The Paul McKenna Thread Number 12. A Simple Title, for Simple Weight Loss and All amongst Friends!!

[Solo]

Welcome to thread 12 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. After all, eating a meal is not a competition, it's about enjoying what you are putting in your mouth, but not feeling bloated and uncomfortable (or guilty) afterwards!
Many people have issues around food. Many of us have been brought up by the 'clear your plate' parents of yesteryear which leave us feeling guilty if we leave even the smallest morsel of food, but we are working through this guilt or any other hang up we may have, and we are learning to leave a bit on the plate; return to it another time if we really want to or even feed it to the dog or the bin!
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!! Let's get lighter for those summer clothes!

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 ~ NO we're not!!! so come on in and start living your new life today and make 2013 your year to drop a dress size or several...if we can get into a smaller size for summer, just think how we could look for next Christmas!

Thanks Rules, will stick it on even if I'm about to pass out then highly likely since I was up all night again

Faith - did I read it that you're planning to do a 25k run!?

Pizza was lovely, all three bites

Gosh no! I'm going to do couch to 5k..aka c25k! I used to run last year and was planning to do a 10k but had a 9 day stay in hospital instead! that became a chronic health problem so I stopped running but it's eased off since I had my daughter so I want to start running again. C25k gets you doing intervals walking for a minute, then running etc. I need to build back up. I could run 8k non-stop at one time!

Rules I do indulge occasionally when we have guests but they have to be very good quality to be worth it. A lot of them have an aftertaste I dont like.The bread is usually so pappy! Once you get past the crust!

Ah, Faith, that sounds more reasonable. I'm very envious of people who enjoy running Will you do a run for charity as a goal?

I'd love to take up running, my husband does hill running and it's really good for him mentally and physically. I've got dodgy knees though and I get bored unless I have company and/or a purpose to exercise, plus I'm sure even if I was thin my body would not suit running (too much bounce and thump) Need to do something cardio though so I'm hoping to get into cycling, my bike is being serviced as I type.

Yup Tinwe Paul Mckenna says do the exercise you ENJOY his words are "no pain! NO PAIN!". I've lost the weight without running at all. I do stretches,dancing walking but I hate running too! Problem with cycling is the other road users (even other cyclists seem manic in the City of London)!

hello all hope everyone's well

i went for my monthly weigh & measure & i've lost 3lbs & my body fat % has gone down by a decent amount! yey! TBH i've been really frantic the last few weeks been very hectic so i wasny thinking i'd done so well (often just not the time to chew everything slowly) but been making sure to be small to medium portions as tinwe said above, it's amazing how often i think it's no quite enough, & then wait a few minutes & actually it is. (well sometimes the waiting isny really sitting waiting & thinking about it, but more getting my shoes on & pegging it up the road!)

the nicest thing is it feels sustainable, & my body fat has gone down more than when i'd done a diet month & been trying really hard & feeling hungry a lot, but this time comparatively it's been much less effort to be mindful than it was when it was sheer caloric deprivation. so nice to get some confirmation that this is definitely the right path - it feels right & now i'm seeing actual results too

LOL i too had previously read C25K & thought "holy guacemole! that's far"... tinwe i too envy those who enjoy running,i always thought of it as "proper" fitness (oop not very helpful mindset there) & enjoyed it for a bit when i was ~10stone but now i'm heavier it seems too hard a slog... but i keep remembering that joyous endorphin rush when i did my best 10k & at the end my legs wouldny stop!! i'll get back there one day. until then i'm enjoying zumba immensely & curves (i get my aerobic fix & strength training all in 30mins) & walking everywhere. DP has a secondhand bikeshop & is passionate about getting more bums on bikes, but i get the fear of traffic etc. canal towpath is good though. everyone can find summat they like to do...

found pps muffin-buster on the old thread for ya:

THE AMAZING MUFFIN BUSTING EXERCISE -

This can be done on any firm surface I do it in bed; 3 at night and 3 in the morning

1. Lie flat with your arms by yr. sides (they can be raised flat behing you when you want to increase the difficulty).

2.Raise yr shoulders and head 5 centimeters (ALWAYS REMEMBERING TO KEEP YOUR HEAD IN LINE WITH YOUR SPINE DO NOT POKE IT FORWARD OR LEAVE IT BEHIND).

1. Hold for a count of 5 and then slowly release.

hope everyone has a good kip, my heart goes out to you tinwe with wee unwell ones

Nice one Veryberry. The reduction in body fat percentage is very impressive - you know for sure those 3lbs aren't just water. Have a great weekend. I hope you get a chance to put your feet up. You sound like you could do with it.

Yay!!!!

Well done very!

Delighted to say I went running today! Not 25k but 4k with intervals. Ran/walked for about 40 minutes and apparently burnt 350kcal. Rather pleased with myself! :)

Well done Very and Faith! You are inspirational I would like to do Zumba but I find all local exercise classes start when I'm putting the girls to bed and although I know DH would do it for me a) I'd feel guilty leaving him to it alone b) I'd miss seeing the girls when I get home from work.

I'm having a bad couple of days diet wise. Yesterday had a huge lunch as I was "eating up" something about to go off and today I've attended two kids parties where the hosts have been very kind and pushed delicious food on the grown ups too. Wouldn't have been so bad if it had been just one party but they were back to back with each thinking they were the ones to feed us. They'd even bought in special veggy food just for us. Not an iota of mindful eating has taken place. Now I feel over full and disappointed in myself. I'll never lose weight at this rate.

And my bike's STILL in for fixing...

Oh yes! Thanks Very for the muffin advice. I'm sure that's achievable each day

aw cheers everyone it's lovely to have you guys boosting my result-pride further!

hada well done on the run, i bet it's nice to get out again. i love it when some technical gadgetry tells you how much you've burnt, i know we're not counting calories here but if you do it in the morning sometimes it's more burnt than what you've eaten yet that day!

tinwe don't worry about the kids party food - you'll probably just not be hungry for yer tea tonight & your body will be able to balance it out now you're getting in the habit of listening to it. OMG i always found when mines were wee i could eat a million of those little triangly kids' party sandwiches! they're ace! somehow scoffing umpteen teeny morsels of kiddy food seemed to help me cope with the mayhem & din! oh dear stress eating...
WRT evening exercise classes: when my DD1 turned 2 i started a yoga class once a week mainly to get me oot the hoose for the tea, bath & bed routine! i then felt more happy to tuck her in other nights for having been away. but having said that i was SAHM so i s'pose it may feel different if you're oot working away fe 'em. TBH i think DP enjoyed when he'd to figure it out without me, made him closer to the girls over the years. & he appreciated what i did more! one time i came back & DD2 had refused bottle & was wailing for my boob, but him & DD1 were dancing around with her to bob marley to chill her out, & it worked! i loved him even more for that !

i love the muffin buster too, if only all exercise could be done flat on yer back in bed! cheers pp & bbb yes i've got feet up now thanks, & film awaits

LOL just read that back... exercise flat on yer back in bed

How's everyone doing today?

good thanks tin i bought a bar of galaxy chocolate & then didny eat it later i only had 2 squares OMG!! finding myself liking food i didn't previously?? cheese oatcakes - before i thought they were like cardboard! but now i've got some left & the kids have gone off them so i thought i'd nibble on one when i was really hungry &

how's everyone else?

Well done on your restraint Very! You really seem to have got the hang of this. How long have you been doing this again? I know that chocolate especially is a trigger for me to slowly start to over indulge in general so, although I know I'm supposed to eat whatever I like, I'm trying to avoid chocolate for now until I'm more confident.

My weekend continued in a bad vein from yesterday. Seems social events are bad for this WOE for me (having a lot of food ready made and laid out for me rather than having to make it myself is too tempting, the situation is exacerbated by also being distracted while I eat). "Luckily" with 2 little ones my social life is limited though so I'll be back on the wagon tomorrow.

tinwe really & honestly it's not restraint! i know, i can't really believe it either. also today i keep finding random single minstrels lying about (?) & just popped them in a ramikin & didny scoff 'em!! previously i would've just inhaled them & then wanted more, but i really didny want them

i've been doing this since ~april. i have to admit, i've had plenty wobbles, non-mindful patches & crises of faith "but all i want to eat is fatty bad stuff like prawn cocktail & pastry". but each time, not only have the ladies on here been ace buoying me up & reassuring me just to keep doing it & start again immediately (thanks folks ) but also then i would suddenly crave a wee plate of pasta with veg & tomato sauce, side salad & no cheese & lardy food seemed really icky.

so let yourself have the chocolate, if you're really hungry but try to be really mindful & really notice it. now i can't steal the kids cheap chocolate (eg.in party bag) because i really taste it & it's cheap & nasty! & often i don't want chocolate if i'm actually hungry because it's just no filling, i want real food! if you want it & you're not hungry, do the tapping. i'm having immense success with tapping in other issues too just keep at it you'll get there!

Hi Ladies
very Im like that with chocolate. I eat it soooo mindfully. Yes, I could easily chomp it down and before I know it if feel sick but I don't. I always put a square in my mouth and go completely into myself, I let the square melt slowly on my tongue until all the chocolate is coating my entire mouth. Divine. Doing it that way I only eat a couple of squares cause im really tasting it.

Just bobbing on with a quick question- I've saved all my cd tracks onto my iPod and haven't got access to the original kit any more so I can't remember which tracks I'm supposed to listen to regularly. I've got ones called "introduction" and "secrets" plus "cravings buster" and another couple I think (maybe one about exercise). So far I'm alternating between intro and secrets...

Hello everyone. Just to say still doing well. I had a really knackering weekend, so on Sunday afternoon I gave myself permission to have some gluten free biscuits. Instead of guiltily wolfing them down, I sat down and really enjoyed them slowly with a cup of tea. It was bliss. So good not to feel as though I had failed or commited some kind of dieting sin but to just enjoy them. I wasn't hungry afterwards, so didn't have any dinner & that felt fine too.

I also haven't felt like I derailed myself by eating them and ate mindfully and with small portions again yesterday.

So far so good & it doesn't feel like an awful struggle - maybe this is sustainable long-term!

Hello good morning everyone Great it's lovely to read all the positive posts!!

Actually there's quite a lot of acupressure exercises you can do on yer back in bed "Ooer missus" On your own!!

Rushing about in England (i got back yesterday with me mum) My tights were falling down i've bought small size now and i had to wear a belt to stop me jeans dropping off !You know when you go through security the last thing you need is to have to remove your belt which of course I had to. Well I guess if yer trousers fall down they don't need to search you!! . Gatwick is enormous now I wouldn't recommend anyone flying from there in the summer hols; it was mayhem yesterday on a 'normal' non holiday day!

Tinwe I think the 'Secrets to naturally thin people' is a good one from my crap memory and the craving buster too if you struggle with those. It might be good for you to listen to them all and note down which you feel would help you most.

I have lost 4lbs since yesterday . Nothing to do with PMK at all...I have had braces fitted and can't bite or chew anything. After fitting yesterday I ate scrambled eggs. Evening meal was sucking on a few chips (yuk!), a mug of soup, two digestives which took an hour to suck! and a chocolate mousse mixed with full fat greek yoghurt.
At that rate, I could be at goal weight by my holiday! well, not really, but I can dream...
I can only suck food or swallow it down. Ready brek made with water this morning mixed with the greek yoghurt again.
I'm off sick atm. My ME flared up badly last week. I'm just wondering whether or not to take a second week, but I'll need a docs appointment and certificate...

It's nice not to have you just "pop in" Solo (not good to be ill though .)

Blimey you have to wear braces ALL the time?

Ref. The CDs Tin I find I only like the ones with the actual hypnosis sessions at the end (i don't really listen now so can't remember which they are either).