Want to lose weight by eating whatever you want, whenever you want? No, we haven't gone mad... Paul McKenna's bestselling book I Can Make You Thin claims you can do just that with his unique approach to weight loss. Read the key tricks and secrets below, then try it and see if it works for you.
First, have a look at the Hunger Scale below. It's a simple chart that will teach you to recognise exactly how hungry you are, when you should eat and when you should stop eating.
Introducing the Hunger Scale:
1. Physically faint
2. Ravenous
3. Fairly hungry
4. Slightly hungry
5. Neutral
6. Pleasantly satisfied
7. Full
8. Stuffed
9. Bloated
10. Nauseous
Print out the Hunger Scale chart and use it to help you with the instructions on the next page.
Make sure you've printed out your Hunger Scale chart. Now just follow the seven golden rules below to think yourself thin.
- Eat whenever you're between 3 and 4 on the Hunger Scale. If you're not really hungry, you shouldn't eat, but you shouldn't let yourself become ravenous.
- Eat whenever you want, so long as you fully enjoy every mouthful. Slow down your eating speed.
- Eat whatever you want, never what you think you 'should' eat.
- When you think you're full, stop eating. Stop eating at around 6 or 7 on the Hunger Scale. Never live in the extreme areas of the Hunger Scale again.
- Give up the clean plate club. Most kids' parents told them to eat everything on their plates because there are 'starving children in India'. Deliberately leave a bit of food on your plate, even if it's just one chip. Once you've broken the spell, you'll feel comfortable eating only until you feel full. You'll have less food in your stomach and more control in your life.
- It's hard to tell the difference between hunger and thirst pangs. So if you think you're hungry, drink a glass of water. If you're still hungry, eat!
- Don't weigh yourself for two weeks.
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