Dieting is bad for me
We all know that in the long run, dieting is bad for us. Our bodies always catch on to what we are doing and try to get back to their set point. We put on the weight as fast as we can as soon as we stop dieting. I have learned a lot about set point from the Seth Roberts and SLD. That’s the Shangri-La Diet.
As soon as I stop dieting, boom, the weight is back with a vengeance. The funny thing is that my body not only regains the lost weightmuch quicker than I lost it, I usually put on more than I lost. I think that is my body’s way of compensating. My body is smart. It wants to regain MORE weight, just in case there is another famine.
I am very healthy this winter, far more healthy than previous winters.
1. I am using my light box daily
- This is helping greatly! I am not sure whether it produces serotonins, or how it works, but I feel good, and the seasonal blahs are gone. This is in the middle of a very grey and very cold Chicago winter.
2. I am working out just about every day for at least 20 minutes.
- I have such a variety of stuff to do in my house, that I never get bored with my workouts! Lately I am enjoying the treadmill. I can walk a lot longer than I could on the streets. I put a DVD in my laptop, which keeps me occupied while I walk.
3. I am back to doing the Shangri-La plan. This has served me well in the past. I put on holiday weight, and was up to around 150. Now I am back to 145.
Hah! What we eat and what it means.
Sign outside a church near the University of Chicago.
That’s my latest update. I weigh 145 as of this morning. FitDay says I am moderately overweight. I am wearing a Size 14 or 12. My goal is 130, so I am still up 15 pounds.
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5′2″ |
108-121 |
118-132 |
128-143 |
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These are ideal weights for my height, small, medium, and large frame. I think I am large framed. At any rate, I feel great. Since we are what we eat, I must be oily. I am back to doing Shangri La, and, and yes, that means I am drinking oil again! Hey, whatever works, right? It does suppress my appetite, by tricking my body into thinking it has met its quota of food to meet its set point, so hunger can shut itself off.
Here is an explanation of Shangri La that I just posted in the forums.
http://www.weight-loss-forums.buddyslim.com/best-diet-plans/2813-shangri-la-diet.html
xoxox
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Drinking oil sounds grose, but you can’t argue with results, right? I have never heard of it. What kind of oil is it? How much do you have to drink? I probably won’t ever be able to trick myself into drinking it, but it is very interesting. I have also heard of drinking organic apple cider viniger. I don’t think I could make myself do that either
Hi Linsey! For anyone not familiar with the Shangri-La Diet: A scientist in Berkeley named Seth Roberts came up with this idea. It is based on eating tasteless calories. I lost 15 pounds really quickly on it when I first started doing it.
How I do it:
Put 1 - 2 tablespoons of oil into a little cup. Fill the cup with ice cold water. Slug down the oil. Wipe mouth with napkin. Rinse mouth, so that no flavor or oiliness remains.
When you do this is up to how your body reacts. You should not eat anything one hour before taking the oil and one hour after taking the oil, so your body does not associate the oil with flavor.
The theory is, that if you can’t taste it, your body doesn’t register it as calories.
I take the oil twice a day. Usually I take it 1 hour after breakfast. Then again, 1 hour after lunch. I have also tried taking the whole dose before bed. That works well for me too.
Here is the website. http://sethroberts.net/
I did buy the book, The Shangri-La Diet, by Seth Roberts, but you can learn plenty on the forums and the blog.
The question remains, how would you maintain the weight loss if you eventually are going to stop drinking oil? Are you going to drink oil for the rest of your life?
Hugs,
Tatiana