Waiting

Hypnosis doesn't just keep you motivated, although that's a nice benefit. It really helps to curb the appetite. The appetite is controlled by the mind. That's why if you see a commercial with food, juicy hamburgers with crisp lettuce, pizza with the cheese flowing just a little, a piece of rich, dark chocolate cake, you may decide it's a good idea to eat something. This used to happen to me a lot. But that is not hunger. That is appetite. I have always had a good appetite. What happens when your eyes are bigger than you stomach, is that you thought it looked so good, you wanted to take a huge portion of it. That's not hunger. Hunger originates in the stomach, when it is empty, which means it has completed digestion of the last meal or snack you consumed. It may take over 2 or 3 hours before your stomach becomes empty.
Appetite is also thinking you're hungry when it's 12 noon. Well it's lunch time! Or whatever time you usually eat a meal. Or when you see attractive food, on TV or real life. When I watch the Soprano's I always crave eggplant parmesan or lasagne.
So the point is, hunger is from the stomach, but appetite is from the mind! And hypnosis can help keep your appetite under control. I like the suggestion that a small portion of food will completely satisfy me. It also helps with cravings. If you want to crave healthy, natural foods, like apples! Apples are just great for healthy eating programs. They have lots of fiber! Crisp, juicy apples. If you eat one, 20 minutes before a meal, you will consume less. And they used to say, an apple a day keeps the doctor away! They are good for you in many ways. Enough about apples. Time to go eat one!

Dual Induction

John Filiss just sent me a link to a fantastic article about Dual Inductions. That means 2 hypnotists are speaking to you at the same time. This is what we’re going to do in a few weeks at our chapter meeting! Here’s the link: http://lets-talk.com/hypnoticreflections/2005/03/dual-inductions.html.

I’m going to do some research and see if there is anything out there about multiple inductions, more than 2 voices. I will let you know.

Waiting for the Scale to catch up

I just read Why Diets Don't Work for Women over 40 by Susan Lark, MD.

It's funny how this showed up in my email today, after I just had a couple of conversations with people over the last few days about this. First of all, this does not mean that women over 40 cannot lose fat. What it means is that diets that work great if you want to gain weight. Everyone I know, who has been on a diet which restricts calories or carbohydrates, has ultimately gained at least five pounds more than their original weight (about 2 months after they lost the weight). So that's where hypnosis comes in. It really helps someone to stay motivated while they are on a program of healthy eating and increased activity. A program of healthy eating is not a "diet!" It is merely knowing which foods are healthy and which are not! Most of us have a pretty good idea about this, but ask your chiropractor or weight loss coach if you really need more information.

Hypnosis helps to keep you motivated during the plateaus, which occur naturally every time you lose 10% of your body weight. This is the time that many succumb to temptation, or even decide to chuck the whole thing as the scale is not reflecting all their effort. That's why it can be self-defeating to weigh yourself every day. Sometimes it takes the scale a little while to catch up with you. It's a scale, a machine, it's not perfect! So hang in there. Reinforce your persistence and motivation through hypnosis.



I work with clients while they lose fat, and beyond, to make sure they maintain their ideal weight. Most tell me it's easy to lose fat, but making permanent changes in their lives is not so easy.

September Meeting Notes

Great meeting last night. We discussed Weight Management techniques. Debbie Lane informed us that unless the client wants needs to lose 20 pounds or more, it is not weight loss, but "weight management." Several of us expressed that although we assist our clients to lose fat, we concentrate on the gains, because we work with winners, not losers! They gain fitness, health, energy, and of course, they look better.

Next meeting will be October 15 at 7pm in Tarpon Springs. We are going to attempt something that has never been done before. And we really don't know how well it will work. But I am confident that it will work perfectly. No matter what happens, it will be perfect. Things will happen as they should.

The post card invitations will say the topic is Dual (and triple) Inductions, an Interactive Hypnotic Experience. Every member will have the opportunity to hypnotize other members and to be hypnotized by a group of members.

We have such a dynamic, enthusiastic group. I am looking forward to this bold, daring experiment!

Meeting tonight

There will be a meeting tonight of the Tampa Bay Area chapter of the National Guild of Hypnotists. I am looking forward to it. We are going to discuss weight management techniques.

Anyone interested in hypnotism is welcome to come. We will discuss different types of suggestions that we use with clients. A group session could happen, but if you want to use hypnosis to lose weight, I recommend that you contact a hypnotherapist and discuss the type of program that would be right for you. One session may result in some positive changes, but if you want to lose weight and keep it off, several sessions would be necessary and it would be advisable to learn self-hypnosis so you can keep reinforcing the new positive behaviors.

Creativity vs. Stress

I think it is interesting that all of the suggestions for reducing stress are also ways of enhancing creativity. I guess that should be no surprise, since Stress kills Creativity. When a creative person experiences a block, it is always caused by stress. Sometimes we create our own stress. And the right amount of stress motivates us to accomplish things. Stress can be a tribulation or an opportunity. But when our modern lives seem to be spinning out of control, that means it’s time to slow down and Take a Break!

Take a Break, Now! Wednesday 5:30pm at The You-nit Holistic Wellness Center in Palm Harbor. See previous post: Stress Workshop.

Stress is all around us. It’s right behind you! But don’t get paranoid!

Stress or distress?

The modern world is such a busy place that we rarely have a moment of peace to sit down and take a deep breath! We run from appointment to appointment for ourselves and our kids. This is called too-busy syndrome. There is something you can do about this problem! Gloria will share several techniques that work by reducing stress and anxiety. These can be used every day to improve all areas of your life; career, health, family and relationships.

Do you experience any of these symptoms of stess and anxiety?

· Butterflies in stomach
· Sweaty or clammy hands
· Rapid heartbeat
· Tensing or tightening of muscles
· Shakiness
· Dry mouth
· Wanting to run away
· Lump in Throat
· Tight chest, hyperventilation
· Feelings of Doom
· Headache
· Numbness or dizziness
· Diarrhea

Stress. It makes everything worse. And everyone seems to have it. I've been asked to give a workshop at the You-nit Holistic Wellness Center in Palm Harbor on Wednesday evening at 5:30pm. So if you need a break, please join us. See the previous article for more information.