losing weight
We must eat to live. Food is the fuel which our bodies need to keep functioning. There is of course, only one way to lose weight. You must use up more calories of energy than you consume. There is no magic pill or fad food that can change that basic arithmetic.
If only that was as simple in practice as it is in theory.......
why do diets not work?
Everyone who wants to lose weight has tried dieting
at some
time, and many people do achieve weight loss, at least for a time.
However, the discipline of maintaining that progress is beyond most
people. Put simply, the decision to diet or to lose weight comes from
the logical, conscious part of the mind. Unfortunately, for many people
the urge to eat is more from the emotional, subconscious part! The
logical part says "let's be sensible!" but the emotional part says
"cream cakes please!". So it becomes a cycle; feel bad, diet,
eat,
feel guilty; and the weight goes down and up, down and up, but more
usually, we just give up and stay overweight.
How does hypnotherapy work?
Hypnotherapy works by
addressing the subconscious
part of the mind - the emotional part, the part that craves comfort
through food. Suggestions
are given that motivate a positive attitude to food, exercise and body
image.
The process is quite simple, and normally only one or two sessions are required, provided that the eating habit is not a symptom of an anxiety disorder, in which case a course of analytical hypnotherapy, usually 8-12 sessions, will be required to achieve permanent change.
Please explore the links at the very top of the page to find out more about the different approaches used.
