This weekend went so well. I was able to follow the Paul McKenna "I Can Make You Thin" eating principles without any problems. Normally weekends are my down fall but this weekend I couldn't make myself over eat. I now have a total aversion to that feeling of being full. Thank you Mr. McKenna!!
We even got food from P.F. Chang (they have a great gluten free menu). Normally I would have eaten my full order. But, this weekend I could only eat part of it. I did enjoy some rice with my meal trying to test out my new rice theory. While I do think it is fine to occasionally eat rice, it also made me feel slightly ill.
As for my push ups.....
Every Monday on the "Evil Russian Push up Program" you test yourself, doing as many push up as you can until failure. Last week I did 7. Today I did 15. I know my numbers are low but at least I more than doubled the amount I could do and that feels like real progress!!
This week I am looking forward to just continuing my forward progress. Hope you are doing well!!
Monday, June 27, 2011
Friday, June 24, 2011
June 24, 2011
I am happily reporting another day of success with the Paul McKenna "I Can Make You Thin" system! I am still feeling totally shocked by how much less food I am consuming and how much less I am thinking about food in general. It truly feels like freedom!!!
I am also shocked by how much I want to exercise. I did so many push ups yesterday that I woke up in the middle of the night in agony -but in a good way!! And, I was very active all day with out really thinking about it.
Best of all, yesterday was a very emotional day in our house over some family issues. Never once did I think about eating in order to soothe those emotions. I didn't even eat chocolate once yesterday. That is a huge victory for me. So, I am feeling very pleased with the results so far.
On a related note, I have been basically eating with in the range of Paleo approved foods with doing the system. The systems says that you can eat anything as long as you are actually hungry. It is normal for me to only really want to eat Paleo foods. But, I am questioning the whole rice issue.
Brown rice is an intestinal irritant. Not a Paleo approved food. Yes, it has more nutrients going into your body but it does enough damage in the intestines and other parts of the body that it is not worth eating it. But, white rice doesn't have those issues. The parts that make rice brown have been removed and are no longer a problem for the body to break down. This is why you give babies white rice formula when they have been ill. This is also , seemingly, why after I have had food poisoning (which I get about 3-4 times a year to varying degree due to Celiac's disease) the only thing I want to eat for days afterwards is white rice. It is safe from food born pathogens and a non-irritant to the system, allowing me to safely heal. See, the body is very intuitive if you will listen to it!
But, all grains are bad according to the Paleo world. Or, are they? Here is an article about the topic that has me really rethinking things:
http://perfecthealthdiet.com/?p=3855
I will let you read it and make the decision for yourself. Please feel free to leave a comment and/or have a discussion on the issue. Thanks!!
I am also shocked by how much I want to exercise. I did so many push ups yesterday that I woke up in the middle of the night in agony -but in a good way!! And, I was very active all day with out really thinking about it.
Best of all, yesterday was a very emotional day in our house over some family issues. Never once did I think about eating in order to soothe those emotions. I didn't even eat chocolate once yesterday. That is a huge victory for me. So, I am feeling very pleased with the results so far.
On a related note, I have been basically eating with in the range of Paleo approved foods with doing the system. The systems says that you can eat anything as long as you are actually hungry. It is normal for me to only really want to eat Paleo foods. But, I am questioning the whole rice issue.
Brown rice is an intestinal irritant. Not a Paleo approved food. Yes, it has more nutrients going into your body but it does enough damage in the intestines and other parts of the body that it is not worth eating it. But, white rice doesn't have those issues. The parts that make rice brown have been removed and are no longer a problem for the body to break down. This is why you give babies white rice formula when they have been ill. This is also , seemingly, why after I have had food poisoning (which I get about 3-4 times a year to varying degree due to Celiac's disease) the only thing I want to eat for days afterwards is white rice. It is safe from food born pathogens and a non-irritant to the system, allowing me to safely heal. See, the body is very intuitive if you will listen to it!
But, all grains are bad according to the Paleo world. Or, are they? Here is an article about the topic that has me really rethinking things:
http://perfecthealthdiet.com/?p=3855
I will let you read it and make the decision for yourself. Please feel free to leave a comment and/or have a discussion on the issue. Thanks!!
Thursday, June 23, 2011
quick item
So, I accidentally weighed myself this morning. How does that happen you ask? Well, I am just in the habit of weighing myself before my morning shower and I did so this moring before realizing I shouldn't. My shower was late in the morning after exercise and a meal. My weight was still down 1lbs. from yesterday. I am surprised and happy.
I am also happy with how positive my mindset is lately. I did a lot of exercise this morning not even thinking about it. I just wanted to do a Leslie Sansone DVD, push ups, and kata. Can't beat that!
I am also happy with how positive my mindset is lately. I did a lot of exercise this morning not even thinking about it. I just wanted to do a Leslie Sansone DVD, push ups, and kata. Can't beat that!
June 23,2011
Yesterday was day 2 of using the Paul McKenna "I Can Make You Thin" system. I have to say it went really well. Again I only ate a quarter of what I normally would. I was also able to restart my push up program and work on kata.
The best part is that I am not thinking about food except when I am hungry. Being able to do that relieves all that stress and angst I normally have over food. That is a good feeling.
The funny thing is that yesterday I realized that I use dieting to distract myself from some other issues in my life. It is so much easier to worry about your weight than what is going on with your career, family, or other areas of your life. Realizing that was a total shock to me and woke me up to my life in a way I haven't been before. So, now I have some work to do on my life that has nothing to do with dieting. Isn't that way with life, if it is not one thing it is another......
The best part is that I am not thinking about food except when I am hungry. Being able to do that relieves all that stress and angst I normally have over food. That is a good feeling.
The funny thing is that yesterday I realized that I use dieting to distract myself from some other issues in my life. It is so much easier to worry about your weight than what is going on with your career, family, or other areas of your life. Realizing that was a total shock to me and woke me up to my life in a way I haven't been before. So, now I have some work to do on my life that has nothing to do with dieting. Isn't that way with life, if it is not one thing it is another......
Wednesday, June 22, 2011
Quick morning update
I will be writing more about the Paul McKenna "I Can Make You Thin" system in future posts. But, for today it is enough to know that after one day it seems to be helping me make progress. I did remarkably well with it yesterday. I was able to eat a quarter of what I normally eat and still feel quite satisfied. It was totally remarkable to me how much less food I could eat and not feel hungry or obsessed over food like I do when I diet. According to the system you should not weigh yourself more than once every two weeks. Well, I cheated and weighed myself today and I am down 2lbs. since yesterday. But, I won't be weighing myself again for two weeks now.
What I am determining is that your body really does know what it is doing. You just have to listen to it. This system does seem to be able to help you hear your body cues. And, I also feel that if I could master this system I could literally eat like this for the rest of my life and never have a weight problem again.
Wish me luck!
What I am determining is that your body really does know what it is doing. You just have to listen to it. This system does seem to be able to help you hear your body cues. And, I also feel that if I could master this system I could literally eat like this for the rest of my life and never have a weight problem again.
Wish me luck!
Tuesday, June 21, 2011
Happy Summer! Behave your way to success...
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/health/article-2005983/Why-biscuit-Doctors-reveal-science-hunger-pangs--them.html
I found the above article really interesting! This explains why so many of us fail at weight loss. At the end of the article it does say that we can try to change how our brain signals hunger:
"Although we may be born with a genetic predisposition for a large appetite, we can retrain the brain and teach ourselves to eat smaller portions and not snack,’ says Professor Zammit.
‘Obviously it takes great effort — the first day would be horrendous and the next few weeks very difficult but eventually we’d get used to it as the brain would make new connections."
Now it doesn't give specifics, I am assuming what the doctor is suggesting to listening to hunger and full signals and then eating a much smaller amount than you normally would. I highly suggest you read the entire article.
It is funny that I found this article today because it is exactly in line with what I have been thinking about all weekend. I am coming to believe my weight issue is not a product of the foods I consume (although I will never go back to eating gluten or grains), I believe it is my behaviors around food. And, that leads me away from dieting and towards intuative eating techniques.
I notice that most of the time I eat the right things. Believe it or not I am one of those weird people who literally craves different vegetables and lean proteins. I don't get too many junk food cravings. My husband often laughs at me because I will say to him I am craving tomatoes today or broccoli. But, my problem does seem to be that when I am eating I am totally unaware of actually eating. I just eat as quickly as possible and don't even remember tasting my food.
Years ago I purchased Paul McKenna's "I Can Make You Thin". It contains a book that explains how to intuitive eat and hypnotic CD's that reinforce the ideas. The system does work. I personally know people who have lost like 100lbs. on it. My problem is that it involves being actively involved in the daily eating process which I have not previously been that emotionally committed to. But, I am now committing myself to trying this 100%. We will see how it goes (BTW-QVC has this on sale right now. I am not affiliated with QVC in any way except that I live near the studio and am a frequent customer)
So, that is where I am at right now. Please let me know how you are doing!!
I found the above article really interesting! This explains why so many of us fail at weight loss. At the end of the article it does say that we can try to change how our brain signals hunger:
"Although we may be born with a genetic predisposition for a large appetite, we can retrain the brain and teach ourselves to eat smaller portions and not snack,’ says Professor Zammit.
‘Obviously it takes great effort — the first day would be horrendous and the next few weeks very difficult but eventually we’d get used to it as the brain would make new connections."
Now it doesn't give specifics, I am assuming what the doctor is suggesting to listening to hunger and full signals and then eating a much smaller amount than you normally would. I highly suggest you read the entire article.
It is funny that I found this article today because it is exactly in line with what I have been thinking about all weekend. I am coming to believe my weight issue is not a product of the foods I consume (although I will never go back to eating gluten or grains), I believe it is my behaviors around food. And, that leads me away from dieting and towards intuative eating techniques.
I notice that most of the time I eat the right things. Believe it or not I am one of those weird people who literally craves different vegetables and lean proteins. I don't get too many junk food cravings. My husband often laughs at me because I will say to him I am craving tomatoes today or broccoli. But, my problem does seem to be that when I am eating I am totally unaware of actually eating. I just eat as quickly as possible and don't even remember tasting my food.
Years ago I purchased Paul McKenna's "I Can Make You Thin". It contains a book that explains how to intuitive eat and hypnotic CD's that reinforce the ideas. The system does work. I personally know people who have lost like 100lbs. on it. My problem is that it involves being actively involved in the daily eating process which I have not previously been that emotionally committed to. But, I am now committing myself to trying this 100%. We will see how it goes (BTW-QVC has this on sale right now. I am not affiliated with QVC in any way except that I live near the studio and am a frequent customer)
So, that is where I am at right now. Please let me know how you are doing!!
Wednesday, June 15, 2011
confession and confusion
OK, confession time.
I broke down yesterday and allowed myself a portion of M&M's. Only a small Dixie cup amount.
Confusion.
I weighed myself several times today and every time the scale said I lost 5lbs since yesterday. Literally the only thing I did differently was eating that portion of M&M's. I have no idea what is going on here.
I may be silent for a while as I contemplate the enormous cosmic joke that is being played on me-ha,ha.
I broke down yesterday and allowed myself a portion of M&M's. Only a small Dixie cup amount.
Confusion.
I weighed myself several times today and every time the scale said I lost 5lbs since yesterday. Literally the only thing I did differently was eating that portion of M&M's. I have no idea what is going on here.
I may be silent for a while as I contemplate the enormous cosmic joke that is being played on me-ha,ha.
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