Paul McKenna Can Make Me Thin?

Paul McKenna, Britain’s weigh-loss guru, has a 5 week program on TLC titled I Can Make You Thin! I watched episode one he gave four Golden Rules:

1. When you are hungry – EAT. (Instead of starving all day and then gorging at night or skipping meals to conserve calories. I don’t do this anymore, but did for about 10 years, not to lose weight as much as save money.)
2. Eat foods you LIKE. (Naturally thin people eat hamburgers, chips and chocolate they just don’t binge on it. This includes cutting out low-fat sour cream and salad dressing.) 
3. Eat Consciously. (No watching television, surfing the net or reading. You have to focus on your food. You have to eat slowly and with intention. Chewing instead of scarfing. Breathing. Swallowing. Put your fork down or your sandwich on the plate between bites. Make eating your food a meditation.) 
4. When you think you might be full – STOP eating. (If you are scarfing your food down like it’s the end of a famine while watching television sitting at your computer you probably got full 10 minutes ago and were too busy to notice. If you slow down and focus on tasting and enjoying your food you’ll be able to hear your stomach say, “I’m full.” You should stop eating when you hear that. You’ll get to eat again – 3 times a day, at least. It’s not as though this is your last chance.)

I’ve plateaued on the weight loss and would like to lose about 20 more pounds. I DO NOT WANT TO DIET!!! Recently, I’ve been making bargains with my body, “If I can still snack you can stay this size and I’ll keep exercising to prevent getting bigger. Deal?”I’m going to try Paul McKenna’s Golden Rules, because I do scarf food while watching TV. I have a strange sense of deprivation and lack about food. I have been feeling this compulsion to snack that is so severe that I recently told a friend I would give up meals if it meant I could eat snacks all day long.  For two days or so I’ve been trying to consciously eat and I’ve not finished my plate. I even went to dinner at my grandma’s and didn’t stuff myself to illness. All of my fat cousins made fun of me for giving up our time-honored family tradition, but once they see how thin Paul McKenna makes me, they might put their forks down and think about their food while chewing too. No. Calories Needed says he’ll be trying it too. Another blogger who is losing weight is Jenn from Less is More To Love. It’s worth trying. Wanna come?