12 step program for Carboholics

[Forest]

is there one?

I know there is OA but havent seen anything for carb junkies

[2big4mysize]

there is a cheat from the OA grey sheets for carboholics floating around on the net there is also one based on the AA 12 step program.

[boonie stomper]

There's a Yahoo group forum "Carboholics Anonymous" at http://health.groups.yahoo.com/group...licsAnonymous/

Here's the OA 12-steps:
http://www.overeatersanonymous.org/twelve_steps.html

Ahhh, I can't resist...

Step 1. We admitted we were powerless over carbs and the http://www... that our lives had become unmanageable.

2. Came to believe that a smaller appetite and more free time could restore us to sanity.

3. Made a decision to turn our will and our lives over to the care of ADBB-ers as we understood them.

4. Made a searching and fearless eating and time management inventory of ourselves.

5. Admitted to Atkins & Bill Gates, to ourselves, and to other human beings the exact nature of our slip-ups.

6. Were entirely ready to have ANYTHING/ANYONE remove all our defects of habit.

7. Humbly asked ADBB-ers to help guide us to correct our shortcomings.

8. Made a list of all bad carbs we had eaten, and became willing to get up offa our rear ends.

9. Made direct confessions to such people as Cheat Police, except when to do so would take up too much time on the web.

10. Continued to take personal inventory and when we were wrong promptly admitted it.

11. Sought through posting and prompt action to improve our health, weight and free time, as we made progress, praying only for the Whooshie Fairy, extra energy, and appetite control to help us to carry that out.

12. Having had a noticeable improvement as a result of these steps, we tried to carry this message to other carboholics and surf addicts, and to continue practice these principles in all our affairs.

Good Afternoon, everyone! Have a nice day!!

[Forest]

Originally Posted by boonie stomper

There's a Yahoo group forum "Carboholics Anonymous" at http://health.groups.yahoo.com/group...licsAnonymous/

Here's the OA 12-steps:
http://www.overeatersanonymous.org/twelve_steps.html

Ahhh, I can't resist...

Step 1. We admitted we were powerless over carbs and the http://www... that our lives had become unmanageable.

2. Came to believe that a smaller appetite and more free time could restore us to sanity.

3. Made a decision to turn our will and our lives over to the care of ADBB-ers as we understood them.

4. Made a searching and fearless eating and time management inventory of ourselves.

5. Admitted to Atkins & Bill Gates, to ourselves, and to other human beings the exact nature of our slip-ups.

6. Were entirely ready to have ANYTHING/ANYONE remove all our defects of habit.

7. Humbly asked ADBB-ers to help guide us to correct our shortcomings.

8. Made a list of all bad carbs we had eaten, and became willing to get up offa our rear ends.

9. Made direct confessions to such people as Cheat Police, except when to do so would take up too much time on the web.

10. Continued to take personal inventory and when we were wrong promptly admitted it.

11. Sought through posting and prompt action to improve our health, weight and free time, as we made progress, praying only for the Whooshie Fairy, extra energy, and appetite control to help us to carry that out.

12. Having had a noticeable improvement as a result of these steps, we tried to carry this message to other carboholics and surf addicts, and to continue practice these principles in all our affairs.

Good Afternoon, everyone! Have a nice day!!

LOL that is awesome!

[choeve]

Excellent 12 steps. haha

Hi I'm Cheryl and I'm a carb-o-holic. It has been _____ days since my last cheat. LOL

[boonie stomper]

(((...H i - i - i - i, C H E R Y L… )))

[not2late]

This program has 13 steps...

1. Eat either three regular-size meals a day or four or five smaller meals. Do not skip meals or go more than six waking hours without eating.

2. Eat liberally of combinations of fat and protein in the form of poultry, fish, shellfish, eggs and red meat, as well as pure, natural fat in the form of butter, mayonnaise, olive oil, safflower, sunflower and other vegetable oils (preferably expeller-pressed or cold-pressed).

3. Eat no more than 20 grams a day of carbohydrate, most of which must come in the form of salad greens and other vegetables. You can eat approximately three loosely packed cups of salad, or two cups of salad plus one cup of other vegetables (see Acceptable Foods).

4. Eat absolutely no fruit, bread, pasta, grains, starchy vegetables or dairy products other than cheese, cream or butter. Do not eat nuts or seeds in the first two weeks. Foods that combine protein and carbohydrates, such as chickpeas, kidney beans and other legumes, are not permitted at this time.

5. Eat nothing that isn't on the Acceptable Foods list. And that means absolutely nothing. Your "just this one taste won't hurt" rationalization is the kiss of failure during this phase of Atkins.

6. Adjust the quantity you eat to suit your appetite, especially as it decreases. When you're hungry, eat the amount that makes you feel satisfied, but not stuffed. When you're not hungry, eat a small controlled carbohydrate snack to accompany your nutritional supplements.

7. Don't assume any food is low in carbohydrate instead, read labels. Check the carb count (it's on every package) or use a carbohydrate gram counter.

8. Eat out as often as you wish but be on guard for hidden carbs in gravies, sauces and dressings. Gravy is often made with flour or cornstarch, and sugar is sometimes an ingredient in salad dressing.

9.Avoid foods or drinks sweetened with aspartame. Instead, use sucralose or saccharin. Be sure to count each packet of any of these as 1 gram of carbs.

10. Avoid coffee, tea and soft drinks that contain caffeine. Excessive caffeine has been shown to cause low blood sugar, which can make you crave sugar.

11. Drink at least eight 8-ounce glasses of water each day to hydrate your body, avoid constipation and flush out the by-products of burning fat.

12.If you are constipated, mix a tablespoon or more of psyllium husks in a cup or more of water and drink daily. Or mix ground flaxseed into a shake or sprinkle wheat bran on a salad or vegetables.

13.At a minimum, take a good daily multivitamin with minerals, including potassium, magnesium and calcium, but without iron.

[boonie stomper]

You should give credit where due, quoting DANDR pages 122-4, "Rules of Induction", and leave it as written... You #13 is covered in Chapter 11.