Paul McKenna WILL make us thin! Part 4.

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Firstly, the Golden Rules

1. Eat what you WANT
2. Eat when you are HUNGRY
3. Eat CONCIOUSLY
4. STOP when you are satisfied

Here is the book on Amazon which is all you need to get started!

This is the tapping technique explained - this can be useful for cravings.

Please feel free to join us :)

Hee hee I also fancy an egg sarnie now too, but have just eaten some delicious sushi!

PositiveAttitude - The hardest part of the process imo is seeing the whole struggle laid out in front of us, knowing how long it took to pile on the weight but also knowing we can't lose it all in a month. It can be quite soul destroying so I am not going to think about it other than to set small goals. I have a pair of trousers I bought a few weeks ago in a size 18. I haven't worn size 18 trousers in a 3 or 4 years but I got into them. OK they are tight and there is rather a lot of muffin top showing but I could do them up and I could sit down in them and if push came to shove I could wear them and not cut off the blood supply to my legs. A minor miracle.

My first goal is to be able to wear them with the correct amount of room and with a waist band not so 'snug' that it creates a muffin. I reckon 7-10lbs would do it. I would really recommend small goals. They do help ime.

Solo - You are probably right about AF. It should be now but there have been strange goings on (spotting last week and other PMT-like symptoms). If it happens again I shall have to go to the docs to rule out something sinister because it is a bit unusual but my guess is that it is my age. Not sure what is going to happen with the official starting time.

I did give in and have something to eat yesterday evening. If I hadn't, it was so bad that I think it would have stopped me sleeping!! I ended up having a bag of M&S Strawberry and White chocolate popcorn which I thoroughly recommend as the bags are small but it feels like a treat. Apparently it is only 115 cals a bag. I know we aren't counting calories but my other options was a slice of toast and butter (couldn't face fruit that late at night) so I think I made a better choice because that would have been worse for me and probably would have left me wanting another slice, bread junkie that I am A little of what you fancy does you good and all that!

Not been too bad today. Went to Sainsburys early this morning rather than leaving it until I was ravenous and in a hurry and did quite a restrained shop. Not a trolley full of junk. Hooray!

Today I have had 2 slices of toast and peanut butter, a pear, a satsuma and some water. I am too worried about my cat to eat but I know I need too.

I have been hankering after "something" and custard for a few days now ... so tonight for dinner I am having fruit strudel & creamy custard! I can never eat dessert after a meal, so instead I am having it for my meal instead. Ive made chicken & veg soup for my DH & DC, in case just pudding isnt enough for them. Im so looking forward to it

It sounds lovely. I have just made banana and chocolate chip muffins and will enjoy one later.

another relatively good day here for me! ppeatfruit I know what you mean re: water as opposed to coffee or squash, but I hate water and always feel like it's a punishment....! So, having no sugar high juice at least means I'm hydrated and am therefore drinking less coffee, which I love and am completely addicted to

trying to tell my mind that 2 sesame seed biscuits are enough now and that I'm full...! It's telling me back that it knows there are 3 more in the biscuit tin

And the shredding is amazing - day 2 last night and this morning I can feel muscles where I had no clue they existed - my stomach's complaining but in a good way iyswim. Will try and do it again tonight - I'm also sleeping much better after doing it - mainly because I pretty much pass out....

I am doing well today too! Just realized that I have been missing something when I listen to the CD...I'd been listening to it on our ancient TV but did it on the laptop today. I realized that the stereo part of the TV must have stopped working at some point, so I'd only been hearing the "left side" stuff before. Interesting!

I got up early this a.m. and took my dog for a walk, which was a nice start to the day for both of us. I'm on day three of my journal and have not been doing all that well, but today I am really trying so that I can tick off the "ate consciously" box :)

Off to check the rest of the thread!

Thank you so much for being concerned about me Juicy ! I've been ok. A lot of personal stuff going on but it is on its way up. (Cripes, but marriages can be hard work, can't they? [confusion] ) DH and I are doing well now, actually better than before because we used to just ignore things or smooth them over and now we are getting them out in the open and resolving them. Speaking of DH, it has come to my attention (since I've been looking at my journal cover every day) that he looks exactly like Paul, minus 15 years or so! Weird. There is a pic of him on my profile if you want to examine this phenomenon for yourself! :)

oops, I meant , not [confusion] :)

Blimey Cheerful Yank he really does!

And yes, with you on the can't marriages be bloody hard work....

Oh yeah CY, I do see a similarity.

Not too bad a day here. I did over eat a bit at dinner and I did not manage to put my fork down because dinner was just too yummy. I cooked thai red chicken curry and it was so so nice.
Not doing very well am I?

Yes, the resemblance is even more pronounced in person! It's the lack of hair and the glasses, mostly

hi all, I have contributed bugger all to this thread (well the last one), but it has been a big help/reminder just seeing it pop up in my 'threads I'm on'.

I haven't weighed myself again, but my work trousers which started off loose, then got a bit tight are loosening off again. The smaller pair which threatened to cut me in half are getting comfy again too.

I haven't even been that good, just not clearing my plate without thinking and pausing before reaching for snacks. :)

yay, I remember why I liked this so much now!

If only I could find time for exercise....

Silvery yummy food is hard - sometimes we make stuff that is so good I struggle to stop. Risotto is my big weakness!

Ended up not as bad as I thought today. Silvery I had Thai red chicken curry too!! DH and DCs had a hot chocolate fudge cake for pud and I really didnt even fancy any of it!!!

Just been out for our usual circuit walk with DH. About two thirds round there is a really big hill which I couldn't get up last year (before my operation) without stopping half way up. Over the past few weeks I have been able to get up to the bench at the top of the hill with less breathlessness each time. Today I got to the top, hardly out of breath and we didnt stop on the bench for the first time in years!! Well chuffed!! Something is working!!

Also, I have realised that I am probably due on, which is always when I feel fat and flubby, so not really surprised about my wobble this morning. Tomorrow I am day off and intend to do as little as possible after a totally manic 5 weeks. I just hope i can stay on track and not dive into chocolate (which I have not even had the slightest urge to eat for the past 3 weeks)
At least I will be able to get the DC off to school and sit and do the CD in the morning, which I find really does give me a boost.

Can everyone please tell me to step away from the snacks!

I am working in XHs pub tonight and there are NO customers in here! It is just me all on my own! He has peanuts, scampi fries, crisps and sweets! I am not hungry but really want something as bored and fed up! Help!

Yank - blimey he does look like him loads, how spooky!

FAB - don't worry about what you have eaten, only how you felt before and after you ate it. I suppose with the cat you have a lot of 'emotional hunger' going on? I hope he/she is better soon :)

Silvery - don't beat yourself up. Before Pauling, you would have eaten the whole plateful every time, regardless of whether it was yummy or not, so things are improving!

I've done alright today, I did have a quarter pounder with cheese in the middle of the afternoon, but I was starving and it was what I wanted. I was hungry again at dinner, but not very so I just ate a little and then the rest went in the fridge. I'm hungry again now, tummy starting to get growly, so I'm going to go and eat some more of it.

I find I struggle when DS2 is crying and won't settle, which is a fair amount of the time atm. Suddenly I get the most awful urge to shovel food into my face, but at least I am recognising it for what it is now and managing to resist most of the time. Not all of it as yet though.

CY - that wedding picture is totally lush. Nice to see you back on the thread.

I had another pretty good day today. It's kind of going along nicely. A mum in the playground said "Oh my god, you're shrinking so fast!". It is the exercise. My weight is not changing but I am still managing to cycle to work every day and my legs look amazing from mid thigh down. I feel like I have been wearing a fat suit for years but it is now shrinking. Instead of everything being a problem area, it is now my middle region....

I feel out of it today. Is this normal or am I not eating enough? I have come down with a cold and tickly throat too.

Muffinsmummy go see the "dh threw wine at the wall" thread in AIBU - that will distract you for ages.

FAB I think from what you've listed that you aren't eating enough. You need to eat whatever you like as long as you do it mindfully, when you're truly hungry.

Glad everyone's having a good day. Off with the DC today who were challenging spirited but avoided therapeutic cake. We metfriends at Pizza Express (lurve pizza) but I had a leggera, knowing I wouldn't be hungry for a full pizza but would be obliged to polish it off! Didn't even manage to finish that but is was very yummy.

LOL lady ...that thread is hilarious!

I thought that was the case, lady, but I did feel I ate when I was hungry. Had a difficult day emotionally tbh so will start again tomorrow.

Baby steps FAB. Be kind to yourself ((unmumsnetty hugs)).

I had two fairly good moments today - first when I didn't eat all my lunch (enormous tupperware of yesterday's tea leftovers - pasta with tomato sauce - yum!) and second when I was washing up after tea tonight and didn't eat many of the leftover chips - actually threw them away instead!

Such things are almost unheard of. And I've shredded again so that's 3 nights in a row. This is not like me and can't last

Fab - hope you're feeling OK - the first and only thing I want to do when I'm coming down with something (or fed up/at a low) is eat...

Keep up the good work ladies

Good for you Dotty ! Sure it can last, just take it day by day. :)

I have just eaten too much at dinner. :( But, before Paul, I would eat too much at breakfast, lunch, and dinner, so it's an improvement surely.

I'm going to go for a bike ride when DS goes to sleep. Bliss!

Also, I have had a lot of water and plain herbal tea today, and have eaten much more consciously than I usually do. :)