Hi, all!
First off, I must confess that I have not read the book yet. I am more than happy to, if any of you experienced folks think this WOE might be good in my situation.
I live in Japan, and started on Atkins almost a year ago. I love the way I feel, even though the weight loss hasn't been all that fast (about 25 pounds). I attribute this partially to many indulgences. And most of my indulgences aren't necessarily things I want to eat, but things I eat in order to maintain harmonious relationships with people around me.
When I first heard of CAD/CALP (on this forum), I thought it might be good for my mom, as she has a hard time giving up sweets. Then, when I thought about it, I thought it might be a good thing for me to try, because of the reward meal.
In your experience, do you have to eat a big salad before the reward meal? It seems like I've seen a few different things on this. For example, if my reward meal were to be a typical Japanese school lunch of rice, soup, small veggie, small meat dish, and milk, would that be feasible? I tend to get a little discouraged when I go off plan (which often leads to more cheating), so if there was a way for me to eat school lunch and not go off plan (reward meal), it would be good for me mentally.
What do you think? If you guys think that sort of thing would be an ok reward meal, I will totally go get the book and learn everything I can.
I know school lunch is a weird thing to be a reward meal, but schools here are very community based - everyone eats the same thing together in the classroom, etc.
Thanks for your help, and sorry about the rambling post!