Before I wrote The Shangri-La Diet I anticipated the diet would reduce hunger and weight and increase peace of mind but this surprised me:
So far, I have told NO ONE what I am doing, not even [my husband]. A couple of my teens (I’m the mother of 3 teenage boys, ages 19,16 and 15) have walked into the kitchen as I was taking my oil and wondered what I was doing. I just told them it was to take care of some pooping problems I’ve been having.
SLD = more off-limits than poop.
hilarious!
I have to agree, I casually mentioned SLD to a couple of friends and they all reacted horribly. I decided it was best not to discuss it.
Yep, people freak if you tell them you’re drinking oil. But tell them you ate a half gallon of Rocky Road last night before bed, they’d only wonder why you prefer it to the Cookies and Cream they’d had.
I think the problem – if it is a problem – is that the method sounds absolutely wacky if you don’t know the theory behind the diet. (The book’s subtitle, anyone?) I once explained it to a friend and made sure to start out with, “Ever heard of the concept of a weight set-point?” rather than, “It’s all about drinking oil!”
Perhaps a better subtitle would have been — “now you may be surprised by this…”