Paul McKenna Day #2 - Sunday

I woke up having had a really good night's sleep on saturday night. I felt really energised so I got up and did one of the workouts on the new Davina DVD, "Davina Fit". I did the 30 minute aerobic workout (although I fancy the kicking and punching one for after a hard day at the office!) and that seemed to do the trick on using up the energy that got me out of bed before 9.30 on a Sunday morning lol. So, after that I decided it was time to give the "Mind Reprogramming" CD a try ... it was quite amusing really but a relaxing experience overall. McKenna talks to you in his soothing yet slightly creepy hypnosis voice, and gets you to lie down, relax, close your eyes and listen to him. He asks you to count backwards from 300 ... which is really hard when he starts wittering on, I wasn't able to get to zero. I'm not sure if you are supposed to or not. He talks through some of the visualizations that are also explained in the book. They are like the sort of thing you might do in a yoga class "imagine yourself in a ball of light" etc. etc. except you are imagining yourself thin and happy. Then there are bits when he's talking about one thing and then out of the other speaker he's talking about something completely different. (I guess thats the subliminal bit as I couldn't hear both at the same time. The cat came in miaowing her head off about five minutes from the end and disrupted me but I'm sure it did the trick. I actually had a pretty good day. I felt in control and I got loads of laundry done which is probably unrelated to the whole hypnosis thing (unless hubby has switched it for one that makes me more domesticated lol).

I made chorizo pasta hotpot for dinner which was yum ... and I didn't clear my plate for the second time in two days because I felt really full up. I also enjoyed a couple of G&T's. One of the FAQs in the book is "Can I drink alcohol and still lose weight" and the answer was yes, stating that he has met many skinny alcoholics which made me chuckle. Although the general advice was try not to eat while drinking as you may not notice when you are full. As an additional note McKenna says that if you think you have a problem with alcohol then please see an appropriate professional ... Hahaha! Priceless advice :)

I had a bit of a moment later on in the evening when I had a few spoons of ice cream even though I wasn't hungry exactly, I just wanted some. I didn't feel right about it but i didn't scoff it to the point of feeling sick, which I might easily have done if I thought it wasn't "allowed".

All going OK so far anyway so fingers crossed.
Gem x