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In the case above this woman said
she had been given suggestions to only eat enough food to maintain
a normal body weight. She was also given suggestions to only eat
healthy foods and drink plenty of water.
She reported that she didn't want
to drink soft drinks afterwards and that she began drinking plenty
of water. She doesn't want fried foods anymore and even turned
down pizza when her son brought it home.
To maintain the positive effects of
the hypnosis she was taught to do self-hypnosis so that she could
maintain what she had achieved. In the beginning she did hypnosis
every day, but after a while it just became an as 'needed'
activity.
There was a study done on weight
loss using behavioral modification techniques. There were two
groups in the study. One group utilized hypnosis in addition to
the therapy and the other group did not.
The initial results were that both
groups had significant weight loss achievements. There was a
follow up at 8 months and then again at two years. The hypnosis
group had achieved additional weight loss. The other group did not
achieve any further significant results.
In another study of 60 females,
hypnosis was found to be more effective. The hypnotized group
averaged 17 pounds of weight loss versus a .5 pound change for
those who didn't utilize it. That is a very interesting
result.
Another woman describes her
inability to overcome a sugar addiction. She found that not only
did hypnosis help her stop eating a quart of ice cream per day, it
also made her more confident and positive about her future. She
created a five year plan for herself which she never had before.
Hypnosis has been acknowledged by
the American Medical Association since 1958. People have used it
to quit smoking, remove mental blocks to their success, lose
weight and relax.
I enjoyed reading another story
about a woman who was at 223 pounds, she used hypnosis CDs to help
her lose weight. This allowed her to stick to her eating plan. And
she consequently lost weight, 35 pounds of it.
This brings up a good point.
Hypnosis can't change the laws of our world. If you take in more
calories than you expend you will most likely gain weight.
Apparently what hypnosis has done for people is helped them to
stick to a plan, a behavior modification or just eating healthier.
The hypnosis itself did not cause
them to lose weight but the effect on their minds gave them the
ability to exhibit weight loss behaviors.
I was so enchanted by the writing
of this article that I failed to pay attention to the food on the
stove and it burned! How is that for being hypnotized?
What do you think? If
everything else has failed, why not give yourself a mental boost?
Then armed with the knowledge of how you can actually lose pounds
along with the ability to stick to the plan, you just might find
yourself achieving your goals!
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