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Low fat diets are not the best way to lose weight according to a new study.

The research which looked at more than 300 obese people found those who stuck to a Mediterranean or low carbohydrate diet lost more weight over two years.

Low fat diets are the most commonly recommended diets in the UK to help people lose weight, and also to reduce the risks of heart disease and cancer.

However, researchers led by a team at Ben-Gurion University of the Negev, in Israel, found those on a Mediterranean diet lost on average 60 per cent more weight.

Link (telegraph.co.uk)

I have been writing a story about my experiences with CALP and decided to put it in book form. I will be writing an addition to my "book" at least once a month and it will include my thoughts as well as my current stats.

If you are reading my blog and think this way of eating could be beneficial to you, read the book. It is called The Carbohydrate Addict's Lifespan Program and was written by Dr. Richard F. Heller and Dr. Rachael F. Heller.

I was 40 years old when I first picked up the book and purchased my copy of The Carbohydrate Addict's Lifespan Program (CALP). Over the years I gained more than I lost and my yo-yo dieting caused my weight to soar to a high of 236 lbs. When I started reading the book, I just knew they were talking about me. I was shocked to hear that there were people exactly like me that could not control what they were eating. I knew better than to eat ice cream every night, but I was unable to control myself when it came time to leave it alone. I knew better than to grab a candy bar in the afternoon, but sometimes I did it anyway. I knew that I was gaining weight and my clothes were getting tight, but the only thing that mattered to me was the satisfaction of eating chocolate.

I had my third and last child when I was 30 years old. My oldest daughter was 5 years old, my second daughter was 14-1/2 months old, and my youngest son was born two months before my 31st birthday. After the birth of my third child I attempted to lose weight again. The only way I knew how to do it was to eat low fat, so I did. I had the same problem with low fat dieting as I did before and I was always hungry. I stuck to the plan long enough to lose some weight but since it was too difficult for me to do long term, I began the yo-yo dieting again.

When I began this way of eating, I did a search on the Internet for support groups that I could become involved with. I joined three support groups and the first one I found was http://www.lowcarbfriends.com. The group I was looking for was under Other Plans in the section titled Weight Loss Plans. I found the most recent thread of the Carbohydrate Addict's Diet (CAD) and chose to read and get to know some of the active members of the group. Once I felt I had an idea of what the group was like, I was ready to introduce myself and became an active member on March 8, 2008. I found this group to be very friendly and supportive but I really wanted to find people that ate more like I did, so I searched for another group to join.

My preference is to eat two meals a day, reserving my Reward Meal (RM) for dinner. I have found that eating an equal amount of vegetables and protein for a late breakfast or lunch keeps me satisfied for hours. A couple of times when I was away from home, I chose to skip my Complementary Meal (CM) because I did not have access to both vegetables and protein. Of course when I returned home I was hungry, and since it was dinner time, I had a very satisfying RM. I do not like to be hungry and it only took me a couple of times to learn to plan ahead.