The Shangri-La Diet has made a list of Top 10 Craziest Diets Ever. Part of the description:
The principle behind this diet is that the body has a set point (the weight that it wants to sustain) and appetite is moderated by the body to ensure that you stay at your set point.
That’s exactly right. The idea that this is “crazy” amuses me.
But how about those tapeworms at number 1, eh?
The cartoon is mostly accurate except for the “every day for the rest of your life” part. I believe you do talk about a “maintenance” dose but in my experience the need for this is minimal. I’m speaking as someone who started the SLD when it was first mentioned on the Freakonomics blog. I suppose it depends on whether you’re a ‘supertaster’ or not.
The cartoon seems accurate for me – I lost 10lbs or so on SLD, stopped doing it, and gained the weight right back as fast as I’d lost it. Twice. If I can make myself keep doing the oil every day for the rest of my life I think I can achieve and maintain a lower bodyweight via SLD; if not, not.
Glen, try flaxseed oil (nose-clipped). You’re probably not getting enough omega-3 anyway. So you’ll want to drink the flaxseed oil for the rest of your life.
I would pick another bone with the cartoon: “a method that caused the pounds to melt away”. SLD gives you appetite suppression. It is not some magic way to “melt” off pounds.
Hey Seth
Question for you off topic – tried a tablespoon of extra light oil today. Gave me a bellyache, pretty unpleasant. Is this normal? Do you get used to it?
Btw, the #1 crazy diet is the processed-food centric western diet
Guaranteed to cause diabetes, heart disease, obesity, etc.
Jonas, It’s not uncommon. It goes away after a while — after you get used to digesting the oil. You can start with smaller amounts.
Jonas, what worked for me as a tolerable delivery mechanism was the oil-in-water thing. Oil straight up is too nauseating but a couple tablespoons of oil poured into 1/3rd cup or so of water is much more doable to chug right down.