Hypnosis and Weight Loss

It surprises many people who visit

Positive Tranceformations’ website to

see that we offer help with weight loss.

I mean, what’s a few extra kilos got to do

with the subconscious and deeply held

beliefs? Is the hypnotherapist just going to

implant a few suggestions along the lines

of “Don’t eat too much,” and “Go out for

a good thirty minutes of exercise every

day,”? What’s the mind and the emotions

got to do with your expanding waistline or

your big butt?

Well, the answer is a bit more

complicated than that. You probably

already know the right sort of behaviour

that will work if you want to lose weight.

And this isn’t going to involve wonder

products, pills and exotic foods, or even

the latest trendy diet. The only things

that actually work to help you lose

weight are indeed a better diet and

increased exercise.

And your doctor, your mum and your

friends are probably telling you this

already.

So what role does hypnosis have to play

in dealing with excess weight? Surely it’s

more than just implanting a suggestion

that you’re going to head to the gym and

stop stuffing yourself with Tim Tams.

Correct. There is more to it than that.

You see, even though most of us know

only too well that our diet and exercise

habits aren’t good for us at all, we find

those habits very hard to break or

improve.

This is because we often have an

emotional connection with food and

eating, and it’s these emotional

connections that cause the problems.

Deal with the emotional problems and

eradicate the root causes for them, and

the rest will fall into place.

Universally, food is linked with love and

care. Nourish, nurse, nurture and

nutrition all come from the same word,

after all.

Think about it: what’s the first thing that

our mother does for us usually when we

come into the world?

She feeds us. How do we celebrate a

person’s life or achievements? We have

a special meal.

We have a special meal. What’s the

most common thing for couples to do

when they’re dating? They go out for a

meal together.

And the reverse is true: withholding

food is a mark of hatred and

punishment – think of the way that

convicts used to be fed on bread and

water. Now, this is pretty much a

human instinct, so we know better than

to use hypnosis to say that you’re not

going to eat party food again. That

would be plain stupid.

But a lot of people use food to make

themselves feel loved and cared for,

especially when they’re feeling down in

the dumps, stressed, lonely or upset.

Furthermore, irritability and tearfulness

are symptoms of hunger and low blood

sugar. The problem comes when we try

to console ourselves for some sorrow by

eating. Possibly, subconsciously, we’re

trying to go back to our childhood and

the feelings of being loved and cared for

that usually came with food.

We might be trying to make ourselves

feel like the special birthday child again

by eating cake that reminds us of times

when we were celebrated and honoured,

especially if we’re feeling bad about

ourselves.

Eating too much of the wrong sort of food

can also be a sign of unresolved grief.

Often, there are certain foods which we

associate with particular relatives.

Perhaps it was something of a family

tradition to have apple pie at grandma’s

house when you went there for

holidays. Later, after grandma’s death,

eating apple pie the way she made it

may be a way of trying to hold onto her

and not addressing the grief of her loss.

There are really

a lot of reasons

why people

binge on foods.

And the end-

result can be

uncontrollable

weight gain.

But the Good News is, weight problems

can be resolved thru Hypnosis.

Contact

Hypnosis Brisbane for Weight Loss

Or Phone Michael at

(07) 5576 6410

positivetranceformations.com.au