Hypnotherapy for slimming

Carl31

Dave_liverpool wrote: »

1stly to all who replied, thanks, good and bad posts! good ones I will obviously read, reread and savour your support. Bad ones I will too, as actually they still help me!

Carl31, yes yes yes that is how it should be, but up anddown the land there are millions each week handing over their money in search of the body beautiful, I have been there, I have done it and hated it. hated standing in a queue whilst people stripped off to the last layer in some freezing church hall for a weigh in, taking a deep breath and hoping against hope the lbs will be off this week. Then the ordeal of what can we eat this week starts again.

Thats the merry go round I want off! I hope she might retrain my brain, i hate weighing all the ingredients out and cooking a seperate meal for OH or visitors. As I do still cook, so I still sneak a roasty, or 2, yes I'm a pig!

So I want to eat a sensible meal, a snack and a pudding without guilt. yes i do secret eat, a buy a treat for on the way home from shopping, or I buy chocolate I hide till I'm on my own. I do all those things that have made me lardy.
I have joined a gym, as I eat when bored too or stuck in front of the tv. Its all bad!

So I thought Ineed a new angle, not 1 aimed at food, 1 hopefully that will teach me to spot I'm full and stop.

Thanks for your time and I will report back.

Dont get me wrong mate, i too do it. I spend hours every week in the gym, have spent years researching exercise and eating properly. Even did personal training for a while, as a trainer.

A good exercise routine, with some heavy weights and some cardio will have far greater impact than trying to lay off the junk. Have you considered getting advice off a local pt? If youre prepared to pay for therapy ,why not pay for that?

Teenie_D

AbbieCadabra wrote: »

hmmmm, where to start...as already said, if it was that easy, there wouldn't be so many people with weight issues would there?

i can't speak for anyone else obviously, but i've always known what i should do for a healthier lifestyle, but i didn't do it! it's only recently that i've been able to tackle the emotional issues that are the underlying cause of my over-eating. being aware of how you're behaving is the key. tryng to understand the reasons why is a little harder & trying to change the habits of a lifetime is even harder.

if you've never done any of the following, i don't think you could even begin to understand why weight issues are so complex -

carried on eating even though you're full,
started a packet/box/bag of something & not been able to stop eating until the whole contents are gone (sometimes, without even realising),
reach for food as soon as something upsets/worries you,
eaten in secret, making sure any evidence is well hidden,
lied about what you have/haven't eaten

i could go on, but i'm just depressing myself, so i won't!

'it's a choice' ? but if you've lived your life with very few opportunities to make choices, food can become something that you do have control over & things can end up getting very skewed.

calories in/calories burnt really isn't the whole story, trust me...

Wow are you me?? I could have written this and you know something I am so glad I'm not the only one that feels like this I too know how to lose weight and have been on so many diets from quite a young age it is unreal but I [STRIKE]too[/STRIKE] did have a very unhealthy relationship with food and i used to say to my parents and partner that I felt I needed emotional help rather than nutritional help. I think I have cracked it though it's been a tough journey but after having my second baby I really thought that I couldn't go on like this and went to the doc (I was shaking like a leaf) and asked for help. I managed to lose a wee bit of weight and am now taking Orlistat (just started) but already I am not thinking of food 24/7 and the binging has stopped.....wouldn't dare, don't fancy the consequences!:o

OP if you think it will help I honestly can't see the harm (except the cost but if you can afford it then go for it) I have considered it many times but the cost has always been the problem. I would be interested to hear how you get on, good luck

Dave_liverpool

Carl31 wrote: »

Dont get me wrong mate, i too do it. I spend hours every week in the gym, have spent years researching exercise and eating properly. Even did personal training for a while, as a trainer.

A good exercise routine, with some heavy weights and some cardio will have far greater impact than trying to lay off the junk. Have you considered getting advice off a local pt? If youre prepared to pay for therapy ,why not pay for that?

* just as a note I'm a lady (Dave's wife)

I have joined a gym, yes only recently but am enjoying it, its a slow process as I'm terribly unfit and terribly self-concious about how I look against all the fitties. But that feeling has subsided in the 6/8 weeks I have now been going.

Its my mental battle with food I can't control.

Thats my challenge, my nemesis. Thats what I think so many women use food for, comfort, loss, anger.

arbroath_lass

Sorry, Daves wife,I forgot to wish you well. I am starting my hypnotherapy in January. I need help to change the way I think/feel about food too!

AbbieCadabra

Dave_liverpool wrote: »

* just as a note I'm a lady (Dave's wife)

I have joined a gym, yes only recently but am enjoying it, its a slow process as I'm terribly unfit and terribly self-concious about how I look against all the fitties. But that feeling has subsided in the 6/8 weeks I have now been going.

Its my mental battle with food I can't control.

Thats my challenge, my nemesis. Thats what I think so many women use food for, comfort, loss, anger.

well done on getting to the gym, i know how daunting it can be. i'm still really self conscious but once i've got my music on & i'm sweating a bit (sorry! ) i can forget everyone else & concentrate on me. i just think 'i'm here & i'm trying to do something about how i am, i really don't care what you think i look like'

like you, it's always been the mental aspect that's beaten me. i managed to lose 6 stone about 11 years ago, but i still felt exactly the same inside & when i looked in the mirror. within 6 months of losing the weight, my brain just went fizz pop & i pretty much had a breakdown.

but, it meant i had to get the help i so desperately needed, & had needed for a very long time. it's been very tough but i'm in the best mental health of my life at the moment.

some may disagree with me but i think that you can only really change your habits & lose weight only when you've tackled the reasons why you behave like you do.

i'm still eating the same meals that i cook hubby but i'll have a smaller portion or substitute potatoes/rice with half a plate of veggies. we still have takeaways but again, what i order now is probably half of what i'd order previously. hypnotherapy has really helped me learn to eat to my appetite & really know when i'm full, & stop eating!

could it be an idea to pick up a copy of paul mckenna off ebay at all? i think mine is the easy weight loss system & they seem to be about £10. just an idea before you commit to any expensive 1-2-1 sessions.

you've already done the best thing by making the decision that you want to change & i really wish you well Dave's wife! :j

haras_nosirrah

I have struggled with weight all my life and the list of things you do - the binge eating, the hiding the evidence, the lies - sad but true

I lost 5 stone last year and for me it took a trigger

That trigger was standing in a bridal shop in a size 24 wedding dress and weeping at what I saw.

I bought my dress in a size 16 and managed to get into it within 8 months.

I put a stone back on but am maid of honour in March so am now back on the diet again (have lost 4lbs in the last week)

I do 10 hours of excercise a week (wii, zumba, swimming)

I don't eat carbs in the evening

I have found these to be the most effective way for me.

By far my biggest thing is having a goal. I now have a size 14 bridesmaids dress to get into and recon I need to lose 2 and a half stone by March to get there.

And by god will I get there!!!

Dave_liverpool

Well I've had a session and quite enjoyed it, silly really but the best part for me was to really tell the truth about the bad habits (as listed above) I've gotten into.

We talked for about 20mins and then she talked me into the relaxtation/hypnosis. I was quite aware all the time of sitting in her room, she had some tinkly music in the background and she did the full body relax 'talk down' where she relaxed my eye lids/arms/chest/thighs etc but she said the same things to the diferent parts in the same voice. I don't know, she slightly irratated me! But when she spoke to me about the food issues, the no snacks and the amount I eat I liked that.My body has now been told my stomache is the size of a large orange and I shal finish my eating when full even if I haven't cleared my plate.
I brought away a relaxation cd but haven't played it yet, not had the time yet.
I have booked another session but won't be booking another.

I will be looking at the Paul Mckenna cd as 1 thing I have learnt is how I prefer to be relaxed by a male voice, strange. My tai chi instructor is a chap and his voice is very soothing but my sat nav is female and I find it irratating too.
But 1 thing I do find her words ringing in my ears when I want a snack, so so far she is there still for me!