yeah, I have followed this basic principal for years, and it has worked for me. I workout too, because I enjoy it and because it is a necessity for me with my kids. But the basic concept of this diet, has been beneficial for me to not only lose weight but to keep it off....

It's great to hear someone is having success with it which always gives you confidence.

I'm keeping a diary on my experiences with it which can be found in the diary section called...

diary-my-life-change

The forum won't let me do a link because I've got less than 15 posts or something!

I don't think it's fair for Paul McKenna's system to be grouped along with quick fix diets and faddy books, nor with hypnosis.

I believe Paul McKenna's system works. I have read the book but not listened to the cd, I have not been hypnotised.

If you truly listen to your stomach and eat when you are truly hungry, it works.

I think, it works for some -but not everyone.

I was just wondering... when you first start the system do you still eat quite a bit until you feel full and it gradually becomes less? Because I follow all four of the golden rules, but I can eat a whole plate of spaghetti, for example, and not feel quite full yet.

Hi , what I would suggest is that even if you don't think you feel full after a plate of spaghetti then this could be because you still haven't learnt to recognize the "full" feeling compare to feeling "satisfied" ... its hard to explain but when I was experiencing this i began to remove a small portion of my food from my plate and throw it away before I started eating! This way the principle of not over eating is still there and gradually i learnt to accept the feeling of feeling satisfied :-) Also eating slowly really helps as you brain has more time to register that your getting full up ! I really hope this helps xx