Self hypnosis for weight loss

When I watch the biggest loser I see the trainers either screaming at the participants or giving positive reinforcement and support. Either way it is an inspirational thing to watch as these people transform themselves physically and psychologically.

Now you are probably thinking, “I understand biggest loser and weight loss, but where does the self hypnosis come in?” It all begins when you see them looking at themselves in the mirror and they are overweight and depressed. Their responses are always that they feel so depressed when that image is in front of them and they tell themselves to avoid the issue. This is self hypnosis because they are actually programming their NLP (neuro-linguistic programming) to react in a certain way to images and experience.


Using self hypnosis to lose the weight
Lets continue with the biggest loser and move forward to when they lose their first pound. The reaction is always that “I think I can do this, I will not give up“. This is the beginning of their self hypnosis journey where they are telling themselves that they can lose weight. The beauty of the show is that the environment the contestants are in is positive and supportive which helps with their change of NLP. As the weeks go by they get more confident and continue to confirm that weight loss is achievable and easy.

Lets move forward to when they have the ‘make over’ and realise that their thoughts are being confirmed and they have changed their psychological connection with weight loss being unachievable. They have been telling themselves that they can accomplish their goal and they do.


Relating it to yourself
If you seriously want to use this technique to overcome your weight than here are some tips to improve your self hypnosis journey:

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  Create an environment where you can stay inspired and confident. (plaster your room walls with biggest loser pictures, goal weight, inspirational quotes.
  
• Have written down next to your bed that “I can lose weight and it is possible”, “do not feel down because you can always pick yourself up” and notes to that effect. Having it written down will help you to confirm this to yourself everyday
  
• Create a positive response to weight loss and sticking to your diet plan.
  
• If you slip and get tempted stay away from negative connotations and focus on being positive to make it up in other areas.

Believe in yourself
That is basically it… Make sure you believe in yourself and you will achieve your goal! Self hypnosis is amazing because you can change your own beliefs for the better so what are you waiting for. YOU CAN DO IT.