And giving away a free copy of the book to one random commenter!
The Shangri-La Diet has been a hot topic of discussion on the IHMMB forums with many members reporting good results. Since I love a bandwagon and I would like to lose 10-15 pounds by this summer, I thought I’d give it a whirl even though I am highly skeptical. Okay, I must correct myself, my first thought was to do roll-eyes, but then my good friend TwoHands said she was going to do it, and that’s when I decided to do it, too.
If you haven’t heard about the Shangri-La Diet it is a diet plan conceived by Seth Roberts, a UC Berkeley professor of psychology. Basically, through self experimentation he found that ingesting oil or sugar water you could change your body’s set point and lose weight. His theory is foods with very little flavor break the connection between flavor and calories and allow you to lower the weight your body wants you to be, thus decreasing your appetite. I think I got that right. He explains the science behind it in the book, which I did read, but I didn’t quite get it all the first go around.
Does it work? A lot of people say it does. Is it scientifically valid? That seems to be up for debate, however I haven’t read anything that says it’s out and out dangerous so why not? Worse comes to worse, I gain a few pounds and have to go on Jenny Craig.
I’ll be blogging about my experiences a couple of times a week and updating daily on the IHMMB Body Electric forum. Two Hands will also be blogging her experience, and many other IHMMB members are trying Shangri-La and talking about it on the forum. BTW, if you are looking for support in your weight loss/fitness journey, The Body Electric is the place to be!
We’re going to be giving away one copy of the latest, revised edition of The Shangri-La Diet: The No Hunger Eat Anything Weight-Loss Plan
To Enter:
- Comment on this post and let us know why you want a copy of The Shangri-La Diet – 1 entry
- Subscribe to I Hate My Message Board. Comment to let us know you’ve done this – 1 entry
- Tweet this contest. Let us know in comments when you do this – 1 entry
- Register for the IHMMB forums. Post in comments your user name – 1 entry
- If you have registered for the IHMMB forums, post a comment with your user name – 1 entry
- Please post a separate comment for each form of entry, as we’ll be using comment numbers to determine the winner.
Rules:
- You may enter one time per entry method; we reserve the right to throw out entries we consider spam.
- Only winners in the continental USA can win the book and the oil. If the winner is from outside of the continental USA, their prize will be the book and $15 (US currency) via Paypal to buy oil.
- Contest will close midnight, Friday February 27th and the winner will be announced and notified no later than midnight, Saturday February 28th.
- Winner will be chosen by random drawing using a random number generated by Random.org.
- Winner will have until midnight Wednesday, March 4 to reply with mailing information or a new winner will be chosen.
Good luck!
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UPDATE
Congratulations! The winner is comment 83, Deborah Rosen! Thanks to everyone who entered!
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I want to win this book because my local library doesn’t have it and I’m too cheap to buy it myself!
It’s DiscoPanda from IHMMB forums!
Very interesting!
Disco Panda, from IHMMB forums!
cause i’m fat!
Wooo Hooo Make me a winner!
Eat all I want, and lose weight?? Count me in – sounds good to me!!
Thanks for the giveaway!
Okay I subscribed.
Oh I need this. I have ballooned up 35lbs in the last few years and I turn 50 in about 8 months and I am determined to be slimed down by then. I need any help I can get. Thanks for a great giveaway.
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i want this because nothing else is working for me!
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I so need to diet and this sounds like the perfect diet for me!!!
lean and mean
I’d like to learn about the science behind this book.
Sure, I’d like to give it a try. I figure with a 3yo and an infant it’s easier to eat oil and sugar water than to prepare real food, right?
I’ve heard about this diet – it sounds a little wacky but supposedly the science is real! I’d love to try it.
Would love to read about this diet so I can give it a try. If it works like it says I will be sharing with my family and friends.
the book seems like a dream come true.. i definately would love to read it.
My brothers wife really wants to lose some weight, maybe this will give her some bit of motivation?
I would like to win this wonderful prize so i can try it
Need to lose, maybe this will get me going!!!THANKS
I hope this can offer different ideas to add to my new losing weight strategy.
my hubby and i are trying to lose weight and change our diet. this would be a big help
To diet compare!
I need to do something. I lost about 35 lbs right after my baby -the first five months – nursing. Then over the past two years I’ve lost about 27 more very slowly but surely. In fact recently, I was just about to drop into another set of numbers – I won’t say which one! I was kind of excited about it. But last month, beginning of January I literally went up 15 lbs in 2 days and now I’m up 20 from then. I did nothing different those two days. I eat healthy choice meals – not the best choice but with a toddler an easy one. My husband brings home food occasionally but this has never caused me to gain and certainly not that quickly. I’ve been steadily losing very slowly. Until then. And it wasn’t a factor then. I use Comcast on Demand for exercise programs and walk a lot with my toddler and his stroller. So either I have some huge tumor that grew in two days and kept growing or my metabolism is WAY out of whack!
So I’d try it. Must be good timing too, because I had a spoonful of olive oil before my last meal – heard it was good for digestion!
I NEED TO BE ON A DIET, BECAUSE I AM TYPE TWO DIABETIC
I want and NEED to read this.
This is the first I’ve heard of the Shangri-La diet, so I’d like to learn more about it and the science behind it.
I need this
I’ve plateaued again, and just want to kick the weight loss again.
It makes me curious to know how I can eat everything I want. Looks like a very helpful book
I really need to lose some weight and this book sounds interesting.
im willing to try anything
I don’t have the willpower to just cut down on the amount I eat or to eliminate those pesky calorie laden snacks. So I need an alternative. Maybe this is it.
I want to win because I totally lack internal motivation to deal with my emotional/bored eating habits but I know they need to change.
I’d post my name, but after all I’m just Myself. Who has had a long day and is apparently full of really bad jokes.
i need a diet
I’d love to have the book because mine is overdue from the library…
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I need to loose wt so this would be helpful:)
I want to win because I want to try this diet. I need to lose a few pounds.
I am about to give up on losing weight I need some kind of help. Maybe this is my answer.
I want to get hold of that book because it would be my very first diet book ever. It seems everybody does talk about that book. I want a copy.
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