Paul McKenna's non diet. No calories, no syns, no humiliation, just shedding stones amongst friends. Thread 7.

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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 and full

This weight loss system is about re-educating your body; learning to listen to it and in doing so losing weight and inches so forget diets, they may work for a while, but they aren't permanent solutions. The Paul McKenna system works and is easy to maintain.

I've C&P'd our previous threads 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 to combat cravings.

Please feel free to join us. We are friendly, supportive and successful but we're not hungry!!! so come on in and start living your new life today!

It's busy today. I'm starting to lose track of everyone . Maybe I need the PMK memory book too

Hi, just popping in quickly.

Kinky adding my support.

Giganticus!! how nice to see you :)

Kick up arses for those in need or requested it.

I'm Ok, not doing great, but I really much get the cd's out and listen to them...also, read the book.

I have a cough, sore throat and chest (a bit wheezy I think) atm, so don't feel particularly great or motivated.

I did report that thread I mentioned and the gods they were going to look into it, but I notice it's still there

Pound down this morning

Didn't do well yesterday...mainly due to so much tiredness! I seem to do better on the days where I don't have much planned, it takes concentration for me at the moment!

Haven't eaten yet today, not hungry, feeling fine about it. All good so far.

Blimey this thread is really taking off isn't it? i've had to jot down a few names to remember them for my post BTW Mornin' all. well here goes;

Welcome furry I'm apple shaped too and have got rid of my muffin top with the exercise that' s on the 'flabby belly ' thread.

movingon we're all different and also listen differently (I always listen to the same one) every 2 weeks or so they DO help a lot though so maybe I should listen more .

Pleased to see you back Gig I thought when you were on last that you need a more positive name can you think of one? or shall we all suggest one for you?

Kinky IKEWYM about surprises and changes in yr life being hard to deal with; I'm trying to learn to "go with the flow" it's much easier said than done though isn't it?

Solo I noticed that barmy thread the day before yesterday shall we SPOIL it if we see it again? hehehe

Stripey I take Gingko biloba which really helps the short term memory (not totally though )

solo hope your sore throat etc. gets better soon It's my birthday tomorrow and I'm solo for it (not completely) if it's not freezing fog (there are a lot of terrible accidents in fog here so I don't fancy driving in it birthday or not) I'm meeting a friend in our local town for lunch.

LOL ppeat at 'this thread is really taking off'. Then not a word from anybody for 12 hours! (not saying you killed the thread just that it made me smile after all the posts in the last few days).

Weird day here. Not enough sleep last night, woke up knackered and didn't fancy eating at all. Had a sandwich at lunch time and that was it. Was feeling really really knackered this evening and not hungry still but had my tea (spag bol) and now I feel better. I think I might have overdone waiting until I was hungry! I think I should have something a bit sooner. I shall probably be wide awake and ready for anything at this rate.

Listened to the CD last night but for the first time fell properly to sleep instead of waking up at the end. Not sure if it did any good now but I will try very hard to listen tonight although I don't rate my chances of hearing the end tonight either.

Hope you have all had good day.

Hi everyone, hope you're all well :) one week in for me me today. I wanted to weigh myself this morning, but forgot!

I haven't had much to eat today as I just haven't felt hungry. Maybe it's kicking in for me, who knows? Like Bertha though, I fell asleep last night before the end. I've heard that you can learn foreign languages in your sleep though so maybe that's ok

Thanks for the welcomes.

Kinky I hope everything goes well with your meeting next week.

BBB your post on self-sabotage is almost just a description of my personality. I find that sometimes I loose weight and just as I make it under 10 stone I suddenly pile it all back on, it's almost like I'm scared that once I'm no longer overweight I'll have to face all of my other problems as I won't have being fat to blame for everything. I'm also very last minute with all of my work and this is definitely related to self-esteem, when I do well I often tell myself it's because it was "easy", that anyone could do that or even just remind myself that there are lots of people cleverer or faster than me.

Anyway I haven't listened to the CD for a couple of days as I'm just returning to work from maternity leave so things are a bit hectic, although I've managed to keep going with the 30 day shred (now on day 6) and my eating, whilst not perfect, has been much more controlled.

Well done stripy & Ali & others for your losses. I'm having a weigh-in and measuring session on Sunday so will let you know how I get on.

ppeat will check out the flabby belly thread my muffin top is my nemisis, any time I loose weight the first place it comes off my bum and hips which just makes my saddle bags and spare tyre look even bigger and me an even weirder shape, it can be so demotivating.

mrsmeow the first time I listened I fell asleep and the next morning suddenly noticed that eating my cereal was taking ages because I kept putting my spoon down, so you never know

Evening all. Sounds like it might be working for a lot of you. I had a crap day, as if I hadn't heard of Paul M. Think I need to find time for a listen, which I struggle to do. So aim some butt kicks this way please! So then I weighed myself to scare myself and I've lost 3 pounds! Now there's an incentive to keep Pauling. That's my pre Christmas weight. Will definitely do better tomorrow with tangible weight loss in my sights. Zzz now the dream feed is done I'm off to bed. Good luck tomorrow all.

Happy Birthday ppeatfruit :) have a lovely day.x

Hello all! I've just started Pauling, started Monday. I swear I already feel better. I'm eating more frequently but much, much less. I've also exercised everyday without really thinking about it which is unusual for me! I'm trying hard not to weigh myself old habits of daily weigh ins die hard at my gym they weigh and measure you monthly so I did that Monday at the start.
Happy birthday to ppeatfruit!
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Good Morning

I am really pleased with myself, as I have been listing to PM each night, although I do fall asleep - hopefully it is sinking in!!

Three days until I weigh myself - gosh I do hope I have lost something.

Since starting this way of eating I have had a headach which is now on its 12th day - has anyone else experienced anything like this?

Happy Birthday ppeatfruit have and . I hope you have a lovely day and get a chance to really enjoy yourself.

And lots of to all of you for your kind words over the last couple of days. I have stayed conscious and am doing well, although I listen to the CD as much as I can as I really think it is making a massive difference to me.

Morning everyone, and Happy Birthday ppeat!

Doing well here, eating really slowly, which is the bit I've always struggled with in the past.

Another 2lbs down, so that is the few pounds I had put on gone and I'm back to the weight I was in September when I was bridesmaid for my friend.

New goal is to lose another 7lbs by the time my brother gets married.

AWW Thank youall SOOmuch*!!! Back later !!

I've been doing it for near ly 2 weeks now. I really enjoy doing it. I've been listening to the cd in the morning for the past couple of days and feel pants. I'm going to from tonight do it before bed. I did have a quick peek the other day and in 7 days lost 7lbs.

ppeat - Happy birthday!! Hope you are having a really great day.

thefurryone - Oh yes I do that - if I get praised, I think it is either because it was easy or I think that everybody else still did it better or they found it easier or they did it quicker. I'm afraid I rise to a challenge not thrive on praise - tell me I can't do something and I try and prove you wrong - being pig-head gets me through! Tell me I did well and I think you are mad or odd.

MrsMeow - sorry meant to pick up on something you said a while back about self sabotage but this thread is motoring at the moment and lost track of what I was going to say. You said you could trace self-sabotage back to your childhood - same here. Took me a long time to realise it but I have read enough relationship threads on here now to know that my family life as a child was not the normal family life I thought it was. It has taken a long time to realise the effects it has had.

Happy birthday ppeat!

Hi everyone else, I hope today has gone well for you :) Kinky, how is DD?

I've done really well today, haven't really felt hungry until I was cooking dinner earlier. I wanted to weigh myself this morning but found that the batteries in my scales are flat! Typical! It's not a bad thing though as I do tend to get obsessive about weighing, so I'll just hang on until I get chance to get some, then hopefully get a nice surprise.

Bertha - its strange how if you think, you can track things back isn't it? And it's very scary how much our childhood shapes us. It puts a lot of pressure on us to do things right with our DC! I had a lecture in uni about vulnerability today and that made me think a fair bit as well. I think I'm on a learning curve this year and at the grand old age of 32 I'm finally beginning to realise who I am. That sounds so corny doesn't it? At least it's making me like myself a little bit more though.

WELL DONE everyone with your weight losses, hope things carry on going well for you :)

I've deliberated about posting this because I'm aware that it sounds very 'woo' but...

A few times in the past couple of days, I've been eating a meal and all of a sudden a weird feeling comes over me and I stop eating. The only way I can describe it is like a wall comes down? But I feel a bit tingly and breathless as well, kind of like an anxious feeling but not a bad feeling iyswim? I haven't tried to eat through it because I literally don't feel hungry any more, and the thought makes me feel a bit sick.

Does anyone else get this? I know it's related to PM, and maybe this is what's supposed to happen? But I'm always a bit cynical about things, so wanted to check.

Although, even if it's all just in my head, I'm not bothered as its stopping me from over eating!

Hi everyone and Happy Birthday ppeat.

I have been pretty hungry these last few days and today was awful - I was ravenous every 20mins from about 3pm

I am pretty sure it is linked to how much water I drink. I was drinking 2-3ltrs a day but have struggled these last few days as it had an after taste.

Anyhow I am forcing myself to drink it til I get back in the swing of it.

Emma - well done 7lbs in 7days is amazing, I hope I can loose that much.

Ppeat - happy bday xx

So I still havnt started reading the book, I'm going to status tonight. Did you all read the book once or more? As seems like the cd is very useful, and its helping me sleep even better.

Quick hello everyone. Welcome new ladies and well done to all our losers!!!

I need to get going with this as I have another reason to get another 21lbs or more off. I'm going to be a matron of honour! in September...so, I need your help please.

I've had several days of feeling really hungry and I have very heavy and painful breasts and I've no idea why...I stopped bfing on Oct 26th, but it'd been tailing off for months until there was nothing left, so I wouldn't have thought it could be connected. My Aunt Flo was late in December by several weeks, so I'm not due again now I don't think...but I do seem to have had the pre menstrual munchies I think I am though, peri menopausal...Never been so confused by my own body before.

Hi Solo that's so nice about being Matron of Honour! I also find its good to have a goal like that. Do lots of visualising yourself in the dress.

I stopped breastfeeding at the end of August and I found it took a good while for my body to return back to normal. I had The heaviest bleeds for a few months and felt rubbish.

I have come down with s cold and am feeling very sorry for myself. I was so hungry yesterday that I did get the chocolate goody box down and have a munch but a controlled munch. I just couldn't have gobbled loads down.