2011 Paul Mckenna

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Hi all

I wondered if anyone else was planning to follow Paul mckenna this year and lose their weight?

im currently 16st13 and intend to end the year a fit toned 10st. im a bit hit and miss with following the golden rules but when i do i have seen results so from today i will follow it and get the results i want.

as well as the weight loss with paul mckenna i intend to

do the just dance 2 fitness thing every day till my husband (RAF) flies out to the middle east around april

do the couch to 5k plan and run race for life this year

start the 30 day shred when dh goes away and repeat it till he comes home (approx 4 months)

I also have one of those magic leg trainers coming on home approval so will have a play with that and see if its worth keping, apart from that i will reassess my fitness in august when he gets home and come to some decisions on how to go forward with that then but for now these seem like reasonable goals, especially when they're on top of really following the golden rules.

so anyone else following 'the rules' this year and going to join me with their aims?

the book for anyone curious about it, though i got mine from my local works type bookshop for less than £5 thats less than one weeks ww/sw/etc subs to try it out and its honestly the most sensible weightloss plan ive ever looked at

I'm a big mixture me...Yorkshire/East Indian/French/Singapore and I was born in London...for my Dd, you can also add in West Indian

See! I knew caffeine was bad for you!!!

Right I am off to listen to my iPod. I hope you are all doing the same! :)

WMMC

But I don't have the book yet! Can I just follow the first rule? (this may be where I have been going wrong... )

I am also half Welsh.

Jealous of all you 12 stone featherweights! I'm another two stone on top of that (largely due to comfort eating since marriage breakdown).

I haven't really lost anything so far, and I know why - I need to let go of the nightly glass or three of wine. Also, I have to resign from the Clean Plate club. All the same, I'm not too downhearted. I've stopped mindlessly binging on chocolate at my desk, and I'm getting better at telling when I'm full or hungry. And I'm walking more, so I have a bit more energy. If I can improve my relationship with food, that's a plus, even if I don't up particularly thin down the road.

Well, I'm jealous of you Nicknametaken! I am on day 10 and haven't weighed yet, but like you have not been binging, and have even gone a few days with no chocolate. Thinking about food much less.

I am struggling with not eating in front of the TV. I always look forward to my evening hour on the sofa with some sweet treats, I don't seem to know what to do with my hands while watching tv, if I'm not eating.

Know what you mean about needing to do something with your hands. Some people knit. I've been known to do my 3-year-old's jigsaws

I've just this minute sat down for the first time today. Been busy cleaning my disgusting bathroom, so no extra's here :) I haven't got any treat like stuff in anyway.
Nickname, I'm envious too of the 12 stoners...I'd be sooo happy to be 12 stone right now...

Today is proving to be very difficult. The kids are playing up, DH is irritating me and in the past I would have swallowed down my feelings with chocolate. But now I don't have that comfort and have to deal with my feelings. Which is a complete PITA. I swear I was less miserable when I would just crack open a bar of chocolates or have a cream tea :(

I know this is just as I get used to dealing with things again and not hiding. There's an old adage 'inside every fat person is a thin person trying to get out - luckily I can gag her with cake' - this was me. But I'm changing and need to deal with day to day stuff.

I got really upset in a cafe today, DS basically screamed for half an hour and threw a full on tantrum (he's 2) and the proceeded to eat my dinner (a jacket spud with cheese) with his beany messy fingers which totally put me off and then it went cold and the lady on reception noticed and asked me if I'd like it heating up because she could see I 'had my hands full' and her kindness was just too much and I burst into tears .

DH was about as much help as a chocolate teapot (in every sense) and frankly I feel like putting both kids on ebay and buying a cat instead.

So to eat today I've had half a cup of cereal and just managed to have one piece of fruit loaf toast. And I'm furious with the whole bloody lot of them.

Grrrr.

I have a feeling there is a reason the term 'skinny bitch' was invented, you have no armour to hide behind and instead have to express how you really feel.

Grrrr.

Better cheer up though, I'm on my local radio station tomorrow (talking about mumsnet) and I'll say naughty words if I don't get into a better mood.

Oh, I know what you mean, wmmc. It's all very well to talk about dealing with feelings, but some stuff you can't do much about. Eating is a way of feeling comforted and looked after, and it's hard when there's no obvious substitute.

WMMC - don't fret, lovely. You are being such an inspiration and help to the other people reading this thread. Everyone has bad days - you are amazing because you didn't eat to feel better. Comfort from other sources - uninterrupted bath with the door locked, hug from DH (when he is being a bit less useless), buy yourself a new book/CD, buy yourself flowers, ring a friend.

Erm...can't think of any more but I remember that feeling from my previous PM existence and I definitely became generally calmer and more able to deal with things. Just be kind to yourself - what would you do if you were a child? Nice comforting warm milk and favourite telly?

Thanks Nicknametaken and bloomingnora - sadly I still have two little buggers running hither and thither so no escape yet

I think I'll play the harp for a bit later, that generally chills me out a bit.

Fantastic! I seem to play my cello more when I eat less. And my house gets tidier...

Sadly the latter will never happen round here - the monsters see to that - the are currently holding hands and jumping off the sofa onto cushions to see whether it hurts. I have left DH to deal with this. I suspect it may end in tears.

I have four here (but not all mine). They have formed a rock band. The one year old is on keyboards....

bloomingnora, can just see it. Ds1 has got into the keyboard but can only play the Bond theme up to now. I did a course on the keyboard and remember zilch!

WMMC sorry to hear you're having a bad day Well done you for going on the radio though hope it goes well? Am sure it will

I've had a good day food wise but haven't exercised (apart from walking probably an hour in total?) Seen as it's Chinese NY I made stir fry with loads of veg and little pork. I left dp and dss to eat the prawn crackers and dip. I didn't over-eat, haven't felt like snacking and have had more water than usual. Need to listen to CD though and get to the gym.

Hello everyone. NotOlive from the webchat here if anyone remembers me.

I've been lurking a bit on this thread and have been quite inspired by some of your stories, especially the most motivational wmmc. I haven't posted because I actually joined yet another tub club Weight Watchers shortly before the webchat, and was giving that a go. I've lost about 6 pounds but I'm already sick of weighing food/counting points and generally getting obsessive, but I thought, seeing as I'd gone for the monthly pass, I'd kind of stick with it until the seminar to give me a head start.

I had a sort of epiphany earlier in the week when I was about to deny myself a luscious, vitamin-packed avocado (one of my favourite foods) which has loads of points in favour of a Weightwatchers crappy ready meal with loads of additives, but had fewer points. How can that be a useful choice? I went for the avocado and really enjoyed it!

Anyway I'm quite of some of you who are about 20% overweight as I have quite a big mountain to climb, being a size 22 with an arse the size of a small county. I've been overweight pretty much all my adult life and have tried all the diets, which work for a while but I put it all back on. I even tried the PM CDs a couple of years back but didn't really put my heart into it, as I was still slightly miffed with my experience at his stage show. But he kindly apologised and I need to move on.

I fully recognise that I am a total emotional eater. I think wwmc mentioned her family as being comfort eaters. I see my mum, who grew up with rationing in the war, offering my DC treats all the time as if that constitutes the best way of showing her love for them. When the kids visit it starts with pains au chocolat for breakfast and continues with biscuits for snacks, special trips out to the chippy for lunch, puddings, etc etc. Luckily they only go for a few days at half term.

But having spent my whole childhood in that sort of environment, I guess my brain has been hard-wired to equate food with comfort. (I'm not blaming my mum btw, but just trying to analyse how I got here. I'm also trying hard to not pass on the comfort eating thing to my DCs).

So, having spent the last 20 odd years of my life either battling or ignoring this problem, it's time to move on. I already have a dodgy knee, and who knows what other health problems I am storing up. I want to be able to shop at normal shops and buy nice clothes. And I want to be able to walk up a hill without getting out of breathe. And I don't want to spend the rest of my life alternately weighing out food and calculating calories or points, and then getting bored of it all, jacking it in and putting the weight back on.

By the way, I have a spare ticket for the seminar if anyone is still needing one. Thought I'd offer it on this thread first. Looking forward to meeting some of you there.

Oh and I need to dig out the book and CD again but the house is such a fucking mess I can't find it.

NotOlive - now you come to mention it - my mum has now announced she wants to come but I gave my ticket to Rindercella because she wanted to and I didn't think my mum would at the time. Could I have it for my mum, or could Rinders have yours and I keep mine for my mum please? :)

no prob wmmc. I thought about inviting my mum too but she doesn't really do London. you already pm'd me after the webchat so you have my contact details.

Thank you so much NotOlive - I will PM you :)

Right i thought it was time to say hello. I'm off to the seminar in London on the 19th Feb courtesy of Mr McKenna

I have about 5/6 stones to lose, i always lose about 2-3 stones when i'm pregnant and then pile it all back on again when my babies reach 6 moths old.

I'm an emotional eater and when i'm pregnant it's like a switch is flicked on in my brain and i eat like a normal person. No idea why this happens, it is the only time in my life when i feel normal in terms of my body like i accept myself being bigger because i'm pregnant.

I bought the 'I can make you thin' CD set about 2 years ago and to my shame i have never listened to it!

This week i have seriously spun out of control, my excuse being that i'll start eating in moderation after the seminar

So that's me, hopefully i'll meet some of you on the day. I'm coming with my SIL who has no idea about the whole MN thing

Do you think i should have a listen to the CD now or wait until the seminar?

Hi AmpleBosom - your user name would suit me.
Why not start now - no point putting it off.

AmpleBosom - I have the shred DVD in the same state. Apparently it works better if you put it in the machine Welcome though to our motley crew. The snacks are terrible but the banter is worth it.