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A space to talk openly about weight loss journeys and challenges. Mumsnet hasn't checked the qualifications of anyone posting here. You may wish to speak to a medical professional before starting any diet.

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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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whomovedmychocolate · 21/02/2011 21:38

Should we set up some sort of clothes amnesty to share clothes that now fall off us with those who are on the way towards that size? :)

Solo it really doesn't matter. One meal does not mean you have failed, or that it's stopped working for you. Just keep on keeping on. This is a lifetime change and you get to mess up as often as you need to.

Everyone who went on Saturday can I remind you that after tomorrow you'll have been eating this way for three days which means your neural networks should have been sufficiently reinforced for it to feel more natural and easier. :)

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nevergoogle · 21/02/2011 21:48

I messed up with at least two meals last week. Even managed to eat a massive plate of curry and nan bread. Had my period and was feeling crap last week. cheated loads.
Didn't bother weighing myself because i couldn't face it. Was looking forward to the seminar to set me straight again.
Got on the scales this morning and turns out i was exactly the same weight. and didn't gain or lose for the week.
i think because i stuck to the rules apart from the slip ups, i got away with it.

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whomovedmychocolate · 21/02/2011 21:57

Yes nevergoogle, you have just reminded me just where the hell IS my period - last seen just after Christmas

I thought it was coming but it's buggered off again

But that aside how do you think you can CHEAT exactly? This is not a diet. You are not answering to anyone. You do this for you and not for anyone else. No one is going to line you up like cattle and weigh you, it's your personal journey towards where you want to be. Maybe you did eat too much but it really isn't cheating. :)

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nevergoogle · 21/02/2011 22:11

i cheated last week by eating way past being full and ate when i was stressed not when hungry.
maybe not cheating, but i certainly wasn't bothering.
i hadn't read all of the book though.
and now i've been to the seminar it all makes sense.
(except the tapping and havening nonsense)

solo · 21/02/2011 22:13

Oh yes, I ate the veg first along with a slice of cold roast pork...did leave a little cauliflower and the second slice of pork...did eat the 3 potatoes (used to eat 6) and the 3 pieces of parsnip. Actually, there was only half at most, my usual (several weeks ago, I cut down, but Sunday roast was my big downfall) size meal on the plate.

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whomovedmychocolate · 21/02/2011 22:14

It's so good though that you are keeping on with things though nevergoogle. Don't give up. Give it a good go.

I liked the tapping

And the havening

But then I've had a few years sitting way towards the back of the NLP train so it's not that far to leap for me :)

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solo · 21/02/2011 22:14

Am going to break out the journal and discs tonight and start listening :)as not been at home since the 'Event'.

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whomovedmychocolate · 21/02/2011 22:15

Hurrah - good for you solo. I did my journal this morning and I'm finding it helpful.

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solo · 21/02/2011 22:17

Thank you WMMC :)must say, you are gorgeous and very slim!!! so you've obviously done really really well.

nevergoogle · 21/02/2011 22:17

i'm going to do my best.
quietly optimistic.

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whomovedmychocolate · 21/02/2011 22:19

Solo - not yet but soon

I probably started out at 12 stone and I'm probably about 11 now - dunno. But I'm heading down to 8st 13 (125 lbs) so I have a way to go. But it'll come. And you are gorgeous too.

nevergoogle - you are doing your best and I'm NOISILY optimistic about your chances and I will wave a big flag whenever you like to encourage you. :)

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nevergoogle · 21/02/2011 22:21

thanks.

arfur · 21/02/2011 23:08

Hi all. Glad to hear your all doing well. Amplebosom - can recommend the couch to 5k, am on week 6 and last week ran for 20 mins without stopping - major success! Seems tough at first but keep going and you will surprise yourself - I have! Had another good day today - have just eaten a creme egg when I wasn't really hungry but ate it consciously and not beating myself up about it so all good. Keep on keeping on people xxx

JuicyOlive · 21/02/2011 23:26

bloomingnora - you were in no way making a tit of yourself - I think wmmc's mum asked to see your kid pics. I think we were all a little shy of seeing RL MNers! It's much easier to be witty and entertaining from behind a keyboard.

Those of you thinking of stepping away from MN - why not just log on for this thread. I know what you mean, it's easy to get lured into spending loads of time lurking on AIBUs and Chat, but the support on this thread is invaluable imo.

JuicyOlive · 21/02/2011 23:41

wmmc - you are being too kind.

I think Paul has messed with my head because I am eating apples and they are my least favourite fruit (I'm an oranges girl). But I came out of the seminar on Saturday and had an apple with my evening meal.

AmpleBosom · 21/02/2011 23:42

Thanks arfur, i actually went for a power walk/jog earlier without the ipod just to make a start. Only did 10 minutes but better than nothing. I've had a listen to thr couch to 5k podcast tonight and it's quite boppy so i'm going to go for it before i lose motivation.

It sounds like everyone is doing great, we're not going to do it all perfectly everyday. My favourite bits of what Paul said were "No pain, no pain" and "Forgive yourself and move on".

Please don't all go, it is really helpful to read about all your progress

lililolo · 21/02/2011 23:42

Sorry that I'm still dipping in and out. Sommany interesting things on this thread.

I also love Paul McKenna. I think he comes in for a lot of flack as nothing about the technique is unique, but as a front man for bringing nlp to the masses, I think he does a bloody good job. It was very kind of him to give so many of us the chance to go for free too. I can't imagine he particularly made much money from that seminar as I guess the Apollo is pretty pricey to hire.

Other things that have struck me today. I was very moved by the mirror exercise, and agree that he definitely chose someone who would be considered very attractive by everyone in the audience apart from her. Similarly, I think he chose the chocolate craver becaus she looked like someone who could tuck away a fair few cream eggs. All good. But the mirror exercise really left me quesioning all sort about what kind of body I'd like and why. I was shocked when she said cheryl cole because I can't imagine that cheryl feels terribly confident right now. Her husband publically humiliated her! I'm sure that feels the same even if you are a size 6 and gorgeous. I think Paul is dead right that accepting your body is a big part of all this. And that means accepting yourself. That's been a big change for me. I always assumed that if there was a hiarachy of people, skinnies would be higher than lardarses like me. How flawed is that?

Another thing that has crossed my mind is how not to pass bad messages onto my daughter. Including whether or not to encourage her to eat more / wait for meal times etc. I've alway been pretty lax on this but I have been thinking today that maybe I'm dead right and should take it further. At about 11am today she said she was hungry and I asked her if she wanted a brioche. Usually her favourite. She said she wanted a bowl full of fruit instead. It just made me think that I should try to get these messages into her now rather than waiting until she is a fucked up adult like me!

I'm disappointed now that I didn't meet you all. Maybe we should have another gathering in 6 months or so when we don't have to bring friends etc if we don't want that awkwardness!

Also, those of you taking a step back from mumsnet, I am a bit conscious that people could be Reading this and thinking we are a bunch of loons. Not that it really matters, but if this thread is going to get a bit thin (like us!) maybe we could take it somewhere more private? Just an idea.

JuicyOlive · 21/02/2011 23:44

wmmc - nearly two months? - test?

JuicyOlive · 21/02/2011 23:50

lili - I really like the idea of a gathering in 6 months or so

lililolo · 21/02/2011 23:57

We could all bring our before picture

also, I wanted to ask, I missed the very end. Did Paul
explain the best way to use the CDs? Because the one that comes with the book has worked so well for me I've just been listening to that one, but wonder if I should listen to all of them? I thought I might have a hypnosis session and listen to all of them in a row when dd is back at nursery, but would that be a Bad and Confusing thing to do?

JuicyOlive · 22/02/2011 00:00

He said you could either use them all at once or do them separately so, no, that would not be Bad or Confusing. He didn't say that much else about them tbh.
And he finished the session with another trance/hyponosis thing.

AmpleBosom · 22/02/2011 00:00

lililolo he just said you need to listen to the secrets of thin people first and then it's up to you which ones you listen to. He said most people find a favourite and use that one more often.

My new ipod is finally charged and my DH has put the CDs on it, so i'm off to bed for a listen.

lililolo · 22/02/2011 00:16

Cool, I might listen to secrts tonight WMD then my normal one. I'll save the sesh for next week when I'm sans child!

During the first hypnosis, i could not trance! I was so distracted by the cold and people coughing. I think hypnosis might be a private thang for me. I remember once going for smoking hypnosis and getting suddenly paranoid that the bloke was going to attack me mid trance. Bit off putting!

JuicyOlive · 22/02/2011 00:17

lili - I struggled a bit in the first one too with the coughing. The second one was a much better experience for me.

solo · 22/02/2011 00:19

I'm probably going to end up staying on here tbh. I'd be really lonely without MN and you lovely ladies...
I also thought that we should meet up in 6 months or so, but I'm aware that it's a long way for some of you and therefore very expensive.

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