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!

Gosh tinned pears would have been so much nicer than prunes - Bleh!

Sadly I don't like pears or prunes! I bought some not from concentrate juice to help in the mean time.

Hi everyone, I haven't been around for a couple of months, and haven't been listening to the tape much at all.

Life went a bit pear-shaped after my uncle came to stay with us in May/June - needed about 2 months of brain bleach to forget the things he said while he was with us.

Have just been referred to an obesity clinic which is opening its doors about 60 miles away next month, and am having blood tests done for it tomorrow. They have a list of 13 things to be analysed - including vitD which is rather interesting. I seem to remember hearing recently about vit D deficiency being implicated in weight gain. ppeat it's the one at St Yrieix that's being built at the moment.

Am also thinking of getting a rowing machine. There's a very inspiring story on the contact2 site about someone who is aiming to get from 600lbs to 250lbs using a rowing machine and going to the gym. I can't get a cheapie one, as I weigh too much - it needs to be an industrial strength one Fab how are you doing with doing your dh's?

I also need to start taking my tablets regularly again. I sort went on strike a bit after the endo told me that there isn't anything else they can do with medication. I hate taking tablets that I don't feel do anything for me, nor make me feel any better. Bugger.

Hi all, I'm an oldie who has name changed, i was deafworm back in the dim distant past!

I havent been actively following pm the last few months as ive been pregnant and focussing on that but certainly some of those techniques had become very ingrained, I suspect the seminar made a difference for me on that score, it's certainly helped how I see myself. I've just weighed in for the first time since my bfp and at 1 week postnatal weigh exactly the same as the day I got my bfp. I'm pretty pleased with that! I've set a target of a stone in 3 months (I weigh in on the wii) which would have me at the lowest weight I've been in over 7 years in time for Christmas. I don't intend to worry too much about losing weight any time soon but I know my choices are better than they've ever been so I'm hoping with a bit of a pm refresher it will come away. mainly though I'm aiming to spend lots of time cuddling my lovely new ds! Losing weight and getting fit to be a really active mum for him and his sisters is a pretty strong motivator.

Tb welcome back. Just get right on back in. Rowing machine sounds good; I'm going to try the exercise bike.

Aw! Congratulations IFH!!! you'll always be deafworm to me!

So! are we allowed to know any baby details?! name, weight etc.

Good for you on the weight front. I weighed less post natally than I did before pregnancy with Dd, but that was due to an over active thyroid...it was events after that that got me fat...so, if you are happy and it certainly sounds that way! then you shouldn't have any trouble at all!!
The thread is very quiet right now, but don't let that put you off...it'll pep up again soon I'm sure.

Oh! we are on a go slow aren't we?!!
Well, I've had a truly crap day today. I am however in need of getting into the zone, so must insist on everyone returning forthwith!!!

I have been bitten on my shin ~ not entirely sure by what, but it happened on Saturday night and is almost certainly not a mosquito bite. It hurts as in it's painful, but not itchy. Getting worse. Slightly worried actually.

I'm here! We've been away at a wedding and then DS1 starts school tomorrow so all chaos getting that organised.
DH still jangling my nerves by not just taking the first contract that comes along, argh.

Hope you are all doing ok.

Welcome back tb and IFH!

I'm still lurking, just too tired to do much! Weight remains pretty stable so far which I continue to be pleased about. Sickness got a lot worse yesterday though

solo I'd get that checked out, I know a couple of people who have got infected bites this summer. Antibiotics tend to knock them on the head.

Intense times Ali! Does he think he'll get a better offer then?

How is everyone else? Has anyone seen Fab lately?

Thanks solo, yes of course Alex, weighed 8lb6oz labour was 2 1/2 hours from start to finish! Unfortunately they needed to start me off due to pre eclampsia, didnt get as far as breaking my waters or the drip though so managed the active labour i wanted. Hope your bite is feeling better?

Thanks faith, hope the sickness improves a bit soon

I've realised this period is the time when I've gained my weight with the other dc, feeling low on energy/tired so eating but not actually hungry, he's feeding like there's no tomorrow so I don't want to scrimp I'm just hoping the hunger signals are adequate for the energy we need if that makes sense? Going to pay more attention today and see how I feel, very definitely still recovering though so not pushing myself to much.

Hi everyone

I need your help! I was flying with this about 6 months ago as I had to fit into my wedding dress, well since the wedding I am really struggling to get back in to Paul Mckenna. I have seriously tried about 15 times.

I've always been the same, I need to get into a 'zone' and once I'm in it, it's fantastic. But getting into that zone is what I am struggling with.

I think what doesn't help is the many nights out I've had- the day after I am so ravenously hungry I just binge. It's like my senses don't work when I'm hungover. How does everyone else combat this? (please don't tell me you are all teetotal!)

I know for certain that I DO NOT want to go back on a traditional diet, ever again! I know PM is fantastic because it's for life. I know all these things but my mind is playing tricks on me now telling me to go back to Weight Watchers. HELP!

Yay!! people!! :)

Ali good luck tomorrow for 'littleAli' and his first day :) awww!
Hope your Dh settles on something/someone soon.

HALF I went to docs today; she's given me an antibiotic and steroid cream to try and if that doesn't help/work, she's given me an oral ab and told me to go back if neither work. Bloody hurts I can tell you! kept me awake last night and I think it might do the same tonight too. It is a deep maroon near the bite site and the infection has spread around my shin and the pain further still. Think it was a spider! and to think I let them camp out in my house!! ungrateful beggers!

Deaf he sounds adorable! :) big boy too compared to my two well done!!

Egg welcoime back! I feel the same as you right now. I need to get back into the zone. We'll help each other ~ and everyone else!
I must admit, I drink little and rarely!
I know that diets don't work and will never 'diet' again. Paul McKenna is the dogs doodahs as far as I'm concerned.

WW will not do you any favours; you'll re gain your weight and then some! you know this
You can do it. I can do it too! Hell! we can allllllll do it :)

Hello! Hope you are all OK.

Solo - that bite sounds nasty. Glad you got it checked out - it doesn't sound normal!

Ali - how did DS1 do yesterday? I hope he was OK for both your sakes.

Faith, glad to hear your weight is stable but sorry you are suffering from the MS. How many weeks are you? It doesn't really help when you have your head down the toilet pan but just think that every day you are suffering is one day closer to it being all over.

Hello to tb and itfinallyhappened. Welcome back

Congratulations on your new DS Itfinallyhappened! Same thing happened to me. Lost the weight within a week or 2 of giving birth both times and then put it on due to throwing caution to the wind and eating what I liked when I was bf which wasn't too bad but the minute I stopped bf, that was it - the weight started to go on much too easily because I didn't change my eating habits. I would do it differently if I had my time again!

Hello Egg. Welcome. You know it works but finding that zone for whatever reason if hard isn't it? I can't really help you with the drinking, because, yes, I am teetotal - can't stand the taste of alcohol - Sorry! . Probably just as well. If I can get to the state I am in with just cake and chocolate and the rest then I dread to think what I would be like if I drank too! We all have our own road to ruin though, don't we? The only thing I can suggest is not drinking as much if you know that overeating is a danger but I know that isn't very helpful! Hopefully somebody who knows what they are talking about will come along soon.

Thanks all. The MS is reassuring in some ways to convince me the bean is sticky. Am 7+5 today. Belly is starting to firm up now too!

Hello egg and welcome. I find this thread and listening to the CD each night helps me (I'm still listening despite this baby growing inside of me!) because I find I snack on junk food if I don't. Trying to be healthy for the baby....can't face lunch yet though! I dip in and out of the book too because I get something new from it each time. Don't do WW! I did and ended up feeling like a failure with a BMI of 26! Quit and gained it all back! Now I can't drink - not just cos of baby but because of other health problems but I did like a tipple. I used to find drinking plenty of water between alcoholic drinks minimised the hangover and so the bad munchies the next day!

Ouch about the foot solo. Glad you've started treatment but I hope it settles soon.

Hello everyone!

Egg - I know just what you mean, I need to be in the zone and sometimes it is easier than others. With drinking I tend to just think 'oh well' and eat whatever is necessary to feel better/awake the following day - but I don't go out drinking that often so it doesn't really impact me that much.

Solo - ouch! And at spider. None are allowed to live here, we have repellant methods aplenty and they get squished on sight

Itfinally - congratulations! I know exactly where you are with food and BFing. BUT, I think Paul works really well with it, because if you are hungry then you need to eat. For me, the trick was to eat good food, rather than reach for the biscuits, and try to keep the amount of sugar I was eating under some kind of control. Cheese sandwiches, cold chicken, toast and peanut butter, fruit, bowls of leftover bolognese/casserole/lasagne.

Faith - sympathies. I was really sick with both boys and it is so so horrible. Just sleep whenever you can is my advice, the tiredness just makes it worse.

Thanks for all the good wishes for DS1 :) He had a really good first day, and was equally keen today. He is doing a slightly staggered start, mornings this week and next, and then adding lunch for a week and then full time. When I picked him up today he stopped in the door of the classroom and whispered 'I love school' to himself
Feeling really happy about him being there and that we have made the right choice :)

Ali yesterday I got home at 5.30, slept for 2 hours, had tea and went back to bed!! :) my boss knows now and my job is fairly flexible so I'm fortunate in that respect. Gingerly trying some toast now...

I'm so glad your DS is happy!

egg one more -slightly more scientific- thought. Alcohol being full of sugar means you go into overdrive to get rid of it and it can mean a lie blood sugar in the morning. Try having a light snack before bed to settle that down a bit.

Thanks all. The bite is sore!! I don't recommend it!

Ali that gave me a lump in my throat: 'I loved school' how delightful!!!

I weighed today Flo is visiting and I've eaten too much crap. Will get my zone in place soon though as I'm running out of time.
I did some garden clearing this morning, so hopefully used some calories up. Do you think I could use an exercise bike whilst listening to Paul? think it'd work?

...running out of time.....

Solo, I counted 18 weeks until January. One has gone and you are allowed 2 off for Christmas so you can still do it, at a lb a week.

Not sure you can listen to the CD and cycle at the same time. Is there not the possibility that you would fall off your bike when you went into the trance?

I now have a vision of me, slumped over the handbars of our exercise bike, which is conveniently in the garage, next to the freezer (), probably dribbling and PM droning away in my headphones.

I do think CD is better dealt with lying down.

Ali - so glad your DS loved school. What a weight off your mind. I still remember when DS1 came out of school on his first day and said he wanted to go back in now. He didn't want to wait until tomorrow. It makes life much easier, doesn't it?

It is why I am still really cross with his secondary school for screwing up his first day there, and the first 3 weeks really. He was so ready to love it and they ruined it. Thankfully Yr 8 is going OK but he doesn't have that innocent enjoyment that he had, and your DS has at 4.

BBB I am laughing out loud here!!

Solo I am fairly sure that riding an exercise bike would count as 'operating machinery', and therefore to be avoided

Solo - I have to say I did admire your inclination to multi-task.

You have got me thinking about how to rescue our exercise bike from the garage and the spiders. I conveniently forget it is there. I am just not sure where to put it. Where do you keep yours?

Anyone heard from kinky lately?

No and I was thinking about her the other day too.

I should see if I can find the link to her blog and see what is going on. through that. She must be back at work now, if her DD is OK, so I suspect she is under pressure again.

Thanks solo, he is quite cute though of course I'm biased! Hope your bite is improving that sounds painful. Would picking a day to 'start' and being strict help?

Thanks bbb and Ali, I think for me the problems are conscious eating and drinking water, I generally rush meals when bf as for some reason all of my
Little ones have timed feeds with meals so I bolt mine down to feed them, last night I worked hard on not doing that while dh cuddled ds and ate less than half what was on my plate and I didn't feel I'd suffered for it later. Plus I drink lots of tea in a bid to stay awake and feel permanently dehydrated so trying fruit teas instead for a placebo effect! But the fact I've figured this stuff out is down to pm and paying more attention, ds is dc4 and finally it's making sense, I don't really care if I maintain the entire time I'm feeding him I just don't want to gain again. I started 2011 in size 26 I'm comfortably wearing size 16 tops and dresses today (haven't braved giving up the maternity trousers yet but expect to be 18/20 ish) which is where I'd got to before pregnancy having held steady during pregnancy I would be very upset to regain now.

ali your ds1 sounds lovely, hope he continues to love it

I'm about to get rid of all my exercise equipment, impulse buys that take up too much space and never get used, I got far further in a few weeks of the shred than months with that lot! Can't wait to get out on my bike again too. I've cut out the fad diets next is the fad equipment!

You've done really well Itfinally - getting from a size 26 to a 16/18/20 must make a huge difference to you.