Lots and lots to lose...

[TooBigNow]

I want to lose around ten stones!

Yoyo dieted for years with weight going up and up.
Have fibromyalgia and CFS which limits mobility a bit.

Have started with Paul McKenna's Freedom from Emotional Eating this week.
Feeling positive about making the changes needed.

Would love a weight loss buddy or buddies.

Hi everyone, mind if I join you?

I'm looking to lose 6 and a half stone. Got on the scales this morning (only bought them yesterday) and I actually weigh a stone and a half less than I thought I did, which is helping to motivate me. DP is doing this with me and we're trying to treat it as a lifestyle change and not a diet.

I don't want my kids (2yo dd and 5mo ds) to develop our eating habits, and although we feed dd healthy meals we really need to practice what we preach. A part of our weight gain in the past few years (other than 2 pregnancies!) is our lack of budget and really having to cut back on what we buy, which has meant a lot of unhealthy, processed crap. But we're making our food budget a priority at the moment. Also planning on keeping a food diary and trying to exercise more. I've also decided to give myself smaller goals and 6 and a half stone just seems like such a mountain to climb sometimes. So I have a goal of what I want to weigh at the end of August and I'm going to try my hardest to achieve it.

Fingers crossed! We can do this!

Well done. You are doing amazing! I am losing weight too albeit at a much slower pace now as have lost 5 stone since july so mainly just trying to maintain it and not gain back bad habits.

Hi DeputyPBB I totally agree with you about our children developing our eating habits. A huge kick start for me was seeing my DD copying some of the things I do. I think it goes back several generations in my family, the bad relationship with food. Treats were always high calorie foods.

I'm not thinking too much about the total amount I still have to lose. For me it is nearly 9 stones, but it may be less when I get slimmer. Depends on how I look. Just taking it one day at a time and focusing on Paul McKenna's emotional eating programme which is working for me.

My clothes are getting loose which is great after them being so tight. Have been trying some of my smaller clothes on.

Congratulations trikken!! Five stones is a wonderful weight loss. Good luck with your maintainance. How did you lose all your weight?

When I weighed myself this morning, I've lost 19 lb since starting at the beginning of April. It's been a lot easier than any "diet" I've ever attempted before. I would lose a couple of stones and then stop losing. Then it would gradually all go back on again, plus some more.

For the first time, I actually believe that I can get it off and keep it off.

I'm not eating any "diet" food. I made a version of the Hairy Bikers Chicken and ham pie tonight, with some modifications. Only pastry for the lid and not underneath as well. I didn't use cream in it either. Possibly not eating mindfully enough tonight! Delicious though!

Thank you. I started off calorie counting, bit lower at first then slowly down to 1200. I cut down my portion sizes, cut out snacking and try not to eat late at night. I still have the bad foods but a lot less.

I also hula hoop so that helps a little. I didnt do it all at once though, I taught myself one bit at a time, baby steps and when I felt comfortable did another thing.

I try to think of it as energy rather than about what I fancy eating.

I won't say it's been easy as it hasn't but as soon as you start seeing results it definitely feels worth it and motivates you further.

You are off to a really good start. Food has to still taste good otherwise its too easy to go back to get bored and stop. It has to be sustainable for you.

Trikken I think you have done exceptionally well. I only lost 2 stones from Christmas 2012 up until April this year. Was struggling to lose anymore at all. Feel much more confident now I'm not craving food like I had been.

I do think once the craving subsides a bit it does help as its not on your mind all the time.
Plus if im really desperate for choc I will have one square as it stops me eating other stuff instead, as I think I used to eat way more calories trying to avoid the thing I really wanted, which is mad.

Trikken I've not had any cravings since I did the Paul McKenna Emotional Eating. It is amazing, the way that it turned off the triggers. I think you probably have to keep it up long term even if it isn't very often that you repeat the DVD and CD once you have got to a desired size. Some of the ladies on the PMcK thread lost weight with the original book and have regained some of it.

Yes sounds a good idea. I've not tried it myself but I know it has worked for friends of mine.

It all makes sense for me. I've always had a bad relationship with food, all the way from childhood. I think all of my family are the same. I gave a copy to my sister this week as she has been struggling with her weight too. She has been going to Slimmers World for years and her daughter is now going with her.

My daughter is showing signs of binging too which is a large part of why I made such a huge effort to sort myself out. I don't want her going through what I have been through with my weight.

Hi TooBig, found your thread. I am finding the PM thread hard going at the moment as I try my hardest to motivate and help people but unless they actually listen to the cd and eat by the 4 golden rules, it just wont work. It seems to be getting very negative (apart from you really).
So thought I would post here if that's ok as you are inspiring me.

With regards to your daughter, I brought up both my kids the PM way. Although then it was just called Mindful Eating which I have been doing for 10 years. I have always had all and any food in the house that people want and because they see food as equal, not treat or good or bad, they have rarely overeaten anything. Their friends have always been amazed when they come to our house as we have lots of lovely food and a chocolate drawer and none of us diet. Most kids raid our chocolate drawer and cant stop eating it whereas my kids can take it or leave it and don't know what the fuss is about. They are both slim and now in their twenties with no food issues and that is exactly what I hoped for all those years ago.

Sorry should have said " apart from you doing really well weight wise". I know lots of us are sticking with it but some are really struggling to get motivated.

Hi Bindi you are very welcome on here.

I'm delighted with the PMcK Emotional Eating. For the first time in as long as I can remember, I am not craving foods. I would never have guessed in a million years that I had issues going back to my teenage years. I definitely had the self sabotage as well, and had noticed it often. Didn't know what to do with it before, even though I had tried to sort it out with an NLP person before.

I've bought quite a few of his other books since starting the emotional eating one. Hopefully I will sort out any other issues I might be harbouring!

Wow...sounds like you are on the right path. Although I have eaten this way for 10 years I would still like to lose some more weight but just cant seem to do it. I know if I starve myself down to 700 cals per day then of course it would come off. Can I blame menopause?? I keep doing this way of eating because I know anything else would make me very upset as I would feel I was abusing myself. I am inspired by you as you are making it work. I maybe need to take my own advice and listen to more of my cd and re read the books to get things moving again. Not gaining is a good thing but really want to lose some more

One thing that I thought was funny. When I googled PMcK, it turns out that he is control freak and hasn't fixed himself enough to have a long term relationship.

Bindi I haven't quite hit menopause yet, but have heard that it is harder to keep weight off after menopause. Starving yourself does the opposite, your metabolism slows down so much that you gain tons of weight as soon as you start eating. Mostly you end up heavier than before!

Yep, that sounds right on the menopause front.

Paul is interesting isn't he. So much success in every way except romantically.

My total lost so far is 20 lb and am eating a lot healthier than I had been.
Not interested in chocolate or ice cream anymore which is amazing.
Have eaten some cheese, but not as much as I had been eating.

Need to listen to the eating track more while I eat as I have speeded up with my eating without it.
I don't notice the getting full feeling as soon if I eat faster.

How is everybody else doing? Have you lost any weight or have you given up already?

I fitted the PMcK gastric band this week. So far it doesn't seem to have made a big difference. I think that I probably feel full sooner, but haven't found it to be all that clear. Not lost any more weight, but also not gained any either.

Ate wholemeal seeded toast for breakfast this morning with sliced strawberries on top. Lovely taste combination.

Weighed my self this morning and have lost another three pounds!! My total loss is now 23 lb which is great.

Had a large slice of watermelon for my breakfast which I thoroughly enjoyed.

I did the self sabotage and emotional balancing again last night followed by the gastric band track. Another teenage issue came up with the emotional balancing. Amazing what is hiding in there that you would never have expected. Hopefully I will deal with all these unexpected issues and end up a happier, slimmer person at the end of it.

Need to do the Havening dvd again as that was wonderful for separating the triggers to wanting to eat when I'm not hungry. I have felt like eating over the last couple of days between meals, so will need to make some me time today.

8 stone needed to be lost here, probably 8.5 actually which is half my body weight!

I am 5:2ing and watching my calories, trying to stick to 1500 net per day which 5:2 helps with because I can still have a big meal occasionally with the family.

Hi ICanHearYou I've no idea how many calories I am consuming as I'm not counting them. I'm trying to follow Paul McKenna's golden rules of only eating if I am actually hungry and stopping as soon as I start to feel full. It has stopped me binging and eating too many snacks.

So far I've lost 25 lb since the beginning of April which I am very happy with. I've had to take the waist in on my favourite trousers by around 5".

With previous diets I would lose a couple of stones and then gradually put it all back on again plus more. Feel much more confident that I will actually get my weight back down to a normal level this time.

I comfort/binge eat so I couldn't do that! I can't be trusted.

I don't know how much I have lost yet because I am only weighing every month...

Every 4th Tuesday I weigh

Maybe you should try the Paul McKenna Freedom from Emotional Eating book with CD and DVD. I used to binge a lot and couldn't be trusted anywhere near chocolate/ice cream/cheese. Now I'm not overly interested in them. I worked my way through the CD and DVD and have turned off the triggers that made me binge. It's very freeing.

I'm fine with what I am trying now but thanks.