I think Jim makes some excellent points and his suggestions are something I might try for other areas of my life.

I think that for me, when I felt the amazing freedom from cravings that CAD gave me, for the first time in my adult life I really believed that I can lose weight and keep it off. Before, no matter what diet I was trying, in the back of my mind I *knew* that I would cave in to the cravings, sometimes sooner, sometimes later. I didn't believe I could do it, because I couldn't really imagine being strong enough to fight the drive to binge on carbs, on a permanent basis. The difference is, with CAD that drive is gone. I don't have to fight anymore. It is truly like someone switched a lightswitch off inside my head. And now I just believe that I will get to where I want to be by sticking to CAD. I still have little struggles about balancing my reward meal and I still have stalls, but the basic feeling is there that I have found my way and nothing will make me stray.

I don't know if that is at all helpful, it is just my experience.