Hypnosis for Weight Loss: Points to Ponder

Weight loss is a concern for many people who are overweight but have not found conventional methods useful for them. Hypnosis for weight loss is a relatively new technique and it has proved effective for the people. The effective use of hypnosis can help in the cure of various phobias like insomnia, smoking and weight loss. But people do not think of it as a proper medicine and are suspicious about its use and the benefits they can get from it. Here are a few things you should consider before you undergo a hypnotherapy.

Will to Lose Weight

Many people believe that hypnosis is all about will power and it will make them eat healthy food. There is no doubt that the will power is the most important part if you want to get positive results from any weight loss method. We all make commitments to ourselves, when we are overweight, that we will not eat fast food or any food containing fat but seldom stand our ground. Same goes for exercise and gym and we are not even willing to go for a walk regularly because we are not committed enough to lose our weight.

How to Interpret the Message?

If you have to lose weight, you will have to make a strong commitment to yourself and will have to prepare your mind. But a question arises here, how to prepare the mind and body to act on something? It is just like programming the body like a computer but the problem here is that the message has to be conveyed to the subconscious which does not speak any language. It uses its own medium to communicate with the body.

Can Hypnosis Do It?

Hypnosis can send this message to the subconscious but may not be in a way in which we intend to send it. It will translate the message in its own way and the result will depend on the beliefs and the past experiences of the person undergoing the hypnosis. Long hypnotherapy sessions have proved fruitful for the people and they gradually reduce ones craving for food.

Will it Work?

During the hypnosis, messages like 'I don't like pizza' and 'I love salad' may work for one person but may not work for the other. It is entirely up to the subconscious how it translates the messages. The accuracy of interpretation is again dependent on the past experiences and the state of the mind during hypnotherapy.

Hypnosis for weight loss will produce results for you if you are determined enough to get rid of the extra pile of fat in your tummy. It alone, like any other medicine or technique, will not help you in reducing your weight unless you make changes to your diet and do exercise regularly. People who follow diet plans put on weight after some time because their plan is not working for them and their craving for food does not decrease with time. You will have to make changes in your life style to get rid of layers of fat and it will not happen overnight.

© 2010 Usman Shahid