I tried CAD briefly, when I got bored with Atkins a couple of years ago (before this board, all the good advice, and all the yummy new low carb recipies!!!). I didn't lose any weight; and also, I found it too difficult to control the amounts and portions of the Reward Meal (oh, an hour and five minutes won't hurt .... my salad had hardly any carbs, I can go over by ten minutes .....). Also, I found the timing of my Reward Meal bouncing all over the place - one day lunch, the next dinner. I found that CAD was just too easy to fall away from.

Having said that, it's very much a 'your mileage may vary' thing. I have a couple of friends who have both lost weight on CAD and love it.

I suppose the best thing to do is jump in, try it, and see how you like it! If it doesn't work for you, you can always try something else. As Gracia says, Protein Power might be a good second choice, as it's more lenient than Atkins, at least in the initial stages.

Rachel