I Can Make You Thin - Diet Review
WLR dietitian Juliette Kellow reviews 'I Can Make You
Thin' by Paul McKenna and looks at how it can help put you in
control of food.
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I Can Make You Thin by Paul McKenna (Bantam Press,
£9.99)
REVIEW By
WLR Dietitian
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What’s the theory?
There are three main patterns of behaviour that make people
fat: dieting obsessively; eating to deal with emotions rather
than to beat hunger; and thinking in a way that leaves you
with an unhealthy relationship with food. These factors
combine to leave you feeling unhappy with your body and
disheartened with dieting.
Fortunately, there are just four golden rules you need to
follow if you want to lose weight and stay slim. These are: to
eat only when you are hungry; to eat what you want to eat and
not what you think you should eat; to eat consciously and
enjoy every mouthful; and to stop eating when you feel full.
The book and accompanying CD give you the techniques you
need to achieve these four rules by helping you re-pattern
your thoughts, attitudes and beliefs about yourself, health
and food, so that you lose weight.
What does the diet involve?
This isn’t a diet. This book and CD are designed to build
self-esteem and help you feel more in control around food. It
achieves this through a series of visualisation exercises,
which are designed to programme your unconscious mind to
change the way you think and alter your behaviour so that you
eat in a different way and lose weight as a result.
What else does the book include?
You’ll find case studies and ‘mind’ techniques to help you
beat cravings and boost your desire to exercise. The 25-minute
CD supports the information in the book and puts you into a
deep state of relaxation, opening up your unconscious mind to
new suggestions to help you lose weight.
How much weight will I lose?
This book is not designed to be a specific weight loss
plan, so no promise is given regarding the amount of pounds
you can expect to lose.
Juliette’s verdict on 'I Can Make You Thin'
This is a great book and CD combo for anyone who’s been
stuck in a cycle of comfort eating and dieting for years and
is desperate to break free. You’ll learn to like yourself and
understand that food can’t change your emotions, no matter how
much you eat. Plus you’ll feel that you’re finally in control
of food, rather than allowing it to control you. You’ll need
to go elsewhere to learn about healthy eating though.
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