Using Hypnosis to Lose Weight How Effective is It?

Why does hypnosis help with weight loss?you to eat sugary or fatty foods – it will tell you
It's becoming more and more common nowadays toto eat healthy ones. And, your mind won’t tell
turn to hypnosis when we want to achieve a goal. Weyou to reach for a snack when you’re worried
may want to quit smoking, rid ourselves of phobias oror stressed but instead will give you an alternative
lose weight in all these cases hypnosis offers aways to manage stress. This behavior modification is
proven and successful solution. So why does hypnosisthe key to successful weight loss – and keeping
work?it off.
If you look at hypnosis for weight loss then theHow do I know hypnosis works?
reasons behind the success of this method becomesHypnosis is a scientifically accredited method of helping
clear. If you suffer from weight problems –people overcome all kinds of difficulties. For example, in
whether you yo-yo diet or can't seem to find thethe Journal of Consulting and Clinical Psychology
motivation to get on a diet that suits you then you(Vol.64, No.3) in 1996 a study showed that the average
probably already know that your problem isn’tweight loss without hypnosis was 6.03 pounds. With
really your weight at the end of the day. The problemhypnosis average weight loss came in at 14.88 pounds.
is more likely to rest with you.So, with hypnosis you can double your weight loss with
In the majority of cases people cannot lose weightno extra effort.
effectively because of some psychological issue thatAnd, because hypnosis modifies your behavior at
prevents them from achieving their goal. You may, forsource then you stand a far greater chance of
example, naturally crave unhealthy foods rather thankeeping the weight off rather than putting it on again. A
healthy ones. Eating unhealthy foods here may makestudy that appeared in the Journal of Clinical
you happier and more comfortable. Or, you may eatPsychology (41) in 1985 tested a group of people who
the wrong foods or the wrong amount of foodused hypnosis to lose weight and a group who did not.
whenever you are stressed, unhappy orWhilst both groups lost weight during the study the
uncomfortable. In either case hypnosis can help.hypnosis group continued to lose weight after the
Hypnosis helps here because it goes straight to thestudy had finished and achieved their weight loss goals.
root of the problem – your unhealthy eatingThe group that did not have the behavior modification
patterns – and helps modify your behavior. So,benefits of hypnosis did not achieve this.
after this kind of treatment your mind won’t tell