{"id":4639,"date":"2013-11-06T12:42:41","date_gmt":"2013-11-06T20:42:41","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/mindworkshypnosis.net\/hypnotizer\/?p=4639"},"modified":"2013-11-06T13:17:04","modified_gmt":"2013-11-06T21:17:04","slug":"its-a-weighty-issue-food-choice","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mindworkshypnosis.net\/hypnotizer\/2013\/11\/06\/its-a-weighty-issue-food-choice\/","title":{"rendered":"It’s a Weighty Issue – Food Choice"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Hi, Hypno-Friends!<\/p>\n

The holidays are looming, and all those over-indulgence opportunities: holiday sweets and treats in the office, family parties, Turkey Day where the turkey isn\u2019t the only thing getting “stuffed,” and so on are looming as well.<\/p>\n

During the months of November and December, it\u2019s easy to get wild and shelve healthy eating. It doesn\u2019t have to be that way. At this very appropriate time, I\u2019m offering a series of essays on weight management. Here\u2019s number one!<\/p>\n

It\u2019s a Weighty Issue \u2013 Part I: Food Choice<\/strong><\/p>\n

It seems that a large percentage of the population is thinking about their weight\u00a0at any given moment, reading about this new diet, that new food plan, purchasing diet products, and\/or in the midst of dieting. Our weight truly is a national obsession.<\/p>\n

So, why do diets and food plans fail so miserably to help people achieve a healthy weight and stay there? A “diet” is a conscious (thinking) endeavor. It involves analysis, logic, and willpower. That can\u2019t cut it long term.<\/p>\n

There\u2019s more power in the mind beyond thinking.<\/p>\n

Unconscious Drivers<\/strong><\/p>\n

We THINK we know why we do what we do. And we\u2019d be wrong. Weight management and issues therein are a complex web beyond conscious choices. They involve unconscious patterns of behaviors, and embedded beliefs about ourselves and the world that can limit us. These unconscious drivers are just that, unconscious, beyond our awareness. They get embedded in us and like a program installed on a computer they run and run and run.<\/p>\n

What is the benefit of hypnotherapy for weight loss? We can actually get in there and address and change these patterns of unconscious behaviors and limiting beliefs. Update the programs running in us. Change how we feel and what we do. These changes lead to long-term sustained weight loss success and weight management.<\/p>\n

Weight loss is a weighty issue. Yes, it is. There\u2019s a lot involved. In my office working with clients we address a variety of changes that may be useful. I\u2019m planning a series of essays which I intend to share here\u00a0on my blog, dealing with the issues hypnosis helps with, such as food choice, portion control, emotional eating, motivation to exercise, self image, negative self talk, limiting beliefs, time management and priorities, and more aspects of the weight management puzzle.<\/p>\n

The number one change needed on everybody\u2019s list is food choice \u2014 is there a predilection toward sugars and sweets? And\/or too many carbs such as pasta, pizza, and potatoes? Not enough vegies? Drinking enough water? I\u2019ve heard it all, uncontrollable attraction to unhealthy choices, such as cookies, chocolate, candy, cake, donuts, sugary sodas, French fries, chips, etc. And the gamut of ho-hum all the way to aversion responses to healthy choices.<\/p>\n

Why Willpower Sucks<\/strong><\/p>\n

What is willpower? It activates during the “I want it” vs. “No, I\u2019m not going to have it.” struggle. We\u2019re torn between two competing desires. Willpower is the conscious mind taking control and activating a conscious decision. Usually, it\u2019s the “no.” Willpower is weak. Willpower is difficult to maintain long term (yo-yo dieting proves this).<\/p>\n

With skilled hypnosis, we erase the need for willpower altogether. Let me say that again. We get rid of any need for willpower. Willpower is forced to the surface when there\u2019s a struggle. What if there were no struggle? What if your brain just said “no” automatically? There\u2019d be no use for willpower and it wouldn\u2019t even come into play. You\u2019d just be doing something different because it feels right.<\/p>\n

For example: I have no interest or desire to jump out of an airplane for sport. NONE. In fact, it\u2019s not going to happen. It\u2019s on my “no way” list. Do I obsess about jumping out of an airplane? Of course not. It never enters my mind. Do I struggle to force myself not to jump? Of course not. Do I jump? No. It\u2019s not what I do. What if eating unhealthy became a “no” rather than a struggle? That\u2019s what skilled hypnotherapy achieves. Will power goes back on the shelf. Don\u2019t need it!<\/p>\n

Beyond the Willpower Struggle<\/strong><\/p>\n

Here are some of my client results\/comments regarding activation of this change:<\/p>\n

“Hi Connie, Just had to send along this spread of the party I was at last night. All of the things I find the hardest to resist! Meats, cheeses, bread, crackers, nuts. It was so nothing to me! I didn\u2019t have ONE THING! And the best part was I didn\u2019t WANT one thing!<\/strong><\/p>\n

It\u2019s just so amazing to me. I am sure it\u2019s “another day at the office” for you but, for me\u2026oh my goodness it was so awesome to not obsess over having it or not\u2026wow. Thank you!!!”\u00a0 <\/strong>\u2013 Lori H., Mercer Island, WA<\/p>\n

Is her willpower in play? No. The craving for these particular food choices is gone.<\/p>\n

“I\u2019ve lost 40# in 4 months\u2026 My sweet tooth and chip obsession disappeared overnight. My self esteem skyrocketed. It\u2019s been months since I\u2019ve seen you and yet I\u2019m still right on track with my goals.”\u00a0 <\/strong>E. \u2013 Seattle. Is her willpower in play? No.<\/p>\n

“I don\u2019t crave ice cream at all now! Or chocolate. I am in shock!!!” <\/strong>— Saliha B., Issaquah, WA. Is her willpower in play? No.<\/p>\n

I hope you get the picture here. These people are not “dieting” to avoid sweets and “temptations” and they\u2019re not struggling, they\u2019re just automatically choosing different in ways that serve their weight management success. That\u2019s what skilled hypnosis can do. Hypnosis creates the positive changes that move people by addressing and changing the unconscious patterns. No diet can do that.<\/p>\n

Keep reading here for continuing essays on the various aspects of the Weighty Issue of weight loss and weight management, and the successes to be had through Neuro Linguistic Hypnotherapy.<\/p>\n

Warm Regards,
\nConnie<\/p>\n

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Hi, Hypno-Friends! The holidays are looming, and all those over-indulgence opportunities: holiday sweets and treats in the office, family parties, Turkey Day where the turkey isn\u2019t the only thing getting “stuffed,” and so on are looming as well. During the months of November and December, it\u2019s easy to get wild and shelve healthy eating. It […] <\/p>\n

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