Bonus!

The idea of refraining from experiencing flavor for one or two intervals during the waking day is a central tenet to the Shangri-La Diet. It’s probably one of the things that will keep several people away from trying it – such as my wife who refuses to limit intake of diet sodas and chewing gum.

While the “flavor fast” in general seems quite useful and I enjoy the weight loss, I hadn’t expected that SLD would give me an easy out to my long-standing diet soda habit. I used to drink at least half a gallon of diet soda a day. Now I haven’t had a diet soda in over two weeks and I don’t miss them at all. Water is the main substitute, with occasional unsweetened iced tea or lemonade. It seems to me that avoiding those flavors helps in appetite reduction.