Custard Creams, Bronchitis & Paul McKenna

It’s been about a month since my last post and I think I have walked precisely 0 miles since then :-( It’s not for want of trying, but I can’t seem to shake off this stupid bronchitis which is making even the shortest journey on foot a bloody ordeal. Another visit to the doctor this week should confirm whether there’s any improvement and when I can start seriously walking again.

However, despite the (forced) lack of exercise, the losing weight bit is going brilliantly well. After a shaky start in the New Year, I went back and re-read Paul McKenna’s “I Can Make You Thin” (ICMYT), and caught the repeat of the series on LivingTV. Like regular walking, I knew this worked because I successfully lost a stone very easily on it last year. Also, like regular walking, I knew it wouldn’t work if I slipped back into my old ways of over-eating/bingeing. As an emotional eater, I know from bitter experience that ‘diets’ don’t work – it isn’t about the food I eat, it’s about how I act towards the food I eat. Limit me to 1500 cals a day and they’ll be gone by 10am if it’s a bad morning. 25 years of almost constant dieting has made me heavier than I’ve ever been with such a twisted attitude that sometimes I literally don’t know how to react when left alone with food. Pretty sad, eh? What I like about the ICMYT/NLP approach is that it forces you – gently – to change your behaviour in a very simple way. Bottom line is eat when you’re truly hungry, eat slowly and conciously and stop when you’re full. I don’t know why it’s clicked with me, but it has – I don’t argue, I just enjoy feeling like a normal person for once. Although I can eat what I want (as long as I’m truly hungry), there’s a big round tin of Kitkats, Swiss chocolate & pecan fudge in my kitchen and a packet of custard creams in the cupboard (along with lemon sorbet in the freezer and cheese, hummous and luxury yoghurt in the fridge) but I don’t want them. It’s not willpower, I just don’t want them. I’m genuinely not hungry. I can’t describe why I don’t want them, I just don’t. It’s a nice feeling :-)

As an aside, knowing that McKenna does wonders with other problems, I used his tapping technique before going to the dentist today. To say I’m frightened of the dentist is an understatement (the last time I went I was so hysterical he advised psychiatric treatment before returning) so I wasn’t looking forward to it. However, the tapping worked, I felt calm and relaxed and I even laughed while in the chair.

Unheard. Of.

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5 Responses to “Custard Creams, Bronchitis & Paul McKenna”

  1. shrinkingdad says on February 18th, 2009 at 2:03 am :

    Good for you. I had a glimpse of that feeling last month but seem to have lost it for the moment. I think I got complacent and started taking it for granted too soon, so my advice would be try not to fall into that trap. Keep up the good work!

  2. Fenlander says on March 4th, 2009 at 10:16 am :

    If you think the ‘tapping’ technique is helping you may like to have a look at this site – where, incidentally, you can download a completely free manual. The site is the home of the EFT system from which Paul McKenna abstracted his ‘tapping’. It appears that EFT can be used for a range of things. Hope this may help (by the way I have lost a lot of weight using EFT and some of the McKenna system) There are also videos on YouTube. Search under ‘Paul Mckenna’ or ‘EFT’. Good luck with the walking and weight loss.
    Cheers.
    Fenlander

  3. Walkloss says on March 4th, 2009 at 10:52 am :

    Thanks Fenlander, I’ll take a look. Well done on the weight loss, that’s very encouraging to hear :-)

    Walkloss

  4. Fenlander says on March 4th, 2009 at 4:31 pm :

    Don’t know what happened in my first post but you don’t seem to have received the link….

    http://www.emofree.com/default2.htm

    Hope your system accepts one of these, or just copy and paste.
    Cheers.
    Fenlander

  5. Andrea says on August 14th, 2010 at 7:06 am :

    I’ve lost 52 lbs. so far by following Paul’s program. I love it! It has been a God-send! The key is to listen to the CD’s at least once a night for a few months. After that, you can listen like maybe once a week or whenever you feel you need a refresher course. It really does help you to do the things you need to do to lose weight and it feels like it comes naturally after you listen to the CD and read the book…versus fighting against yourself by trying to maintain “willpower”. Paul’s program just helps it to come naturally. I highly recommend it.

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