P56People with severe carbohydrate addiction are able to stay on diets for a limited time. Typically they find that they just can’t keep it up. Sooner or later they find themselves eating the very foods they had been trying to avoid.

P56 For you, the severely addicted CA, CAD should be easier to follow than any of the diet plans you have tried in the past. It has been designed to reduce your hunger and food cravings , which reduces the temptation to cheat.

P122 In some cases, the Reward Meal, the most exciting and enjoyable part of CAD, presents the most difficult guideline of the diet. Dieters are not used to eating what they want, at any time, without fear of being punished. They feel guilty and perhaps concerned about indulging in the pleasure of the Reward Meal. Remember CAD treats the biologically based cause of your drive for carbohydrates and your excess weight. The Reward Meal is an essential part of CAD

P123 Tell that voice in your head to stop nagging and scaring you. Past diets did not work. Neither did the rules that they offered. Try this diet with an open mind and sit back and watch it work.

P125 If you have finished your Reward Meal hour and you suddenly think of something you would like to have eaten, don’t despair (and most important, don’t go back for more). Put the food away , and then eat guiltlessly at your next Reward Meal—no more than 24 hours away.

P134Daily weighing…Even when you’re not dieting, your weight may vary by as much as five pounds a week. As a result, a once a week weighing is not enough.

P45 It is essential that you understand that, without knowing it, you have been fighting a virtually insurmountable physical problem.

P47 This program has been designed to correct the cause of your cravings and weight gain—it is not a diet of deprivation or sacrifice, but, rather, a correction for the hormonal imbalance that caused your eating and weight problems in the first place. Most people happily report that they succeed simply because they have no desire to cheat, and that, we believe, is how it should be.