C1 Blog

Zofie, our clinical hypnotherapist writes:

As a practising Hypnotherapist I have worked with numerous clients seeking to lose weight. Much misunderstanding about to the mechanics of hypnosis and hypnotherapy exists which can sadly lead to some potential contenders being “put off” this type of help.

Having successfully helped many clients with weight loss it has indeed been remarked on many occasions that saying “no” to things has been easy and therefore the weight loss itself much easier. Outsiders witnessing the client lose weight can therefore sometimes perceive the process as magical- as if a magic wand has indeed been waved over the inactive participant.
But if we consider what really happens during a typical course of hypnotherapy for weight loss it becomes clear that although sometimes the results can appear to be magical or miraculous, in fact what is happening is much more straight forward; although no less impressive for that.

Typically a client wishing to lose weight is firstly helped to achieve a generally calm frame of mind and this is vital. When we are stressed out, depressed or chronically angry for many of us it can seem almost impossible to lose weight, or achieve any other sort of goal for that matter. When we are in such a negative frame of mind we both need the excess food as a crutch and don’t have access to the intellectual function of our brain which we require to take action. As such, simply removing this background stress can help the previously impossible become achievable.

This is coupled with subconscious reprogramming which again can sound rather weird and wonderful (and the results it can help us to achieve most certainly are) the process itself is incredibly straightforward. During trance or a state of focused awareness we have greater access to the subconscious. This part of our brain is thought to run around 90% of our actions and so altering things at this level can bring about enormous change.

Other simple yet potentially life changing techniques are also used, such as learning to focus on how you want things to be instead of worrying about what might happen or what has happened. Other techniques I use are self esteem boosting exercises, positive visualisation, relaxation, meditation and skills like the art of saying no!

The combination of these processes, an opportunity to “get things off your chest” and refocus is what leads to what can seem like a magic wand effect. In reality there is no “magic” but nonetheless when you are committed to losing weight the process can be incredibly effective and often enlightening. Although you still need to take the steps, this process can cause you to feel like someone is holding your hand along the way, guiding you and carrying the weight!
If you are interested in finding out more please contact Zofie on:
info@newlifecatalyst.co.uk
or telephone 07966 094 979.