Hypnotherapy For Weight Management

Are You Eating for Hunger or Comfort?

Many people use food to change their mood, rather than eating when they are hungry. This makes sense in a way, as our original source of comfort as babies was from milk and then solid food.

But we only really enjoy food when we are hungry, so let’s find out how to make some changes, so that you can enjoy your life - and your food!

There are however, many things you can do to free yourself from your old way of life and start living life to the full now. You are more powerful than you realise!

You can use self-hypnosis to visualise yourself in the future, with a strong, slim, healthy body. Imagine your skin with a healthy glow, your eyes sparkling, your smiling face, enjoying life, doing things you don’t do at the moment.

You could be swimming, playing football with your children, wearing beautiful clothes, sunbathing on a tropical beach, whatever you want! Remember, the unconscious mind doesn’t know the difference between what is real and what is imagined, so imagine yourself full of vitality and health, living the life you would love and create a goal for it to work towards.

Lasting Change Rather Than Temporary Dieting

Ninety five per cent of people who lose weight through dieting put it back on again and usually end up weighing more than before. However, hypnotherapy focuses on permanent and healthy changes to lifestyle, including meeting emotional needs, and is often the best way for a person to bring their life into balance.

It is most effective if you can make a commitment of at least 3-4 sessions to allow time for the changes to be implemented for long-term effect.

Personalised recordings can be made for ongoing support tailored to your specific needs. 

Practical Steps For Change

Very often we eat for reasons other than hunger and it can be helpful to discover what’s really going on. Once you become aware of your thoughts, feelings and behaviours around food, it is easier to work out which emotions are driving the old eating habits.

Exploring how to meet those needs in new ways can mean anything from making small adjustments in your daily routine to talking to a professional for emotional support.

Then, adding nourishing things to your life brings balance and freedom because feeding your mind, body and soul can dissolve those old unwanted habits and help to build a healthy relationship with food and with yourself.

Mindful Eating

Support & Guidance

Speak to someone about your feelings if you think they are contributing to eating problems. Friends or family may be supportive, or you can try writing feelings down. It could be helpful to speak to your GP, a counsellor, or a hypnotherapist with counselling experience. If you are very overweight or underweight or have problems with binge eating it is also very important to speak to your GP to identify any medical problems. They can often provide exactly the kind of help and support you need.