Right well, Friday was day 14 of the McKenna experiment.
In the last two weeks I have had a couple of meals out, a couple of takeaways, several cooked breakfasts, a few glasses of wine and couple of gin and tonics, some chocolate, crisps, cookies and pre-packed sandwiches. If you were to look at that list from a weight watchers point of view you would see an epic fail of a weigh in.
However, after two weeks of not counting a single solitary point and eating whatever takes my fancy whenever I am hungry I have managed to lose ... drum roll please ... 2lbs!
Ok, so it's not a jaw dropping gob smacking amount to have lost BUT it is a loss. And more than I had lost on weight watchers recently so it seems like a good thing. It takes me to 10st 9lbs (almost the lightest I have been since before the blog started ... according to my weight watchers record card I was 10st 8lbs for one week once in the autumn). The biggest thing for me is that I have stopped being a complete nightmare when it comes to eating and always being torn between what I want to eat and what I think I should eat and making myself thoroughly miserable. Oh ... and also it means that all that time spent reading the book and listening to the CD was not a complete waste of time, that was a big thing too LOL!!!
So, the verdict on McKenna is that the common sense approach seems to be doing the trick. I'm guessing the two week weigh in rule is supposed to remain in place so the next one will take place on Friday 5th March but I will be blogging between now and then. I'm going to continue listening to the CD as often as I can and just carry on following the rules.
Gem x
Sunday, 21 February 2010
Thursday, 18 February 2010
Paul McKenna Day #11 and #12
Well it's been another couple of days trying to follow McKenna ... Its a bit strange because I don't feel like I'm actually following anything. I am starting to wonder if perhaps I am doing it wrong? Maybe by the time Friday comes I will have piled it on and be heavier than ever?
I didn't make it to aerobics on Wednesday night and I haven't listened to the CD since Monday ... is that why I don't feel good? Is that why I don't feel like it's working? Or is it just that pre-weigh in bloatedness feeling that I always have when I know it's almost time to get on the scales?
I chatted to my Mom again about McKenna ... she asked me if I was feeling better about my diet since I stopped following weight watchers. I think the answer is yes, I am certainly happier about my diet and am not obsessing over every last little morsel. I have definitely been doing a little more exercise than I had been too. This can only be a good thing surely.
I am worried about getting on those scales though ... I really feel like I don't want to get on.
Gem x
I didn't make it to aerobics on Wednesday night and I haven't listened to the CD since Monday ... is that why I don't feel good? Is that why I don't feel like it's working? Or is it just that pre-weigh in bloatedness feeling that I always have when I know it's almost time to get on the scales?
I chatted to my Mom again about McKenna ... she asked me if I was feeling better about my diet since I stopped following weight watchers. I think the answer is yes, I am certainly happier about my diet and am not obsessing over every last little morsel. I have definitely been doing a little more exercise than I had been too. This can only be a good thing surely.
I am worried about getting on those scales though ... I really feel like I don't want to get on.
Gem x
Monday, 15 February 2010
Paul McKenna Day #10 - Monday
It is Monday, and I have indeed managed to get in a listen of my CD ... but no Davina I'm afraid. I could have done with jumping about for a bit to be honest but it's too late now and im tired and Hubby is on the playstation so I would probably get in his way LOL!
As working Mondays go I suppose today was bearable if a little less exciting that I would ideally like, but then it's half term and when the school is empty apart from a few staff it can be a bit errrrrmmm lifeless. I enjoyed a tasty cooked breakfast, and a non-weight watchers sandwich with a handful of crisps for lunch. I had a crispy chocolate bite thingy with a cuppa and then Hubby cooked a nice chicken pasta dish for tea. I am now sitting trying to decide whether I am hungry or just tired and bored (and a little seasick from the playstation). I think tired and bored is probably more likely so I think I'm going to take myself upstairs with a highlights hot chocolate and watch some trash on TV for an hour or two.
Still not sure if McKenna is actually making me thinner ... although I did have a nice compliment of one of the women at work today about how much weight have lost but I'm not sure if that's only because I look better in my own clothes than my usual dull office suits? It's also quite funny when people notice that I'm not eating my usual diet food ... at least it will be funny if I have lost any weight at the end of the week, but if I'm fatter I'm going back to counting my points and being miserable ... LOL that was a joke Mr McKenna, I'm just kidding!!! It works, it'll be fine.
Gem x
As working Mondays go I suppose today was bearable if a little less exciting that I would ideally like, but then it's half term and when the school is empty apart from a few staff it can be a bit errrrrmmm lifeless. I enjoyed a tasty cooked breakfast, and a non-weight watchers sandwich with a handful of crisps for lunch. I had a crispy chocolate bite thingy with a cuppa and then Hubby cooked a nice chicken pasta dish for tea. I am now sitting trying to decide whether I am hungry or just tired and bored (and a little seasick from the playstation). I think tired and bored is probably more likely so I think I'm going to take myself upstairs with a highlights hot chocolate and watch some trash on TV for an hour or two.
Still not sure if McKenna is actually making me thinner ... although I did have a nice compliment of one of the women at work today about how much weight have lost but I'm not sure if that's only because I look better in my own clothes than my usual dull office suits? It's also quite funny when people notice that I'm not eating my usual diet food ... at least it will be funny if I have lost any weight at the end of the week, but if I'm fatter I'm going back to counting my points and being miserable ... LOL that was a joke Mr McKenna, I'm just kidding!!! It works, it'll be fine.
Gem x
McKenna Day #8 and #9 - The Weekend.
This weekend has been the first weekend in a while where I haven't felt like I have gone off the rails and stuffed my face. Don't get me wrong, I've had a few alcoholic drinks and eaten a few things I wouldn't have dreamed of had I been point counting (bacon sarnie, jam doughnut, galaxy cookie crunch, camembert) but I dont feel like a great big porker today. I managed to get in a couple of Davina DVD sessions too. I didn't get round to listening to the CD though, but I will make an effort to do that during the week.
So, is it working? It's hard to say without the measure of the scales ... I will be extremely dissapointed if it doesn't work at all though after putting in so much effort. Actually that isn't strictly true as it hasn't been an effort at all really has it? In fact the most effort has been to NOT get on the scales and keeping up with my blog writing. But I do feel like I have invested a lot in trying it out so if I get on the scales on friday and I have remained exactly the same I shall be most unimpressed and I'll feel a little bit stupid.
Gem x
So, is it working? It's hard to say without the measure of the scales ... I will be extremely dissapointed if it doesn't work at all though after putting in so much effort. Actually that isn't strictly true as it hasn't been an effort at all really has it? In fact the most effort has been to NOT get on the scales and keeping up with my blog writing. But I do feel like I have invested a lot in trying it out so if I get on the scales on friday and I have remained exactly the same I shall be most unimpressed and I'll feel a little bit stupid.
Gem x
Friday, 12 February 2010
Loss.
Hey Girlies
Thought I would do an update rather than lurking about reading everyone else's blogs.
I have been attending the gym since the beginning of jan an have had a sneaky weigh in and lost 11lb so far. Don't get too excited, hasn't come off easily and had given up weighing myself for a while, have been on a couple of times....probably less than once a week.
As Jayne and Gem know, going through a very stressful time at the mo, so whether that has something to do with the weightloss who knows. I have definately got out of the dieting mindset and it seems to be making a difference....although after a very stressful week last week and a few more to come, perhaps it's that that's making it come off? Who knows.
I am feeling better going to the gym, although I find it very easy to talk myself out of going sometimes.....half term week shall be a pain in going as shall have madam off school....so may only get there once next week.
xxx
Thought I would do an update rather than lurking about reading everyone else's blogs.
I have been attending the gym since the beginning of jan an have had a sneaky weigh in and lost 11lb so far. Don't get too excited, hasn't come off easily and had given up weighing myself for a while, have been on a couple of times....probably less than once a week.
As Jayne and Gem know, going through a very stressful time at the mo, so whether that has something to do with the weightloss who knows. I have definately got out of the dieting mindset and it seems to be making a difference....although after a very stressful week last week and a few more to come, perhaps it's that that's making it come off? Who knows.
I am feeling better going to the gym, although I find it very easy to talk myself out of going sometimes.....half term week shall be a pain in going as shall have madam off school....so may only get there once next week.
xxx
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