4 Tips for Melting Belly Fat

I have been blogging about my effort to lose 12 pounds by the end of April. I have lost 3 so far. You can read about it in musinglog.

My main concern is regaining the slim waist I once had. It seems to be quite a problem since I turned 50. I have never had belly fat before, my shape is like a pear, not an apple. I have never counted calories. Since I have lost 3, but would like to speed things up a bit, I will be recording my food intake. I am also doing some research to see how to target the mid-section. This fat seems to be particularly stubborn. I'm having deja-vue. Did I write this before?

On April 21, I will present Four Tips for Melting Belly Fat at PMR Elite Fitness in Tarpon Springs on US 19.

Can anyone be hypnotized?

Someone asked me this yesterday, Can anyone be hypnotized?

The short answer: anyone who wants to be hypnotized can be.

That means you always can resist if you choose to. Why anyone would choose to, is beyond me. All of my clients report that they feel so relaxed and enjoy it so much they really look forward to their next session, and they definitely want to learn self-hypnosis, so they can do this on their own!

There is a Self-Hynosis Class on Saturday March 31 at 10 am in Palm Harbor.
Cost $49.

The long answer:
Anyone of average or above-average intelligence can be hypnotized. The World Health Organization estimates 90% of the adult population.
There are some qualities that will help you to make the best of your session: imagination, the ability to follow instructions, motivation to change, and of course, you have to be willing.

So contact me if you would like to attend the Self-Hypnosis Class on Saturday. Just leave a comment below.

Thank you.

Cantankerous Cacophony

I'm feeling cantankerous today. What cacophony! I's a word which is not too common, but so relevant.

Cantankerous means cranky, irritable, irascible. It is from Latin, I predict. Wait, the origin of this word is much more interesting than I thot.  It comes from some alteration or mispronunciation of a Middle English word for troublemaker, which probably came from a French word for contrarian. The opposite of cantankerous is easy-going.

Cacophony means harsh disharmonious (unharmonious?) noise, as opposed to a symphony which is harmonious music. It comes from Greek, caco means bad and phone means noise.

May all you encounters today be harmonious and non-cantankerous!

For more posts like this, see Philolog's log.

March 2012 Hypnotic Events

The Self Hypnosis class will be held on Saturday, March 31, from 10:00 am to 1:30 pm in Palm Harbor. Cost $49.
Please let me know if you would like to attend, so I can send you the address for the class location.

You are also welcome to attend the next meeting of TBNGH:

The next meeting of the Tampa Bay National Guild of Hypnotists will be on Saturday, March 24 at 7pm at Panera Bread on the corner of Tampa and Curlew Road.
There is no charge for this meeting and all are welcome.

Topic: audio and video on your website!

C U there!

A story about me

Who am I? that is the question. I am not an actress. I am not a singer.

I am a woman. White. Over 45. A wife, mother, sister and a daughter. Married White Female with hazel eyes and reddish brown hair.

The toastmaster's manual says that it's easy to talk about yourself. For some people it is. They love to talk about themselves.  Not I. That puts me in the minority.

That's it! I'm a Toastmasters International member! a competent communicator ... and competent leader!
Yes I can identify with that. I joined TI in 2009 a few months before I was scheduled to speak at a conference for the National Guild of Hypnotists. I am a member of the National Guild of Hypnotists, a consulting hypnotist and a certified instructor of hypnosis. I left TI just over a year ago, because I attended a corportate club and I left the corporation. I have gone go to 3 or 4 meetings since then, but just like in 2009, 3 years ago, I just received an email from NGH saying that my proposal to be a speaker was approved. My topic is How to Enhance memory with hypnosis. You will be hearing more about that in the future as I would like to practice parts of the speech here. I am definitely open to feedback. The NGH provides evaluations for every speaker at every workshop, but most of the hypnotists are not Toastmasters and their feedback is just a number from 1 to 5. I am very excited about TI feedback and looking forward to making a very dynamic speech this year.

I have done at least 10 speeches. This year I will be presenting with another hypnotist.

A few years ago I did meet a Toastmasters member at the convention. She mentioned how great TI was. I have been speaking at the convention for several years already, but I think there is always room for improvement. And the thing is, I have my eye on the prize:    The Best Presenter's Award. Every year there is an Award Dinner. It's like the Academy Awards. But they don't allow thank you speeches, so they don't have a problem like they do with the Oscars. Still, I have a speech prepared. You see I believe in using hypnotic techniques like visualization to help achieve goals. I also believe in affirmations. And I definitely believe in Toastmasters!!