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I Can Make You Thin: The Revolutionary System Used by More Than 3 Million People
<P style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; mso-layout-grid-align: none">Diets Don’t Work. This Does.</P><P style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; mso-layout-grid-align: none"> </P><P style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; mso-layout-grid-align: none">Thanks to Paul McKenna’s revolutionary book and CD set, millions of people have watched the pounds...more
Hardcover, 176 pages
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December 30th 2008
by Sterling
(first published January 1st 2005)
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Browsing at the bookstore, I was bombarded with posters and an entire table of Paul's "Revolutionary" book. Really, Paul? Let me tell you something. If Dr. Atkins can't help the people, how can you? If The Lemon Juice Diet, You: On A Diet, South Beach Diet, The Best Life Diet, The Raw Food Detox Diet, Eat Right 4 Your Type: The Individualized Diet, The Maker's Diet, The Abs Diet, The Great American Detox Diet, The Ultimate Tea Diet, Prevention Flat Belly Diet, The Sonoma Diet, The Thy...more
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The premise of the book is simple... eat when you're hungry and don't eat when you're not hungry. It was almost too simple to be true. When I started doing this I realized the countless amount of times throughout the day that I ate just for eating sake... not because I was hungry. I would also eat way past the point of being hungry - not good. I've noticed a difference in my weight now and am much more calmer about food because of this book.
So, if I've told you all this why read th...more
So, if I've told you all this why read th...more
Wow, this is amazing! McKenna has four simple rules for weight loss (things like stop eating when you're full). Very easy to follow, and the quick book reinforces the rules. The book includes a hypnosis CD that is 25 minutes long. Listen to it for 2 weeks (I listened at night before bed), and his concepts are reinforced. Now I eat what I want (I can have birthday cake at a party), and just focus on stopping when I'm full. I'm amazed at how much less food I eat and am still full! I'm als...more
Обожавам да се ровя в чужди библиотеки и да намирам неща, които иначе не бих. Така стана и с тази книга - повдигнах се на пръсти към лавицата "как да бъдем красиви/успешни/богати и да манипулираме другите", за да разлистя книжката, но почти без да искам я прочетох цялата (той си го казва, де - "Постарал съм се да направя книга, която може да прочетете само за един ден, но какъв ден ще бъде това за вас", хаха). 160 страници са й много, защото реално тя има да каже само 4 неща ...more
This book was truly inspiring to me. Before reading this book, I struggled with getting my weight under control. I was eating out all the time, and (yes, you guessed it) - gaining weight and puttin' on the pounds.
Some helpful and encouraging notes I jotted down from this book include:
1. It's a good idea to make your first response to hunger pangs a fresh glass of water. If you're not hungry afterward, it was thirst; if you still are, dig in!
2. As soon as you've had e...more
Some helpful and encouraging notes I jotted down from this book include:
1. It's a good idea to make your first response to hunger pangs a fresh glass of water. If you're not hungry afterward, it was thirst; if you still are, dig in!
2. As soon as you've had e...more
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كتاب جميل جدا وخفيف
يتحدث عن اسلوب حياة في طرق اكل الطعام للذين سئموا من انواع الرجيم ولم يستفد منه.
الشيء الملفت انه بعد ما انتهيت من الكتاب وجدت انه هذه الامور مذكورة في السنة النبوية. ونحن احق بذكرها من الغرب
الكتاب يتلخص ب اربعة نقاط
١-كُل وانت جائع (يوجد درجات الجوع عندما تصل لدرجه معينة تبدأ بالاكل )
٢- كُل ما تحب وليس ما يجب أن تأكل
٣-ُكل ببطئ وبعقلانية واستمتع بكل لقمه
٤- توقف عندما تشبع (وليس حتى التخمه ) وهنا يدربك ان تستمع لمعدتك متى...more
يتحدث عن اسلوب حياة في طرق اكل الطعام للذين سئموا من انواع الرجيم ولم يستفد منه.
الشيء الملفت انه بعد ما انتهيت من الكتاب وجدت انه هذه الامور مذكورة في السنة النبوية. ونحن احق بذكرها من الغرب
الكتاب يتلخص ب اربعة نقاط
١-كُل وانت جائع (يوجد درجات الجوع عندما تصل لدرجه معينة تبدأ بالاكل )
٢- كُل ما تحب وليس ما يجب أن تأكل
٣-ُكل ببطئ وبعقلانية واستمتع بكل لقمه
٤- توقف عندما تشبع (وليس حتى التخمه ) وهنا يدربك ان تستمع لمعدتك متى...more
I didn't want to rate this book so highly, as the title offends me! I think it sounds arrogant, and "thin" wasn't necessarily what I was looking for - just a healthy relationship with food! But the copy I have fell into my hands by accident - it got left over at a charity car boot sale I helped at, so I kept it out of curiosity, as I am interested in "Intuitive Eating" as an approach to improving ones relationship with food.
I was pleasantly surprised by the con...more
I was pleasantly surprised by the con...more
الكتاب يتعمّد أسلوب الإقناع العلمي بعيداً عن أي رجيم. أكثر ما شدّ انتباهي الحصيلة العلمية الصحيحه التي اتبعها بول في سرده ونصائحه .. الكتاب ثمين يغيّر الكثير من الأفكار اتجاه نفسك وطريقة حياتك , يغير رؤيتك للطعام والرياضه بشكل مذهل وأكرر علمي وطبي بحت .
كتاب مُقنع إن لم يزدك رضا عن نفسك فلن يضرّك أو يهدر وقتك بالتأكيد.
بول مكينا منوّم مغناطيسي أيضاً وفي السي دي المرفق سيتضح لك ذلك تماماً < محد نام 3 مرات قبل يختمه.
كتاب مُقنع إن لم يزدك رضا عن نفسك فلن يضرّك أو يهدر وقتك بالتأكيد.
بول مكينا منوّم مغناطيسي أيضاً وفي السي دي المرفق سيتضح لك ذلك تماماً < محد نام 3 مرات قبل يختمه.
what a fabulous system, yet utterly common sense and "duh".
why didn't I think of this?
IT REALLY WORKS, thats the kicker.
there are no diets. No gimmicks.No shakes, no pills, no forbidden foods.
follow 4 SIMPLE rules when you eat and you will automatically eat less, lose weight. eat what you want, when you want.
Paul McKenna basically teaches you how to reprogram your brain and your eating habits.
Eat when you are hungry and stop when you are full.
...more
why didn't I think of this?
IT REALLY WORKS, thats the kicker.
there are no diets. No gimmicks.No shakes, no pills, no forbidden foods.
follow 4 SIMPLE rules when you eat and you will automatically eat less, lose weight. eat what you want, when you want.
Paul McKenna basically teaches you how to reprogram your brain and your eating habits.
Eat when you are hungry and stop when you are full.
...more
خلينا نجرب الآدمي:
بيقول ان الناس ثلاثة أصناف:
1-الناس العاطفية فيحاولوا يملئواالفراغ بالأكل.
2-الناس الي تعمل رجيم فتطلع وتنزل وتطلع وتنزل.
3-الناس الي تأكل بدون وعي
وعنده اربع قواعد:
1-كل اذا انت جائع
2-كل الذي تريد
3-كل بوعي
4-اذا شبعت اترك الصحن
حابدأ معه الأسبوع القادم برنامج 90 يوم والكتاب يجي مع CD يبرمج عقلك الباطن ويقول مو شرط تقتنع الي في CD اهم شي تسمع
نشوف النتيجة كيف معه D:
بصراحة ماشي معاي زي العسل البرنامج! ...more
بيقول ان الناس ثلاثة أصناف:
1-الناس العاطفية فيحاولوا يملئواالفراغ بالأكل.
2-الناس الي تعمل رجيم فتطلع وتنزل وتطلع وتنزل.
3-الناس الي تأكل بدون وعي
وعنده اربع قواعد:
1-كل اذا انت جائع
2-كل الذي تريد
3-كل بوعي
4-اذا شبعت اترك الصحن
حابدأ معه الأسبوع القادم برنامج 90 يوم والكتاب يجي مع CD يبرمج عقلك الباطن ويقول مو شرط تقتنع الي في CD اهم شي تسمع
نشوف النتيجة كيف معه D:
بصراحة ماشي معاي زي العسل البرنامج! ...more
I'ts a short book and an easy read. I think he's right on with ideas about changing our relationship with food and his very simple rules. It's very "anti-diet", (yea!) and more about reprogramming habits and thoughts so that healthier eating is normal life...by choice. My girls and I are going to give it a go...I'll let you know. I already feel a difference in how I'm eating...and he insists that you eat when your hungry, and what you want, and S-L-O-W-L-Y, etc. He also includes some ...more
I would recommend this book to loose weight in a healthy way. It changed my eating habits.
Though I'm shriveling with shame, I am going to bravely list my latest rash of self-improvement books.
This one is ludicrously thin itself, as if the slimness of the volume will subconsciously encourage your quest, and McKenna makes my skin crawl. But his central message I can dig - eat what you want, when you want. Learn to listen to your body. Relearn what it means to be hungry.
(There really isn't very much more to the text than this. But it does have a shiny CD).
...more
This one is ludicrously thin itself, as if the slimness of the volume will subconsciously encourage your quest, and McKenna makes my skin crawl. But his central message I can dig - eat what you want, when you want. Learn to listen to your body. Relearn what it means to be hungry.
(There really isn't very much more to the text than this. But it does have a shiny CD).
...more
Can it really be this simple? This was a quick read with some pretty simple solutions to those of us trying to make the best of our New Years resolutions to lose weight and be healthy. I am excited to put it to the test and will update this review if there are any results (or lack thereof). Read this out loud to my husband while on a road trip and he is up for the challenge also. While traveling we did put some of the suggestions to use. We ate our snacks slowly, savoring the flavor instead of j...more
This book doesn't contain any real new information. Many other people out there have said what McKenna is saying. But what I found different about this book was the simpleness and how concisely he has presented his four simple rules. I felt good reading it and I am stiving to fit his philosophies into my life. Even though I've read other books saying the same thing, this was the one book that spoke to me.
As for the CD, it was quite weird to listen to at first. I didn't know what to mak...more
As for the CD, it was quite weird to listen to at first. I didn't know what to mak...more
Who could resist a book with such a supremely confident title? Not me, especially not as part of a 3 for 2 at Waterstones. This is not a diet book, it claims to use the latest psychological techniques to reprogram your relationship with food and convince yourself that a thinner you is a real possibility. You are supposed to listen to the enclosed relaxation CD a lot to help it all sink in, so I am trying to make time to listen to it every day. [return][return]I'll be recording my progress (if an...more
I think many of the basic ideas are good, but McKenna has a poor concept of how people live their lives in the working world and how that might allow for very few to eat when they're hungry. Also, as a Type I diabetic, I attribute much of my incessant hunger not to stress, but to dips in blood-sugar levels that trigger the same physiological response as hunger, although inescapable stress does play a part too.
Basically, the book is nicely written, but the plan covers a small segment of...more
Basically, the book is nicely written, but the plan covers a small segment of...more
This book is great to read, full of common sense and useful advice. Obviously it's hard to give a full review as its effectiveness will only be really seen long-term, but I can say that I've noticed a shift in my eating patterns already. I needed this because I'm a bad snacker so even the little change I've seen so far is a good sign. The CD takes a bit of getting used to but very quickly gets you very relaxed and again, we'll see how it works out long-term. Definitely worth a read if you want t...more
This book really helped me. It caused me to lose weight, and I am beginning to have a more normal relationship with food, not obsessing with it or measuring it all the time. The book can be a little hype-y, especially at the beginning, and when I first read it I was not sure the methods would work, but I gave them a trial and they did work for me. Read more at my blog: Review of "I Can Make You Thin" by Paul McKenna.
I bought into a previous hypnosis MP3 program to see weight loss and did not work for me. He speaks on emotional eating, etc...and deals with more. I tried to listen to CD with book and monotone drove me crazy after 2-3 minutes of playing. The other man that I have still on MP3 is better voice to relax and listen to, dosed off to sleep though. Did not see weight loss--who knows, maybe it does not work for my psyche (mental).
Ok, I read this book in one day... but he says you won't start seeing results for a couple of weeks. (You have to listen to the CD everyday for 2 weeks) So it's hard to rate if I really liked it or not. I guess it depends if it works... the rating will go up, if it doesn't, it'll go down.
But I do agree with a lot of what was in the book and it made me feel better about myself - so at this point it gets 4 stars.
But I do agree with a lot of what was in the book and it made me feel better about myself - so at this point it gets 4 stars.
Wow! I watched his television series and was very impressed. Picked up the book on an impulse at B&N. It comes with a CD that is a self-hypnosis CD. I LOVE IT!!! This guy has SOMETHING right!!!! I have found myself moving around more today and am much more aware of real hunger versus emotional hunger. Definatly worth the read. Hoping this really helps. So far I like what it is doing.
This is simple common sense approach to managing food in your life. It is not a diet book. It is a system with helps for taking charge of your eating habits. It comes with a hypnosis CD which I didn't listen to. I did get some helpful hints about resetting my metabolism. The rest of the system is pretty much what I already do only it never hurts to be reminded. Quick read.
Embarrassing to admit to reading these things. It actually was a perfectly sound, easily implemented approach. It makes you question why we consume food without savoring it. He advocates a truly sensuous eating experience. I did it for two weeks, I think, but I decided calorie counting is easier for me. I like to pig out from time to time. But good book, easy read.
He makes a LOT of sense, so far the system has made me feel so much better. I don't know if I've lost any weight yet cause it hasn't been two weeks so I haven't weighed myself. I would recommend this book to anyone who is totally and completely fed up with diets! I still have to listen to the cd... I'll write more in a few weeks
Well another diet book - but not a diet book! I'm giving it a try. This is the first time since I was 12 that I can actually say I am not on a diet. And it feels really, really good. I feel like I control food - it does not control me for the first time ever. Now lets see if I gain, loose or stay the same :)
This book had a lot of good information and made a lot of sense. I guess I'll edit my review once I see if the system works or not.
I will say this though - I listened to the hypnosis CD before bed last night, and it actually was funny to me. Maybe I'm one of these people who needs to be asleep for it to work...
I will say this though - I listened to the hypnosis CD before bed last night, and it actually was funny to me. Maybe I'm one of these people who needs to be asleep for it to work...
The author gives very sensible advice (though Geneen Roth gave it first - many, many years ago). However, I got the feeling he didn't REALLY mean that you could eat anything you wanted. Why else give instructions on how to get rid of a craving or stop eating a food forever?
This book simplifies weight loss and helps you to gain control over emotional eating. Also, it helped me to get to know my body better in terms of what it actually feels like to be hungry and to be full. It comes with a 30-minute hypnosis track which is really awesome as well.
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Paul McKenna is an English hypnotist and self-improvement author.
McKenna has written and produced books and multimedia products, hosted self-improvement television shows and presents seminars in hypnosis, neuro-linguistic programming, weight loss and motivation.
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“I've noticed a funny thing about people who are over-weight. They spend all their time thinking about food -except when they're actually eating it”
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