Day One
Wow. I really feel like this is going to work for me. It's been my first day doing this method, and I am beyond impressed already. This may be a bit long, but I feel like I've had an eating revelation and need to share. 
For lunch, I warmed up some left overs for me and the boys. After I gave them their helpings, I was worried I wouldn't nearly have enough for me. I would have normally eaten more than what I was able to put on my plate.
I followed the Paul McKenna method, first by waiting until I was actually hungry to eat (not starving). Then I made sure to eat consciously. I put my fork down between each bite, chewed about 20 times, and really paid attention to enjoying the flavor of the food. Not even half way through, I was absolutely stuffed. 
I am totally satisfied. I don't feel like I'm punishing myself by not eating what I really want, and I don't feel like I'm forcing myself to eat less than I want, because I actually feel full - really full. I seriously can not believe how much food was left on my plate, that I had no desire for. amazing!
So, last night after watching his show, I decided to try the "tapping mechanism" when I was really wanting to just devour the Easter candy. First, I recognize the source of my stress. This was easy, because the kids had been INSANE all day, and Abby wouldn't nap, and I was ready to pull my hair out. When I watched the show, I kind of laughed a this technique, because I really thought there was no way it would work. I assumed the people on tv, were lying, because they were on tv. But whatever, I thought I'd try it. I was thinking about my stress, and how good that bag of M&M's I had stolen out of the basket 
sounded, and proceeded to "tap".
When i finished, and thought about them again, I was surprised at just how unappealing they now were. I just didn't feel the need for them, but knew they were there, and I could eat them if I got hungry. Normally, when dieting, I would have denied myself the ability to have them, convinced myself they were bad bad bad, and to eat a carrot instead, then spent the next couple of hours totally consumed by how good they sound, until I finally caved and stuffed myself full of crap. I didn't eat any candy at all, and I didn't even think about it.
So then, I sat there eating my lunch today, really observing how the kids eat. Realizing, that they eat so slow. Usually, dh and I will stuff ourselves, then sit here anxiously waiting for the boys to finish, and often tell them to "hurry up" because they get distracted and eat so slow, then leave a lot of food on their plate (no, we never make them finish all their food). I've come to the conclusion that we've been really bad examples, and by telling them to hurry up, or sitting there impatiently, we're teaching them really bad eating habits, that they may carry around for the rest of their lives. Instead this time, I was able to eat at their pace, and we had a nice relaxing meal together. 
But, much like the weigh-down method, I am making sure to use a lot of prayer throughout the day to curb any emotional eating, and will use that along with the Paul McKenna techniques. 
I'm really hoping this works for me, but so far I am really positive, where as normally I would have already felt very defeated and itching to just be rebellious and pig out.