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Has anyone tried the Shangri-La diet?

heykatieben
heykatieben Posts: 398 Member
edited December 2024 in Food and Nutrition
Has anyone here tried the Shangri-La diet? It's not really a diet, but involves regularly drinking a tablespoon of extra light olive oil, to break your body's connection between taste and calories. It sounds crazy, but people in the Amazon reviews of the book seem to say it works, and it was designed by someone with extensive experience in qualitative analysis. Anyone with experience?

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  • McBully4
    McBully4 Posts: 1,270 Member
    Has anyone here tried the Shangri-La diet? It's not really a diet, but involves regularly drinking a tablespoon of extra light olive oil, to break your body's connection between taste and calories. It sounds crazy, but people in the Amazon reviews of the book seem to say it works, and it was designed by someone with extensive experience in qualitative analysis. Anyone with experience?

    Sounds more like the mud butt diet
  • AJ_Pete
    AJ_Pete Posts: 863 Member
    Has anyone here tried the Shangri-La diet? It's not really a diet, but involves regularly drinking a tablespoon of extra light olive oil, to break your body's connection between taste and calories. It sounds crazy, but people in the Amazon reviews of the book seem to say it works, and it was designed by someone with extensive experience in qualitative analysis. Anyone with experience?

    Sounds more like the mud butt diet

    Holler.
  • infamousmk
    infamousmk Posts: 6,033 Member
    Yeah, not a fan... I like my calories tied to food like The Good Lord intended it.
  • Silverkittycat
    Silverkittycat Posts: 1,997 Member
    hmmmm... interesting.
  • morgansmom02
    morgansmom02 Posts: 1,131 Member
    Has anyone here tried the Shangri-La diet? It's not really a diet, but involves regularly drinking a tablespoon of extra light olive oil, to break your body's connection between taste and calories. It sounds crazy, but people in the Amazon reviews of the book seem to say it works, and it was designed by someone with extensive experience in qualitative analysis. Anyone with experience?

    Sounds more like the mud butt diet

    :laugh: :laugh: :laugh: :laugh:
  • ElviraCross
    ElviraCross Posts: 331 Member
    sounds stupid.
  • AliDarling
    AliDarling Posts: 373
    never heard of that, but i have heard that drinking a tablespoon of olive oil before bed helps lubricate the digestive tract so you dont store as much food as you sleep
  • capriciousmoon
    capriciousmoon Posts: 1,263 Member
    I thought this would have something to do with peaches. Whoever thought this up is bad at naming things, it makes no sense!
  • girlinahat
    girlinahat Posts: 2,956 Member
    Has anyone here tried the Shangri-La diet? It's not really a diet, but involves regularly drinking a tablespoon of extra light olive oil, to break your body's connection between taste and calories. It sounds crazy, but people in the Amazon reviews of the book seem to say it works, and it was designed by someone with extensive experience in qualitative analysis. Anyone with experience?

    last time I lost at spoof I had to drink half a cup of olive oil and eat a chilli. The chilli was fine but the olive oil sat on my stomach and had to be manually removed. there's a lesson there.
  • BrettPGH
    BrettPGH Posts: 4,716 Member
    never heard of that, but i have heard that drinking a tablespoon of olive oil before bed helps lubricate the digestive tract so you dont store as much food as you sleep

    I'd like to store all the food I have in me while sleeping, thank you.
  • Jules2Be
    Jules2Be Posts: 2,238 Member
    never heard of that, but i have heard that drinking a tablespoon of olive oil before bed helps lubricate the digestive tract so you dont store as much food as you sleep

    I'd like to store all the food I have in me while sleeping, thank you.

    damn! BEAT me to it :angry:
  • McBully4
    McBully4 Posts: 1,270 Member
    never heard of that, but i have heard that drinking a tablespoon of olive oil before bed helps lubricate the digestive tract so you dont store as much food as you sleep

    I'd like to store all the food I have in me while sleeping, thank you.

    damn! BEAT me to it :angry:

    Must be where the phrase "To **** the bed." came from.
  • Yanicka1
    Yanicka1 Posts: 4,564 Member
    I did. Not worth it. Exercise and eat Well.
  • ZombieChaser
    ZombieChaser Posts: 1,555 Member
    Brett: LOL!!

    OP: It will make your coat nice and shiny!
  • ZeroWoIf
    ZeroWoIf Posts: 588 Member
    I drank 10 cups of dead beetle juice, and made some tea from cursed bark tree. YES
  • purpleipod
    purpleipod Posts: 1,147 Member
    Has anyone here tried the Shangri-La diet? It's not really a diet, but involves regularly drinking a tablespoon of extra light olive oil, to break your body's connection between taste and calories. It sounds crazy, but people in the Amazon reviews of the book seem to say it works, and it was designed by someone with extensive experience in qualitative analysis. Anyone with experience?

    Sounds more like the mud butt diet

    rofl
  • JoyousRen
    JoyousRen Posts: 3,823 Member
    No. Something about a diet named after a mythical place makes me think "sham". *shrug*
  • mynameiscarrie
    mynameiscarrie Posts: 963 Member
    sounds stupid.

    this... food is supposed to taste good... food is calories... sounds really stupid
  • onedayillbeamilf
    onedayillbeamilf Posts: 966 Member
    :sick:
  • A_Shannigans
    A_Shannigans Posts: 170 Member
    No. Something about a diet named after a mythical place makes me think "sham". *shrug*

    It's not mythical... anymore it's in Oklahoma. :laugh:
  • DelilahCat0212
    DelilahCat0212 Posts: 282 Member
    Has anyone here tried the Shangri-La diet? It's not really a diet, but involves regularly drinking a tablespoon of extra light olive oil, to break your body's connection between taste and calories. It sounds crazy, but people in the Amazon reviews of the book seem to say it works, and it was designed by someone with extensive experience in qualitative analysis. Anyone with experience?

    Sounds more like the mud butt diet

    Holler.

    I think I just broke something laughing!!!
  • AllTehBeers
    AllTehBeers Posts: 5,030 Member
    The people on Amazon said it worked so it must be the miracle cure! Honestly, I'd rather fry my chicken in it.
  • JoyousRen
    JoyousRen Posts: 3,823 Member
    No. Something about a diet named after a mythical place makes me think "sham". *shrug*

    It's not mythical... anymore it's in Oklahoma. :laugh:
    I'm not sure I want a diet from Oklahoma either. :drinker:
  • A_Shannigans
    A_Shannigans Posts: 170 Member
    No. Something about a diet named after a mythical place makes me think "sham". *shrug*

    It's not mythical... anymore it's in Oklahoma. :laugh:
    I'm not sure I want a diet from Oklahoma either. :drinker:

    You got me there :tongue:
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