2011 Paul McKenna P3 - the march towards skinny jeans continues

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Well the old thread was getting mordibly obese wasn't it?

Welcome new people and people who've been here for a while, this is the definitive Paul McKenna support thread.

Whether you are dribbling over his Paulness or wibbling over pudding, we're here to listen, slightly mock you and tell you to step away from the scales.

The Paul Mckenna plan is not a diet but a way of teaching yourself to eat slowly and consciously and achieve the body you've always dreamed of.

There will be no diet foods on this thread, no starvation and no beating ourselves up because ^lifes' too bloody short to weigh a carrot and we'd far rather be doing something incredible instead!

Hi all I havent dropped off the thread but was away all weekend and then havent really had much time to catch up lol

Still going strong and finding it pretty much 2nd nature now, I started couch 2 5k yesterday and I really enjoyed it, when the alarm first went off I didnt want to get up but I squeezed my thumb and finger for the motivation and then leapt out of bed lol

Will go and catch up with the thread now

had a much better day yesterday so feel a bit more motivated today! I really hope this thread can help

mycat it depends on how basic u want yr cookbook but i like all Deel's books the summer, winter and Xmas ones i've been cooking for many years and there's always something new to learn!

She doesn't talk down to you and is for me prap's too meticulous wth measurements (i go by taste and what I've got in the cupboard) IYSWIM

Today was my first "bad" day since I started Pauling. I put "bad" in quotations because I don't want to start attaching negativity around eating and because I know that from this moment on I can get back on track. Basically I ate my lunch - just enough to feel satisfied - and then had a few snacks because I was bored with a particular work project. Boredom! Well, I felt bored this morning (same work project) so I took myself off for a walk. When I was bored again after lunch I thought, "I've already been for a walk" and so I snacked instead.

At least I'm conscious of what I've done. I'm feeling near, not quite, stuffed and I don't like how it feels so back to being conscious.

I'll check in with you guys later tonight to report on whether I've gotten back on track or not (keeping myself accountable).

BsshBossh - one bad day is actually good, lots of people take ages to get to a good day :)

If you are bored at work, what could you do to make it more interesting (without buggering up your relationship ) - two walks is not that exciting though I agree, I used to go outside and run as fast as I could for three minutes, because it stops you thinking about whatever crap is going on at work and you feel invigorated afterwards, and then I'd drink a lot of cold water and once I'd got back, I wasn't so interested in snacking (esp. as it was five flights of stairs down to the chocolate machine!)

Hi everyone,
finally got my book yesterday so been trying to read it which is very hard as DS2 is teething at moment and wont give me one moments peace to read it.Finding it hard to do the visulisation techniques any tips for those or should I just ignore it for now? Will try and listen to cd tonight didnt manage yesterday as had to wrap presents for dd whose 5 today,where has time gone?,and then it was too late and too tired.
Been eating absentmindly sometimes when cooking or the kids didnt finish their food.Specially as dds birthday and theres cake around. Had a little victory today in the shop when I didnt feel like buying chocolate and bought muesli bar instead,yay.And when I walked to shop I did think of buying some chocolate but when I stood in front of it just didn`t want it.

Would also recommend Jamies ministry of food book its great.I also like those 5meals for £20 leaflets at sainsburys they have good recipes on there.We love the beef,potatoe and courgette bake.
xxx

Bella - I found the visualisation techniques didn't really work for me till I'd listened to the CD a few times. :)

WMMC, thanks. Yes, I need to find an alternative to snacking when bored. I'll have to mull over that one. Going for walk works but I haven't got the time to do that every time I'm bored. Luckily it's rare that I'm bored working but still. I work from home at the moment so perhaps I could pick up some weights and do a quick 10 minute burst of exercise... Hmmmm.

Anyway, I've been fine since the afternoon. No more snacking and I'm hungry for my dinner now .

Hello Paulers

I've been lurking a bit and not posting because I've been a bit half hearted. I was so good the first week after the seminar and I feel like I've been slipping gradually, almost like the magic effect has been wearing off. I haven't been totally bingeing or anything - just had some good days and some bad days iykwim. And I'm fairly neutral in that I haven't gained any weight - just not lost.

I do find it easier in the holidays as I don't have to work at set times then. The other morning I was stuck at work - I hadn't had much brekkie as wasn't hungry but I got gradually more ravenous over the morning and I'd forgotten a snack until eventually I was starving and came home at lunchtime and totally fed my face. At other times, I've found myself grazing/eating mindlessly when we've been socialising. And sometimes I just have to stuff breakfast down whilst sorting breakfast/loading the dishwasher/assembling packed lunches or the DCs won't get to school and I won't get to work. And sometimes I get the late night munchies when I'm not actually hungry. And so on and so on...

Anyway, one of DS's spellings this week is "consciously" which is maybe a subconscious dig by his teacher to get me back on track. DS didn't know what it means so we discussed it and talked about eating food consciously and enjoying it. He totally got it and related the story of how he'd had to rush his lunch one day because something was happening at school and didn't enjoy it. Lesson for the day imparted...

Anyway, getting back in the saddle - feel free to come and give me a good kicking. It's a shame PM doesn't do the seminars more often as I definitely felt more programmed then than now.

BTW, Nora - if you're lurking (and I know you're taking a break from MN) - would love to hear how it's going for you.... I think it was really starting to work iirc.

BTW welcome to all the newbies.

Well, I feel like I'm doing ok so far. Only got to weigh myself today so I'm going to start officially tomorrow, and get the cd (finally) downloaded to my phone. I'm still feeling reallygood, and I'm counting the last few days as a good practice! Hope you're all doing ok.

BsshBossh - go put a load of washing on each time you feel snacky. Eh voila clean pants and smaller trousers!

Olive bend over your lady. Right, let's get back to basics: Are you listening to the CDs? Hmmm? Why not? And the journal, did that get replaced with a biscuit on the bedside table?

Come on my dear, you know this works if you put in the time - you need to focus on you for half an hour a day for a week or so to get back on track. CDs and journal, the mirror exercise, every day for a week. Just do it. Don't think about it, just make yourself do it. Because you deserve to be thin as well as gorgeous (I believe I have said this before to you! AND IT'S TRUE!)

I think it's easier perhaps to say 'oh it doesn't work' when it gets hard than push through and do the legwork - and yes it does require legwork, you have to keep practicing these good habits to make them stick. You didn't learn to drive after one lesson and then suddenly could reverse parallel park three weeks later did you? I'm cheering you on here, don't you dare sit down and eat Kitkats - I want you stomping along beside me because you deserve this! :)

Bend over young lady makes a lot more sense and is less kinky

Does anyone know when the next seminar is? It sounds like you guys enjoyed it!

Not over here for a very long time I'm afraid. He said at ours he wasn't going to be doing them for a few years. Sorry. :(

Good - I knew I'd be suitably chastised .

Have had a fairly good day today, including lovely lunch with SIL (M&S deli bar - I ate my delicious antipasti - drizzled with olive oil- but left the stodgy bready stuff).

I am trying to do the legwork, but keep getting scuppered. For instance, DH was away on business tonight and I told DCs in the early evening that I wanted 20-25 mins to myself to "listen to my ipod" and if Dad called to tell him I'd call back. I should have been more specific because when my brother called they pulled me out of my Paul trance so I talk to him. So I started again (breathing in that cool air through my nostrils and exhaling that warm air and noticing the difference and feeling my pulse and counting backwards assiduously) only to be woken by the phone going off and DD talking extremely loudly outside the bedroom door to DH, explaining that "mummy doesn't want to be disturbed..." and talking about the minutiae of her day with DH. I know it's harder for those with small kids but the older ones don't always get it either.

Anyway I promise I will be back to chat more tomorrow.

I go to bed early and listen there Olivemusttryharder

weighed myself this morning and haven't lost any this week
But..... read your comments about chewing each mouthful 20 times and will try that today. I managed it with breakfast anyway

I also listen to the CDs at bedtime, its the only time of day that I wont be disturbed by my 3 DCs or husband!

I had my first ever "over-indulgance" yesterday. I ate far too much dinner last night :( I dont even know why, I just kept cramming it in. I still left half (I would previoulsy have eaten it all) but it was still much much more than I needed and I felt sick & bloated all night. Im usually hungry when I wake up, but Ive been up for a couple of hours now and still feel satisfied! I have forgiven myself though, and know it was just one over-eating episode.

Tommy - do you follow he rules 100% and listen to the CD daily? Do you have the 90 day journal?

HowToLookGoodGlaikit - in the old days I bet you would have carried on binging at dinner and then still had breakfast! Be proud of how much you've changed .

Has anyone noticed if the food is really delicious and you've made it yrself it's really hard to leave? i made a lovely spinach tart and found that yesterday.

Recipe: gently fry in olive oil; chopped garlic and onion then chopped spinach. Put in base of tart tin then whisk 4 eggs with herbs to yr taste put on top of spinach and grill till golden.

sounds nice PP! When I am faced with delicious food, I just remind myself I can have more later, when my appetite is back & I will enjoy it even more :)

Bssh - I shudder when I think about how awful my eating habits were before!