Hypnotherapy Uses > Hypnosis to Lose Weight

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Tired of carrying around those extra pounds? Sick and tired of diets that don't work?

Are you ready to shed that flab once and for all?

Hypnosis may be the answer for you. But not if you're expecting miracles.

Hypnosis is not like a magic wand that can instantly create the body shape you desire. It cannot make you stop craving potato chips or never feel hungry again. It can't make you exercise or make you like vegetables or make you do anything.

Q. What, then, can hypnosis do that "will power" can't?
A. Hypnosis which is a state of deep relaxation and intense mental focus, can help you "reprogram" old attitudes and beliefs about eating. While in the state of hypnosis your subconscious (inner) mind is more available to you, more open to receive suggestions that will then become a part of those messages in the "back of your mind" that nudge and guide you toward new behaviors. Hypnotically implanted messages urge you to "do the right thing" -- to follow through with the changes that you decided to make in your life.

Hypnotic messages that suggest new attitudes like "you eat small portions of food and feel completely satisfied. You eat only in response to your body's natural need for food as fuel" can help reprogram bad eating habits. Repetition of such suggestions, especially if listened to regularly on a specially prepared weight loss cd, can boost your determination and enhance your conscious "willpower."

Often, however, such messages alone are not enough. It takes a combination of behavioral modification, in other words watching your diet, learning how to eat healthily and exercising regularly, together with psychological education - understanding why you have certain eating patterns and how to change them, in order to achieve permanent weight loss.

In all my weight loss sessions, I address both these issues and I also explore with my clients any emotional connections they may have to food and eating habits, along with the suggestions for behavioral and lifestyle changes. Once you realize why you are eating when you are not hungry you can begin to change that behavior. Because think about it if we all only ate when we were hungry there would be no need for any weight loss programs or diets at all.

So working with positive programming that stress positive changes, i.e. looking the way you want to look, feeling the way you want to feel and that increase self-esteem can help you succeed not only in your weight loss but in other areas of your life as well.

Mental imagery is another important part of hypnosis for weight loss, so I will get you to imagine an imaginary journey where you're wearing a dress or suit you've grown out of. You might imagine the positive comments of your friends, family and colleagues. And you are encouraged to use all five senses in your imagery, seeing and feeling yourself grow thinner, stronger, more healthy and vital because recent research studies show that the more real your inner experience, the more likely the final results will match your mental "program."

When used as a part of an overall program of behavioral modification and attitude adjustment, hypnosis can be the extra dimension that your weight loss program needs for long term success. While not magic, hypnosis can provide powerful tools to help you fight the battle of the bulge, tools that just may make the difference between success and failure.

I look forward to hearing from you!