2013 Carbohydrate Addicts and Carbohydrate Lifespan Program hangout CAD/CALP

[4myfuture]

Hey 3pups! Thanks! Yes, my cravings are gone. My cravings always surfaced at night and for the past week, I ATE NOTHING AFTER MY RM!!! What a difference.

I wish you the best of luck. The scale will start moving again because you are determined!

[LowCarbAndrea]

Hello ladies (and gentlemen?)!!!
I hope there is room over here for one more CAD-er. I did this "diet" back when I was a teenager and really knew nothing about anything (but thought I knew everything) and managed to lose about 15-20 pounds doing it pretty much wrong - so hopefully I have that kind of luck this time doing it by the book. The book, by the way, is in the mail and I should receive it early next week. I started today, even though we don't have anything but cheese and eggs, but I will go shopping tomorrow and then all will be good. Glad I found this site for the recipes alone! Hopefully I won't get bored with the food! =)

[Makeitwork]

Hi everyone! Welcome new-to-the-threaders as well. I am holding tight at 221 for the last few days which is encouraging. Just finished my TOM and I am usually up for a week, then dry for a week. Hoping to continue the "dry" trend and not keep gaining/losing same pound.

Changes I have done this week:

No more iced decaf americanos with cream. I really think the half and half was triggering inuslin and not allowing me to lose. I was maintaining but I am in this to lose and after 7 weeks of stalling I had to change something.

Second: I am also going to a strict 2 meals a day (was doing that many days anyways) and also due an Intermittent Fast type diet with my diet window being 6-8 hours.

Oriana- I don't know of an actual Big Breakfast list or thread, although there may be one somewhere. I just know a couple of folks on one of the CAD lists follow The Stress Eating Cure by the Heller's which is no difference from CAD but you eat your RM first meal of the day. I guess it doesn't have to be as "balanced" either according to them.


Yesterday's Meals:

Sipped on water and peppermint tea all morning

CM lunch around 1230-
Big salad with ranch dressing
2 homemade smoked beef sausage links
1 packet gourmet mustard
3 TBSP extra virgin cold pressed organic Coconut Oil (another one of my supplements)
my ceylon cinnamon, turmeric, and ginger powder supplements

RM around 5pm-
Another large salad with mixed baby greens, spinach, 1 TBSP of parmesan, ranch dressing, green onions
8 ounces of pork roast
1 slice cheese cake (probably 1 1/2 C volume)
5 pc of marzepan
2 cordial cherries
10 choc covered gummy bears

Today's Meals:

Sipped on tea and water all day

CM lunch at 1pm-
4 celery stalks with 4 TBSP of cream cheese
4 green onion sticks with ranch
6 ounces of diced pork roast wrapped in lettuce wraps with 2 TBSP garlic sauce
3 TBSP extra virgin cold pressed organic Coconut Oil (another one of my supplements)
my ceylon cinnamon, turmeric, and ginger powder supplements


RM- should be around 5 or 6pm. Will probably be the same as last night's for the most part. May have sauteed cabbage instead of salad.

MIW

[lotus33]

Of course we have room!!!

Welcome all!!!

[lotus33]

Lady at work had a birthday today and holy smokes I overdid! Think I had a RD (reward day) Back at it tomorrow!


You know that is something I like about this. You have a bad day..,.who cares. Start over tomorrow! When doing strict LC panic mode would set in! All I would think is it is going to be 3 days before I get these carbs out again.

[iakaren]

Steak for supper again.......diet dr pepper and I am set.

[Sakinah]

Hi, I am looking into the CAD, reading the first book and because I'm 37 and think my metabolism is slowing down, I put a hold on CALP book at the library. I think carb addict really describes me, but I have 2 concerns/questions.
First, baked oatmeal is holding me over until lunch where I used to snack in between before. But oatmeal is not allowed, is it?
Then, I feel like it has to be unhealthy to give up fruit, except for once a day. How do you all deal with that?

[4myfuture]

hey fellow CADDERS!!! I'm so happy to have found this thread! I'm enjoying everyday so far. Last night I ate dominoes pizza with my family and had dessert. NO CRAVINGS!

That's all I keep thinking is----NO CRAVINGS! Picture me yellling this from a mountain---------NO CRAVINGS! LOL

I'm hitting the gym after work...anybody doing cardio workouts in addition to CAD to burn the fat???

[LowCarbAndrea]

I should be exercising, and eventually I will figure out a way. I am super busy with my job to the point that I let the house go every week and only clean on weekends, so I feel unjustified in using any free time I can find to exercise with when there is a stack of dishes to the sky. I was thinking that if my energy levels go up, I might perform better at work and at home and then fitting in exercise should not be too challenging because I wont be too tired in the evenings. (and sometimes I am working all the up until bedtime, too) That being said, it is hard to start exercising for me, but once I start I get addicted really fast.

As far as fruit goes, for me, I think it will be fine. I used to LOOOOOVE all fruits, but then I did WW for a year, and I ate fruit until the cows came home, and I ate so much that I had cramps all the time. Besides, its a lot of sugar - and fruit sugar has been shown to raise triglycerides. So I am thinking of it that way.

[4myfuture]

I hear ya Andrea on the house cleaning! I leave it till the weekends too.

I'm not missing fruit right now, I thought I would. If I want it I know I can eat it during my RM.

[SchoolPsych1979]

Hi there,

If you guys have read this week's Women's World Mag, the diet that is featured is just like the CAD! There is new research coming out that eating carbs at night is helpful in cutting carbs and losing weight! Interesting!

[lotus33]

Originally Posted by SchoolPsych1979

Hi there,

If you guys have read this week's Women's World Mag, the diet that is featured is just like the CAD! There is new research coming out that eating carbs at night is helpful in cutting carbs and losing weight! Interesting!

Yes! I read that too.....was laughing that I should have read it in the grocery store line and saved myself the money! The articles always get me excited and then they are like 2 paragraphs Oh well I like that mag.

[Makeitwork]

I am totally loving the "tweaks" I have done with my WOE on the CAD and also combing it with IF.

I am totally way less hungry now (is that even possible?) by cutting out the coffee with cream, and eating in about 6-8 hours. It is amazing that eating less frequently really does curb being hungry. I am NOT however cheating and just eating carbs or frequently during my eating window. 1 CM and 1 RM and that is it! Very simple to follow. The rest of the time just water or some herbal tea. Tons of energy to spare with lots of cleaning, playing with my makeup AND hair (can't remember the last time I've taken a really good amount of time to just "play." )


Oh ya, other tweak is that I made it "easier" for me at dinner. Just large salad or portion of veggies, protein, and my dessert will be my carb. Also cutting back on alchohol for now until I lose a bit more. No more trying to juggle small amounts of various carbs into one portion like mashed potatoes, rice, bread AND a dessert. Was cheating and eating way too much carbs that way.


CM-
4 celery stalks with 4 TBSP cream cheese
2 eggs
3 pc bacon

RM-
Sm sized steak
LARGE baby mixed green and baby spinach salad with ranch and sprinkles of parmesan cheese, lots of dried herbs for seasoning
1 very sm pc of french bread with butter
My Coconut oil, turmeric, ginger powder, ceylon cinnamon supplements
1 donut and sm 1 cup of ice cream.

MIW

[Makeitwork]

Well it's been awhile and I forgot to mention that I've lost another 1/2 inch off my biceps, waist, and thighs even though the scale doesn't want to play nice. This might be nice for the newer folks here to see how to track your weight and do daily averages. It drives me MORE crazy to not weight every day than to get on the scale since I know it all averages and it is much easier to see where you might be going wrong from week to week with adding CM's, snacks, coffee (like me), TOM, etc. It really is a tool for keeping you on plan. Please please please do some starting measurements too! When I started back up in November I read all the archives on every CAD/CALP message board I could find and there was a post from a gal recommending that. She stated that her scale did not budge an entire month but she lost an inch off her waist. That stuck with me and I am so glad as sometimes it can be frustrating to not see the scale move but your clothes fit better, rings are loser, etc and the measurements give you the "atta boy/girl" that we want.

MIW



Monthly Weight Loss Tracker

Start Date: November 1, 2012

Age: 37
Ht: 5' 2"
Wt: 235

Starting Measurements:
Biceps: 15"
Bust: 50.5"
Waist: 47"
Hips: 54"
Thigh: 29.5"

As of December 2, 2012:
Wt: 225 (-10lbs)

Current Measurments:
Biceps: 14.5" (-0.5")
Bust: 48.5" (-2")
Waist: 43.5" (-3.5")
Hips: 51" (-3")
Thigh: 28.5" (-1")


As of December 24, 2012:
Wt: 222 (-13lbs)

Current Measurements:
Biceps: 14" (-0.5")
Other measurements remain unchanged


As of January 25, 2013
Wt: 221 (-14lbs)

Current Measurements:
Biceps: 13.5" (-0.5")
Bust: 47" (- 1 1/2")
Waist: 43" (-0.5)
Hips: 50.5" (-0.5")
Thigh: 27.5" (-1")


As of February 18, 2013
Wt: 220 (-15lbs)

Current Measurements:
Biceps: 13" (-0.5")
Bust: 47" (No change)
Waist: 42.5" (-0.5")
Hips: 50.5" (No change)
Thigh: 27" (-0.5")


Weekly Weight Loss Average Tracker:

Week 1- 235 (235)

Week 2- 231 229 (230) -5 lbs

Week 3- 228 (228) -1 lb

Week 4- 227 226 (226.5) -1.5 lbs

Week 5- 225 227 228 225 (226.25) -0.25 lbs

Week 6- 225 225 225.5 225.5 225 224 223.5 (224.79) -1.5 lbs

Week 7- 224 224 224 224 224 223 (223.83) -1 lb

Week 8- 224 225 224.5 224.5 224 224 224 (224.28) + 0.5 lb

Week 9- 222 224 225 222.5 223 222.5 223.5 (223.21) -1 lb

Week 10- 223 222.5 221.5 221 223 223 222 (222.29) -0.9 lb

Week 11- 221 223 221 221 221 224 223 (222) -0.30 lb

Week 12- 223 222 223 222 223 223 222.5 (222.64) +0.6 lb

Week 13- 222 222 220 222 222 221 221 (221.43) -1.20 lbs

Week 14- 221.5 222 223 223 221.5 222 218 (221.57) +0.14 lb

Week 15- 220 221 223 221 221 221.5 222.5 (221.43) -0.14 lb

Week 16- 224 221 X 221.5 223 223 223 (222.58) +1.15 lbs

Week 17- 220 221 221 221 221 (***)

[4myfuture]

MIW----way to go on the measurements!

[LowCarbAndrea]

So has anybody ever heard of not losing any weight in the beginning? I am only on day 3 so I did not expect a huge loss, but the scale says I have gone up 0.4 since I started. I know I am doing the diet correctly. So.,,, What gives!?

[lotus33]

Are you coming off of LC?


But yeah....give it some time!

[LowCarbAndrea]

Ummmm. TMI. I visited the little ladies room. Now I weigh 2.4 pounds less.

OMG. Disgusting.

BUT AWESOME!

[lotus33]

Can I come use your bathroom....it must be magical!

[iakaren]

Originally Posted by LowCarbAndrea

So has anybody ever heard of not losing any weight in the beginning? I am only on day 3 so I did not expect a huge loss, but the scale says I have gone up 0.4 since I started. I know I am doing the diet correctly. So.,,, What gives!?

Seems to be normal as the body adjusts to more carbs.

[iakaren]

Restarted CAD first of September. I am keeping track of weekly weights, and admit I was lying to myself whenever scale got up over 190, so the first weeks averages are slightly distorted.....

Week ending 9/8 189.75
Week ending 9/15 188.07
Week ending 9/22 188.57
Week ending 9/30 188.00
Week ending 10/07 188.40 (4 days restaurants-road trip)
Week ending 10/14 188.0 (3 days horse show)
Week ending 10/21 188.33
Week Ending 10/28 187.86
Week Ending 11/03 187.21
Week Ending 11/10 186.25
Week Ending 11/17 185.9
Week Ending 11/24 186.35
Week Ending 12/01 185.42
Week Ending 12/08 186.07
Week Ending 12/15 186.21
Week Ending 12/22 185.14
Week Ending 12/29 184.42
Week Ending 1/5/13 185.33
Week Ending 1/12/13 184.71
Week Ending 1/26/13 184.00
Week Ending 2/2/13 183.8
Week endin 2/9/13...182.21
Week ending 2/16/13...182.28
Week ending 2/23/13....182.5

[Makeitwork]

Originally Posted by LowCarbAndrea

So has anybody ever heard of not losing any weight in the beginning? I am only on day 3 so I did not expect a huge loss, but the scale says I have gone up 0.4 since I started. I know I am doing the diet correctly. So.,,, What gives!?

Always go AFTER you do your morning business, LOL. We call that a "dry weight" in the medical world. Try to do it at the same time every day as well. I have lost 2 pounds between 4am and 8am with just peeing!!!

MIW

[Makeitwork]

Ok gals, HUGE announcement: I am back on track! I am at my lowest weekly average today since November 1st. I lost 2 lbs since last week. I know it is because I cut out the coffee and also since I am just eating 1 CM and 1RM and doing those in a 6-8 hour period. I can see so many changes just in my appetite and not wanting to go wild at RM either. I can't believe how eating LESS is making me LESS hungry and eating MORE (even low carb) made me MORE hungry. I was still doing way better with eating 2 CM's and the coffee with cream with maintaining weight and no major hunger or cravings but this is AWESOME!!! I want to sing it from the mountain tops.

I even went and got my long straight hair cut into long layers (something I have wanted to do for a long time but wasn't brave enough for a change) and doing my make-up all cute and sexy. I feel great.

I'll include the week with my all-time low of 218 lbs in it to show you how weekly vs. daily wts is the way to go:

Week 14- 221.5 222 223 223 221.5 222 218 (221.57) +0.14 lb

Week 15- 220 221 223 221 221 221.5 222.5 (221.43) -0.14 lb

Week 16- 224 221 X 221.5 223 223 223 (222.58) +1.15 lbs

Week 17- 220 221 221 221 221 220 220 (220.57) -2 lbs!!!!

MIW

[LowCarbAndrea]

Congrats MIW. Hooray for you! =D Way to hang in there and not just give up when things aren't going how we want them to.

What is that a picture of in your profile. Cuz to me it looks like big thick pieces of Texas toast!

[lotus33]

Great job MIW!!!


Looks like you found a great formula for you!

[Makeitwork]

Originally Posted by LowCarbAndrea

What is that a picture of in your profile. Cuz to me it looks like big thick pieces of Texas toast!

It is soap!

MIW

[4myfuture]

Yeah miw

Loving cad!!!!! Just a quick stop in tonight.

[4myfuture]

Good Morning Fellow CAD membes!

So far so good and I'm so excited for you MIW! That's awesome and I love that you were adventurous with your hair, you are feeling good!

I had someone tell me yesterday that I looked svelt! That was the best NSV to date! And to think I ate pizza last night! I love looking forward to having my RM----I had salad and pizza last night and loved every bite. I understand that I can't overdo it, I just love the science behind how we eat, because it really is working miracles on my cravings. I haven't wanted to eat anything after my RM in over 12 days!
I've got my insulin under control I guess?

Love reading all your posts! Have a great day!

[lotus33]

Oooh...svelt!! That was great! How exciting!!!


I am back on track....never went totally off but was a little too casual with the RM and time frames!

Making a big pot of hamburger and veg soup for lunches. I need it super easy or I know I cheat!

[LowCarbAndrea]

It is certainly nice to have control of my hunger, that is for dang sure!