I hate to wait. I find many of my clients are impatient, also. When I work with someone, we have to set realistic goals. I sometimes have a problem with that word, realistic, since hypnosis is so powerful and affects so many things.
But basically, if you have 60 pounds to lose, it cannot be done in 6 weeks, so matter how many protein shakes you drink or herbs you take. The idea is to lose weight safely, and to lose only fat, not muscle or water. We want to stay healthy and even become more healthy and energetic as we readjust our size and adopt better eating habits.
This is why hypnosis is so effective for weight loss: keeping motivation high, changing cravings, reducing appetite, reducing stress, so increasing energy!!
Showing posts with label weight issue. Show all posts
Showing posts with label weight issue. Show all posts
Monday, October 1, 2007
Thursday, September 27, 2007
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!
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!
Tuesday, September 25, 2007
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.
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.
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