If you’ve ever tried and failed to lose, put on, or sustain a healthy weight then you probably know just how frustrating it can be – especially if feelings of stress, low self-esteem, low levels of confidence and impatience are common. If you have tried dieting and exercising but still struggle to reach your goals, then maybe it’s time to consider getting help from a Hypnotherapist to stop temptation from winning.
A typical Hypnotherapy session is a combination of talking therapy and hypnosis. therapists converse with the individual’s conscious and subconscious mind through verbal repetition and mental imagery. It is a state of highly focused attention or concentration, relaxation, and heightened suggestibility. As a result, Neuroscientific evidence shows us that the mind becomes more open to changes in behaviours, emotions and habits.
Here are some reasons how Hypnotherapy may help you with effective weight management:
Loving yourself
When starting on a weight management journey, you must first work on respecting and appreciating your body. As you begin to have a deep appreciation for something, you tend to treat it better and love it more. By creating a healthy relationship with your body, it will become easier for you to adjust your behaviour and make significant choices that will allow you to reach your goals.
Changing your emotional relationship with food
Hypnotherapy can help people redevelop their relationship with food and gain new habits that will lead them to a healthier lifestyle. Instead of depriving yourself of eating, this therapy will allow you to work towards making more effective choices that enable you to choose the right foods and avoid fad diets or binge eating. It can also motivate you to choose the right serving size for your meals so you are managing your portion size mindfully.
Creating new habits through repetition
Some people find it hard to follow a certain diet as they can’t keep up with new eating habits for a long period of time. With Hypnotherapy, a professional will talk you through reinforcing new patterns aligned with your goals, ditching your old habits that you find are no longer helpful.
An important thing to remember is that Hypnotherapy is a supplementary therapy, and therefore, should be used alongside a healthy eating plan and exercise regime. If you want advice about eating better and exercising, you may find it useful to speak to your GP or a registered nutritionist. It is often a combined effort of all these things that leads to success.
Along with a healthy eating plan and disciplined exercise, Hypnotherapy can help you to reach your goals. Speak with a Hypnotherapist today. Annette Sloly has helped clients perform to the best of their ability and reach their potential using Hypnotherapy. You may read some of her clients’ personal accounts and stories here or book an initial consultation at her clinic at Comfort Health in Clifton, Bristol. To make an appointment, call her on 0117 214 0706 or send a message at hello@annettesloly.com.
Hypnotherapy is effective, however results may vary and success in not guaranteed. Full client commitment is important.
