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Tomorrow Is Weigh In Day (With A New Scale)

I bit the bullet and ordered a new scale.  The one I have now is old and it’s readings are inconsistent.  Tomorrow, I’ll weigh myself on the new scale and that will be my new “start weight”.  I’m 99% sure that I’ll weight “more” on the new scale, but I’m cool with that.  (Really, I’m [...]

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Fully Back On Track

After a month of starts and stops, I’m fully back on track with following the 4 Golden Rules.  Having the baby was awesome, but it ‘through me off’ in terms of schedule and cooking and eating.  But, we’ve finally adjusted to baby girl’s sleeping and eating routine and I’m ready to rock and roll.
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Breakfast And The New Baby

I’m sitting here, typing away, after enjoying a good ‘breakfast’ of turkey bacon and dill pickles.  Baby number three is resting beside me, sleeping in her baby swing.
So far, she’s doing great.  She eats at about 9PM, then has another bottle at 1AM - and then she sleeps until about 6AM.  For a newborn, that’s [...]

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Busy, Busy Week And Some Hard Lessons Learned

I’ve been trying to follow the ‘golden rules’ - but I’ve been so busy this week, getting ready for the birth of third child.  Tomorrow morning, I’ll go back to really focusing on how I eat and eating consciously.  We were fully expecting the baby to be born this week - our other two were [...]

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I Can Make You Thin Episode Three Recap

Paul opens with a few quick bits -
Tonight’s show is going to talk about ‘binge eating’.
This ‘is not a crash diet’ - it’s about ‘changing the way you feel about food and yourself’.  Slow and steady.
What do I do if I fall of the wagon?  It can’t stop working, but you can stop doing it.  [...]

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Episode 3 Of Paul McKenna’s I Can Make You Thin Is About To Air

I will be watching Episode 3 of I Can Make You Thin in about five minutes.  Today was a very emotional day for me - in a good way.  I’ve had so much success, but today, I ate too quickly.  I’m really, really excited about our new baby, who is due to be born any [...]

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How I Have Lost 10 Pounds In 12 Days

I’ve been following Paul McKenna’s I Will Make You Thin 4 Golden Rules for 12 days.  I’ve lost 10 pounds!  Here’s how -
I eat when I am hungry (and, only when I am hungry).  I don’t care if it is 10 in the morning or 10 in the evening, when I am hungry, I eat.
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Running Update And Day 9 Of Following The 4 Golden Rules

I just stepped off the treadmill - I managed to run 1.1 mile!  I’m super-excited.  I feel great.  Tomorrow will be a ‘rest day’.  I’ll do some walking and stretching, but I’ll wait until Thursday to actually run again.
As for eating - I cannot get over how ‘in control’ I feel.  I’ve been following Paul [...]

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Getting Ready For Episode 2 Of Paul McKenna’s I Can Make You Thin On TLC

Episode two will air in less than three hours. I have set the DVR to record the episode, but I hope to watch it live. Tonight’s episode will be about emotional eating - and Paul is going to introduce his tapping technique. I must admit, I was a bit weirded out by [...]

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I Can Make You Thin With Paul McKenna - TLC - Preview Episode 2

I’ve been following Paul McKenna’s ‘4 Golden Rules’ for 5 days - and I am amazed by how ‘in control’ I am. For those who have been reading my blog, you know how much I have struggled with yo-yo dieting. Now, I eat what I want, I eat at a controlled pace, and, [...]

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4 Golden Rules - After Lunch Day 4 - Down 7 Pounds!

I now weigh an even 250 pounds.  That’s seven pounds less than I weighed on Monday morning.  I am eating less.  I am enjoying my food more.  I have more energy.  I cannot believe how easy this plan is to follow.
After following the ‘Golden Rules’ for four days, I can report the following -
I have [...]

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4 Golden Rules - Early Morning Day Three - Weigh In

Today is day ‘three’ of following Paul McKenna’s I Can Make You Think 4 Golden Rules -
When I started, Monday, I weighed 257.
Today, Wednesday, I now weigh 252.
That, my friends, is a 5 pound weight loss.
Now, before we get excited, I will remind long-time readers, I’ve lost 5 pounds several times.  Losing 5 pounds is [...]

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4 Golden Rules - Early Morning Of Day Two

After watching I Can Make You Thin With Paul McKenna Sunday, I started following the 4 Golden Rules yesterday -
As a reminder, here are the four rules - with links to Paul’s website -
1. When You Are Hungry, Eat
I had four ‘meals’ yesterday. I was never ‘really, really’ hungry - but I did [...]

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4 Golden Rules - Morning Of Day One

After watching ‘I Can Make You Thin With Paul McKenna’ last night, I started following the ‘4 Golden Rules’ this morning -
As a reminder, here are the four rules - with links to Paul’s website -
1. When You Are Hungry, Eat
I wasn’t hungry until 10AM.  So, I didn’t eat.  I have a feeling that [...]

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I Can Make You Thin With Paul McKenna - 4 Golden Rules

I had never heard of ‘Paul McKenna’ until tonight. I was flipping through the channels - and thinking about getting another bowl of ice cream, even though I was already ’stuffed’ - and I saw his show -
I Can Make You Thin
I have decided to give his ‘4 Golden Rules’ a shot.
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I Can Make You Thin - Golden Rule 4

Here’s the final rule  -
When You’re Full, Stop Eating!
I’ll summarize a few of Paul’s thoughts -
The more you listen to the ‘full’ signal, the better you’ll feel -
We decide how much we want from what we see, not from how we feel -
Our stomach will tell us how much to eat -
My thoughts -
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I Can Make You Thin - Golden Rule 3

Paul’s third rule is -
Eat Consciously!
Again, I’ll summarize a few of the points he makes -
People who overeat ‘think’ about food all the time, but, when it comes ‘time’ to eat, they ’shovel food’ into their mouths -
Eat slowly, think about each and every food -
Chew the food and think about it -
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I Can Make You Thin - Golden Rule 2

Here’s Paul McKenna’s second rule -
Eat What You Want
I checked out TLC’s website and I was directed to Paul’s website -
McKenna
OK, I’ll summarize a few things he said about “eat what you want”
Eat what you want, not what you think you ’should’  -
When we eat what we want, we stop depriving ourselves -
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I Can Make You Thin With Paul McKenna - Golden Rule 1

Paul’s First Rule is -
When You Are Hungry, Go Eat!
I’ll summarize a few of his statements -
Physical and emotional hunger are different -
Don’t starve yourself -
Stay between 3 and 7 on the ‘Hunger Scale’
1. Physically faint
2. Ravenous
3. Fairly Hungry
4. Slightly Hungry
5. Neutral
6. Satisfied
7. Full
8. Stuffed
9. Bloated
10. Nauseous
Starving does not work - too much guilt - [...]

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