An Experiment with Paul McKenna

I don't know if you heard it but a couple of weeks ago Paul McKenna was on Radio 1 with Chris Moyles ... he did a little on-air thing with Comedy Dave and Producer Rachael to stop them craving chocolate. I was stuck in a queue of traffic trying to get off the M54 so I joined in and to cut a long story short I haven't had a chocolate craving since.

So, after this bizarre experience of Paul McKenna basically ruining chocolate for me I decided to order his book and CD "I Can Make You Thin" from Amazon. It arrived a few days ago and yesterday morning I read it from cover to cover in about two hours before I even got out of bed.

The general idea is that you follow four rules, which aren't really rules at all:

1. When you are hungry, eat
2. Eat what you want, not what you think you should have
3. Enjoy every mouthful
4. When you are full, stop

Obviously the book goes into more depth than that, but that is the basic gist. The book also gives you tips on recognizing when you are truly hungry, techniques for managing cravings, generally feeling positive and good about yourself and various other things that make absolutely perfect sense and for the most part, we all know already.

There is also a "Mind Programming" CD which I am supposed to listen to every day for the first two weeks. Its supposed to reinforce the theories in the book and help me feel compelled to exercise ... by that he just means move more and not necessarily punish myself at the gym every day. I listened to it for the first time this morning. It's a little bit funny but quite relaxing. The cat interrupted me a few minutes from the end but hopefully some of the subliminal messages will sink in. (Subliminal messages? What am I thinking?!)

The final thing is that I am not supposed to weigh myself for the first two weeks. I weighed myself on friday and I had put on 1lb since monday, whatever that makes me I'm not sure but its recorded on the wii fit so i'll be able to tell you in two weeks time whether this is working or not.

I plan on blogging every single day for the next two weeks to see if it really will make a difference or not. There is no reason why it shouldn't at all and if it doesn't then at least you know not to bother trying it yourself lol.

Gem x