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

glad it has helped wmmc, was telling my mum about your brazilian and she was quite ammused!

After a truly terrible day yesterday I am doing much better today. No exercise yet today but food going well (unless you count the fact that I really wanted a ham and cheese toastie so made one for my lunch and it BURNED. So it was no longer what I really wanted )

I caught sight of myself in the mirror yesterday in the middle of my misery and I looked about 5 stone heavier than I do today. Very, very strange.

Congrats on the kittens!

I don't know what's wrong with me, apart from

a) sodding cold
b) pre-menstrual
c) stressing about job and upcoming anniversary of a close relative's death

have been TERRIBLE today. Cramming myself with food, knowing that I am comfort eating and not caring (but caring so having THAT argument in my head).

Have been bloated and acid indigestion since Thursday, am eating crap.

Help!

Sorry I missed this last night, Ursula.

It sounds like you do know what's wrong with you. Stress and grief and physical illness. A pretty tough combination!

I totally understand about the internal argument. The way I am looking at it is that the good me is winning out more and more often.

Stop beating yourself up and take things one meal at a time (although if your comfort eating is anything like mine there won't be separate meals, just one day long one ). Junk food is horribly addicitive.

The good thing about this is you haven't written your whole day off if you overeat unlike on conventional diets.

Treat yourself as you would an ill child or a friend who was going through the same things. You wouldn't be telling your friend they were crap and a failure, would you? You'd be telling them to be kind to themselves.

If it's any consolation, I had a terrible couple of days and then found my way again.

Sympathies Ursula, I also have bad PMT. I'm consoling myself that at least PMT is seen off once your weight drops because of the lack of fat producing oestrogen spikes in the body.

As Bloomingnora says though, don't be so hard on yourself. Shut yourself away and have a bath or something and a cup of tea. Don't worry too much. You will feel better in a couple of days and more able to get back on track :)

Thank you both. You're right, I'd forgotten the bit about treating yourself as you'd treat a friend. Food seemed really, really important yesterday especially. I now have terrible wind

I promise to eat consciously and enjoy every mouthful! Is it true that I won't have PMT when I'm thin? Marvellous!

Thanks again, you lot are brill.

Good luck today Ursula. I hope your cold and PMT are better soon and you get through the difficult upcoming time ok.

I am totally the same with the wind issue, I had a little pig out yesterday and my digestion is now feeling terrible.

I reckon that once you have reminded your body what is the right amount it seriously rebels when you abuse it!

I think you're right, over eating yesterday and a little bit the previous couple of days made me ill, I had to cancel a takeaway night with a couple of friends and go to bed (but then woke up later and ate loadsa crap hence my midnight call for help!)

Am trying to concentrate today but am feeling a bit not with it generally. Thanks Mummyosaurus. Wind etc has now left the building

As PM says, trust yourself and feel in control...

Does anybody else find that if they hear a certain phrase it triggers off the rest of his sentence eg someone says 'listening repeatedly' and in my head I hear 'practicing tenaciously'. Can't think of any more examples but it happens a surprisingly large amount. Very spooky.

I am majorly chuffed as I went for a run today. Only the second time since I had DS2 13 months ago

I was pleasantly surprised at how much I could manage. I did 3.5 miles with 1 minute walking breaks when needed. I did nearly die coming back up the hill though.....

So this week I have done 8 mile cycle on Monday and Tuesday, Shred DVD Thursday and Friday, masses of walking yesterday and long run today! And yes, I bloody well am showing off!

Ursula - my periods disappear entirely when I weight under 9st 5 or there abouts!

bloomingnora - you are doing brilliantly with your exercise :) I do agree about the phrases from the CDs.

Well I've spent a completely dull day at Didcot flipping railway museum with the men who wear anoraks and stare at trains (and DH and the DC obv.) in the pouring rain. Which was not fun. And for lunch the only thing that wasn't chips was a toasted teacake which wasn't very nice. But ho hum. We then went to visit our two rescue cats - who looked equally nonplussed with the weather and just sat there. But never mind, maybe we can bring them home next week. :)

Finally back on the bike for first ride of the year. Only managed 10 miles due to horrible rain and wind but just needed to get the first ride done.
Aiming for some 100 mile rides this year so good to make a start on it today.
Am not weighing myself as am premenstrual and i don't need to know.

Goodness me, I couldn't cycle 10 miles! I'm impressed :)

Are we all menstruating together by virtue of t'internet?

Blimey, I feel quite sorry for Paul McKenna if he has six hundred women with PMT fronting up next weekend.

Oh and I spoke to my mum today, she said 'you know, I'm not sure I believe all this Paul McKenna stuff'. I told her it didn't matter and just come anyway and it'd be fun. She's clearly got this face whenever she thinks about it.

But she's coming. I have no doubt at least half of those going go in thinking this will never work.

Just checking in to say hello.

All going well here - definitely doing less emotional eating - and even having the odd treat if I fancy it. I've had a bar of dark choccy which I bought last Tuesday and I've only eaten about half of it - just a square at a time and really enjoyed it. Normally it would have gone within a couple of days maximum.

No PMT here - just going perimenopausal with night sweats instead. Not sure which is worse.

Looking forward to the event next week - and half term when I'll be off work for a few days.

Good to hear it's going well Olive :)

Has anyone going this weekend noticed that there is a lot of engineering going on with the tube in that area? I have tried putting my travel into tfl.gov.uk to get times etc and it is saying I need to get a bus from Clapham as there are part closures on the District and Piccadily lines. The Hammersmith and City line is ok though.

Thought you should be aware so you can give yourself extra time to get there.

Yes I've noticed that too nikki. We have worked the journey out (hopefully) and should arrive before 9am. Haven't bothered looking at the return journey though; we'll just do whatever when we get out :)

Hi ladies, just checking in. This thread is a bit spooky, I have also been pre-menstrual, have ds who sees a SALT and am looking for a kitten. Perhaps we are all channelling each other.

Actually had a crap week eating wise. Not stuck to the rules and have gotten myself into a really negative head space re being able to lose all the weight. I just can't see myself as a thin person. Even when I was thin I thought I was gargantuan, now that I am, I don't actually feel all that different. If anything I feel better because at least the self loathing is justified. I really hoping the seminar can help me with this.

Whinge over. Must get on, my positive point for last week is that I've made good headway in sorting other aspects of my life out like the house and my finances but must keep up the momentum.

Onward good sisters, onwards!

Snap Always... my negativity is creeping back in. Feels like some part of me doesn't want to lose weight. Will have to do the thing with bringing my hands together etc etc...

Why can't I leave the chocolate buttons alone??

Lol at the group menstrual crisis. Lots of excellent exercise going on, that's what I need to do but I feel so negative, although that obviously would be helped by exercising. Gah!

Happy Valentines Day everyone.

Another good day (so far) here. I cycled my 8 miles but my legs were like jelly after yesterday's run!

Tesco have just rung to say that they can't deliver our order so I now have to take 3 children to the supermarket. Boo. And I find it really hard not to buy stuff I want to cram in my mouth don't need while I am there. Maybe I should just get it delivered tomorrow and buy bread and milk today! And ham. And something for supper. And cereal. Bugger, this is not looking good.

I felt so motivated after my run yesterday that I did a major amount of housework and then went to the cinema. I took a bag of grapes and a bottle of water and my sister forced me to eat gave me 6 minstrels. And it was fine. I didn't even want popcorn.

PS Ursula, you cannot leave them alone because they are in the house. Put them in the bin. Or, if you are hungry, put them on a plate and really enjoy them!

Well my sodding period still hasn't turned up - perhaps they are just not coming anymore, I'll just get the cramps and the grouchiness without the actual period

And DH is still on his 'I am not celebrating Valentines day because it's a big commercial con' which I actually agree with but didn't make me feel much better when every woman under 40 I met today seemed to be sporting a 'world's best wife' badge

Actually I might get one made which says 'world's most disappointed spouse' at this rate

Anyway, food still not an issue here. Just not interested anymore.

World's best wife badge - wtf?? Patronising or what?

Indeed Olive - and four women were wearing them in M&S today!