"I can make you thin"

When one of the statements is "no calorie counting required", then move on.

A.C.E. Certified Personal and Group Fitness Trainer
IDEA Fitness member
Kickboxing Certified Instructor
Been in fitness industry for 30 years and have studied kinesiology and nutrition

If that worked I would never have had a problem in the first place. That philosophy was so successful that I needed mfp.

Just to point out - this isn't the first weight loss thing that utilizes this concept. I am not about to go searching at the moment for specifics, but since I was 12 - I've heard this from various weight loss programs...even those that were pushing out diet pills, etc.

When one of the statements is "no calorie counting required", then move on.

A.C.E. Certified Personal and Group Fitness Trainer
IDEA Fitness member
Kickboxing Certified Instructor
Been in fitness industry for 30 years and have studied kinesiology and nutrition

The dude is a hypnotist who basically gives you cues to kerb whatever your bad issue is, be it smoking, fear of flying or overeating.

I think the idea is to tap into the natural sense of how much to eat. Most overweight people get that way not initially through more hunger than the average person, but comfort eating etc. So it makes sense that if you can find a way to bring back your body's self-regulation that counting calories would become unnecessary.

Sorry, but eating a high calorie meals get people fat more than just comfort eating. Counting calories is key in weight loss and anyone that denies that doesn't understand how it works.


A.C.E. Certified Personal and Group Fitness Trainer
IDEA Fitness member
Kickboxing Certified Instructor
Been in fitness industry for 30 years and have studied kinesiology and nutrition

When one of the statements is "no calorie counting required", then move on.

A.C.E. Certified Personal and Group Fitness Trainer
IDEA Fitness member
Kickboxing Certified Instructor
Been in fitness industry for 30 years and have studied kinesiology and nutrition

The dude is a hypnotist who basically gives you cues to kerb whatever your bad issue is, be it smoking, fear of flying or overeating.

I think the idea is to tap into the natural sense of how much to eat. Most overweight people get that way not initially through more hunger than the average person, but comfort eating etc. So it makes sense that if you can find a way to bring back your body's self-regulation that counting calories would become unnecessary.

Sorry, but eating a high calorie meals get people fat more than just comfort eating. Counting calories is key in weight loss and anyone that denies that doesn't understand how it works.


A.C.E. Certified Personal and Group Fitness Trainer
IDEA Fitness member
Kickboxing Certified Instructor
Been in fitness industry for 30 years and have studied kinesiology and nutrition

People get overweight because they overeat for whatever reason. Overeating is the act of consuming more calories than one needs; this can be done by eating too many calories at regular meals or by eating for comfort or whatever the reason may be.

If a person puts the effort in to learning their hunger queues, satietiy signals and how to slow down their eating enough to recognize when they have had enough food, they should be able to maintain their weight without having to actually count calories. A component of the weigh watchers program combines eating to satisfaction with making mostly healthy eating choices and I know several people who have had successful weight maintenance for years without counting calories (or points) by being honest with themselves and understanding their hunger. Most small children have this ability to self regulate and eat what they need and stop when they are full and then lose this ability as they get older and are taught otherwise. Even when presented with "yummy" foods, my 6 year old will leave 2 bites on her plate if she's physically satisfied. I don't know many adults who will leave 2 bites of ice cream just because they are no longer hungry. Almost all will continue eating becuase it's "only 2 bites" or "it's so good", etc.

Anyone tried Paul McKenna's programme, 'I can make you thin'? I'm just starting on it. Makes perfect sense - eat when hungry, stop when full, and slow down every mouthful. Just wondering if anyone has completed it with success?

I've never heard of it, but if you add in "exercise regularly" then that's exactly what I did. I lost most of my weight before learning of MFP and without counting calories.

same here

"I can make you have sex with me."

Did it work????



*looks behind me*

Yes, I have the book. I listened to the hypnosis CD many a times. It didn't really do anything for me. Some concepts are interesting though. Like tapping on a certain area of your body when you have an intense craving. I never completely followed through with the tapping to see if it actually worked. And I always fell asleep when listening to the CD. So, maybe that's why it didn't work for me! Good luck with it!

Ive ad 2 sessions with a hypnotist, and its helped me, i no longer crave sugar and biscuits, especially at work, i dont intentionally count calories but still input them here and im around 1200 a day now. I like it cos nothing is denied to me, today i went for afternoon tea and had some cakes, and im not filled with that guilt we sometimes get.

I am a fan of hypnosis.

I have found calorie counting and measuring/weighing all of my food has really helped me and has taught me proper portion/portion control among other things. I ate when I was hungry and stopped when I was full before, and consumed roughly 3,500 calories per day on average with little to no exercise...that didn't work for me unless you call getting fat working.

Maybe if you have an internal fuel gauge that works, this would work...mine is broken apparently.

When one of the statements is "no calorie counting required", then move on.

A.C.E. Certified Personal and Group Fitness Trainer
IDEA Fitness member
Kickboxing Certified Instructor
Been in fitness industry for 30 years and have studied kinesiology and nutrition

The dude is a hypnotist who basically gives you cues to kerb whatever your bad issue is, be it smoking, fear of flying or overeating.

I think the idea is to tap into the natural sense of how much to eat. Most overweight people get that way not initially through more hunger than the average person, but comfort eating etc. So it makes sense that if you can find a way to bring back your body's self-regulation that counting calories would become unnecessary.

Sorry, but eating a high calorie meals get people fat more than just comfort eating. Counting calories is key in weight loss and anyone that denies that doesn't understand how it works.


A.C.E. Certified Personal and Group Fitness Trainer
IDEA Fitness member
Kickboxing Certified Instructor
Been in fitness industry for 30 years and have studied kinesiology and nutrition

People get overweight because they overeat for whatever reason. Overeating is the act of consuming more calories than one needs; this can be done by eating too many calories at regular meals or by eating for comfort or whatever the reason may be.

If a person puts the effort in to learning their hunger queues, satietiy signals and how to slow down their eating enough to recognize when they have had enough food, they should be able to maintain their weight without having to actually count calories. A component of the weigh watchers program combines eating to satisfaction with making mostly healthy eating choices and I know several people who have had successful weight maintenance for years without counting calories (or points) by being honest with themselves and understanding their hunger. Most small children have this ability to self regulate and eat what they need and stop when they are full and then lose this ability as they get older and are taught otherwise. Even when presented with "yummy" foods, my 6 year old will leave 2 bites on her plate if she's physically satisfied. I don't know many adults who will leave 2 bites of ice cream just because they are no longer hungry. Almost all will continue eating becuase it's "only 2 bites" or "it's so good", etc.

Guess you haven't heard that kids obesity rate is going up. Even at 2 years old. Calories DO COUNT. That's why you need to be aware of them.


A.C.E. Certified Personal and Group Fitness Trainer
IDEA Fitness member
Kickboxing Certified Instructor
Been in fitness industry for 30 years and have studied kinesiology and nutrition

I agree that calories do count, but I also believe that people can learn to control their weight without having to count every single calorie that they eat. If you look at "naturally" thin people who have never had a weight problem, you will see that most of them do not count calories. They usually don't "snack" all day long and are fine with leaving food on their plate. They tend to eat when they are hungry and hunger isn't an "emergency" to them.

Of the thin people I know, I have always noticed that they will leave 5 bites of pasta or even 1/2 a sandwich on their plate because they are "stuffed". This is the "natural" way to count calories - eating when you are truly hungry and being in tune with yourself enough to know when you've had enough. Making healthier choices usually makes this easier and can make you healthier in the long run, but it's not necessary.

Yes, obesity is rising in children and everyone because people are so good at ignoring their hunger cues and so many parents encourage their children to do this. Plus, people are consuming a lot more "liquid" calories which do not lend to being satiated, so yes, it's easy to overeat and consume too many calories.

I actually find it quite easy to recognize my hunger and satiety signals. Listening to them is another matter and dealing with binge eating is a whole nother issue, but with just a little effort I was able to learn how to tell when I was truly hungry and when I had had enough food. When I'm removed from my normal controlled environment, I generally have no problem maintaining or losing weight when I listen to my body. When I go on vacation, I don't track calories or anything and we almost always eat out all the time. I almost always lose weight because I don't have as much easy access to food or as much privacy, so I'm not likely to binge and food isn't readily available to snack on whenever I want it. The only vacation I've ever gained on was when we rented a house in Disney world with the family and the cabinets were stocked just like at home.

I watched a BBC program (I believe called "Why Thin People are Thin" or something like that, was on Youtube) where a scientist believes that some obese people never feel true hunger OR satiety. I don't think he's suggesting that that's true for EVERY obese person, but it could be an affect AFTER you become obese, or could be a number of things.

Anyways, the problem being that someone who feels normal hunger and normal satiety knows when to eat and when to stop. The obese people who he was studying never really got hungry (so like others on here myself included, can't distinguish between thirst or boredom or just random cravings) but they also never felt the satisfaction of truly being full, so would always overeat. I'm not a scientist, but recommend anyone interested check out the program for themselves(I believe it was studying levels of hunger hormones, not just asking for people's opinions/feedback by the way). It's why I can't just trust my hunger signals. Trust my hunger signals and doing what my body wanted meant I got obese. Watching what I eat has helped me determine whether I'm not eating enough (because I'm especially tired/fatigued etc) or am eating plenty (strong, good energy to get workouts done).

I don't think most people here on this website know how to "listen to their body"... I punch a baby in the face every time I hear that term. Maybe you can learn...maybe...but, only after you count calories for a long time, like over a year, and learn what portion sizes LOOK like and how it FEELS AFTER you eat that portion size. It takes a long time to learn. I even have trouble with it and get tricked sometimes if I'm not counting. It's hard.

Then how do you explain the millions of people who lose weight or never become overweight without counting calories? I'm not saying it's easy for everyone, but it's also not hard for everyone. It's always been easy for me so maybe I'm wrong, but it seems to be more the habit(s) of eating that is hard to break than knowing how many calories to eat.

Binge eating, stress eating, eating out of boredom, partying. These are not things people do because they are hungry.

You are correct that it isn't hard for everyone, but if you are one of the people it IS hard for, listening to your body's signals isn't going to help without some sort of limits and learning to live within those limits. Honestly, sometimes when I am the hungriest I feel the least desire to eat. Figure that one out - lol.

Don't know anything about the program, but simply eating when hungry is why many of us are here in the first place.

Yes. The definition of "hungry" varies with each person, and, depending on how often and how many calories we have been used to, our body/mind might lie to us about when it is hungry.

Calorie counting (or cognition of how many calories are in something---one bite of cheesecake doesn't fill my stomach like 2 eggs although roughly the same calories,) is key. It's like saying "only spend money when you need to." You cannot know what you "need" and "don't need" until you know how much money you have to work with.

When one of the statements is "no calorie counting required", then move on.

A.C.E. Certified Personal and Group Fitness Trainer
IDEA Fitness member
Kickboxing Certified Instructor
Been in fitness industry for 30 years and have studied kinesiology and nutrition

The dude is a hypnotist who basically gives you cues to kerb whatever your bad issue is, be it smoking, fear of flying or overeating.

I think the idea is to tap into the natural sense of how much to eat. Most overweight people get that way not initially through more hunger than the average person, but comfort eating etc. So it makes sense that if you can find a way to bring back your body's self-regulation that counting calories would become unnecessary.

Sorry, but eating a high calorie meals get people fat more than just comfort eating. Counting calories is key in weight loss and anyone that denies that doesn't understand how it works.


A.C.E. Certified Personal and Group Fitness Trainer
IDEA Fitness member
Kickboxing Certified Instructor
Been in fitness industry for 30 years and have studied kinesiology and nutrition

I have to say I agree with that. I'm recovering from an ED and I still binge at least once a week (and when I say "binge", I'm not talking about 'only' 500 extras calories but way more); otherwise, I count my calories and I still manage to lose weight at a steady pace.