Carbohydrate Addict's Diet

Pros: I got pregnant, you can eat a wide variety of food durning your reward meal, I felt good while doing it
Cons: I was very sensitive to carb overdose, I might get pregnant again

Well OK, my husband helped a little. But I credit the Carbohydrate Addict's Diet (CAD) for my quick pregnancy.

When I was 18 an endocrinologist told me I had Polycistic Ovarian Syndrome (PCOS). He said I shouldn't really worry about it, but...

Pros: Satisfying portions, no forbidden foods
Cons: Not enough emphasis on the benefits of exercise

The Basis of the Diet
According to the Carbohydrate Addict’s Diet, some people become addicted to sugar because of it’s effect on insulin levels. You can control the addiction and lose weight by eating foods that are high in carbs only once...

Pros: Even emotions, no cravings, weight loss
Cons: You can't cheat or it defeats the purpose and is harder to get back on plan, naysayers

This is part two of my best vs. worst fad diet epinions. If you'd like to check out the first part or the worst fad diet... the Cabbage Soup Diet is here...

Pros: Effective for weight loss
Cons: Being on the diet may not necessarily reduce your carbohydrate cravings, may have to watch your fat intake in addition to carb intake

On an ongoing pursuit to lose some of the weight that I put on before my son was born I have - very briefly – tried a few diets. Now, before I go any further let me define briefly. 4 hours is brief. 2 days is an eternity. Catch my drift on how...

Pros: Simple, few "rules", quick difference in how you feel
Cons: It is hard to give up life long habits

October 2004 Update:I fell off plan after my June 2002 update with serious consequences. Sleep apnea, and other breathing issues that led to an evaluation with a pulmonary specialist. When I learned that most of my problems were "fixable" by losing ...

Pros: Pretty nutritionally sound for a diet, you get a reward meal with anything you like
Cons: NO artificial sweeteners, except at your reward meal

Since I've been on the Dr. Atkins Diet for a couple of months, and like it tremendously for my needs, I decided to see if The Carbohydrate Addict's Diet LifeSpan Program could supplement my knowledge about fats, carbohydrates and how my body...

Pros: This is not what I will call a diet. It is an eating style change.
Cons: It takes some getting use to.

I started this diet in January of 2000. At first, I was kind of skeptical, but after I saw the authors on Oprah, and did my own research, I bought the Carbohydrate Addicts Life Span Program book. Once I finished reading the book, I realized that I...

Pros: Reward Meal where you can eat anything you want!
Cons: Hard to stick to this diet

After my failure with the Protein Power Plan (lost weight, but got sick of eating eggs, cheese, and meat!), my mom called to tell me about the Carbohydrate's Addict Diet (CAD). She said there was a woman in her church who was getting thinner and thinner...

Pros: Easy to stick to, bonus - lowers cholesterol
Cons: Limited breakfast possibilities

I started on the Carbohydrate Addicts diet after seeing the married doctors, Richard and Rachel Heller on the Oprah show. They have both had weight problems and Rachel Heller once weighed 300 pounds. When they explained the symptoms of carb addiction,...

Pros: i know i can stick with it!
Cons: other people don't quite get it.

i can't say enough about how happy this diet has made me! i have been obese most of my life, and long ago gave up on diets because i could not deal with the idea of denying myself something for the rest of my existance. but then i had my daughter, and...

Pros: You don't crave sweets and you do lose weight
Cons: I don't like enough vegetables so I ate a lot of the same

I've never really had a weight problem until I got pregnant. Isn't that everyones story? I gained about fifty pounds with my pregnancy and only lost about twenty after the baby's arrival. This adds up to a thirty pound weight difference from before I...

Pros: Easy, encouraging
Cons: Breakfast is hard, you have to be creative

Like millions of women worldwide, I have tried every diet ever published. Oh yes, I lost the weight, probably at least 100 pounds or more, over my life, only to gain it back plus more each and every time. I saw the Kellers on Oprah's show and figured...

Pros: It works, more energy, no irritability, eat what you want and lose weight
Cons: harder to find good food choices, takes some effort for eating

At one point in my life I was quite thin. Then came the desire for ice cream, cake, cookies, pasta, etc. Needless to say, I became a fat pig. I knew I needed to do something about it so, I went on a diet. I used diet ice cream, any low fat product I...

Pros: Reward meal
Cons: No weight loss

After seeing the authors on "Oprah", I ran right out and bought the book- in hardcover. I read through it, and it really did sound easy. As a member of TOPS (Take Off Pounds Sensibly), I had hit a bit of a plateau of a twenty pound loss,...

Pros: You get to eat "forbidden" things, sounds really good
Cons: gets boring quick, hard to balance reward meal

The first book I read on this diet was the carbohydrate addicts lifespan program (or something to that effect) that my mother had. It tells you a wonderful story, that you can eat anything you want for your reward meal. You just can't have carbs the rest...