Paul McKenna "I Can Make You Thin!"

chezabelle_2

Hi everyone,:hello:

I haven't posted on here for a while, but have been keeping up to date with everyone's updates...

As for me, it's been up and down of late. I can back from a long weekend in Vegas on Monday (not really the place to be a good Money Saving Expert OR Paul McKenna devotee!! but very fun nonetheless!) and was thrilled to see I haven't actually put any weight on, despite eating like a horse the entire time. I was really dreading getting on the scales so was pleasantly suprised to see it hasn't made any difference.

I was fully expecting to blow out whilst I was there, but despite the yumminess of the food on offer, I found myself leaving loads of it, and eating at odd times of the day and night, as I just wasn't hungry at usual mealtimes (jetlag!). Thinking about it now, I think this was definitely due to Paul's lessons... I feel like the psychological aspect of the program is definitely starting to sink in now... maybe even without me realising it. I am certainly enjoying going to get lunch and choosing whatever I want, rather than spending 20 minutes in the sandwich aisle, calculating every calorie and fat gram to ensure I don't go over my Rosemary Conley limit!! What joy!:D

I am writing my diary every evening, and listening to the CD every morning on the way to work... I definitely think it makes a difference, even if it is just to chill out and keep his principles in mind for the rest of the day.

I haven't actually lost any weight yet with ICMYT, so maintaining my current loss of 10lb from RC... but will persevere. I always find that the evenings are my really bad time. I think the structure of being at work during the day, and having a busy mind keeps me on the straight and narrow, but when I'm at home of an evening, food becomes a lot more prominent in my mind. I guess it's true what they say - this habit has taken years and years to form - so you're not going to break it in a couple of weeks!!

Anyway, lovely to hear from you all... I hope everyone is having a good day today..
Chezabelle. x

Bitsy_Beans

I must clearly not be putting the effort in (and if I am honest I am not) because I can still overeat if I want to. the only thing that has changed is eating due to stress. Chocolate is no longer something I reach for now if I feel fed up or stressed. I can actually have bars of dark choc in the cupbaord and not touch them for a week.
Need to work on the rest of it. Glad you enjoyed Vegas Chezabelle. I found when we were in Florida I got sick of junk food. My body was craving a nice cooked dinner with lots of veg! There are only so many chips you can eat in 2 weeks!

Honey39

Day 39: Good day, so far (it's after nine though, so pretty safe to write, lol). I had a great breakfast, slightly reduced portion sizes because I've been throwing so much out each day. I had lunch out with friends, and this was a bit of a mixed bag - I put out small amounts of food on my plate, but once I was talking, I ate everything (almost) on my plate without really noticing. So am not entirely sure if that's great or not. But I didn't load up my plate just because I was paying for it, I think I am slowly slowly learning that I cannot eat that much in one go now. Which is odd, given I am so fat, but I guess your stomach does get used to not being stretched out, huh? Gross I know.

Then at tea time, I felt that I should make a proper tea, and I could not be bothered. I had it planned as well with what I was going to have (gnocchi, sauce, roast veg - enough for about five meals). So I actually wondered what I really wanted, and it turned out that was soup. I love soup, but I always think of a tin of soup as being a lunch dish, not a MAIN meal! So anyway, had a tin of mullagatawny soup with a slice of bread and some salad, and after about half a bowl am absolutely stuffed. Have put the other half in the fridge, so I can re-heat it if I get hungry before bedtime, which feels nice somehow. As though my main meal is not my ONLY chance to eat, if that makes sense?

So I feel like I've learned a bit today. The exercise in the journal was really good as well, about identifying emotions and dealing with them. I used it a couple of times and it was very helpful. Actually helped with PMT!

I like the journal a lot, btw. I like it because it does NOT record food at all - when I did weight watchers, I woudl get a bit obsessive about what I'd eaten over the week, and if I had gone over on points, I would think I had blown it so then I would go on to stuff my face. This just asks if you followed the rules, drank water, did some exercise, listened to the CD and did the mirror exercise - nothing about food intake at all. I like the little section that goes with it. I have to say, am totally astonished with how much I am enjoying it, I normally *hate* that kind of thing, motivational messages etc, but it's really working for me at the moment.

I listen to the CD at least once a day (when I'm eating, usually), and I am finding that may be helping more than I think. It's very repetitive and you hear the same phrases about 'stop eating', 'choose light healthy foods', 'delightful weight loss' etc. It's very cheesy. BUT - you know what? I was wearing my too small jacket today to work, and I noticed that instead of having a gap across the front of a couple of inches, I could button the whole thing up with total ease. That made me feel good, better than letting the scales dictate how i feel! I do feel like I look thinner, to be honest. It's been just under six weeks, so I guess that's time enough to actually see a difference.

mintymoneysaver

Well I've been back on this since Monday and doing fine so far. Yesterday may not have been quite what it should be, went to my sisters for lunch and we had fish and chips in the park with the kids. I didn't eat it all, but she did offer me a scone later on which I didn't need! I ate it, but then felt absolutely stuffed! I went to a bbq last night, and didn't eat for ages as I was still so full, but eventually had a burger. I did however have FAR too much wine! But the good thing is I'm not sitting here thinking I've messed up, I'm just thinking today is another day.

WorkingHardDFW

Cheeky request I know but can i join this thread. I've been on MSE tackling my debt for approaching two years (:eek:) however we are suceeding and as you can see from my sig the debt is coming down fast and furiosuly. Now is time to tackle the weight loss.

I've got PM's book and CD (loaded on my ipod) and like others have posted I know that I should be moving more and eating less. I also have almost an entire wardrobe of clothes which don't fit me and not only have these cost me money they limit my wardrobe choices etc etc I don't need to tell you guys.

Since I got back from holiday I've been gearing up to doing something positive about my weight. We'll be DF in December (maybe sooner) and I am going to go clothes shopping properly for the first time in years.

I've about 2.5 stone overweight so thats 35lbs to lose in 5 months....tall order I know. I've a dog so I've no excuses for exercise, I've recently (before the school holidays) bought a swim pass for the local pool (£18 per month for as many swims as I want - 2pw is break even!!) and Ive one of these little trampettes as well. So what am I waiting for...

Today is DAY ONE - I will post later at my progress!!

Wish me luck and thanks for letting me join in

absolutebounder

WorkingHardDFW wrote: »

I've about 2.5 stone overweight so thats 35lbs to lose in 5 months....tall order I know. I've a dog so I've no excuses for exercise, I've recently (before the school holidays) bought a swim pass for the local pool (£18 per month for as many swims as I want - 2pw is break even!!) and Ive one of these little trampettes as well. So what am I waiting for...

What on earth did you waste money on PM for?:rotfl: You have a dog. use my dog diet. Cook meals as normal but give 20% to the dog and eat the rest then take doggie for a long walk. problem solved.
PS the fatter the dog gets the more exercise you need to get it thin again.

SilverSapphire

Of course you can join us WorkingHardDFW - all are welcome here. Congrats on getting your debt down so much, that is really impressive. Best of luck with tackling this new challenge and achieving the weight loss too.

Like BitsyBeans I have been struggling a bit myself and giving in to the lure of the odd chunk of chocolate and choccy biccys! My weight loss has been really gradual BUT I had a look back in my diary this morning and since May I have lost 11 lbs which I am really chuffed with.

I have been doing more walking and am definitely feeling more energetic as a result and I am trying to drink more water so I think I am getting there slowly. I have tried to listen to the CD more this week as per advice above from HH62 and luc24 and I have found that does really help. I have tried Honey39's tip of listening to the CD consciously rather than going off to sleep and it does seem to help me too.

In fact can I just say Honey39 I have really enjoyed your regular posts (especially Day32). I know you must feel like you are talking to yourself some times but I have been reading. I look at MSE every day but I just don't get on here much to post!

All the best to everyone. Looking forward to hearing how you are all doing.

WorkingHardDFW

Thanks both for the support.

I got the pool membership for several reasons: I love swimming, when I've lost weight before it was because I did lots of swimming (its not rocket science) and I swim with the kids at least once a week as well so it made sense.

I love the tip about the dog diet - LOL - makes sense. However its not the meals that are a problem its the inbetweenies .

Day One - Progress report

Took the dog for a long walk this am and Walked into town and back this am to meet my Mum for a coffee Had a latte and a muffin when I was with Mum which was OK if I was apply ICMYT principles and of course I was/am full so that effectively became lunch.

Listing a load of stuff for ebay this pm (DFW mode) and hoping to take the hound for another trot before I join the rest of the family for a night under canvas.

Aiming to ensure I listen to the CD today.

Looking forward to tracking my progress on here. Posting on the DFW thread certainly helped me on the debt busting front so hopefully with will help me on the WFW front.

Positively onwards.....

Honey39

SilverSapphire wrote: »

In fact can I just say Honey39 I have really enjoyed your regular posts (especially Day32). I know you must feel like you are talking to yourself some times but I have been reading. I look at MSE every day but I just don't get on here much to post!

Awww, thank you! That's really kind of you. I wanted to log most days so I could remind myself that I am doing this most of the time. Silly really.

Lots of new people! That's nice, it's good to keep this thread active and alert (isn't that a line from the CD?....;) )

Day 41: Can you believe it? Almost six weeks done. It's Saturday, and I've been spending money this afternoon, but not on food. I've bought perfumes to reward myself for a hundred days of no cigarettes, some candles, some conditioners. I've had a really 'light' day on food, but it's not been particularly deliberate, to be honest.

I have a theory about this programme; I think that working at it the majority of time carries you through the tougher times. Like consciously eating and all that. The times when I don't - because I'm at work - I do actually realise quite quickly that I'm shovelling food down, and I slow down.

Also - what do you guys think about deliberately eating 'light, healthy food'? I bought my tea today, and that line has stuck with me lately, so instead of getting a chicken korma, I've bought stuffed peppers, some Greek bits and pieces, and some stuffed vine leaves. They are not diet food, I didn't look at the calories. I just felt like having them, but I'm not sure if I wanted them because I wanted them, or because of that bloody CD, lol. I've noticed myself doing a lot of little things lately like that - I mean this week, no full fat lattes on the way to work; partly to save money, but also because I did think they were unnecessary calories. It doesn't feel like dieting exactly, because I had a full fat latte today, it's not *forbidden* and I can have them, it's just choosing not to. I can't explain that terribly well, but I am slightly concerned about the line between choosing healthy foods and dieting.

The last two weeks I've really increased my water intake, and that's helped me a lot. I just don't feel as hungry as often, so i guess a lot of the time it *is* thirst. So that's good. The thing that I've not really started doing yet is to get more exercise, but I'm not too worried. I'm pleased that I'm making lots of steady little changes that are manageable, rather than trying to do the lot in one go and then giving up straightaway because it's so exhausting!

Hope everyone is having a good day. I still dread Sunday afternoon/evenings as the time that I am *most* likely to binge. See how that one goes tomorrow.

Bitsy_Beans

I must try and make time to listen to the CD BEFORE I am ready to fall asleep. I normally plug myself in at bedtime and then before I know it he's booming at me the count down to wake up!!! No chance of listening in the morning or during the day because of the kids. I definately don't think the subliminal learning thing is working
My weight has fluctuated between 4lbs over the course of less than a week (I know I know I shouldn't weigh myself) but it does prove the scales are a complete and total waste of time. I must remind myself of this fact when I feel like stepping on them.
Welcome to Working Hard Have a good weekend all.