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!

Oooh, I like that whomoved ! I will do good things for myself. I feel like I've been ill, as far as food is concerned, and every day I don't stuff or starve myself, every day I don't get on the scale, I'm getting a little bit well. A bit dramatic perhaps, but that's how I feel! :)

LOL juicy , Fargo is actually not in Minnesota. But, um...yes, that is sort of how I talk! :) You should hear me when I'm hanging out with some Wisconsinites...you never heard such long, drawn out o's in your life! Bit like really :o

Great ideas about exiting the recording! Juicy - we have garage band so I'll give that a go but as I've never used it I may come to you for help!

Thanks CY - that clip is very funny, I like to see a good female stand-up.

I agree about the feeling like you have been ill. I am definitely in recovery! I am certainly much kinder to myself and more in tune with myself generally, not just eating.

Hi everyone,
god this thread moves so fast I can never keep up with you.lol
Been doing ok had a bit of a chocolate binge on sunday but doing well this week so far.Really need to listen to CD more and I need a kick to do the mirror excerise, as actually havent done it as I never look at myself in mirror since I put on weight as horrified of how I look.<img loading="lazy" class="inline-flex mumsnet-emoji" alt="Sad" src="https://www.mumsnet.com/build/assets/sad-q5SIe0Cq.png">Also what is the mirror exercise? As for photos dont like to be in them like most of us,which is shame as reget not having many photos with the kids in.So have started trying to have more taken with them even if I am not photogenic in any way.

Have started 30day shred dvd and done it 3 days so far,am so unfit first time I did it nearly died just doing the warm up exercise.

Juicy your lunch sounds lovely,I love avocados and rocket salad love the tangy taste of it.
xxx

Hi Bella ! :)

What is rocket salad anyway?

I am thinking of doing the shred. I love it, but it makes me very sweaty!

I just ate an easter egg. I have hideous PMT. It was lovely and I remain totally unapologetic

I hate the shred, but I do like it when I'm done :o Perhaps I will commit to doing it three times a week...baby steps!

Oh, I've not really changed my weight since before the seminar, it just wavers by a couple of lbs either way usually...I get weighed by the practise nurse once a fortnight.
I know that if I focus on what I need to do, then the weight will fall off, but I'm not focussed. Yet.

wmmc - a recording studio - along with a stunning house AND a harp! Actually I'm most envious of the harp - it always seems such a sophisticated instrument. Although I've always wanted to take up the saxophone too... Maybe when the kids are a bit older, I'll take lessons.

Celestial - I'm a bit of a singer too (but probably more of an amateur than you.)

Cheerful Yank Rocket is arugula in the States I think. And I double checked Fargo before posting (as I wasn't sure). Wikipedia says the film is based in Minnesota but I think the city possibly isn't. Thanks for the link - she really does have a distinctive sound. (How on earth do you cope with listening to British MNers so much of the time? Joking apart, though, you must have learnt a lot of British idioms...)

Solo We can't do it for you. I do know how you feel - I also fall off the Paul wagon frequently, but you know it makes sense. What have you got to lose? Which bit are you not getting?

Right, time for bed said Zebedee (probably another British reference lost on CY. In fact, probably lost on most of you as you're all about 10 years younger than me and crap they passed off as entertainment classic TV. Oddly I can't find a clip where Zebedee actually says that. Anyway, have been having lots of fun recently showing the DC stuff like the Wombles and the Clangers on YouTube and watching their bemused faces.

I'm wittering, aren't I?

Oh and hello to others I haven't mentioned.

checking back in. nevergoogle here.
need to find my focus again.
i've achieved lots since starting paul mckenna.
have stopped weighing myself
have stopped feeling guilty when i eat nice things
have begun exercising again
have lots more energy.
however, i need to start losing weight! am still snacking, picking up random chocs at work and they are unwrapped and in my gob before i even notice. and am still making some bad choices ie. fizzy drinks for a boost etc.
need to get focussed again.
where's best to start do you think?

Hi Ramekin ! I think the best thing for me has been to ask if I'm really hungry before I put anything in my mouth. I still have a bit of trouble just eating randomly though so I'm working on that.

Juicy you have no idea...I drop all sorts of "Brit-isms" into my speech now and my friends are like, "do we have to have that 'you're not from the UK' talk again?" :o I guess Fargo does take place in both Minnesota and North Dakota, which is where Fargo is.

Juicy I'm only little and very unknown. Singing is more of a sideline for me. Not my day job. I was always waiting for my opportunity to shine which sadly never arrived although I did get close a couple of times. [rolls eyes at missed opportunities emoticon]. I'm getting on a bit now (remembers the magic roundabout very well) so it's never gonna happen I think I can safely put those dreams behind me. I still sing though, but mostly for wedding ceremonies and special occasions. I'm singing at a wedding this Saturday at a beautiful prestige venue as the bride walks down the isle and accompanied by a string quartet. It should be a lovely day. I really do enjoy it

Hi Ramekin. Sorry for hijacking your namechanging thread last night and nagging you to get back to the Paul thread. (And then I went to bed and missed your post unfortunately). Do come back and talk to us or i'll stalk you again.

Well, it actually sounds like you have achieved a lot. You've got a positive attitude. How about listening to the CDs every day and focussing on enjoying every mouthful?

at Cheerful's use of Brit-isms.

I'm sure the singing at the wedding will be Celestial! I do choral singing amongst other stuff. DS told me I should go on Britain's Got Talent - "I think you'd get to the finals mum, but you probably wouldn't win". Er thanks, love. Maybe I'll not be the next Subo, if he thinks those bloody dancing dogs can beat me.

BTW, I'm doing very well at staying away from the fridge during the holidays. Only snacking when hungry.

Hello all . Haven't been around much as hosting many houseguests and going out in between working and playing with DD (and DH ). I think I'm still on track with the Pauling. Gone down a dress size, have been doing my very best to consciously eat despite guests and all the associated eating. Today, for the first time since I started Pauling, I feel stuffed and it feels awful so I resolve now not to eat until I feel genuine physical hunger sensations. Weigh in is this Saturday so will report in then.

Hello!

I ate a ton yesterday, very mindlessly. :( Felt terrible. I am moving on and determined to do better today.

I was still not hungry this morning. Usually I make myself eat breakfast anyway, but today I just brought a granola bar and a bit of cheese to work and ate during my break.

Going to listen to the CD right now! I haven't been able to fit it in at the beginning or end of my day, so I've decided to give DS special TV/rest time in the middle of the day and I will listen to it then. :)

Hi Ramekin, like CY says, what works for me best is focussing on the "eat when hungry" bit first. I stop and check in with my belly - does it feel hollow, is it physically rumbling? If not then I say, "I'll eat later then", thinking I can have that bit of chocolate etc later. It makes me really appreciate food now that I look forward to eating it later (rather than now).

JuicyOlive - I don't know how old you are, but I watched the Magic Roundabout when I was small. In fact we've got DD watching that, Paddington and the Herbs (as well as Charlie and Lola) thanks to the wonder that is the internet. She will hate me when she's in her 20s and none of her friends remember the kids programmes she watched...

I've just eaten too much at a barbeque (but not so much that I am going to cry about it, just enough that I might not need breakfast tomorrow). But generally I think it is getting better.

Solo and Celestial - I have fallen off the wagon so many times in the last few years that I can't count. I lost a load of weight at the start - 19 months ago, and since then have plateaued a bit (although had horrible year of bereavements and all sorts last year). It takes a long time to change, I think, esp if food has an emotional charge for you. And also, I think he says it somewhere in the book, but if you're changing even a bit, then that's better than doing nothing. Because the other choice is to keep on doing what you're doing and putting more weight on. Which is the better choice in a year or two's time?

And the best thing I've found about this thread is the reminder to chew 20 times - this is only mentioned in passing in the book, but it makes such a difference to the way I eat.

Nora - not too far from me then! We're south of Bath, so closer to Stourhead. I walked round there so many times with the pushchair, it defies belief. Best thing about Dyrham is that fantastic teashop on the road just outside - best scones I have ever eaten (when hungry, of course)!

I always eat too much at night!

Help! :(

damnit, was upset last night and ate half a bag of lindt mini eggs and a few cadburys eclairs and

but, woke up this morning and am hungry, so will eat breakfast shortly. Onwards and upwards I suppose LOL

Drink water CY, I usually find that a glass of water curbs the midnight munchies (if I want it to ).

Arrrggggg! I've got nothing to wear for this nice spring weather that still fits me and I have no money to shop for new ones Why. Isn't. This. Weight. Shifting?

Phew rant over. Sorry.

CelestialstarlightsPassion - are you still over-indulging on the chocolate? Looking at many of your comments on this thread, that seems to be the weakness you mention the most.

Ach, have been so busy that I posted on a few other MN threads and neglected you lot :( Think I was also avoiding the thread as I totally ignored he golden rules for 2 days :( Total self-sabotage!!

To whoever asked, a "fleg" is a bit of a scare

Right, today I am listening to my body, I am drinking plenty, I am following the rules and I will use the self-sabotaging tapping technique :)

I really, really want to do some exercise but am a bit scared of hurting myself post surgery. I don't really like gentle exercise, I like the violent, sweaty, snotty purple-faced sort. I have been doing lots of brisk walking etc but I wanna run and cycle madly. Maybe a tiny run tomorrow and then see if I hurt anywhere. I'm aslo incredibly tired as I am still not sleeping very well. Excuses....

There seems to be a lot of over the last day or two. Buck up, you lot. Sun is shining, lots of lovely bank holidays and every minute you are getting closer to having a 'normal' relationship with food. Even if you are having an off day, every time you listen to the CD, eat a tiny bit less, move a little bit more, smile at yourself in the mirror, decide you like your ankles etc etc etc you are moving in the right direction. This level of mental repair was never going to happen overnight.

So just and start living as though all the weight is gone. You won't regret it. I am wearing exactly what I want at the moment having thought I was 'too fat' for nice clothes. It's bloody marvelous, I tell you.