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Another good day today - 55 minute workout and I properly powered through it :). Weighed myself, and I've lost a total of 7 pounds now in 11 days! Happy that it's all heading in the right direction. Eating out on Saturday so that will no doubt be interesting, but it sounds like the set meal...

So seconding the slimming world chips! I had completely forgotten about them, but I loved them to bits when I first started losing weight. My suggestion would be to find some healthy meals that inspire you - I used the bbcgoodfood site a lot and looked for main meals under 400 calories, there...

I like the anecdote Paul McKenna tells about the lady who put a big question mark on a bit of paper on her fridge door to make her ask herself "Am I really hungry or do I just want to change the way I feel?" - maybe something you can try with the biscuit cupboard? As for yoghurts, I'm currently...

See the problem there with not feeling able to get a job is not that benefits are too generous, it's that work doesn't pay enough. And so many benefits could be better means tested rather than linked to employment or set at ridiculously low levels so that anyone who gets even part time work...

I've told everyone that I'm really close to. I feel that it helps me commit to the diet. My boyfriend is under strict instructions to nag me every day about certain challenges I've set myself and my mum is doing her own diet at the same time. Other people aren't so understanding, but they're...

Strange day today. I worked out for some extra time today because of yesterday. It went really well actually, I wasn't dying by the end of it, even if my knees and ankles were starting to get a bit achey (have problems with both, which is one of the reasons I am trying to build up my exercise...

Wahey! Congratulations :D That's great news. I'll maybe take a look at his confidence CDs actually. I was signed off work with anxiety and depression after a crappy situation with managers going psycho so I totally hear what you're saying! Really frustrating when one is normally a very...

It's good to see people on here can see the nonsense that is being spread by the government :)

That's why I love the Paul Mckenna system so much. Realistically, I'm not going to go without my favourite foods for the rest of my life. I'm off to the cinema tomorrow and I might have a treat there, I might not. For once, I feel like I don't need to grab every opportunity to eat...

Hiya hoola nice to meet you :) Are you still planning on following the Slimming World plan? My mum is doing that from home and is doing well for herself on it after struggling on previous diets. I must confess I've never had the guts to go to a meeting. It sounds silly, but I guess I've...

Hey all, So a few years back, I had a real shock standing on the scales and resolved to do something about it I lost over 5 stones and was doing amazingly well. Thinking back on it now, I'm stunned at how hard I worked at exercising of my own free will! I did the Paul Mckenna system and it was...

Got back into doing the CDs every night and it's definitely helping. Left half of my sandwich at lunch, went on the exercise bike for the first time in months today. Had a little bit of a binge on chipolatas dipped in houmous last night, but I'm PMSing something awful and that tends to lead to...

Doesn't sound dumb to me. I tried Paul McKenna's CDs last October, saw immediate results, stopped craving unhealthy food, and have lost 5 stone since then and still going. For me, it's all been about what's in my head, and replacing bad mental patterns with the programming from these CDs...

Thanks suse and congrats on the pregnancy! Hope all is going well :) I've just had my laptop repaired, so loaded on the CDs. I can listen to them in my room at night now - no excuses any more! They've always been the biggest help even though I keep saying "Oh they make me sleepy, I'll do it...

Haven't checked in in a while, but just wanted to put in my two cents (would rather put in two pounds lol) and say that I'm still following it, thought not as closely as I should. While I could do better at eating consciously/when I want, the way I eat food has totally changed, which I'm...

Oh I have plenty things that I've bought on the "I just need to diet a wee bit" excuse. Most of which are now in my wardrobe as I'm intent on getting into them soon. As for the clothes, when I say put away, they're all boxed up in the cupboard in another room so just ripe for forgetting about...

Hey oasismark and welcome onboard :) Congrats on your weight loss so far, that's really excellent :D. I know what you mean about Pizza Hut. I think that was the first time I ate out after starting the system. I got a tuscani pizza rather than a deep pan, and only ate half and no pudding! Such...

Not related to weight loss, but I have some really close friends that I initially met online. Often due to the nature of forums and such you already have common interests so it's not difficult I guess.

Hello Reena, glad to hear from someone else in the same boat and congrats on your weight loss so far. I'm sure virtual kicks up the backside can be acheived between us! P.S. Exercise bike was reduced again to £25, I caved and bought it. :D

Hey at. That's almost 8 pounds, really good! I've not weighed myself this week - I'm trying to go to fortnightly rather than weekly now, but the jeans I got in the boxing day sales are pretty much falling off me. They're so cute, so it's a shame, but I can't say I'm that upset by it! Also, I...

Alas, my carrot cake didn't turn out so well. Asked my mum for advice on converting grams to ounces and the number she gave was half as much flour as I should have used! Not my best cake, so it's not been too much of a wrench to avoid it as I know it's not that tasty. I have had a few moments...

Welcome betty, it's great to meet more people in the same boat :) All the best with your weight loss! Well done Jan! That's exactly what I've been doing - skyplussing workout vids. Much cheaper than going out and buying dvds and much more variety too! Just getting started on one has been...

Thanks for the tip Nellyphant, I'll take a look next time I'm round :) Managed to do a whole beginners cardio video today without stopping - delighted!

I've been keeping an eye out for a cheap pedometer, but no luck thus far. It's definitely something I'd get though. I got some fancy shoes when on holiday too that are meant to "promote weight loss" by simulating walking on soft ground, so I'm making a point of trying to use them as much as...

Hey Jan, good to hear from somebody else going through it all! I'm finding the sudden motivation very strange as well, not to mention the way my tastes in food seem to have magically changed. In the supermarket yesterday I suddenly had a trolley full of fruit and veg. Heck, I was buying salads...

Realising I was the same sort of weight that you'd see in some sort of freak show documentary on tv :(

I probably did a little unconscious binging tonight due to house guests - I was still trying to eat consciously, but for the last couple of months I've not been eating bread and cheese like I used to, so I'm highly suspicious of the beeline I made for that tonight! Still, I left half of my...

Thank you both for the welcome :)

He has a book, a set of dvds and a set of cds, all of which can be bought separately. My copy of the book came free with the first cd and first dvd. The CDs have a couple of tracks each, the first of which is explaining the system and some techniques, the second puts you into a trance like...

By the sounds of it, it seems we're all feeling it takes a little bit of practice :). Just like riding a bike I guess, once we're all reprogrammed it will be no bother, and we'll all be slim and gorgeous forever, huzzah! :D Weigh in was yesterday and I've lost another four pounds, meaning I'm...

I've been doing it alongside my Paul McKenna system for the last couple of months and did it on its own for a couple of weeks before that with good consistent results. I decided to give it a shot for a fortnight but ended up really liking my chosen one (Special K Bliss with chocolate and...

I've been doing it for a couple of months and it's working out brilliantly so far :). I started with just the mind programming CDs which started working immediately really, and I love the tapping technique.

I've got lots of cheesy 80s stuff on mine, Footloose, Jump, Eye of the Tiger. It's so fun :D

Well done on the weight loss :). I'm kinda freaking out about how I would look at 11 stone as well as that's my target too. All of the women in my family have massive hips and I've got pretty big shoulders too so it could be interesting... I'm even wondering if my face could look weird at that...

I totally get what suse is saying about your tastes changing. I actually feel I'm appreciating food a lot more now. If something doesn't taste really really good, then I'm not seeing the point in eating it. I've recently eaten cucumber and kidney beans, two things I've always hated eating. I...

I graduate in September so would love to be into normal sized clothes by then. I bought a dress last summer for the graduation I ended up not going to, and while it's cute, I'd love to be able to say that it's far too big for me. I've decided that if I manage to lose the weight I'm really...

I've always had a problem with this! I discovered lanacane anti-chafing gel a year or two back and it's absolutely wonderful for sorting the sore rubbed bits out. Awesome thread incidentally, some great motivation in here.

Hello all, I’m yet another newbie :) I’m Calamity, I’m a 22 year old student and I began my weight loss journey a few months ago at a bit over 22 stone. I realised then that I am fed up of putting on a stone for every year of my life. I’ve decided that I will be 11 stone and therefore a...

I'm doing Paul McKenna's system at the moment and it's been very successful for me so far, with a couple of stone lost. I started with just the CDs, and got the book a couple of weeks ago. I feel like it's a lot more sustainable than when I've tried to lose weight in the past :)