poster her, a gentleman, who had success with CAD, too. I hope he comes in here.

catkin · 11-05-2005, 11:09 AM

I took the test and failed miserably! I answered yes to 9 out of 10 of the questions

I've been reading up on this WOE at the link you provided and I'm going to give it a shot! It sounds so darned do-able!

I've wasted so much time in the last few years

I've ordered the book and am excited to read it!

Thanks, Sandy!

Reggiano · 11-05-2005, 11:34 AM

Sandy,
Is CAD the same as Atkins as to when you have a cheat you gain 5 pounds and it takes 3 weeks to come off?
My DH and i love Atkins and have been doing great but those past few months we are stalling, yes because of cheats but to us this is not a way of life. I get discouraged a lot when those pounds don't come off...see what i mean....so i'm looking for something that will not make us gain so much when we cheat....

la.lady · 11-05-2005, 11:42 AM

catkin...I wish you lots of luck on CAD...Sandy has done so good on it...

la.lady · 11-05-2005, 11:43 AM

No, on CAD you don't gain weight as easy, as you do on Atkins, if you have a cheat...

manalu · 11-05-2005, 12:14 PM

I also do CALP......I always choose a complex carb for my reward meal, rather than something simple. The cravings are basically nil. I love this plan!!

catkin · 11-05-2005, 10:20 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by la.lady

catkin...I wish you lots of luck on CAD...Sandy has done so good on it...

Thanks, la Lady! It sounds like a dream come true

catkin · 11-05-2005, 10:22 PM

manalu, are you journaling? I'd love to see your menus

sandooch140 · 11-05-2005, 10:43 PM

Sorry for not checking in today. My computer kept freezing up on me all day.

Mom--Thanks for answering that question for me.

Good luck with this woe Catkin!

catkin · 11-06-2005, 08:50 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by sandooch140

Sorry for not checking in today. My computer kept freezing up on me all day.

Mom--Thanks for answering that question for me.

Good luck with this woe Catkin!

Thanks.

Reggiano · 11-06-2005, 07:42 PM

Where can i find the informations for this woe? I don't think that this book would be available here in Canada, never heard of it.

got2luv · 11-07-2005, 05:03 AM

Reggiano, click on the link that Sandooch posted in comment #9 of this thread.

SweetCinnamon · 11-07-2005, 05:08 AM

I have friends who did very well on it.
I reache goal on Dr.Atkins. Now I kind of use the "1 hr. - 2 cups salad - divided dish" theory for my higher carb meals.

Reggiano · 11-07-2005, 06:48 AM

Got2luv, that's what i did, but i can't find the rules...

sandooch140 · 11-07-2005, 10:29 AM

Reggiano--Here is a copy of CAD from another post I just bumped up:

On CALP you eat only protein, fat, and veggies for two meals and then have one reward meal a day. At a reward meal you fill your dish with 1/3 protein, 1/3 nonstarchy veggies, and 1/3 of a carb of your choice (this could be rice, potato, bread, a sweet, or alcohol...just don't go over 1/3 of a portion). You also start each reward meal with a salad. A reward meal cannot go over one hour, but that doesn't mean you eat for the whole hour, just until you are satisfied and it must be balanced as explained above.

catkin · 11-07-2005, 11:19 AM

I'm still waiting for my books but am experimenting the last couple of days. It sounds so do-able!

Here's the test the authors offer: I answered yes to 9 out of 10! I do believe I'm a full blown carbohydrate addict!

http://www.carbohydrateaddicts.com/caquiz.html

wannabeslim4life · 11-07-2005, 02:48 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by sandooch140

Reggiano--Here is a copy of CAD from another post I just bumped up:

On CALP you eat only protein, fat, and veggies for two meals and then have one reward meal a day. At a reward meal you fill your dish with 1/3 protein, 1/3 nonstarchy veggies, and 1/3 of a carb of your choice (this could be rice, potato, bread, a sweet, or alcohol...just don't go over 1/3 of a portion). You also start each reward meal with a salad. A reward meal cannot go over one hour, but that doesn't mean you eat for the whole hour, just until you are satisfied and it must be balanced as explained above.

Sandy~ when you say "1/3" of a portion does that mean like you can only have a 1/3 of a biscuit or steak or salad etc...?

Jennyl · 11-07-2005, 02:49 PM

I've never tried it. If I'm going to low carb I'll do atkins. South beach is a good diet too.

sandooch140 · 11-07-2005, 04:04 PM

Melissa--No, what I meant was get a dinner plate and divide it into thirds. So 1/3 of the plate would be filled with protein, 1/3 nonstarchy carbs, and 1/3 carb of your choice.

shulamite · 11-07-2005, 04:21 PM

threadjack***hi doooooooch

****

ok im going back to work...been lurking on this thread is all...

sandooch140 · 11-07-2005, 04:23 PM

Paige, honey, I've missed you, too!

happygal · 11-07-2005, 04:28 PM

So basically, you eat three meals, the first two being low carb even Atkins style and then the RM is a plate divided into 3; protein, carb, veggie and a salad?

Sounds very do-able.

11-04-2005, 06:54 AM	#1
jamielynn Junior LCF Member Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: North Carolina Posts: 7 Gallery: jamielynn Stats: 366/340/155 WOE: CAD Start Date: October 24, 2005	Carbohydrate Addicts Diet Hello! I need some suggestions. I have tried many diets, and I have always had problems. Atkins has never worked for me because for some reason it tends to make me very sick. I have liver damage from an acute case of Mono and that may have something to do with it. I currently started the Carbohydrate Addicts Diet and it seems to be working. Has anyone else tried this diet? Do you have any suggestions? Has anyone been successful with it? I need some inspiration. Thank you Jamie

11-05-2005, 11:09 AM	#10
catkin Way too much time on my hands! Join Date: Nov 2001 Posts: 13,907 Gallery: catkin Stats: I'll know when I get there! 5'8" Small Frame	My Hero! I took the test and failed miserably! I answered yes to 9 out of 10 of the questions I've been reading up on this WOE at the link you provided and I'm going to give it a shot! It sounds so darned do-able! I've wasted so much time in the last few years I've ordered the book and am excited to read it! Thanks, Sandy!

11-04-2005, 06:56 AM	#2
CarolinaRocker Sugar High Hooligan Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: Crazy Town Posts: 39,408 Gallery: CarolinaRocker Stats: - 24! WOE: LowCarb 7-21-08	I have read the book but havent tried it. I just wanted to say WELCOME...and wish you success

11-04-2005, 07:08 AM	#3
Denise85 Way too much time on my hands! Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: Chicago burbs Posts: 21,924 Blog Entries: 11 Gallery: Denise85 Stats: 261/148/140-5'5" WOE: Dietician's plan	I too wanted to say . A good friend of mine does CAD and has lost 50 pounds. She still wants to drop another 20 but she's done great and loves it. She said the reward meal has never caused her cravings either.

11-04-2005, 07:14 AM	#4
JONAH'S GRANNY Big Yapper!!!! Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: Greenville, SC Posts: 7,655 Gallery: JONAH'S GRANNY Stats: Not telling WOE: Lower Carb Start Date: 01/03/2008/Originally 2003	I did it for about three weeks but it was the Maintenance Phase. I'm not sure why I stopped. A poster, Sandooch has done very well on it.

11-04-2005, 07:33 AM	#5
la.lady Way too much time on my hands! Join Date: May 2004 Location: North Lousiana Posts: 16,762 Gallery: la.lady Stats: 187/182 / 160-5' 7" WOE: God's Help !/ CAD/ Loving the way I feel !!! Start Date: Oct. 13, 2008/ I'm losing it, pounds that is !!!	I did the diet for a couple of months... I lost weight the first week real well and then I stalled with no more loss...Sandy has done great with this diet... Hopefully, she will get on and tell more about it... Welcome and Good Luck...

11-04-2005, 03:09 PM	#6
shulamite MAJOR LCF POSTER! Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: bakersfield, CA Posts: 2,779 Gallery: shulamite Stats: 190/157/140 5'8.5" 40yrs WOE: low carb low cal Start Date: org1/03 again 12/06 again 1/08	....la la laaa laa laaaaa..... (waiting for my dooooooch to come in an 'splain it to us) jamielynn

11-04-2005, 04:18 PM	#7
SusieT Way too much time on my hands! Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: Monaca, Pa Posts: 13,397 Gallery: SusieT	I started with CAD and lost my first 30 pounds with it. Always thought it would be a good maintance program. I went to ATkins because I felt that I needed to be a little stricter.

11-04-2005, 05:51 PM	#8
shulamite MAJOR LCF POSTER! Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: bakersfield, CA Posts: 2,779 Gallery: shulamite Stats: 190/157/140 5'8.5" 40yrs WOE: low carb low cal Start Date: org1/03 again 12/06 again 1/08	BUMP BUMP BUMP FOR MY DOOOOCH!!!

11-04-2005, 06:28 PM	#9
sandooch140 Blabbermouth!!! Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: So. CA Posts: 6,739 Gallery: sandooch140 Stats: 213/138-143 5'5", 44 years young, size 20/6 WOE: Whatever tickles my pickle! ;) Start Date: January 2003	Aww...thanks everyone for remembering that I'm on this plan. Yes, Jamie, I have recently started this plan to lose my last 10 pounds, and I am very impressed with the results I've gotten so far. When I first started it, though, I put on a couple of pounds at first. I was a little freaked out but was told that this was normal when coming off of another diet and onto CAD. I am actually following The Carbohydrate Addict's Lifespan Plan (CALP), which is a bit stricter than CAD. For your reward meal, instead of just eating whatever you want for the hour, you start out with a salad, then fill your plate with 1/3 portion of protein, 1/3 portion of nonstarchy veggies, and 1/3 portion of a carb of your choice. This carb could be a potato, rice, bread, sweet, or alcohol. I don't drink myself and I don't eat any sweets right now, so my carb of choice is usually sweet potato, rice, or bread. I am really surprised at how well it is working for me. I really thought that I'd lose maybe 2-3 pounds a month with it, especially being so close to goal, but I've lost 5.5 pounds in about a month, and it seems to be coming off faster and faster. Maybe the muscle I'm adding from my workouts is speeding up my metabolism, too. Best of luck to you with it. I know of at least one other poster her, a gentleman, who had success with CAD, too. I hope he comes in here. __________________ SANDY Change your thoughts, and you change your destiny!

11-05-2005, 11:34 AM	#11
Reggiano Senior LCF Member Join Date: Sep 2004 Location: Sherbrooke,Can. Posts: 374 Gallery: Reggiano Stats: 225/158 /love to see 140? 5'7 WOE: low carb Start Date: august 2004	Sandy, Is CAD the same as Atkins as to when you have a cheat you gain 5 pounds and it takes 3 weeks to come off? My DH and i love Atkins and have been doing great but those past few months we are stalling, yes because of cheats but to us this is not a way of life. I get discouraged a lot when those pounds don't come off...see what i mean....so i'm looking for something that will not make us gain so much when we cheat....

11-05-2005, 11:42 AM	#12
la.lady Way too much time on my hands! Join Date: May 2004 Location: North Lousiana Posts: 16,762 Gallery: la.lady Stats: 187/182 / 160-5' 7" WOE: God's Help !/ CAD/ Loving the way I feel !!! Start Date: Oct. 13, 2008/ I'm losing it, pounds that is !!!	catkin...I wish you lots of luck on CAD...Sandy has done so good on it...

11-05-2005, 11:43 AM	#13
la.lady Way too much time on my hands! Join Date: May 2004 Location: North Lousiana Posts: 16,762 Gallery: la.lady Stats: 187/182 / 160-5' 7" WOE: God's Help !/ CAD/ Loving the way I feel !!! Start Date: Oct. 13, 2008/ I'm losing it, pounds that is !!!	No, on CAD you don't gain weight as easy, as you do on Atkins, if you have a cheat...

11-05-2005, 12:14 PM	#14
manalu Blabbermouth!!! Join Date: Jun 2004 Location: Queen-dumb Posts: 6,257 Gallery: manalu Stats: 26/20/???? WOE: Carb Addicts	I also do CALP......I always choose a complex carb for my reward meal, rather than something simple. The cravings are basically nil. I love this plan!!

11-05-2005, 10:22 PM	#16
catkin Way too much time on my hands! Join Date: Nov 2001 Posts: 13,907 Gallery: catkin Stats: I'll know when I get there! 5'8" Small Frame	manalu, are you journaling? I'd love to see your menus

11-05-2005, 10:43 PM	#17
sandooch140 Blabbermouth!!! Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: So. CA Posts: 6,739 Gallery: sandooch140 Stats: 213/138-143 5'5", 44 years young, size 20/6 WOE: Whatever tickles my pickle! ;) Start Date: January 2003	Sorry for not checking in today. My computer kept freezing up on me all day. Mom--Thanks for answering that question for me. Good luck with this woe Catkin!

11-06-2005, 07:42 PM	#19
Reggiano Senior LCF Member Join Date: Sep 2004 Location: Sherbrooke,Can. Posts: 374 Gallery: Reggiano Stats: 225/158 /love to see 140? 5'7 WOE: low carb Start Date: august 2004	Where can i find the informations for this woe? I don't think that this book would be available here in Canada, never heard of it.

11-07-2005, 05:03 AM	#20
got2luv Very Gabby LCF Member!!! Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: Alabama Posts: 3,080 Gallery: got2luv Stats: weight : 168 height: 5'3.5" age:33 WOE: induction Start Date: August 2, 2005 restart 11/29/08	Reggiano, click on the link that Sandooch posted in comment #9 of this thread.

11-07-2005, 05:08 AM	#21
SweetCinnamon MAJOR LCF POSTER! Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: NYC Posts: 2,570 Gallery: SweetCinnamon Stats: 188/122/125 WOE: early Doctor Atkins Start Date: 4/1/04	I have friends who did very well on it. I reache goal on Dr.Atkins. Now I kind of use the "1 hr. - 2 cups salad - divided dish" theory for my higher carb meals.

11-07-2005, 06:48 AM	#22
Reggiano Senior LCF Member Join Date: Sep 2004 Location: Sherbrooke,Can. Posts: 374 Gallery: Reggiano Stats: 225/158 /love to see 140? 5'7 WOE: low carb Start Date: august 2004	Got2luv, that's what i did, but i can't find the rules...

11-07-2005, 10:29 AM	#23
sandooch140 Blabbermouth!!! Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: So. CA Posts: 6,739 Gallery: sandooch140 Stats: 213/138-143 5'5", 44 years young, size 20/6 WOE: Whatever tickles my pickle! ;) Start Date: January 2003	Reggiano--Here is a copy of CAD from another post I just bumped up: On CALP you eat only protein, fat, and veggies for two meals and then have one reward meal a day. At a reward meal you fill your dish with 1/3 protein, 1/3 nonstarchy veggies, and 1/3 of a carb of your choice (this could be rice, potato, bread, a sweet, or alcohol...just don't go over 1/3 of a portion). You also start each reward meal with a salad. A reward meal cannot go over one hour, but that doesn't mean you eat for the whole hour, just until you are satisfied and it must be balanced as explained above.

11-07-2005, 11:19 AM	#24
catkin Way too much time on my hands! Join Date: Nov 2001 Posts: 13,907 Gallery: catkin Stats: I'll know when I get there! 5'8" Small Frame	I'm still waiting for my books but am experimenting the last couple of days. It sounds so do-able! Here's the test the authors offer: I answered yes to 9 out of 10! I do believe I'm a full blown carbohydrate addict! http://www.carbohydrateaddicts.com/caquiz.html

11-07-2005, 02:49 PM	#26
Jennyl Way too much time on my hands! Join Date: Apr 2003 Location: calgary Posts: 23,968 Gallery: Jennyl Start Date: manana	I've never tried it. If I'm going to low carb I'll do atkins. South beach is a good diet too.

11-07-2005, 04:04 PM	#27
sandooch140 Blabbermouth!!! Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: So. CA Posts: 6,739 Gallery: sandooch140 Stats: 213/138-143 5'5", 44 years young, size 20/6 WOE: Whatever tickles my pickle! ;) Start Date: January 2003	Melissa--No, what I meant was get a dinner plate and divide it into thirds. So 1/3 of the plate would be filled with protein, 1/3 nonstarchy carbs, and 1/3 carb of your choice.

11-07-2005, 04:21 PM	#28
shulamite MAJOR LCF POSTER! Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: bakersfield, CA Posts: 2,779 Gallery: shulamite Stats: 190/157/140 5'8.5" 40yrs WOE: low carb low cal Start Date: org1/03 again 12/06 again 1/08	threadjack*hi doooooooch ** ok im going back to work...been lurking on this thread is all...

11-07-2005, 04:23 PM	#29
sandooch140 Blabbermouth!!! Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: So. CA Posts: 6,739 Gallery: sandooch140 Stats: 213/138-143 5'5", 44 years young, size 20/6 WOE: Whatever tickles my pickle! ;) Start Date: January 2003	Paige, honey, I've missed you, too!

11-07-2005, 04:28 PM	#30
happygal Senior LCF Member Join Date: Feb 2003 Location: Seattle WA Posts: 163 Gallery: happygal Stats: 150/145/115 WOE: Low Carb	So basically, you eat three meals, the first two being low carb even Atkins style and then the RM is a plate divided into 3; protein, carb, veggie and a salad? Sounds very do-able.