Hypnosis for Weight Loss Can...

The best diet or exercise program can't help you if you can't get yourself to do it. Most weight loss solutions rely on willpower. The problem with willpower is—it SUCKS. Willpower works in the short term under ideal conditions. So many things threaten willpower... not getting enough sleep last night, low-blood sugar (a common problem among dieters), and negative emotions like stress and sadness (hello emotional eating - pass the Ben and Jerry's). 

Willpower doesn't stand a chance against your powerful, potent imagination. As  Émile Coué said "When imagination and willpower are in conflict... it is always the imagination which wins, without any exception". That piece of birthday cake sitting in the breakroom? Your willpower might say "no", but your imagination reminds you how silky that frosting is, how it feels when your teeth sink into it, the way it smells, the sweetness that lingers on your tongue... next thing you know, you're wiping frosting off your mouth, wondering what happened to the willpower you had all morning. 

It's time to use that power for good! Hypnosis helps you tap into the power of your imagination to get it working for you rather than against you. 

The Journal of Consulting and Clinical Psychology published a meta-analysis (meaning they analyze the results from mulitiple studies) of adding hypnosis to weight loss programs. What they found was that the people who used hypnosis lost over twice the amount of weight as the people who didn't use hypnosis. AND the results were sustainable! To quote the study, "The benefits of hypnosis increased substantially over time".

Another study took 109 people and divided them into two groups. Both groups made the same changes in diet and exercise. One group also received hypnosis. After nine weeks both groups lost weight. However, when they checked back after eight months, and again after two years, the group that did not have the hypnosis did not lose any additional weight, and in fact, most of them gained most of their weight back. Only the hypnosis group CONTINUED to lose weight during both intervals and the study showed that far more people in the hypnosis group met their long-term goals.