Paul McKenna "I can make you thin" support thread

[Breathmiller]

I found out about this book and audio this week from another thread and poster (thanks @ppeatfruit) and am finding it useful.

I found an old support thread from years ago but I dont think its still active.

Does anyone who is interested in this want to chat and support?
Or anyone who has used it in the past with good results want to give hints and tips?

I have tried every diet going and have had real issues with yoyo dieting but my big aim this year has been to make food not such a battle.

I feel this might just be the way forward for me. But I'm aware I'm in very early days.

Welcome misskatamari

The app is more or less the same information but in daily bites. I don't use the app audio though as I prefer the stereo effect of the books audio. I listen to it in the morning so the waking up bit at the end is better for me. The app audio doesn't wake you up, I presume to let you drift off to sleep.

fab, thanks @Breathmiller I like the stereo hypnosis too, so will give my cd mps a listen :) I feel like i've made some progress with my eating habits over the last few months, but hoping this can really help make thigs into embedded habits. I definitely don't want to go down the "diet" and restrictive eating route, as it just doesn't work long term, hopefully this will :)

I did this about 10 years ago and lost 4 stone. Seeing this thread has made me realise I really need to try it again. It cut right through my comfort eating.

Hi podgeBod
That's great to hear you did so well on it.

It would be great to have someone else with experience of it working on board. Any tips always welcome

I've downloaded the app, so looking forward to starting tomorrow. I definitely need to work on my fullness queues. We had takeaway curry tonight (thankfully a rare thing, it's an anniversary treat), but I ate waaay too much and feel overly full now.

I actually thought whilst eating "I think I'm actually quite full", but I hadn't eaten much...so just carried on! 🤦🏻‍♀️ it's such an ingrained habit! Definitely hoping to break that one and eat to my actual hunger levels because I know I can always have more later

misskatamari
I totally get what your saying. I do the same. I seem to be great at listening to my cues during the day but there's definitely a pleasure thing other than hunger that I get from dinner.

I am still struggling with overeating at dinnertime. We got Chinese last night and it didn't eat it all so we had it again tonight. But I got a trigger of a thought that I might be full sooo early on. But I noticed it then ignored it because I hadn't eaten much and it was the pleasure of the food. Its something I really need to work on. Maybe the first thing is noticing? Then something can be done. I do think I am not overeating as much as I would normally though.
Although I will be glad when the Christmas chocolate is gone frim the house.

I have a real crisp problem and I had no self control when the cupboards were full of crisps over the last few weeks. But now there aren't any its fine. I think I need to be the same with chocolate.

I do really need to fill my house with lots of healthy foods.

I batch cooked soups earlier today. That's something I always like- my freezer filled with healthy soup portions.

It's definitely time to let go of the rich food from the Festive period.

@Breathmiller yes, definitely feel the need for a healthy reset! Well done on the soup batches, I love soup. Have some in freezer too, and they're just a perfect comforting lunch at this time of year.

I think as you say, the first step is at least noticing the hungry and full feelings, as I think those are things that many of us have forgotten over the years. I know all the common sense things McKenna is saying, but I've gotten into habits that aren't great, over many years, so i guess it will take a bit of time to change those. Feeling hopefully tho.

I hear you on the crisps. If left near a big open bag I can autopilot eat until a realise it's almost gone! The kids have gotten so much chocolate etc for Christmas, I need to box it all up out of sight. One thing I didn't notice this year, as that with chocolate, I really don't like a lot of it. We got the traditional quality street and celebrations, and of course I ate plenty of them 🤦🏻‍♀️, but actually, I don't particularly like them. So why did I eat them..? Hoping this systems helps me be a lot more mindful when it comes to eating, so that I won't want to eat something unless I'm actually enjoying it, and am hungry for it. Day 1 of the app today. Feeling "motivated" 😄

I'm lucky that as I'm vegan I can't eat the kid's chocolates. But because of that people gave me lots of lovely vegan chocolates.

We are going for a healthy shop today. Lots of veg. The excess of Christmas is officially over.

I have a little star I put on my phone diary when i gave been dry and I am doing a walking emoji for when i walk. I'm trying to do at least a 15 minute walk a day. And it's only been that short yesterday because it started raining. I also have a sun on it too for when i do yoga. But that's not so hard for me.

Good healthy easy eating to everyone today

I really like the idea of keeping track of how you're doing. I think that will definitely help with motivation, and it's always so useful to be able to look back on if you have a day which isn't so successful. It's so easy to forget all the progress we've made.

I need to do a shop in the next few days as running low on fresh stuff. One of my biggest successes over the last year has been prepping fruit and salad and keeping it ready in the fridge. So easy to add it to my meals when it's there ready chopped! I eat so much better when I bother to do it

I really need a thread like this @Breathmiller, so thank you.

I've tried (and failed at) most weight loss plans going, and I like the idea of mindful eating and not being on or off a diet.

I have the book and CD somewhere. I really need to stop eating lots of rubbish and get my act together.

Welcome ahotel

I find these support threads on here really useful.

I look forward to hearing your thoughts on it.
misskatamari good idea on the salad.

Done really well today - until I just stress ate a lot of shite waiting for this announcement at 8. Guess I need to dig out McKenna's "freedom from emotional eating" book, which I also bought years ago and didn't do 😳

I did this as a teen and honestly it was brilliant! I've not been overweight since.

Since having kids I've definitely lost the knack of eating slowly and savouring my food. Maybe I'll retry it.
I remember when I did it originally Paul McKenna has done a tv programme as part of it with a live audience. It was great.
Very different to a fad diet if I remember correctly?

I forgot to use my app yesterday and haven't checked in at all today. Away to do it now as it helps for sure.

misskatamari that book came up in my suggested book list in my kindle. Is it very different? I'm trying to spend less this month as a January rule of mine but I would be happy to buy it if it was of use.

kidscreatemess welcome. It's great to hear people coming in and saying it works. That's my main aim if I'm being honest to stop fad diets and yoyo-ing. And to feel easier around food.

mrsperfect12 i think it's fine to miss out on days or forget. As far as I'm concerned I'm in this for the long haul so missing days or falling back into old habits now and again isn't the end of the world, it's just as he says in the audio, we need to just readjust the aeroplane route a bit. We are going in the right direction.

I had a bit of a lightbulb day yesterday. It definitely was my day to let go of Christmas excess and be a bit healthier. But instead of my famine after the feast usual, i was gently more sensible around food. I checked in if I was hungry. Not hungry? Then I didn't eat. I drank more water as I realised a lot of the time I was thirsty. I found other ways to comfort if that's what i needed. Or was I bored? Cold? None of these feelings require food.

And I had MUCH smaller portions.

We had soup and burgers for dinner and I realised that I don't actually like the roll with my burger (im gluten free as well as vegan and the rolls are not all that) so i didn't have one. I had spinach leaves round my burger. Still had all the sauces which I love but since it was actually what i chose (no roll) it didn't feel like a hardship. I really enjoyed my soup and burger. Then when i finished i realised i was comfortably full. Not overfull.

Then I waa hungry later on so had a small salad sandwich (my bread is tiny so it really was small) and one of my chocolates! One!! I never eat just one chocolate. But i ate it sooo slowly. And really enjoyed every mouthful.

So, i don't think I am engaging quite as much as I perhaps could. I'm just bobbling along, doing the app every day and listening to the audio (i even do an online jigsaw at the same time so I'm not even fully in the zone) but I do feel it's getting in there.

I'm a swimmer and the pool is closed. I stayed up too late last night stressing. This morning I couldn't face a full weights session so I did 10 minutes dance abs. If I wasn't doing PMK I'd have done nothing. Small win!

Morning all. You have inspired me to buy the book. I’m just starting and am a bit wary of the download, how do you feel when you listen?, I’ve always been a bit scared of being hypnotised.

love51 sorry that you're pool is closed. Well done on the dance abs session though.

I'm finding it really useful for motivation to move. Just a little more. It doesn't need to be crazy. Some yoga every day. And a walk.

MariahLucas it's just relaxing is all and listening to what he's saying. I teach and practice meditation so it's not really different to that. I actually got a bit bored listening to it for half an hour each day and was restless so as i said upthread I've been doing an online jigsaw while I've been listening in the morning. Maybe that would help you? It wouldn't feel like it might be as intense?

I also listen to the book audio not the app audio and am always awake and alert afterwards which i like. He mentions this in the book audio and I talk about it in my classes. We don't quite know how we wake up but we do. If people are in a really deep meditation they can wonder how they can bring themselves out of it if I wasn't dinging my bowl or bringing them out. But they would. And they do. I meditate deeply every morning and don't have anyone or thing triggering me out of it. But i do come out of course, every day.

It's all about your conscious mind and unconscious mind. You wake up every morning. Even if you were tired and slept way later than your alarm would go off, you would still waken up at some point. It's the same with meditation and this. Just see it as a nice calming relaxation audio.
Good luck.

@Breathmiller thanks for your response, and the thread. I feel a bit more confident trying it now. so here goes!

@Breathmiller I've started it today - I'll let you know what I find. Looks like it has the havening dvd and stuff about stopping self sabotage, but I haven't got any further yet. I'll try and upload a pic saying what it hopes to help with (not sure if that's okay to post but oh well). I definitely found last night I was eating to calm some sort of emotions, so I definitely need to work on that.

I've been much more aware of taste today, and realising when I'm eating something that, actually, I don't particularly like, and then stopping. Normally I'd just keep eating it!

Unrelated, but I've been reading "feel better in five" which I got on a kindle offer last week and I'm finding that has loads of great ideas for making other positive habit changes too. Might be of interest to others on here too. My biggest stumbling block is always having plans and then not actually changing habits long term, and that book has some really simple suggestions for making changes which I think will be easy to actually implement and hopefully have a positive ripple effect (eg five minute stretching/yoga/HIIT workouts etch

@kidscreatemess that's really great to read. I'm so glad you found it successful! Gives me hope for sure!

@MrsPerfect12 I'm definitely glad I got the app, it's good having something to check in with. I'm hoping it helps me stay on track this time, as I've made half hearted unsuccessful attempts before!

@Love51 well done on doing some exercise! I always try and remember ANY movement is better than nothing, so even if it's not a big workout, it's better than vegging on the sofa!

@MariahLucas good luck with it! I usually listen to hypnosis tracks at night and often fall asleep, but ones I do in the day, with wake up endings, I always wake up no problem x

Well done everyone.
I had a big old stress binge. My children's school don't want to offer them a place despite being children of 2 keyworkers, because one of us (me) can wfh. So I ate chocolate. And biscuits. Hate being stuck between warring factions!

Ahh sorry to hear things are so difficult.

I have to admit to a bored chocolate feast this afternoon. But I'm not hungry now so although everyone is having the soup I made earlier, I'm going to wait. No point in eating when I'm not hungry, I'm sure I will be later.

@Breathmiller and @misskatamari
Thanks for the support. I locked myself away with a post or on the door to keep the family out. Son still poked his head round... however, was ok and I’m feeling quite positive that I can do this too. Good luck everyone!