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I have been on the carbohydrate addiction diet for years, back when doctors would tell me I was being foolish to think the diet worked, that I was buying into voodoo dieting. Nonsense - the true carbo addict knows how well the diet works - it's absoluting liberating to suddenly be in control of your eating.

Cutting carbs works wonderful IF you have a carbohydrate metabolism problem - which many of us do. But there is no "one size fits all" diet. Some people do best on the traditional diet. (There is a test to take to see which one is better - the first question being do you get hungrier and weaker for the day if you eat breakfast)

A true, severe carbo addict's metabolism is not fooled by diet foods. A sweet taste in the mouth can set off a hyperinsulin reaction as easily as cake can. Diet sodas have the same effect on me as a cookie. So most of these "low carb" solutions are really no solution for me.

Even certain medications can set off the effect. Going into a kitchen and smelling baking cookies can set off stomach twisting cravings for someone like me.

So I am waiting for the other shoe to drop here, that low carb "doesn't work". No one will ever convince us carb addicts of that, but going in and buying low carb ketchup is not a panacea.

"A true, severe carbo addict's metabolism is not fooled by diet foods. A sweet taste in the mouth can set off a hyperinsulin reaction as easily as cake can. Diet sodas have the same effect on me as a cookie."

Same here. I have a diet soda and twenty minutes later I'm looking for something to eat. The diet works best for me when I stick to plain old water. Matter of fact, as I write this response, I'm feeling hungry because I just finished a cup of coffee sweetened with Sweet 'n Low.

I've been on the diet for three years and have maintained my goal weight with little problem.

(There is a test to take to see which one is better - the first question being do you get hungrier and weaker for the day if you eat breakfast)

Which diet do you do best on if breakfast makes you hungrier? If I have breakfast I'm hungry all day and tend to overeat.

Is low carb good if you only want to lose 5 pounds?