It's something I've been trying to do something about, in a slightly half hearted way, for some time with extra exercise, trying to be more sensible about what I eat, etc and although I've managed to stave off putting any more flab, I don't seem to be able to shift it.
So I'm going to try something called the Shangri-La diet. It was thought up by a chap called Seth Roberts, a professor of psychology somewhere in the US, and is based on essentially tricking the body's hunger regulator.
Roberts' theory is that our brain quickly associates calories with flavour; eating food that's both tasty and high in calories makes us want more. Taking in flavourless calories (sugar water or extra light olive oil) have the opposite effect, reducing hunger.
In his book Roberts makes a convincing argument for his theory which explains not only why junk food really makes people fat, but also why obesity is on the rise and why most diets don't work well for most people (and why they work at all in the first place).
Of course the proof of the pudding is... well hopefully in someone else eating, because I've had enough thanks.
Sounds too much like self-flagellation!
ReplyDeleteTrue, although it's considerably less so than denying oneself food, which seems to be the mainstay of most diets.
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