Has Anyone Tried the Shangri-La Diet?

05-22-06 | Me

[pgkdan]

Sorry for the vanity but has anyone here tried the new, so-called "Shangri-La Diet"? I'm pretty desperate to lose weight...my Dr. is pushing me to consider bariatric surgery and I'd rather not go that route. I'm diabetic and hypertensive and I'm suffering from back problems...due in large part to my weight. A couple of years ago I lost 125 lbs using the Atkins Diet but have gained back about 100 lbs of that. I've tried just about every approach I can think of in the last 10 years or so but the Atkins Diet is the only thing that I ever had any real success with. But that wasn't permanent.

From everything I've seen the Shangri-La Diet works but it just seems so implausible to me. Too good to be true. Freepers seem to have their fingers on the pulse of our culture and somebody on this forum always seems to be informed about everything so I thought I'd ask...

[pgkdan]

I'd really appreciate any experiences that anyone would like to share. Thanks.

[pgkdan]

Didn't mean to post in News/Activism. Can this be moved to chat?

[MineralMan]

Listen to your physician. Fad diets work only in the short run. Unless you are able to modify your dietary intake drastically and stick with that modification, all diets will fail.

In some cases, bariatric surgery is the only hope for the morbidly obese. Your physician knows far more about you than anyone on Free Republic does.

Asking questions about what YOU should do about a health question on Free Republic is a waste of your time. Only you and your physician can make such decisions. Even those very few MDs on FR don't know you. They have not examined you.

Go back to your doctor.

[Clintons Are White Trash]

Don't know anything about this diet, but wanted to encourage you not discount bariatric surgery - it can work for you. I had a Duodenal Switch on 11/30/05 and have lost 90 lbs. It was the best thing I could have done for myself!

[Revolting cat!]

Mmmmmmmm... the Shangri Las. Delicious!

[Not gonna take it anymore]

I don't think I could swallow a tablespoon of oil every day. I think you have to do it two hours before you eat. Yuk.

On the other hand I found this website today. Check it out. It makes sense to me and he has lots of testimonials.

http://www.nosdiet.com/

[ikka]

I suggest instead, a regimen of twice a day, pushups. Do as many as you can without straining yourself greatly.

Do one set in the morning, one set in the evening.

Best to do the "Atlas Pushup" where you place hands on something elevated, so that you can dip your chest a little bit below the level of your palms.

[VeniVidiVici]

You did great on Atkins once before so do it again. But you have to stay active and to do that you have to start introducing complex carbs. Stay away from sweets and you'll be fine.

Anything you do will rollback on you if you don't change your lifestyle.

[GeoPie]

Great to hear you want to lose the weight! The secrete is simple, fulfilling it takes work. To be very blunt, there is no long term magical diet that will shed off those pounds for good. Furhtmore, yo yo diets are horrible for you long term. It really stresses body when you lose and gain that kind of weight. However, that being said, if you follow what is stated below, you will shed off an enormous amount of weight, gain confidence, achieve a higher standard of living, etc.

I am sure you have heard this before, but it has worked for me: Eat healthy and exercise. I highly recommend investing in a gym AND a personal trainer. You will be amazed at how fast you lose the weight, gain confidence, strenght, etc. If you can get past the first 3 months, your body will actually CRAVE excises, your metabolism will sky rocket after a few months and you'll crave healthy foods.

It is the surest long term way to weight lose and I GUARENTEE you it will work.

[Alberta's Child]

Freep-mail me with some additional details (age, general occupation, work environment, etc.). Your doctor's advice is more sound than mine, but I might be able to provide you with some tips based on my own experience.

The first thing you need to understand is that "losing weight" is not what you need to do -- nor was it ever what you needed to do. We'll go on from there (just in case this sounds cryptic).

[dinasour]

There is an article about it here:

http://www.tcsdaily.com/article.aspx?id=052206D

[GeoPie]

Don't ask me for any typing advise;-)

[Victor]

Why did you gain back the weight after following the Atkins?

Atkins works but you have to continue a low-carb regimen. If you'e willing to do that, you'll keep the weight off. But it means seriously changing your life style/eating habits.Good luck.

By the way, I agree with posters here that your doctor is your best resource. Do what he says AND reduce your carb intake.

[Bahbah]

I don't know anything about that diet, but I do want to let you know that I wish you the very best.

[goodnesswins]

WHAT...you weenie....we swallow 2 TBSP of Cod liver oil every day.....lemon flavored of course.....it has hardly ANY taste, except for the lemon.

[P-40]

Have you looked into getting a personal trainer?

[pgkdan]

Asking questions about what YOU should do about a health question on Free Republic is a waste of your time.

Thanks for responding, but I'm not asking anyone for medical advice. I get enough of that from my PCP, Onclologist, Endocrinologist and Nephrologist...

I just want to know if anyone's tried this approach to weight loss and if it's worked for them.

[pgkdan]

I'm seriously considering it but don't relish the idea of another surgery.

[msnimje]

Advice from someone who has been and continues to be successful with this problem without surgery, pills or gimmicks of any kind.

Why not live AS IF you have had the surgery already?

Eat very small amounts of food every few hours. Ask your doctor about this approach to be sure you get enough calories and macro-nutrients.

Exercise TODAY, not tomorrow. If you can ride an exercise bike for one minute then do it and tomorrow try for two. Walking is a perfect way to lose weight if you have a lot to lose because it takes a tremendous amount of effort to move a large body around.
If you walk for 45 minutes in the morning and 45 minutes in the evening every single day it will be near impossible for you NOT to lose fat.

You must FEED your muscle and BURN your fat, it is the only way you will lose weight and keep it off.

Before you have surgery, be sure you understand not only the risks of dying immediately (a Freeper died last year from this surgery) but how drastically your life will change forever, even long after you have lost the weight.

You are smart to ask this question here as you will get lots of opinions for and against but in the end you will have to decide how you want to spend the rest of your life, not just the next year or so losing weight.

I wish you the best of luck and the best of health.

[AnnaZ]

The best diet? No bread. None none none. Try going completely without starches for a couple of weeks. And NO BREAD. Drink lots of water. Go for long walks. Don't eat after 6pm.

Did I mention no bread?