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[preamultzahar]

Hello,

First of all I want to mention that I did not read the book. I don't live in the US and Amazon does not ship books to where I live, I could not find a suitable downloadable format since I don't own a kindle and I don't want an audio version. Is it possible to buy the book in .pdf format?

As the title says, I'm 5' 8 and I weigh 200lbs. I could not find extra light olive oil or canola oil here so I'm trying the Shangri la diet using sugar water. I put ~150 milliliters, that's about 10 tablespoons, of sugar in a glass of water, I stir it up and drink it in 5-10 minutes. I also respect the two hour window.

Apart from a slight decrease in appetite and perhaps a bigger craving towards home cooked foods I'm not really feeling anything, the cravings that I so desperately want to get rid of are still there, even right now as I type.

I'll keep on the diet but I'm looking for some tips to get the diet kicking in. Does sugar water not work as well as oils? From what I've read here it's a good idea to eat more proteins, what else?
Could I be doing something wrong?

Thank you.

[TalkingRat]

It's really hard to do entirely sugar.  10 Tablespoons of sugar all at one sitting is more than I recall anybody here trying, and most people go with oil for the health benefits.   Even with 2T sugar, I took at least 20 minutes to drink it.  5-10 minutes is definitely too fast.  If people use sugar, more typically they use it for part of their flavorless calories, and they take at least 15 minutes to drink it, in smaller quantities.  You don't say how long you have tried this, but as you will read here, sometimes it takes awhile. 

In some countries, extra light olive oil is sometimes called olive oil with a "light tasting"  label.  The calories are the same, the color is often pale yellow rather than the green of virgin olive oil.   In some countries, canola is called rapeseed oil.  These things are in the book, so if you don't find a book source, you can probably find most of this information by reading here.  If you don't have a local source for ELOO or Canola, look for another oil with as little flavor as possible.  Some people have done well with flavored oils, by noseclipping.  I take fishoil capsules for part of my flavorless calories.  Look in the "Which Oils are Best" section for some tips on choosing an oil.  Look in the tips and innovations section for other methods, and check out the sections on noseclipping and crazy spicing. 

You did not say where you read about SLD, but information on the internet is not always accurate.  Sometimes they forget about the flavorless window.  I hope you are able to find a way to get the book.  Amazon ships light books nearly everywhere, but if you live in one of those few places where they don't ship books, and you have no bookstores who could order something for you, hopefully someone you know can tell you how they get their books.  But if books are not an option, you may have to live with the audio version, since it appears you could get that (?)  Or you could read some threads here, although that's neither as complete nor as fast. 

[goblyn]

It is my understanding that if you do sugar you should take at least 20 minutes to drink it, as that will prevent blood sugar spikes (I found that when trying sugar water, I also avoided sipping it slowly in favor of chugging it down, and ended up being hungrier from it). 

[karky]

you can use any type of oil as long as you don't taste it
noseclips are available in sporting good stores and also on Amazon

[preamultzahar]

Thanks for all the replies, I will switch to oil in a few days, I don't know which type yet. I'll also try nose clipping.

I'll update this thread with my results.

I want to mention that I just recently stopped smoking and that gives me a big appetite. Last time I quit smoking, it was for just 3 months, it was 2 years ago. Then I gained 15kg which I dropped using Atkins. I don't want to go through that again.

[preamultzahar]

Here is my update if anyone is interested.