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With cold, wintry days ahead for a lot of us, the prospect of braving the weather to get to the gym or go for a run doesn't sound too appealing. Keeping the motivation to adhere to your weight loss goals when everyone else wants to hibernate is effortless with self-hypnosis for weight loss. Most people who want to lose weight agree that motivation is especially challenging when the weather changes, so what if you could stay dedicated to your diet and exercise plan simply by watching a self-hypnosis weight loss DVD or listening to a CD? Even better, a self-hypnosis weight loss program can ease your compulsions too. Hypnotherapy for weight loss works simply, but effectively, by guiding you to a state of deep relaxation where your unconscious can more easily receive suggestions, like the ones that will keep you motivated to maintain your fitness track, even in the midst of winter. It is a known fact that if a person exercises, it will speed up his/her metabolism and boost the rate that weight is dropped. Some of the most successful hypnotherapy for exercise motivation techniques comes from Neuro-Linguistic Programming, or NLP. With NLP, the unconscious is programmed to use the same thought processes that are initiating a problem, to do away with it. Said another way, the same thought processes that the unconscious utilizes to create oral compulsions and cravings 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 triggering feelings and behaviors. Creating an appetite suppression hypnosis anchor works simply and effectively like this: A qualified hypnotherapy weight loss professional will safely guide you into a tranquil hypnotic state. Then the hypnotherapist will ask you to identify a time when you were excited and happy about anything in your life. The objective of this exercise is to remember and re-experience as many sensations as possible from numerous times in your life when you felt eager and motivated to do anything you wanted. Then, the weight loss hypnosis therapist will ask you to anchor those feelings by simply touching two fingers together. Next, you will be asked to envision yourself working out and enjoying it. As you establish this mental picture, you'll trigger your anchor by touching those two fingers together again. When you do that, your unconscious will connect the feeling of eagerness and excitement from the other memory to the thought of exercising. From this 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 used to discourage 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 people, namely a lack of self-esteem. In a relaxed state, you can be given post-hypnotic suggestions that will develop your self-esteem as you lose more weight. The lack of self-esteem is a big reason for being overweight. A lot of people wonder if, after trying every fad diet and buying every exercise implement on the market, something as straight forward as weight loss hypnosis can work for them. The good news is that it has been found that all normal people are hypnotizable to a greater or lesser extent. However, it is important to note that people who have less than a 70 I.Q. or those who are in an active state of psychosis or with senility generally are not hypnotizable. But for the rest of us, hypnotherapy for weight loss can actually make us look forward to exercising and eating healthily. That said, the biggest proponent for victory in any fitness plan, whether it includes weight loss hypnosis or not, is wanting to reach your weight loss goals. On a related note, that is precisely why you can not force someone to undergo weight loss hypnotherapy simply by giving them suggestions. If someone is against an idea, no amount of weight loss hypnosis they see or hear will be effective. In reference to the NLP explanation above, if someone does not have a memory of feeling motivated or positive, they can still be successful with NLP and hypnotherapy because they can imagine what it would feel like if they did feel that way, and anchor those imagined feelings. So, if you are like many of us and find your motivation diminishing as the days get darker and the temperatures drop, weight loss hypnosis can assist you to regain (or maintain) your interest for carrying out and finally completing your fitness aspirations.
By: Alan B. Densky, CH
Alan B. Densky, CH is a leader in the use of Video hypnosis weight loss. His Neuro-VISION technology was awarded a US Patent because of its effectiveness. He offers several different unique appetite suppression hypnosis programs. Visit for free self-hypnosis resources & downloads. www.neuro-vision.us/ www.neuro-vision.us/Products/NeuroVISIONAppetiteDvd.htm www.neuro-vision.us/AppetiteControl1.html
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