Hypnosis: Weight Loss Hunger Control (~45 minutes)
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I encourage you to listen to the hypnosis session every day for the first 7 days. Ensure you are free from distractions while listening to the audio. do not operate a vehicle or heavy machinery while listening to the audio.
Are you trying to stick to a healthy diet or weight management routine and finding it hard to control hunger pangs?
Do you sometimes feel you are somehow sabotaging your own efforts?
The question of appetite management can be a real bugbear when you set your mind to living more healthily. In the normal course of things, it's not something you need give any thought to.
But when you resolve to lose weight, or keep within a healthy BMI range, or even just cut out foods that you know aren't doing you any good, you can suddenly find that some very physical phenomena start giving you unexpected grief!
How wanting to control hunger can trigger hunger
It's as if the knowledge that you have in your head that when you've finished this meal, there are X hours until the next one, plays some kind of trick on your digestive system and appetite.
Never mind that, before you started your program, you were perfectly well able to get through X hours without specially thinking about food. Now that it's a 'fixed' time that you want to keep to, it seems to act like a trigger.
You may find yourself thinking non-stop about food. It feels like you are being so hard on yourself, denying yourself all those treats.
The sight of certain delicious goodies, the smells wafting from a food stall, the menu hanging in a restaurant window, not to mention all that food advertising on TV, all seem to set your mouth watering and your stomach rumbling. Never have X hours seemed so very long.
But you really do want to reach and maintain your healthy living and eating goals.
What can you do?
A better way to curb appetite
Firstly, you can make sure that the diet routine you are following is itself a healthy and sustainable program, and not the type of diet that pushes your body into 'emergency survival' mode because of inappropriate restriction.
Unfortunately, many popular 'fad' diets have this effect, and are best avoided. All good diets will encourage you to eat a healthy, balanced range of protein, fiber, healthy fats and vegetables.
Secondly, you can reprogram your hunger instincts.
You read that right. Although hunger is an instinctive survival response, the way we handle it is largely socially conditioned - that is, we've learned how to be hungry.
And that means you can learn a new way to be hungry. And the easiest, fastest and most effective way to do that is with the help of hypnosis.
Hypnosis can re-educate your instincts to control hunger pangs
Control Hunger is an audio hypnosis session developed by psychologists with wide experience in the field of weight loss and management.
As you relax and listen repeatedly to your session, powerful hypnotic suggestions will be absorbed by your unconscious mind. You'll quickly start to notice that:
your head is no longer totally preoccupied with food
your stomach and gut feel more comfortable and easy
you no longer feel irresistible hunger pangs at 'non-meal' times
you find that you naturally forget to even think about food between meals
you really begin to enjoy the healthier way you are living
Binaural tones are mixed into the recording to allow for an even deeper relaxation.
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The Most Valuable Contributor to Success: YOU!
It is important to recognize the significance of the role you play in accomplishing your goals. Hypnosis is neither procedure nor prescription that is done to you. In fact, all hypnosis is self-hypnosis in that you are an active participant in the process. The hypnotherapist should be viewed as a catalyst or guide. You are an integral part in reinforcing positive messages and fulfilling goals through your actions.
Success in attaining your goals depends on you. Success in hypnosis works similarly to success in looking after your health. For instance, if a doctor prescribes blood pressure medication to a patient, that medication will work best only if the patient takes the pill as prescribed, quits smoking, reduces stress, and eats a low sodium diet. Otherwise, the blood pressure medication is ?swimming against the tide? so to speak with not much of a chance. It is like this when using hypnosis. Success depends on many variables including personal attitude, motivation, cooperation, and follow through with reinforcing practices.
What is hypnosis?
Hypnosis is a technique used to induce a heightened awareness and ability to focus in the subconscious mind. The hypnotic state can occur naturally in our everyday lives. For instance, if you've ever found yourself so engrossed in a book that you stopped noticing what was happening around you, then you've experienced a mild hypnotic state. Your awareness and focus were turned inward, toward your book. Hypnosis induced with the guidance of a professional can help you attain even deeper awareness and focus toward the messages of your choosing. Of course, the goal in hypnosis is to focus on positive messages that are goal-oriented and solution-based.
Who can be hypnotized?
Most people can be hypnotized to varying degrees. A deeper hypnotic state may be achieved with practice. But, great work can be accomplished even in a light hypnotic state. Anyone with a desire and a willingness to concentrate can experience hypnosis.
What age range is appropriate for hypnosis?
Persons 7 years and older.
Will I be asleep?
No. During a hypnosis session, you will be aware of what's happening. Actually, your senses may be even more acute than usual.
Will I lose control?
No. Your awareness is heightened during a hypnosis session so that you stay focused on your goals. So, hypnosis actually helps you gain control. No one has control over anyone's thoughts and behavior besides his or her own.
What does it feel like to be hypnotized?
Each person's experience is unique, but many report feeling very relaxed and comfortable. Most people report being able to hear and recall the entire session.
Could I get stuck in hypnosis?
No. No one is able to remain in a hypnotic state indefinitely. You would naturally either fall asleep or come back into your conscious waking state.
What if I have medical problems?
Hypnosis is often used to help with the healing process and/or pain management.
What is hypnosis?
All hypnosis is really self-hypnosis in that it is your mind doing all the work. The practitioner is a catalyst or guide. Homework after a session will involve the practice of self-hypnosis to reinforce progress toward goals.
What does hypnosis help with?
Stress management
Weight loss & control
Smoking cessation
Grief
Anger management
Pain management (e.g. migraine, arthritis, etc.)
Low libido
Sleep problems
Self-esteem building
Public speaking
Breaking unwanted habits (e.g. nail biting)
Establishing successful habits
Memory & learning enhancement
Adjustment to physical conditions (e.g. fibromyalgia, diabetes, etc.)
Phobias & fears (e.g. flying, heights, elevators, needles, closed in spaces, etc.)
Depressive thinking
Increased concentration
Improved healing (e.g. post-operative recovery)
Performance (e.g. test taking, sports, etc. )
Procrastination
Disclaimer
Hypnosis is a complementary therapy and is not a replacement for professional medical advice.
The education provided by Know-Stress-Zone.com is non-medical and claims no guarantee of health benefits. Education rendered is intended to inculcate positive thinking and the capacity for self-hypnosis. Consult a healthcare professional for all medical needs.