We have two parts to our mind, the left and right side – the left is logical and analytic. It loves numbers – calories, point counting. But we don’t eat with the left side of our brain, we eat with the right side – the emotional side. Unless the emotion that prompts you to eat is addressed then every diet fails and they do, because the emotion is not being looked at only the food and portion size.
Keeping a food diary to include the emotions before you ate and after eating would form part of the process. Remember we are trying to break the habit of a lifetime. As a little girl you no doubt were told to “clean off your plate, there are starving children in Africa” or you fall and hurt yourself “have some ice cream”, you pass your driving test “let’s celebrate with a cake”. The one I love the most, you have lost weight and celebrate by having the foods you had denied yourself! So, the emotional connection to food is obvious – as previously mentioned, it is always there for happy and sad occasions. All major events and milestones punctuated with food.
It becomes a chore, denying yourself certain foods. You can lose weight with hypnosis by eliminating the desire for a particular problem food so the denying and feeling sorry for yourself is eliminated.
Hypnosis is such a wonderful tool and it can be used to your benefit.
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