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2011 Paul McKenna part two - our final diet

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whomovedmychocolate · 16/02/2011 21:17

Welcome etc. blah blah. :)

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nevergoogle · 24/02/2011 21:59

i do the mirror exercise naked. Grin

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whomovedmychocolate · 24/02/2011 22:04

Well as long as you aren't using the mirrors in the department stores - that's good Wink

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AmpleBosom · 24/02/2011 22:05

Go nevergoogle! Grin

solo · 24/02/2011 22:32

:)

nevergoogle · 24/02/2011 22:54

in for a penny and all that.

bloomingnora · 24/02/2011 23:40

Franch - DS2 wakes for his milk at about 6 and then will take a while drinking it and be fairly quiet for about half an hour so I tend to listen then. I also listen some days when DH does the DC's stories - if I am feeling particularly knackered I find it is like having a very satisfying nap! I also listen to get myself off to sleep some evenings. I am rather enjoying not having a goal in mind. My only goal when I started was to weigh less on my 10th wedding anniversary than I did on my wedding day. I have 1 stone to go and 12 weeks to lose it in, but I really don't mind. I just feel pretty frickin happy with myself!

I really should do mirror exercise. I do quite often look at myself and say nice things, though. Like phwoar, get her, she's lush Wink

Solo - that's great!

bloomingnora · 24/02/2011 23:44

PS I have just been out to dinner at my favourite restaurant and had beautiful steak and salad (had no desire for the handcut chips it came with so asked for them to be left off - ended up with a HUGE salad). I left lots as I was full but was a bit peckish 20 mins later so had pudding and enjoyed the heck out of it! Possibly slightly over full now, but felt so happy with the whole thing and enjoyed every mouthful. Really felt in control.

AmpleBosom · 24/02/2011 23:48

bloomingnora that sounds so nice Envy

My goal is to be 10 stone, i've got about 5 stone to lose.

I've been to a dance class tonight! I feel like a different person, like it's not really me doing all of these things. I really enjoyed my class tonight and found myself thinking why i've not done this before. My family and friends think i've been abducted by aliens Wink

solo · 24/02/2011 23:48

Thank you Ample and Nora :) You all seem to be right in the zone...hoping I can get there soon too.

bloomingnora · 24/02/2011 23:59

It was fucking lovely. And I got taken out for lunch as well (wagamama, yum. I really tried to overeat there and I just couldn't)! There were 7.5 hours between the two meals and I didn't want anything in between at all. Just lots of fluids.

Your family and friends should be happy to have the real you back Amplebosom (or that's what it feels like to me when I am happy. I sort of think oh, here I am). Maybe you have been returned by aliens?

You will get there Solo. It is a gradual dawning. I know I am going to have days where it isn't so easy but I now feel totally fine with that.

JuicyOlive · 25/02/2011 01:11

Hi All and welcome to Franch

Positive day for me food wise. Even though I'm at parents picking up kids after half term stay, I've been having lots of light bulb moments about how much my parents have programmed my eating patterns and and been having a lot of moments where i've watched eating patterns that have been programmed into bite my tongue.'
For example this evening when DS had eaten main course, pudding and a fun sized choc treat and asked for another treat. I auomatically said no but my mother was about to give him another treat.

JuicyOlive · 25/02/2011 01:12

Shit. typing on phone. But I'm sure you get the drift. ..

bloomingnora · 25/02/2011 08:21

My MIL does that - pudding. more pudding. more slightly different pudding. more of that etc

Deafworm · 25/02/2011 09:23

sticking my head in and marking the thread, back from my week away and lots to look through. off to see the speech therapist again this morning, will try to get on for a catch up tonight

ktwiltshire · 25/02/2011 09:37

i really like the idea of listening to see if your still hungry if you cant get the hungry one, i think i will try that, thats a brilliant idea. will try that today.

I listen to the CD in bed if im on my own, if DH is out working. i also listen to the CD if im feeling really knackerd i so it as a small nap, i always wake up when paul tells me to, and i feel much more awake after, so thats great when DH can take the kids for 25mins!

going out to dinner tonight with DH, really looking forward to enjoying my dinner really slowly and having a lovely night out with DH.

hope everyone has a brilliant day

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whomovedmychocolate · 25/02/2011 09:47

Morning all, am going to pick up rescue cat tomorrow hurrah! Can't believe it's nearly a week already since we went to London.

My DM called me in tears yesterday :( - she'd eaten a kitkat and had a shit day at work. But she didn't quit, she just accepted she had to do things differently (like take a lunch break for example). She's also finding it hard to find time to listen to the CD but in spite of all this, she's still going.

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UrsulaBuffay · 25/02/2011 10:35

I am sort of resigning, well not entirely but I need to have a good old talk to myself about what I am going to do.

I haven't weighed for a couple of weeks and I actually feel like I have gained weight. I am out of control in so many ways due to outside pressures and the way I have always dealt with them.

I want to say well done to you all, you are so upbeat and making so many positive lifelong changes. I need to lose weight to feel better about myself, and this seems to be the opposite way round - feel better about yourself and you will lose weight.

I don't doubt the system, I doubt myself at this time.

Thank you for being so supportive and welcoming, I have honestly never felt so supported on a forum or thread like this. I will continue to lurk but won't be posting much, I also need time away from a computer screen.

Keep being so positive, you are an inspiration

:)

franch · 25/02/2011 12:25

Thanks for all the welcomes.

I listened to the CD last night and just have one question: how long are you supposed to keep the counting down going for? I kept getting lost, which didn't bother me at all, but when he started getting me to visualise my slimmer self etc I abandoned the counting altogether as I couldn't do both at the same time. Is that right?

My goal is to lose 1st 4lb. It may not sound much but I've been trying to lose it for 5 years. At first it was just 7lb ... You can see what's been happening! If I don't change direction soon I'm heading for disaster!

franch · 25/02/2011 13:17

Just had lunch in silence for the first time! Weird. I normally read something AND have the radio on. Is music ok do you think??

Also, what resources are you all using? I just have the book with the 1 CD and 1 DVD in it. Do I need to get all the CDs and DVDs? The iPhone app is tempting but the reviews are very poor.

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whomovedmychocolate · 25/02/2011 13:51

Ursula - don't quit! Do you need to chat offline? You are doing really well and yes the being happy thing will help you. Who wants to be skinny and miserable? :)

Whatever you decide, do lurk and when you are ready, we'll be here.

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whomovedmychocolate · 25/02/2011 13:53

franch losing count is fine, we average about 285 on this thread I think.

That last ten pounds does seem unsurmountable sometimes so I know where you are coming from.

Some of us went to the Paul McKenna seminar last week so we have some extra CDs but it's perfectly possible to just do it with the one CD. :)

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bloomingnora · 25/02/2011 14:06

Franch - We got the five CD set at the seminar. One is the same as the book but I really like the others and having variety! I reckon music is fine as long as you are still concentrating on the food and not singing along distracted Grin

Ursula - don't panic. It is very scary stopping actively trying to lose weight and it took me a long while to get used to it the first time I did this (4 years ago - don't ask why I stopped, I don't know, this makes a hell of a lot more sense. A combination of very bad morning sickness and I think I wasn't ready for a permanent change. Now I am thinking bring it on!). There is a lot to process when you use this system. I was doing slimming world until a few weeks ago and decided to losten to the CD from this again and found that little revelations started sneaking in and I wanted to do something that was sustainable for the rest of my life. Maybe do what you need to do for now but stay open to having another go at this soon? There is no failing with this!

Another amazing day so far here. Lunch time I suddenly realised I was full (out with a friend and many children so had got a bit distracted) and nearly spat a mouthful out!

bloomingnora · 25/02/2011 14:08

WMMC - give your DM a hug from me. She is lovely. Remind her that she didn't think it would work at all not that long ago. She is making major shifts in thinking - of course she won't be immediately perfect and nor should she be. Fallible and happy is the thing!

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whomovedmychocolate · 25/02/2011 14:12

I did give her a virtual hug. Sadly we can't meet up till next weekend now but I'll give her the real thing then - and thank you - she is lovely (but she'll find it hard to believe you if you tell her that!) Wink

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franch · 25/02/2011 14:13

Thanks wmmc and nora. I think I might get the extra CDs.

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