Stay Motivated With Weight Loss Self-Hypnosis
With bitter, winter days ahead for many of us, the prospect of braving the elements to get to the gym or go for a jog doesn’t sound very alluring. Keeping the motivation to stick to your weight loss goals when everyone else wants to hibernate is simple with hypnotism for weight loss.
Many us who are trying to lose weight agree that motivation is particularly hard when the weather changes, so what if you could stay dedicated to your diet and exercise plan just by watching a hypnotherapy weight loss DVD or listening to a CD? Better yet, a hypnotherapy weight loss program can diminish your cravings too.
Self-hypnosis for weight loss works simply, but effectively, by leading you to a deeply relaxed state where your unconscious mind can more effortlessly accept suggestions, such as the ones that will keep you motivated to stay on your fitness track, even in the middle of winter.
It is a fact that if a person exercises, it will speed up his/her metabolism and increase the rate that weight is dropped. Some of the most successful hypnosis exercise motivation techniques comes from Neuro-Linguistic Programming, or NLP. With NLP, the unconscious mind is programmed to use the very same thought processes that are producing a problem, to get rid of it. In other words, the same thought processes that the unconscious mind utilizes to create cravings and oral compulsions could be used to completely eliminate them! And similarly, the same processes can be used to increase your motivation to exercise.
Anchoring is an NLP method that can be used to give you a “switch” for prompting behaviors and feelings. Creating a weight loss hypnosis anchor works simply and effectively like this: A qualified hypnotherapy weight loss professional will safely direct you into a tranquil hypnotic state. Then the hypnotherapist will ask you to recall a time when you were happy and excited about anything in your life.
The objective of this exercise is to remember and re-experience as many sensations as possible from various times in your life when you felt eager and motivated to do anything you wanted. Then, the hypnotherapist will ask you to anchor those feelings by simply touching two fingers together.
Next, you will be asked to use your imagination to see yourself working out and enjoying it. As you create this mental image, you will trigger your anchor by touching those two fingers together again. When you do that, your unconscious mind will connect the feeling of excitement and eagerness from the other memory to the thought of exercising.
From that point on, any time you need to feel motivated to exercise, you can simply trigger your anchor and re-experience those same affirmative feelings that will motivate you to workout. NLP and weight loss hypnosis can even be helpful to deter behaviors, so you can easily beat cravings. That sounds much easier and encouraging than beating yourself up for missing a workout or giving into temptation, doesn’t it?
A successful weight loss hypnosis program will also deal with the root cause of weight gain for many of us, namely a lack of self-esteem. In a relaxed state, you can be given post-hypnotic suggestions that will build your self-esteem as you lose each pound. A self-esteem deficiency is a big part of being overweight.
Many people wonder if, after attempting every new diet and purchasing every exercise implement on the market, something as straight forward as weight loss hypnosis can work for them. The good news is that experts have found that all normal people are hypnotizable to a greater or lesser extent. However, it should be noted that people who have less than a 70 I.Q. or those who are in an active state of psychosis or with senility usually are not hypnotizable.
But for the rest of us, self-hypnosis for weight loss can actually make us look forward to working out and eating healthily. That said, the key proponent for victory in any fitness program, whether it incorporates weight loss hypnosis or not, is wanting to attain your weight loss goals.
On a related note, that is precisely why you can not force someone to undergo weight loss self-hypnosis just by giving them suggestions. If someone is opposed to an idea, no amount of weight loss hypnosis they hear or see will take hold. In reference to the NLP explanation above, if someone does not have a memory of feeling positive or motivated, they can still experience success with NLP and hypnotherapy because they can visualize what it would feel like if they did feel that way, and anchor those imagined feelings.
So, if you’re like many of us and find your drive decreasing as the days get darker and the temperatures drop, weight loss hypnosis can assist you to regain (or maintain) your zest for carrying out and finally reaching your fitness goals.
Alan B. Densky, CH is a pioneer in the use of Video appetite hypnosis. His Neuro-VISION technology was awarded a US Patent due to its effectiveness. He offers quite a few unique hypnosis diet control programs. Visit for free hypnosis resources & downloads.
- Alan B. Densky, CH