Shangri-La-La-La

That's a link to the column in the NYT? I think so, I just copied it from someone else's blog. In any case, it was the hardback version of the book of the same name where I read about the Shangri-La Diet (SLD). Shangri-La indeed. It's not a diet, it's a theory proposed by a psychology professor based on self-experimentation and information he had from animal studies about set-point and calories and fat storage and more. I'm so bored and frustrated trying to explain his premise that I just say this: if you read it and are curious or it rings true or you're outraged or whatever, try it if you want.

Anyway, I tried it half-heartedly last week and it seemed to be "working" though I haven't actually weighed myself. So, I'm coming clean here so I can have a forum in which to document the results I see, and in an effort to pay more attention to signals of hunger and fullness.

After 2 days of NOT drinking any oil, I definitely had stomach problems yesterday. So much so that I couldn't really eat dinner.

So, starting over: 2T ELOO w/warm water at 4:15 (I brushed my teeth at 3:10, so that allows for the hour).

I ate some "breakfast wrap" at work, and have been nursing one can of RedBull watered down with about a liter of water for 4 hrs or so. i won't have any sugar water today, instead I'll have the grapeseed oil before bed. Grapeseed before bed seems to make sleep better, I've read it's because of the omegas.