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"A weight-loss theory that just might benefit a few million people." — Stephen Dubner, co- author of Freakonomics
"In fact, it might benefit a few billion." — Dennis Prager, The Dennis Prager Show interview with Seth Roberts (35 minutes).
"You actively feel like not eating. . . It's a kind of not hungry that you've never felt before" — Joyce Cohen, NY Times columnist and blogger.
"It's been two weeks since I started and oh-my-god . . . Within three days I was actually forgetting to eat." — Kathy Sierra, co-author of Head First Java and blogger.
"It has been a very positive experience and weight loss is only one of the benefits" — Food Chronicler.
The Woman's World article ("Instant Willpower!")
Watch a CBC mini-documentary (9 minutes) about the diet.
• Persons posting their weight: 125
• Total weeks of data: 804
• Total weight change (ld): -903
• Average weight change/week (ld/week): -1.1
“This diet continues to amaze me. I am now down to 182 pounds, having lost 15 pounds so far in 43 days. I continue to drink 3 Tbsp of canola oil per day and eat whatever I want. The thing is, I don't want that much” — pelkaboo
“I've been doing this and listening to others doing this since last September, and we all say again and again that it frees us from all sorts of intake cravings and addictions. . . . People struggling with eating disorders have posted and said they feel much more freed and sane. Smokers have posted saying it helps them quit. . . . Seth could be on to something much bigger and better for humanity than he or any of us suspected. ” — Ann H
“I had read an article by Seth Roberts years ago in Chance magazine (kind of like Reader's Digest for statisticians), but when I saw his book mentioned in the Freakinomics blog, I decided to order it and try the diet. It really has exceeded my expectations. The weight is melting off, and hunger has not been a problem at all. I probably sound like one of those glassy-eyed shills on an infomercial, but it's the truth. The data are coming direct from my scale every morning. ” — pelkabo
“I just got back from town where I got many hugs from people I had told about SLD. In fact the lady at the health food store ran from the back of the store to hug and thank me for telling her about the diet.” — patsi
The forums contain helpful information about the diet. This is about the self-experimentation behind the diet.
Pages missing from the English export edition.
