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After a lot of reading and a lot of soul searching I’m re-committing to the Shangri La Diet with some new ideas from the members of the sethroberts.net forums.

1. Walnut oil instead of ELOO.  Many SLD’ers have reported good results from Walnut oil.  A bonus is that it’s high in omega-3, which is supposed to help with brain functioning.  I tried 2 Tbsp last night, mixed with a few ounces of water.  It wasn’t as oily/greasy as the ELOO but had a slight aftertaste of walnuts.  I’m not sure if the taste is enough to counteract the SLD effect but there’s only one way to find out.  I’ll stick with walnut oil for 14 days, then switch back to ELOO if I don’t see the desired effects.

2.  Noseclips.  Using noseclips while eating tends to dull the flavor.  Seth Roberts has stated that eating any food while wearing noseclips should have the same effect as consuming flavorless oil.  I’ll be using noseclips with step 3.

3.  Breakfast smoothy consisting of orange juice, a banana, psyllium husks, soy protein powder and flax seed oil, consumed while wearing noseclips to kill the flavor.  A bummer because I really like the taste but a small sacrifice to make.  The flax oil here is for health benefits, not SLD weight loss.

4. Reducing ditto foods.  This is a big one for me.  My diet has been pretty monotonous, consisting of high flavor fast foods and other crap.  It’s not realistic to expect to go cold turkey on that and switch to a macrobiotic diet but I’m going to make every effort to eat foods I normally don’t eat. 

5.  Smaller portions.  I’m going to try to limit my meals to 500 calories or less.  When I tried SLD previously this wasn’t too difficult.  Avoiding soft drinks and chips or fries will keep most lunch time meals under 500 calories.

6. Exercise.  A minimum of 30 minutes every day, either running or resistance training.  30 minutes is the minimum, I usually exercise for longer than that, it’s the every day part that might be tough.

7.  Tracking.  I will be weighing in every day and tracking the data on a spreadsheet.  I will not be posting my weight every day, probably once a week will be sufficient.  I’m thinking of taking a weekly photo and posting the series when I’ve lost a decent amount.  I’m not really into looking at myself but it might be a good motivator.

 So that’s my plan.  Really pretty easy compared to other weight loss plans but as always the deciding factor is committment to the plan.  This blog has already helped with that: I started blogging back in May and if I had stuck with it and had average results I would have lost 30-40 pounds by now and be near my ideal weight.  Writing about the daily effects of the oil helps keep me focused on maintaining the SLD plan so I’ll be tracking my progress closely.

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