Regain a Slimmer Body with Hypnosis

Hypnosis can help people change their habits in ways which result in a slimmer and healthier body.  However, motivating someone to lose weight is more complex than, for example, stopping smoking.

For smoking the goal is clear and simple. At the end of the session the client stops putting cigarettes in their mouth. Weight loss, on the other hand, is more complex. Is it going to be achieved by more exercise or a change in diet? If exercise, which type of exercise and when? If diet, which sorts of foods are to be chosen or rejected and what quantities are involved? For one person, changes in diet may be more appropriate, for another it’s exercise. The variation in the results of scientific studies into hypnotherapy and weight loss may, in part, be caused by these complicating issues. Many commercially available self-hypnosis recordings are full of numerous vague and complicated suggestions. It is no wonder the listener becomes so confused they fail to make any changes which result in weight loss.

Hypnosis works best when there is a clear, definable and achievable behaviour change goal that is being applied. At Melbourne Clinical Hypotherapy, a tailored approach is applied to help each person identify a single goal for behavioural change that is specific, achievable and if possible, enjoyable. Hypnotic procedures are employed to support the desired change in behaviour with a clear focus being on creating a healthier body, happier life, better relationships, and better ways of managing situations that influence their unhealthy eating or lack of exercise.

John is working on a major project at work and he knows that if all goes well he could be up for a promotion once it is completed. He is starting work early, picking up a take away breakfast on the way in to the office with his coffee, and he stays until late, usually ordering delivery or stopping by drive-through for dinner because he has had no time to shop or energy to cook.  With so much of his time at work he has no time for exercise and he has noticed his body changing and health getting worse. He tried having a new years resolution to cut back on junk food but its just so easy a way to have a meal and there is always more work to do and he really wants to make sure his bosses and the clients are happy so he can get that promotion.

John started hypnotherapy because he had tried several diet and weight loss programs which did work initially, but he very quickly reverted back to old habits. With hypnotherapy he focused on a goal to integrate exercise into his daily commute home from work and the hypnosis helped him to value and reprioritise his own enjoyment and health needs resulting in much more successful and long-term behaviour change.