superteetee

I’m sure I’m not the only one who watched the Paul McKenna special the last few weeks on TLC, right? Well, to be honest, I thought it was pretty hoky. Like a jedi mind trick for dieters. But I figured it doesn’t cost a dime, why not give it a shot?

I’ll be _____ if I didn’t lose 4 pounds the first week! I’m sure most of that was water weight, but I’ve now lost a total of 8 pounds over the last couple of weeks.

But here’s the kicker - my cravings are much easier to control. My binging is much easier to control. And I’m eating half of my usual portion sizes at meals - OR LESS! My husband can’t believe it. I have never turn down french fries before. Lately, if I get them at all, I order a small, and I don’t finish it. It actually feels like I have some control over my food intake - for the first time in my LIFE!

I can’t say the tapping technique worked for me, and I haven’t really tried out the visualizing stuff that he discussed last night. But the first show 2 weeks ago was a huge deal to me. It feels like I have actually begun to change my attitude toward food!

Now I just need to work up some motivation to go walk the neighborhood and/or hit the gym…

I do great all day long, then as soon as everyone else is asleep and I’m no longer busy chasing people and doing things for them, I find myself fighting the overwhelming urge grab a snack and collapse on the couch.

 I’m doing a little better, trying to keep myself busy after they go to bed, but it’s taking a toll on my sleep, too. I don’t seem to wind down until 2 or 3 in the morning, and I have to get up about 7:30am with the kids.

Something’s gotta give…

I have a wedding to attend in June, and I’ve set my goal at being a size 14 by then. Right now I’m between an 18 & a 20. So far I’m doing OK, but after my husband and daughters go to bed I have such a hard time fighting my habit of snacking myself to death in the evenings.

Does anyone have any suggestions for fighting this off?

Until about 7 years ago, I held steady at a healthy 145 pounds (at 5′7″ tall). I used to be out and about all the time, but when my husband and I moved in together, I ended up home alone in the evenings because he worked nights and I filled my time with junk snacks. Add to that two children, and I’m now 216 pounds, and, more importantly, I’m uncomfortable in my own skin.

I have tried a lot of the diets out there, and I did really well on nutri-system (until I got pregnant with my 2nd child), but now I can’t afford that anymore. My husband eats anything and everything he sees and never gains an ounce, so he really doesn’t understand how hard this is for me.

I really need some support - someone to ask me how my trip to the gym was so I know I have to go… someone to ask me what I ate so I know I have to control my portions. I just need people who understand and are going through this with me.

HELP!!!