Day 39

weight 150

Day 38

weight 151

Up a pound from my low. Not worried because I know there will be fluctuations.

Looking at my weightloss chart you can see that every up ends in more loss :-)

Day 37

Weight 150

Day 36

Weight 150

Holding and waiting for another drop :-)

Day 35

weight 150

OH, did I just hear another pound drop?
YES I DID!

You can stop dieting and lose weight, who'd a thunk it?

I LOVE this plan. I just can't stop saying that :-) AMAZING

Day 34

Weight 151

Back down to that low. Little suprised because yesterday I had In-N-Out burger and fries! I actually had 2 meals and a snack for the past couple days too. Not sure why I seemed a little more hungry. Last time this happened I upped my oil to 1 1/2 tbs 2 times per day for a couple days. Last night I had the 1 1/2 tbs and again this morning. I feel for me it's good to mix it up. I'm thinking with having 1 meal and a snack now most days then doing a couple meals and a snack kind of "tricks" the body vs eating same amounts everyday. Seems to be working for me.

Can't wait for the next drop

Day 33

weight 152

Yes up a pound but doesn't worry me. Looking at my graph it goes up before it goes down. I will just wait for another drop.

Day 32

Weight 151

Holding the new low :-)

I'm down to 1-2 meals per day. Yesterday I had 1 meal and 1 snack (cereal) in the evening. I can't believe that it satisfies me but it does. I don't eat my first meal now till 1:30-2:00. I remember reading that Seth eats 1 meal and I thought I could never do that but now I see it as a possibility.

It feels great to be freed from always thinking about food and freed from constant hunger.

Day 31

Weight 151

Another 1/2 lb makes my total 9 pounds in 1 month.

My review to date. This is the easiest "diet" I've been on. You can hardly call it a diet when you eat what you want.

In the last month, I've eaten things I would NEVER eat on a diet like hot dogs (in the bun), potato chips, ice cream, etc. Yes, they were all in moderation BUT before the oil, there was NO moderation for me. I always meant to eat small proportions just never could. I could never be satisfied but somehow the oil has a strong influence in telling me I'm satisfied and full.

I've also noticed that I am craving healthier foods. I've read this on Seth's forum by others too. Whole grain bread is the bread of choice for me now with PB&G vs soft white. My appetite is also WAY down, a HUGE plus.

I will continue to take oil till I reach my goal. I feel for once in my life I may reach 120 pounds-can't wait!!!!!!!!!!!

Here are a couple charts regarding my weight loss so far.

The 1st one shows total weight I want to lose-from 160 down to 120.




The 2nd chart shows a closer look at the 1st 10 pound mark.



I love it! It looks like the stock market going the wrong direction :-)

Day 29

Weight 152

WOW, 152!!!!!!!!
I eat what I want and lose weight, what could be better????????????

By the way, the other day I when shopping at Trader Joes and was going to buy myself something special to eat for lunch. I left the house and didn't eat a thing that morning. Well it was 1;30 and I thought something different would be great. I searched and searched but couldn't find a thing that interested me. Trader Joes is FULL of yummy things and I didn't feel like ANY of it!

Yea, this diet (if you call it that) IS AMAZING!

Day 30

Weight 151.5

Day 28

Weight 154

Yea- at my low point again.

I had to force myself to eat my first meal at 2 PM! It feels SO good to not be a slave to food.

I seriously tried to lose weight eating low calorie but couldn't stick with it. I would be too hungry and always thinking of what my next meal would be.

NOW, I don't think of my next meal because I don't get hungry.

Before, when watching my calories, I would pay very close attention what I would eat.

NOW, I eat anything I want. I have potato chips, PB&J, ice cream, ect... I DO opt for the healthier foods, don't get me wrong... BUT, if I want chips or ice cream, I eat it :-) My PB&G is on whole grain too.

Just wanted to reinforce how GREAT the Shangi-La diet is.

Day 27

Weight 155

Oh no, I'm not at a plateau yet I hope!

Day 26

Weight 154.5

still waiting for that drop. I know it's coming

Day 25

Weight 154.5

I know it wants to move down. I think when it finally does, it will be a BIG drop. I also notice my stomach getting flatter :-)

Day 24

Weight 155

Day 23

Weight 155

What!!

Day 22

Weight 154

OH YEA, another 1/2 pound makes for a total of 6 pounds down in 21 days and NO effort!!!!!

I LOVE this

Day 21

Weight 154.5

A half pound is a half pound more gone :-)

This is something I can definitely stick with and has to be the easiest "diet" I've EVER done. I was thinking yesterday as I had a meal, how nice, for once in my adult life I can eat what I want and not worry about gaining weight. It's like being set free. It's a great feeling.

Day 20

Weight 155

No change today. I feel a whooshie coming though!

Day 19

weight 155

Since I don't have a digital scale I mark my weight as whole or half numbers. 155 this morning but it looked like on the low side of 155 :-) I think it will be lower tomorrow!!

Yesterday I took 2 doses of 1 1/2 Tbsp oil. It worked well. I had 2 meals, lunch and dinner.

Lunch was a sandwhich of turkey, avocado, tomatoe, and onion on whole grain bread. Normally I wouldn't put onions on my sandwhich but I'm trying to mix things up instead of having the same meal everyday (which I enjoy).
Dinner was 1C tomatoe soup with 1/3C rice mix (has white and whole rice) and 1 grilled cheese (made in sandwhich machine-no butter).

I decided to up the oil a little bit because the 2 days prior, I had the munchies. I want to avoid the night picking.

Day 18

Weight 155.5

Yesterday I added a 1/2 tbsp more of the oil in the eve to my dose. The last couple days I've been picking at night. I felt hungry I think. Some of it might have been I just wanted to eat something.

Yesterday I had my oil 1tbsp in the morn.
Hour later had coffee then 1/2 c. oat meal.
Lunch was tuna salad on whole grain, 1oz potato chips (Trader Joes salt&pepper) and 1/2 c. low carb ice cream.
Around 4 I had a bowl of cereal. I wanted that to be my last meal.

Around 5:30 Had 1 1/2 tbsp oil. I thought if I upped it I wouldn't want to eat at night. I did end up having a banana and then a bowl of puffed corn cereal dry with splenda. I think the puffed cereal was out of habit.

I'm also mixing the ELOO with canola oil. I've read on the boards that the canola works for a lot of people. The first day, canola was what I took. I changed to ELOO thinking it might be healthier. One of the reasons for the switch is canola oil is cheaper. If cheaper and it does the same thing, then great.

This morning I decided to have 1/1/2 tbsp of oil (now mixed 1/2 canola 1/2 ELOO). Right now, 10 min later I'm feeling a little nauseous from it. I will also take the extra 1/2 tbsp with my second dose. I'm hoping the night picking will go away.

From what I've read on the forums, my weight loss to date is ok. I'm very happy with this plan so far. Can't wait to get down below 155. It's been a struggle trying to lose just 5 lbs. The Sangri-La plan has given me renewed hope :-) I hate to rush my life away because it already seems to go fast enough but can hardly wait to see the drop at the 2 month point. I'm hoping to be at a total loss of at least 15lbs by then. More would be better and if it's less, well, that would be ok too as long as I'm at a loss.

Day 17

Weight 156

If I were to graph my weight loss, it would look like the stock market ;-)
I'm not worried, I know it fluctuates.

I was reading post last night at www.diet-blog.com. The great success there is encouraging.

Day 16

Weight 155

:-) Nothing new to report

Day 15

Weight 155

5 effortless pounds lost in 15 days....YEA

Effortless-YES truly effortless!!!!

Day 14

weight 155.5

Another half pound! Yea me

Day 13

weight 156

Got it back down a little.

Day 12

Weight 157

Nothing new to report. I do feel a little sick-nose tickles and sneezy. I think that would explain the extra hunger. Didn't do too bad yesterday eating wise and went on trampoline.

Day 11

Weight 157

Up a pound. I figured that would happen sometimes so I'm not worried about it. Yesterday wasn't a good day. I wanted to keep eating. Couldn't get satisfied at all. I really think my body is trying to fight off something - you know....Starve a fever, feed a cold :-)

I also took both doses at different times than usual yesterday. Not sure if that had something to do with it or not. Today I will take it first thing in the morning, which I already did. Then later in the afternoon an hour or so after lunch OR an hour before dinner.

day 10

weight 156

Did much better last night. I had no picking after dinner. I ordered pizza for hubby & kids. I WAS going to have a piece but didn't need to other than a taste. I ate a low fat meal and was very satisfied.

I took my 2nd dose at 8:10 and felt no need to pick. In fact, even at 9:30 I still had a "full" feeling.

I read in the current Woman's World Magazine that drinking ice water helps speed up you metabolism. SO, I'm drinking ice water now. I figure every little thing (that's easy) can only help.

Day 9

weight 156

Down another 1/2 pound! I'm really surprised at that because last night I actuall picked more than once.

I first picked on the puffed corn cereal. I like it with a little splenda and with out milk. It makes a low calorie snack of only 60 cals per cup. Not bad for a sweet and crunchy snack. an hour or so later I had a cup of whole grain cereal with milk.

I think I may be coming down with a cold. My throat is itchy and my nose feels a little runny. Anyway, even with the picking, it was nice to wake to another loss.

Today, I'm going to take the oil later. This may help with the desire to pick tonight.

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