Thread 10 already for the Paul McKenna's Paulettes, losing lbs with No Pain! No Pain!! and Definitely No Calories, No Syns, No Humiliation. Come and Join In To Lose Weight With Supportive Friends!

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Welcome to thread 10 of the Paul McKenna's I Can Make You Thin weight loss system.

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

1. Eat what you WANT
2. Eat when you are HUNGRY
3. Eat CONSCIOUSLY
4. STOP eating 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. This is a new way of living for your brand new life!!

The Paul McKenna system really works and is easy to maintain.

I've C&P'd our previous threads links as they are helpful.

Here are the book choices on AMAZON which is all you need to get started! they aren't compulsory, but they do help! it's something to refer to and listening to the cd's can really focus you.

This is the tapping technique EXPLAINED - this can be useful to combat cravings.

You don't have to buy the book and CD, but we have found that they do help and somehow they keep you on track, so it would probably be a good investment and will cost you far less than a couple of trips to WW or SW meetings, so do consider having them in your life.

Please feel free to join us, whether it's 10lbs or 10 stones you want to lose.
We are friendly, supportive and successful, but we're not hungry OH NO we're not!!! so come on in and start living your new life today!

HALF so would I! I am never one to owe people money; I hate it!

Weymouth is lovely! :)

My mum would describe people like that as 'kippers and curtains'. Brag about how minted they are - show off in some ways, really tight in others!

Yes we went to Weymouth when we were tiny (I have some memories), last time I was 5! And we're going back to the same Haven we went to then :) going with my sister, BIL and DNephew so it should be fun!

I'm quite pleased with my activity today - persuaded DH to come for a 5.6k walk and I've done an hour's gardening! No inactivity here!

My ex friend is rolling in it; it was her own fashion P.R. company; it's always the ones with money who are the worst isn't it? as yr. mum says havea Or as my MIL used to say " All fur coat and no knickers"!!!

have a a lovely time

loving those sayings!! they give me some wonderful in head scenes!!

Mmm we have bought a new BBQ, it's currently warming up for steak skewers (sp?!) and jackets. I chopped it all up though and DH turned round and asked if I could stick his steak back together He only wanted the veg on the skewer! I've done a steak only one for him instead!

Morning all!

Evening all :)

Hiya!

I could only eat half my tea tonight, darn Paul! I felt starving when I got home, but I drank two glasses of water and couldn't eat my tea! I've done a 6k walk tonight so I'm quite pleased.

DS1's birthday today, so after 2 parties at the weekend we all went to Peppa Pig world. It was boiling and I am exhausted but the boys had a brilliant time
I have pauled dreadfully and eaten far too much cake and other assorted crap. Back to it tomorrow, I am about to listen to the CD now.

I thought this thread might be quieter in the holidays but it seems that havea is doing REALLY well and has cracked it! Ali it's so easy to just go back on it isn't it? sounds like you had a great time

I had put on 2 kilos before going to England but power walking in the rain !! lost me 1 and a half and am carrying on with Paul back here ooer missus gardening, painting \decorating etc.

I've been a bit rubbish with my Pauling and still haven't listened to the cd . I'd been doing well and rarely eating all my dinner because I would feel full but I totally forgot last night and just wasn't concentrating. Before I knew it it was all gone and then when I went to bed my tummy was all hurty full (although it wasn't really that big a portion compared to some of my dinners!)

Sounds like lots of you are doing really well though.

Peppa Pig world sounds great - shames it's so far down south

Biscuits I remember my mum saying that our gut is the actual size of a large grapefruit! So if you think about it it can't take a lot of food without stretching too far!!.

Sounds like you had fun Ali! Like you say, back on it today :)

Thanks for the support ppeat! I'm feeling very positive about it all although a bit worried about how I'll do on holiday. At least it's not a 'diet' though so I can still eat what I like, will just try to avoid mindless snacking and overeating.

Have could you try listening to the cd a few times before you go to make you as good as possible at it before you go? And then as you say have what you want but remember to eat slowly and stop web you're full. At least on hols you probably eat out more (?) so no losing concentration while watching tv like I did last night

And most importantly have a fab holiday! Are you off to somewhere exotic?

Yes very exotic ....Weymouth! we're taking the campervan and will mostly be self catering so actually it shouldn't be too difficult.
We are considering an AI holiday around October but it'll depend when my op is and how soon after I can fly. I'll have the CD on my phone so I'll probably try to have half an hour to myself to listen to it.

Faith - wave as you pass us on the M3! And, please can I have a little of your mojo? I haven't done that well today, although I did go for a longish walk with the boys - pushing a 26lb child up a hill in a buggy is hard work! We have too many treats and snacks still left around from the weekend. Ho hum.

Biscuits we are lucky it is so close, it only took us half an hour to get there yesterday morning. They do deals of a two-day ticket for the whole park and there are lots of good value local hotels so maybe for a weekend sometime?

Hello everyone

I have just started the Paul McKenna book after lots of attempts at weight watchers, slimming world etc. I never manage to keep it up. I do feel that I have an unhealthy relationship with food, eat for boredom, being upset etc.

I want to lose 2 stone and change my lifestyle, really want to improve my health too. How is everyone finding it? Does it take a while to get into it?. I will try to catch up with the thread.

You're in the right place now buzzgirl A great big welcome from all us paulettes!!! i've lost nearly 3 stone put a bit back on but it's coming off again! I'm off to bed now speak in the morning.

Welcome buzzgirly! I've done WW, 'eating gealthily' aka starving myself amongst other things and finally found Pauling at New Year. I had lost a stone but gained quite a bit when ill. Currently on the way back down! I find it simple in concept, challenging to apply at times. Old habits die hard. I feel like its been clicking for me lately. For me, exercising is key, even if it's just a stroll round my local area. Also I try to have snacks that are 'heslthy' like nuts, carrot sticks etc so I don't automatically reach for the chocolate. Listening to the CD really reinforces it. You hear that biscuits? Whack it on next oppportunity you get.

Didn't manage a walk tonight because the pain has been quite bad and I've felt really hungry! So I ate! I'll see how it goes. Well done for the walk pushing the 2 stone little 'un Ali!

Hi Buzzgirly - welcome indeed. I'm new to this too but liking the concept. It seems sensible and logical to me, although as Have says a bit challenging to apply - mainly the 'old habits die hard' thing!

I really must put this cd on, but I struggle to find a time I can relax into it. I think bedtime would be best but ds2 still sleeps in our room so don't want to disturb him. Still, in about 6 weeks he'll be six months so I can evict put him into his own room

ppeatfruit can I ask how Longmont has taken to lose the 3 stone? I think that is an inspiring tale to tell (as I have 3 stone to lose overall and it seems an insurmountable task at times!)

Hope everyone else is good

Oh, and Have the holiday sounds ace. We mostly have uk holidays too scared / tight to fly with children and I love it. I just love holidays though so don't really care where it is. So rare to get time with busy busy DH that I wouldn't care if we we're at home tbh except he'd end up working . We're going to center parcs this year and I literally can't wait to get away. Not for another 8 weeks though zzzzzzzzzz

Sorry for drip feeding my posts this morning . I'm blaming it on the early start

Have hope your op date comes through soon. Can I ask what op it is? Tell me to butt out if I'm being too nosey or you'd rather not say

In any event I hope you get the date soon and it goes well - and naturally that you get yourself up the duff immediately afterwards

DS2 woke 90 mins earlier than usual - think its the hot weather, but now I've fed him I think I'm going to get dressed and have a cup of tea do some cleaning before ds1 rolls out of bed.....

Morning biscuits! My op is no secret - I had abdo pain in March, originally treated as a UTI but after a long time I've been diagnosed with a urinary tract blockage so I need a cystoscopy (stick a camera up there to have a look and hopefully clear the blockage). Op date is likely to be 20th September.

The CD is quiet, gentle and soothing so I doubt it would disturb your DS!

Oooh hope that sorts it all out for you Have - all that abdo pain must have been horrid. Ds2 had one of those cysto-whatsits the other week (to look for bladder reflux as he has one kidney bigger than the other). I don't pity the person trying to get the catheter up the willy of a 3 month old . I did pity ds2 though . Overall though it wasn't a bad procedure other than them struggling to get the catheter in so he got a bit flustered with them keep tugging about down there. Then they got someone else along and he did it straight away - I don't think it hurt him (because he didn't cry) but his little face when it went in .

Fingers crossed it works for you though and sorts out any blockages. Would it clear a blockage out if the liquid is going bladder-bound? Or do the think if there is a blockage they could just dislodge it so it could make its own way out?

Actually, just reread your post, DS didn't have a camera up there so it wasn't a cystoscopy, it was a cystogram I think - like a HSG for the bladder