Losing Weight and Diet: The Role of Hypnosis

 

Losing weight and eating a healthy diet can be incredibly challenging. Especially when you walk into any grocery store and you're greeted by an array of tempting breads, pastries, and processed food. 

 

Not to mention that our bodies are biologically wired to crave fats and carbs because, historically, these foods were scarce and provided the energy and fat reserves necessary for survival. This is why our dopamine pathways light up in response to these foods, signaling pleasure and reward.

 

However, modern diets are overloaded with sugars and processed foods, leading to a host of health issues, including obesity, diabetes, heart disease, allergies, autoimmune issues and so much more.

 

While I am not a dietitian and always recommend consulting with a nutrition professional, I have found that diets high in protein and vegetables, and low in processed foods and sugar, can create the ideal conditions for weight loss, resetting your dopamine, increasing energy levels, enhancing satiety, and even promoting natural healing within your body.

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How Hypnosis Can Aid in Weight Loss

 

Hypnosis can program healthier eating habits in your subconscious, which will ultimately help you lose weight and become healthier.

 

Here’s how it can help:

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• Changing Associations: Usually there is an emotional attachment to certain foods— sweets are given to us as children as a treat, or we eat these foods at gatherings and fun events. Hypnosis can help reprogram your subconscious mind to change the emotional associations you have with these unhealthy foods, which will allow you to objectively see them for what they truly are— bad for your health and keeping you from your goals.

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• Enhancing Desire for Healthy Foods: Hypnotherapy can make healthy foods like vegetables and lean proteins more desirable for you. It can help you get creative with food prep, focus on how eating this way makes your body feel, and enjoy the lifestyle. This will make it easier to choose these foods over what you used to eat.

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• Alleviating Cravings and Emotional Eating: Hypnosis addresses the emotional triggers and stress that can lead to overeating or unhealthy food choices. Hypnotic techniques such as creating an anchor, EFT tapping, and desensitization will help alleviate cravings by addressing the emotions underneath. You will learn healthier coping strategies, how to self-soothe in ways other than eating, release buried emotions, and build a self-care routine to give yourself what you need. ​

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• Create a New Self-Image: In order to create change, you have to see it! Through hypnotic visualization, you can show your subconscious what success looks like. The subconscious learns through symbolism, emotions, and repetition. When you visualize how you want your body to look, how you will feel, and what your life will look like, you are laying out the blueprint for your transformation.