Weight today: 175.2
Minimal sugar water yesterday, no oil. Just made sure I watched what I ate (smaller lunch, no snacks during the day). That's it for Shangri La.
Reasons:
1) Not seeing any weight loss at all, when people have claimed they lost 5 pounds in 2 weeks or something like that.
2) More importantly than the weight loss, not feeling any less hungry - which is more of an indication that this isn't working. The author said that in the end he could get by with a normal lunch and a snack for supper.
3) I have to go to the bathroom all the freakin time. What's the point of feeling better about your weight if you always feel like you have to pee? (note: my daily water consumption has only gone up a slight ammount)
4) In his section about more ways of losing weight, he talks about eating bland food to help lower the set point. Umm, no. For a diet that claims you don't have to give anythng up, being encouraged to give up flavor to make it work is kind of a big thing.
5) Was skipping brushing my teeth in order to fit in the oil/sugar water. Dental health is more important than a few extra pounds, and the scheduling of this stuff with my work life was not working.

My new plan will be simple: eat less at a meal, don't snack, don't eat junk/eat better food, get more exercise.
I'm going to look for a website on nutrition, the four food groups, things like that.