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Can TV make you thin?

Posted on Mar 25th 2008 12:41PM by Christina Parrella

Filed Under: Diet & Weight Loss

"I Can Make You Thin" is a new reality show that debuted on TLC last night and promises to help viewers shed pounds without getting off their couches. It follows Paul McKenna, a self-help weight loss guru from , and it chronicles the weight loss progress of four studio audience members. McKenna says that in five weeks he will reprogram viewers' relationships with food, dieting and exercise using his 4 Golden Rules:

When you're hungry, eat

Eat what you want

Eat consciously and

When you're full, stop eating.

McKenna showed one woman from who lost 160 pounds and kept it off for three years after following his program. Do you think McKenna's psychological weight loss techniques can change a person's relationship with food forever? Or is good old diet and exercise the best bet?

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tyler 3-25-2008 @ 1:07PM

I think ultimately listening to our bodies, eating what we crave (the more veggies you eat the more you crave them & their nutrients), and stopping once we are full is of long-term importance- much more that obsessing over diets that are impossible to commit to for years on end (and generally lead to binging on crap that you've repressed yourself from).

Doing just this (eating based on our body's needs) is much more important than dieting in my opinion, but should be paired with exercise to optimize overall health and well being.

Lisa 3-25-2008 @ 3:04PM

This isn't bad advice, by any means. However, what this man is preaching is pure common sense! Essentially, he's advocating "personal responsibilty." I have less faith than Paul McKenna that most people, especially those who have expressed food problems (as do the preponderance of people on his show), will be able to suddenly gain complete psychological control. In theory...more power to 'em.