Paul McKenna "I Can Make You Thin!"

boddy

Here you are a cyber kick up the backside. Dont worry too much just start again tomorrow. You know you can do it. Good luck.

Bayblue

How is everyone doing? I'm guessing that this plan (not encouraged to call it a diet) is not as popular as low calorie or low carb diets around here..

It's working for me so far. I am only on day 9, so I may have a touch of false optimism . A lot of people I know seem to be on diets, I was chatting to a girl the other day who has lost a stone on weight watchers. I work with her so I know that she has been quite disciplined and has done it by eating weight watchers meals and snacks.They're not daft weight watchers are they? Every person who takes up their plan not only pays for a weekly meeting they probably spent quite a bit on ready meals, other WW food and books. Clever .

Anyway, she's done well, but it struck me when we were talking fat loss how hard it is to describe the plan that I'm following. It's a simple concept just really difficult to get across to those who haven't read the book. Perhaps it's because I don't believe that I am hypnotised. I mean I do the CD thing every day but I assume that it works more on a positive thinking level than actually being hypnotised. I tend to get bemused looks when I say that I'm eating normally, but I am. Obviously I eat less, and some things like pies and cakes for instance I haven't yet actually fancied, but I'm definitely not cutting things out, I even eat big bad butter. The only low fat or calorie stuff I have is if I would have in anyway, like yoghurt's and I couldn't do low carb because I like bread too much.

I still haven't exercised much- vv bad I know. I am keen but I don't have much cash for a gym and although I'd love to go running I would feel too embarrassed to do so. I'm trying to come up with a solution to the exercise problem, any ideas?

Tomorrow (today!) I'm sorting out my wardrobe. I haven't had any pleasure or TBH real interest in clothes for years. It's been a case of trying to cover up as much as possible and because the weight crept up I have sizes from 12 to 18. Not many 18s, I haven't bought much this past year because I could not easily admit to myself that this was my size . I know that I've got a long way to go but I want to clear out stuff that I don't like and will never wear, perhaps find a few items that are nice yet still too small to give me something else to keep me going. Gawd- listen folks I really am not quite as screwed up as I sound! There's lots more that I have sort of uncovered this week or so, it's almost like my hangups have been hidden away in my fat- the more I lose the more emotions I have to face, but I've done enough waffling... I shall save the 'why I don't go on dates' confessions for another time .

Thank You for allowing me on your thread, I do find that it's helpful to write things down and there are some really good tips in here.

As ever, good luck to you all

phunkles

I am still completely rubbish at this
I keep forgetting

mintymoneysaver

I have totally and utterly fallen off the wagon. I think i have put back on all of the 7lb I had lost. I suppose the only consolation is that I would have put on even more! It has been my birthday and had a weekend away but I've basically just been stuffing my face again! So seven weeks to my holiday and I would love to lose a stone. I aim to listen to the CD in the morning and try again....

Bitsy_Beans

On hols at the mo and not really thinking about it - brought (or is it bought?!) the book away with me to inspire me but haven't read it yet.......:o
Felt totally fat in what I wore to the beach yesterday. Didn't help that all the pics H took just made me look enormous. I am just NOT photogenic :mad: so you can imagine what that's done for my self esteem.........

Bayblue

Aww, never mind girls, we all slip off the wagon now and then. I haven't yet, but I will I know. When I do I'm gonna to remind myself how many attempts it took me to stop smoking a few years ago, about 20 IIRC!

I am doing OK, well I have broken one of the rules and have been naughtily weighing myself. Which to be frank, has been the the worst idea because although I genuinely think that I have lost weight, the scales are all over the place. Morning can be 3 or 4 pounds heavier than the evening or vice verse, it's crazy.

My scales were pretty old so today I have invested in some new ones and they in turn say something else again! Now, I don't really have an accurate starting weight I strongly suspect that it was more than I thought. Oh well, I guess that this will teach me not to keep jumping on them the scales, he's right, it really doesn't help. I'm going to be good and use the new ones once a week.

All this did get me down a bit, but I'm still keeping going. I'll tell you what as well, this is money saving because I'm saving quite a bit on food, I didn't realise quite how much I 'treated' myself to when it comes to snacks and cakes. I can honestly say that I don't really miss them either, and I also have been cooking more. I suppose the idea is that if I'm not eating so much what I am eating has to be the nicest and the best. I tend to buy things like the nicest hams and yoghurt's for the same reason. Weird, but I suppose that there is a logic to it.

Anyway, keep up the good work everyone `

Bayblue

I don't know how many read this thread but I find writing things out helpful, so...

Yesterday was Day 15, and if you've got the workbook (hey- if there are no special foods and supplements or ready meals the man has got to make a profit somehow ) you'll know that it's a day when you're allowed to weigh yourself, a check in day.

Well, without going mad with excitement because I know that the pounds don't mean everything, I can still admit that I'm very pleased to say that I weigh 11st 13lb, (an approximate because I think my original scales were wonky) 9lb loss for just over 2 weeks!:j Better still I think is the fact that I can definitely feel the difference. I am wearing a pair of trousers which were too tight for me a month ago and I'm looking forward to finding out what else in my wardrobe I can wear either now or in a few weeks.


I have found the plan relatively easy to follow, if anything I almost feel weirdly like I have too much choice about what to eat, it's sometimes hard to decide what I actually really want. I know that when I have been supermarket shopping I have almost been overwhelmed and not quite known what to buy. I think that at least part of the reason for this though is actually money-saving rather than the eating plan.

Say for example in the past I may have bought a fruit sponge cake, well of course I still can, but at the same time I know that I probably won't be able to eat enough of it before it goes off. So I am choosing something else if only because I don't like throwing stuff away. I did a lot of that in the beginning but now I'm starting to know how much to put on my plate to avoid waste. Obviously as big potion sizes were a part of my previous overeating I see that as another positive thing too.

So, all in all it's thumbs up from me. I know that it's very early days but I can honestly say in terms of 'diets' that this is the easiest one that I have ever followed, there are no special meals, nothing is forbidden (I had the most gorgeous Belgian chocolate mousse last night ) and you can go anywhere and eat anything you want to and still follow it. The hardest habit I have had to break is to not eat in front of the TV!

I have most of my exercise gear, and just needing some trainers and am awaiting my sports bra. Hopefully I may well be exercising by the end of the week.

Onwards and upwards (or maybe downwards in the case of the scales;)), good luck everyone..

Bitsy_Beans

Well done Bayblue. 9lbs is a great loss :T
I am struggling to get my butt into gear. Poorly at the mo and haven't felt up to any exercise. Am trying to eat slower but even though I sit at the table with the kids I am still focusing on other things (namely the children) so it's still a struggle to eat consciously. I am normally feeding one or the other (or both) so I don't get to sit an enjoy my food. No better off if I wait til they are finished as they just demand my attention.
Still am determined to do this. I have a school reunion to go to in September so want to make some headway by then.
Reading all the above it sounds like such an excuse

Bayblue

Bitsy_Beans wrote: »

Well done Bayblue. 9lbs is a great loss :T
I am struggling to get my butt into gear. Poorly at the mo and haven't felt up to any exercise. Am trying to eat slower but even though I sit at the table with the kids I am still focusing on other things (namely the children) so it's still a struggle to eat consciously. I am normally feeding one or the other (or both) so I don't get to sit an enjoy my food. No better off if I wait til they are finished as they just demand my attention.
Still am determined to do this. I have a school reunion to go to in September so want to make some headway by then.
Reading all the above it sounds like such an excuse

No, it doesn't.

I completely understand your issue with eating meals with the children, really eating meals with anyone. I think that I have found this much easier than most people purely because I live alone. I can do all sorts of things like stop and start, eat with no distractions like the TV, leave as much food on my plate as I wish, hell- even eat in the dark if I want without anyone commenting or being annoyed at having to do the same. Others don't have that advantage. So don't be so hard on yourself, it's tough, especially when you've got other responsibilities.

In his book PMcK doesn't really talk about how to overcome some of the problems with the plan, it's all very black and white, but then again, I suppose that the book isn't that long. I have trouble myself with the idea that I can eat anything, because I think well yes, you can, but at the same time I think that I've got to make sure that I eat a reasonably balanced diet, so I do discipline myself a bit on that one. If I didn't it would be chocolate mousse and burgers all of the time.

Another thing I am finding that a lot of food is so tasteless, perhaps it's because I don't eat so much but I really have to make sure that what I am eating is tasty. So, along with my obsession with the scales, I'm breaking a few rules myself.

sarahhajdari

hi i'm new to this thread, but i started following paul mckenna book 4 weeks ago. I have lost around a stone so far. i dont know exactly because i didnt weigh myself at the beginning - didn't want to know the true horror!

I did this idea over two years ago so that i could get healthier before having a second child. It worked then so i thought i should try it again now i am in the right mind set to lose weight.

With regards to what Bayblue said about exercise, i find that using a workout dvd like yoga or pilates works so that i dont have to spend much or feel like people are watching me.

Hope everyone it doing well even if they have had a set back and never forget that tomorrow can always be a new start.