The Addictocarb Diet: Avoid the 9 Highly Addictive Carbs While Eating Anything Else You Want

One of my colleagues had gotten an early copy of this book, and following the advice in it, including the shakes, lost what appeared to be at least about 20 or more pounds, maybe 30, in no time flat (6 weeks?) and also appeared to be a lot more healthy and energetic. She said it was NO EFFORT at all. But buoyed by her quick success, I guess, she stopped her new protocol and fell back to baseline.Well, her success had looked pretty good to me, so I got the book too, and, only wanting to lose 8 pounds, have lost about 2 in just three weeks or so, and just by sort of keeping in mind the advice. I haven't done anything, really, like making any special shakes or buying special pasta or anything like that. Not that I won't, I just haven't gone that far with it yet. Till now, I've just skimmed a lot of the book and am keeping in mind what the author says to avoid.So with that little bit of education, I'm just watching what I'm choosing to eat, and noticing, and just "avoiding" those addicto-carbs. (I confess to eating some, but then watching and being aware, and avoiding the craving that inevitably arises.) And that's it! I'm already more energetic, too, as well as the couple pounds lighter.This book is just the thing for us struggling with the typical American diet whether it's 200 pounds or the persistent last five that we want to lose while building our health.The Addictocarb Diet is an easy read, by the way, full of humor, anecdotes and the author's personal experiences. For example, he talks about having gotten slim and then going out to dinner at a world-renowned NY restaurant with his thin friends and his thin wife; everything is fine and under control, but after having a couple bites of incredible bread he completely goes off the deep end and regains 10+ pounds in the following week or so. And he's funny about it! He made me laugh out loud, and in other spots, tears actually came to my eyes.The book can be read in small portions, so that when I walk by and see it on my counter or table, I can stop and read a few pages, and feel amused and productive without having to devote two or three hours in a shot to reading. Though if I were on a plane or had a rainy weekend with no urgent projects, I would definitely want to read it through. I gave a copy to a friend who read it straight through - couldn't put it down.Suitable for both men and women, too. Not a girly thing, and definitely not patronizing. Kudos to the good Dr. Roseman and thanks to him for his openness. I think he's really on to something. He knows his stuff.

I have been saying for several years that I am addicted to bread, flour, and sugar. I know that when I don't eat them, my swelling goes down, I lose weight, and I feel better. I didn't need Dr Roseman to tell me that. But I did need him to tie some of this together for me from the perspective of it being a real addiction and dealing with that fact in my life. The fruit shakes do work to rein in the urges. Using food to get rid of the urge to eat is interesting to me. What is most important is that it works. This is not really a diet book although you will lose weight following it. It is a book about your relationship with certain foods and how much influence they have on your life and your health. I recommend this book highly if you have a problem with overeating and feel that certain carbs trigger it. You will find it helpful I think. I know that it has helped me. I am still working on this. I know that it will be a lifelong battle but I have more hope now that I will be able to deal with it. I have a long road ahead and a lot of weight to lose but the skills he has given me are helping.

I liked this book because of all the low carb diets out there, it is simple to follow and is based on the relatively new science of carbohydrates that cause cravings and ultimately addiction. I am going to start by experimenting with a recipe for the Shakes (phase 1) while I eat my usual way.Then, after a stressful trip I have (family reunion) in about three weeks, I will start the diet as detailed in the book. I have faith starting out, since there are instructions about what to do when you are tempted to fall off the wagon!

Rating for the diet in terms of effectiveness: yes, it basically works. Beware negative comments from people who have not tried it for at least a few weeks. However, having a good enough blender can be a challenge (the vitamix works greats but costs a small fortune), and buying enough berries gets expensive and time consuming as well. I did not find frozen berries to work as well as fresh ones. I did find that my metabolism went up a great deal, noting that usually my hands and feet are freezing and only when eating all the berries did I find myself running instead of walking, and having warm hands and feet. That was surprising.In terms of how fast you will lose weight, I think it depends a lot on how close your previous diet is to avoiding the 9 problem foods. If you have already eliminated most of them and continue to go up on the scale, well, it will still be difficult. If you have a good blender and if you can afford to buy the ingredients, then this can work for you.Yes, I would say that The Shake *is* effective in countering the addictive effect of carbs etc.Rating for the book in terms of writing: the style is engaging and motivating. The topics of most interest to me were comments about pre-diabetes and addiction. Learning what the brain is doing when the system receives addictocarbs is essential to coming up with a lifetime lifestyle plan. That is worthwhile, regardless of whether one adopts Roseman's plan or comes up with another.

Dr. Roseman has been my GP for over 25yrs and he is the most thoughtful & wise doctor & friend. I blindly follow his advice and I owe this man much of my happiness - no exaggeration! Check out his new book. It's not a fad diet, but advice on how to live a long & healthy life. The best part of the diet is that I can still enjoy drinking! Whoop whoop!

This book changed my life. I’m down 25lbs in less than 3 months. So helpful and I have way more confidence. I’m the fruit smoothie king now.

I have been telling my Drs for years I am addicted to carbs and the only time I ever lose weight is when I remove all carbs. But who wants to live like that. Thank you for putting together the most addictive carbs for us to start with. Thank you! Thank you! Thank you!

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