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!

I could easily eat three courses when I was younger but not now.

Me too Rules it's not easy to stop at one course in Fr. though !!

Hi all, I wonder that to ppfruit about having with the pudding as a meal because otherwise you miss out on something sweet following a meal. I find I eat a smaller main so that I am hungry for a pudding/ supper later on. I ate out today and did overdo it a bit but it was so yummy. Then my dad gave me a voucher for frozen desserts in marks so I have stocked up. Luckily DH has a good appetite.

Sometimes if I really want a pudding I'll get a starter as a main (if you're Pauling your starter lasts as long as everyone's main any way!) and then have pudding.

I have realised I'm struggling with meals because I'm often rushing to finish before Faithlet wakes up. I guess this will get easier as she gets bigger. I did manage to listen to him last night and have felt pretty positive today :)

I 'psyche' myself into not craving a sweet after a meal by saying that I can have it later it will still be in the fridge. Tapping is good for the sweet cravings too. I like 2 pieces of the very dark ginger or mint choc. if I really can't over it .

We always had 2 courses as children but I more often than not don't bother now. I think I will and then don't actually fancy it after the main course. I do waste a lot of puds though

I buy/make something because I fancy it (cos I can do that on this woe ) and then find I am just not hungry and later in the day the moment has passed. I never fancy pudding in the late evening.

anyway, I am having a minor breakthrough with crisps. Lunch normally seems a bit flat without them but in the last couple of weeks I have hardly bothered. Don't know why. I haven't been listening to the CD or consciously even thought I see how I feel, I just haven't thought about them. Weird! Good but weird. I wonder if it will last.

Hey all! hows things?
I'm still off work sick and not sure when I'll be returning yet.

5lbs off this week, but obviously it's because I can't eat properly or proper food and the stuff I am eating takes so long to try to mulch down with my tongue! and having to swallow some foods without any mulching is...ugh! totally revolting!
One good thing though is that I've had a couple of softish cakes; strawberry fancy thing and a mr kipling bakewell pie thing and well, they are disgusting! quite revolting and I don't. want. another!
at 5lbs a week...and 4 weeks until my holiday.........that could be 25lbs off!

Hi sols Nice to hear from you. Great about the 5ibs' sorry you're still ill though .

Sounds good about the crisps too BB.

Hi Ladies....another beautiful day here....sigh!!!! What's it like in France pp ?

Hi all!

Poor you Solo! Not even cakes tasting good to enjoy. Good for you about the weight loss though

Interesting about the audio re-inspiring you BB. I find I wander off path more if I miss a few days like recently, ahem Had a horrible couple of days personally so really want to comfort eat a bit but fighting it. I pledge to listen to Paul tonight!

On a personal note, I'm now pretty sure I have some kind of sensitivity to sugar. In particular I think sugar and especially chocolate sets me off on a path of cravings/overeating. For example, normally I can go til 2pm with either a good breakfast or nothing at all and not be that bothered but had chocolate spread on toast this morning and within a couple of hours was so so hungry, really noisy rumbling stomach and ready to devour anything in sight! Weirdly lots of stodgy carbs like pasta or icecream can literally knock me out to sleep (as if I've had a drink or two ) I've even nodded off after tea and missed nights out after a pasta/icecream combo! Maybe I need to do the Paul, "put off for life trick" but it seems so permanent for such a lovely thing as chocolate! Anyone done this for a particular food or know more about sensitivities/intolerances and all that?

Correction Faith not BB feeling inspired by the CD but well done anyway BB on your crisp success! Maybe they're out of your system after two weeks, like smokers giving up nicotine

Feeling bit cheerier as I've just done my first Shred and its not as bad as I thought

Sugar is addictive Tinwe as is chocolate (it contains caffeine!) and I guess your body has a memory and a reintroduction sets it off again? the same happens to me and I get sluggish and sleepy with pasta!

This past week/8 days, I've had no pasta or bread and no meat except for a little chicken and ham hock in a homemade soup on Saturday. I ate a plaice, but could only stomach so much of the batter without chewing! ugh! Tonights tea was sliced potato cauliflower and broccoli cheese. Was very filling (that'll be the homemade white sauce with whole milk and real butter then. and the cheese!) yummy!

Solo - good to know I'm not alone in the carb issue...

Your tea sounds lovely!

hello all, just dropping in. Don't know if I've lost anything because I haven;'t weighed myself .

I haven't had chance to listen to CD for days or to read the book properly but it's working. I'm just not snacking like I usually do. Opened the fridge to graze tonight then thought - not hungry. So didn't eat. Massive breakthrough for me. Days are so long and busy I usually 'treat myself' to snacks all evening. Made lovely meal for dinner but smaller portion was enough. What has that man done to my brain? Whatever it is, I like it

Hope everyone else is feeling positive

Great to hear you so positive Nappybag How is everyone else doing?

I've done my second day of Shred today. Not as bad as I'd anticipated...

Hello!

I wondered if I could butt in and ask a stupid question? (I had a tiny thread on hypnotherapy a few days ago and a couple of kind folk said I'd be welcome here!)

I have seen a hypnotherapist in person twice, and am reinforcing everything with PK.

At first, everything was staggeringly good. I found myself putting down my knife and fork and unconsciously eating really very little - yet feeling happy, full and content. The difference in just a week in terms of how I look and how my clothes fitted was genuinely amazing (no scales- am banned from them!)

Then two things happened - a hen weekend which ended in tears and was very stressful, and a very good friend came to stay, who is a professional foodie and has a vast appetite.

Between the booze, the tears and the foodie, I feel like the switch which was flicked in my head SO amazingly has been flicked back.

I could FEEL that I wasn't hungry - but still ate.
I could FEEL that I was full up - but carried on.
I didn't particularly want more ice cream, cheese, champagne and cake - but had it anyway.

Does this mean I'm doomed or do these blips happen? I know ICMYT and hypnosis aren't miracles and that I have to do my part, too - if I keep listening and 'practising tenaciously' (to quote from the CD!) will I be able to climb back in the saddle?

Really grateful for advice because I was so happy and now I feel sick and bloated and rather ashamed of myself

I think you have hit the nail o the head. The cd is amazing backup but you still have to do your bit and eat consciously following the four simple rules of eating. I listen to the cd often. If I don't then it's easier to over ride the hypnosis.

Morning all !! Nice to see some busyness on here. I'm very pleased to see you Notaround Welcome !! I think we've all been to the place that you've been to!! One of the many great things about Pauling is that you can just go straight back on it the next meal or day or whatever!! without a worry!!

Tinwe I'm not sure how long back you've read these threads but you probably know that I follow my blood type for my health (which deals with food intolerances and the reason why some of us are bad with some foods and some of us not) the books are by Dr Peter D' Adamo. There is also a book about wheat intolerance called Wheat belly by William Davis M.D.

solo I Love the really dark chocolate (it has magnesium and other quite good stuff in it too!) It's the sticky cheap dairy chox i can't stand! btw it's nice to have a proper conversation with you!!

nappy brilliant!

rules the weather has been very 'english' here!!! Thanks for asking. I hear it's the same dhan sarf too!!! I hope it 's okay for veryberry she here on hols isn't she?

2 pounds on!

How often do you weigh Tin? i think that PaulMc. is fascinating about the weighing thing.It could be time of month maybe

Tin you have seemed ti have not had a good week or so food wise from what you have said . If you have put two pounds on then it might just be temporary and will come off in a day or two or you have overeaten and not done the rules all the time. That's the thing that I realised is that this is not a quick fix thing. I used to think that it was this woe that was at fault...I mean who on earth can eat what they want and still lose weight!!!!? My answer to myself was.....* I can". It just takes a lot of practice to tune into your real proper hunger. If I'm honest with myself I know I havnt lost any this week cause I have not been eating just when I'm hungry. It's like anything....you have to do it proper and totally mindfully and it will work. On a diet you count " something" on this you eat less when you do the rules. Does that make any sense

Hello ladies.

I wrote a post a couple of days ago, came back to the computer today (it has been a very hectic week) and it was still sat there. What an airhead.

Tinwe - I agree with ppeat, my bet is that the 2lb is to do with the time of the month. I think most of us have suffered from a temporary blip because of it. If not that then maybe you have over indulged but there is nothing to say you can't get straight back on the saddle and carry on as you were before. Of course blips happen. Life isn't always predictable or and there are times when you can't or don't want to follow the rules for a day or 2. It isn't the end of the world. I think if you think you have to follow the rules no matter what, no exceptions, that makes it as bad as a diet because you are feeling bad about food which is what we are trying to get away from imo. Sometimes the rules can and should be disregarded for a short time if you want to. You know you can do it - the last week was exceptional (unless you go to hen do's or have guests a lot) so when you return to normal, all will be well. You'll still be able to do it. Pauling is your new normal, after all.

Hi all not had a good day today either NotAroundTheEyes also feeling bloated etc and been eating when I shouldn't just not able to stop.

Tinwe that's a shame re the 2 pounds on but if you have been following the rules it is possible it is a natural fluctuation and it will be a greater loss on your next weigh.

Anyway I have been listening to the cd every night as well but it just went wrong, think I will carry on and will do the exercises in the book to try and get back on track.

Thanks all, you've been really supportive. In the interests of science I've weighed myself again and the extra weight is still on
I haven't followed the rules to the letter as I haven't always been able to eat mindfully (due to practical time/company issues) but I've generally watched my portion sizes and haven't eaten when I'm not hungry (eg when I had an icecream late afternoon I skipped tea) and have exercised lots so REALLY expected to lose. If I have to stick exactly to every rule all the time then I don't think I can follow this with my lifestyle