Paul McKenna's Successful Eating Thread (part 5)

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The Golden Rules that will aid you on your journey with our like minded support system:

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

I've C&P'd part 4's links as they are helpful.

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

shrinkingnora - I am not a pretty top kind of girl either. Was an impulse buy. Should have listened to my gut when the assistant said there were no more sizes and was quite rude to me.

Bssh - you are doing so well. What is impressive is that even when you aren't completely on the ball you are still losing, which shows that you are really 'getting it' most of the time. Well done :)

Juicy - I am drinking too much atm. Not too much in terms of alcohol, but too much if I am serious about shifting this weight. So hard to resist the white wine when the weather is lovely like this though

Today was weigh-in for me, and I've stayed the same so 3lbs lost in total over 6 weeks. I am ok with this, I'm BFing and not getting enough sleep so it is hard to resist the tiredness hunger.
But - I am also measuring as well as weighing, and I have now lost 3 inches off my waist, and 2 inches off my hips. There is less and less muffin top over my new linen trousers, I think another couple of weeks and I will be wearing them.

Everyone is doing well :)

Well done BsshBosh, thats amazing. Its really encouraged me today as I was feeling a bit bleugh about the whole thing.

Dh has been complimenting me on how I look recently and today was saying how nice I looked in my new top when I just burst into tears and told him that I despaired of ever being a "normal" size. He was lovely about it. I cant really explain how i feel, but your loss, has made me see that I can do this. I am not finding it hard at all, I dont know why I feel so pathetic about it all.

I was home on my own for a while earlier, which pre-PM would have meant a raid on the cupboard, but I broke a piece of easter egg off (yes, I still even have my one easter egg!!!!! ) and just had a mouthful.

I dont think I am going to have to cook properly for myself for the next 3 weeks as I have portion sized boxes of all my favourites in the freezer from not eating them when I have cooked over the past 6 weeks. Thats a real plus!!! The difficult part is choosing which to have.

Have fun in the sun everyone.

:) You will be fine PA, just keep up your PA iyswim?!

Sorry for moaning yesterday. Today is another day. Things in RL going on which are making me feel unsettled and normally I would be comfort eating by the bucket loads, which I think is why I was feeling like that.
My positive attitude is returning today!!

Hi all. I am back from camping and did rubbish at eating consciously - sigh. Have now come back, jumped immediately on the scales and have put 3 lbs back on. I know I shouldn't have got on at all.
Time to snap back into it, going to go out on my bike today and listen to Paul tonight and hopefully tomorrow will be easier as back to school and routines etc. Sounds like you are all doing really well.

Bry

half term was tough for me too Joltek and I have gained a bit.
I think I can gain inspiration from bssh bossh and refocus back in term time though

Hi everyone

I have not felt hungry all day and can't face food. I had an apple and 3 cherry tomatoes in the last hour as I figured I had to eat something but I just don't want too. I can't imagine wanting to eat any of the dinner I am doing for dh and the kids and even the home made banoffee pie I have just put in the fridge doesn't appeal at all.

I spose as long as yr. drinking water it doesn't matter Theoriginal. it's eat when you're hungry isn't it?

DD has just gone to get me a drink as I have only had a sip to take 2 tablets. I feel very weird today.

I've slipped off again. Hence my absence.
Will get back to it tomorrow.

Hello everyone :)

Bit of a nightmare day here, we went out to the zoo and ended up eating picnic, and then extra cake AND icecream. DH and I have decided not to have any dinner because we feel all full and icky.

However, I had a lovely surprise earlier. I hunted around for my waterproof jacket, put it on and thought 'ooh this is a bit looser'. Then I looked and realised that it is a whole size smaller than the one I was wearing last summer!! I have two the same, one a 16 and one an 18. I ordered the 18 when the 16 got too small and wouldn't zip up But today the 16 fitted!
Hurrah, I am so pleased, it has really made me feel good about myself. And DH took some photos of me while we were out and I look like me, and not like a fat person has swallowed me and I am peering out.

I think I might cry, I really might.

I am so fed up with being this size ( 5 foot 2, 16 stone, size 20) and feeling this awful.

I am ashamed of myself.

No more, do you hear me? No More!!

I have dug out the 90 day journal, I am re reading the book, I am looking at ordering the other cd's. I am off to order the photo of me at the finish line of the Moonwalk as I want it to compare to the one that will be taken next year where I will be half the person I am now.

At half term I was mistaken for my kids granny. NO MORE!

many positive vibes to you neverputasockinatoaster and to all the rest of us who are struggling a bit

I love those kind of moments Alibaba - few and far between for me at the moment but well done you!! How great is that.

Neverputasock - I think we all have moments like that - I know I do. I went to town with the rest of the family and was 'allowed' to go in Monsoon (I live with 3 males you have to take your chances to window shop and browse which are few and far between). I was enjoying looking at the clothes, smug at the thought that I am definitely an 18 and not the 20 I was a year ago. Then I caught a look at myself in a mirror and all the smugness evapourated. Deeply depressing - still a massively wobbly woman there. We all get fed up with ourselves I know. But, what about when you have lost the weight? Think how good you will feel. And you will do it. We all will if we stick with it.

Niecie - once we have both shifted this weight, shall we go to Monsoon together and browse for lovely clothes?

neverput - I started this time last year at 5 foot 2, size 20 and only a few pounds shy of 16 stone. You can do it :)

I think I'm getting divorced and have hardly eaten anything since Wednesday!

I was quite poorly for a couple of days then yesterday fell out with xh so just can't be bothered to eat!

We haven't really been together since last august when DD3 was a week old (which was all my fault!) but have been trying again on and off. Nearly everyone I know would tell me I'm better off without him but I still feel really crap!

Sorry for putting a downer on the thread but don't want to bother anyone in rl.

I bought a pair of size 12 3/4 length jogging bottoms from peacocks on Friday so happy with that. Don't they say the best form of revenge is to live well? Think that's what I will do just a shame the kids prob won't get to see him much!

MuffinsMummy :( it doesn't matter if you hate someone; divorce is not a pleasant task. I've divorced twice. The first was a violent, perverted, domineering arse of a 'man' that I divorced and yet I still did not feel the elation that I thought I would when my absolute came through...and even when I half joked that it was 20 years too late, I actually felt sad when he died...so be gentle on yourself and look after yourself too.

Odd day for me too today. I almost want to comfort eat...

Thanks solo just feels really weird he won't be part of my life anymore. He is a very needy man that always has to be in a relationship so I know it won't be long until he has a new girlfriend, in fact he actually told me last week he was interested in someone else. He started seeing someone last year when DD3 was about 4 weeks old! Why can't I seem to move on!

Sorry this isn't the thread for my crap! Hope everyone had a good day and happy pauling tomorrow :)

It's hard to move on MM; you probably still think of him and the what could've/should've been etc. I still do with my Dd's father and he's been gone from my life for more than 30 months now. It's the emotional side and you can't just switch it off. I've not switched it off for him and I'm only just starting to think of any kind of relationship with the cub here...I know it'll be very hard to do though. I wanted to have a family with my ex and it wont happen. It's hard to accept that.

So...get yourself all slim and desirable; do it for yourself and to hell with men for a while

Morning all! Happy Monday.

Muffin - sorry to hear you are having a tough time. If you want to off load then we are happy to listen. FWIW, I don't actually think anything is off topic for this thread. So many of us are emotional eaters and have got larger than we like by using food as a prop or even just eating out of boredom. Anything that affects the emotions can affect our eating so if it helps with the Pauling/eating better/getting our heads straight about food then it is fair game for discussion as far as I'm concerned. That goes for good things and bad. How many of us have celebratory food treats when things are good.........or is that just me?!

Alibaba - its a date although it may be a while and a stone or two before I can face the mirrors again!! Which side of B do you live on by the way (you don't have to be specific I just mean, north south, etc)? I am wondering if I know you!! Do you do toddler groups around here or anything like that? Or is it better if we stay incognito? I have never knowingly met another MNer!

Morning all,

My goal is to be able to get a gorgeous dress from Monsson, too....... one day!!

Today is a new day, a new start. It feels easier pauling when I am in my normal routine, rather than when the DCs are at home. So a deep breath today and off I go again!!

Just flying by from work, as having internet problems a home
Have agood day everyone.

I agree nothing is off topic either. Muffin - sorry to hear you are having a hard time.

I do the celebratory eating thing too Niecie!

So far I've lost three pounds (three weeks in nearly) but I'm not convinced yet as it's a small amount and I've put on and lost that three pounds a number of times recently! That's why I find the weighing every two weeks thing really hard, I need to know it's working!

Thank u I really don't feel like I can talk to anyone in rl as they all have theirown problems to deal with. I know a lot of people on this thread have as well but at least you can all choose to ignore me :)

Basically xh didn't work for pretty much all our marriage and the money he did bring in went to the pub. He left when DD3 was a week old saying I had pushed him away and started seeing someone else within a few weeks. When she dumped him for his best friend he came crawling back.

I know I should be happy that we are now over and I can get on with my life but I miss him so much. I wouldn't want to be with me so really don't see why anyone else would.

Sorry for being so depressing I'm sat outside the pub xh runs waiting to pick up some of babies stuff in the car crying! I can't see things getting any better!

Sorry!

Hope you are all doing well Pauling. My goal for today is to try and do some exercise. My house is a tip so there is a start.