Hypnotherapy Weightloss Success & Reasearch

This was so much more than weight loss….

Starting my journey on the weight loss band wagon well so I thought it was all about weight loss, how wrong I was!

My relationship with food was unhealthy, fraught with binge eating and feeling guilty for over eating!  Feeling helpless to change!  I tried every diet going, the promise of losing weight with a pill, a shake or a funny looking band for my thighs, yip I tried it all!  Nothing seemed to work for me!  If I didn’t lose weight in the first two days I would quit and think ‘stuff it’, I may as well eat all of those biscuits!  I do the shopping so all the bad food I used to buy!  And I was teaching my kids the same bad habits as mine.

I used to be slim in my 20’s, but once I had kids it all changed, tiredness kicked in and sugar became my friend for a quick fix!  My weight pulled on from there!  I hated myself .

I had heard about the virtual gastric band on the radio, sitting in Auckland traffic on my way to work!  This really appealed to me, sounded non-invasive and attractive to a surgery phobia ridden girl like me!

Then I was cleaning a friend’s house and noticed her weight loss and asked her what she had being doing!  The conversation on the virtual gastric band then happened! So I quizzed her more and asked where one would get this done etc!  Sue Wood’s number was handed to me and wham I called and made an appointment to see Sue from Alpha Hypnosis.

The day came for my first session, I was excited and full of hope, I was finally going to be my ideal weight!  In no time at all I would be 20 kilos lighter! But as I found out as time went in, this was so much more than weight loss. It was about changing my thoughts deep within and learning about why I over eat!  This was not going to be a quick fix. I had my ups and downs during the Christmas new-year period and I came to a very heady realisation “this was a life-long journey and not a lose weight quick fix”.

Turning my negative food thoughts into positive ones and being ok with three small meals a day took some retraining, but now I finally feel like I’m on the right track to success!  It was a lot more than just being about food tho. It was about breaking the destructive thoughts inside my head of failure and ‘stuff- it’ thoughts took some retraining!

I have completed my seven sessions with sue and feel wonderful, positive and definitely more confident to continue!  I will smash my goals, it may take a little longer than first thought, but I’m ok with that!

I don’t feel hungry anymore and I’m not reaching for the sweet food for energy, I get all I need from my three small meals a day!  I walk my dog every morning and have plenty of energy! My thoughts around food have changed into positive ones. This really was all about changing my negative thoughts into positive ones.

This has been a journey of enlightenment and being kind to my-self is my main goal, the rest will follow!

Thank you Sue for our sessions!

Mel 

Results may vary

I had always heard that one could use Hypnotherapy for a number of ways to re train the mind to solve phobias and other issues such as stop smoking, anxiety and other issues.  I thought if Hypnotherapy could work for these issues, why not for weight loss. My wife and I happened onto the VGB program run by Alpha Hypnosis when we were discussing the benefits of Hypnosis with a friend. He suggested we call Sue and Roger and look into how they could assist us in sheading the pounds we desperately needed to get rid of. We had tried all sorts of diets and other programs and nothing worked for us long term. 

We were consuming huge platefuls of food, no excercise and before we knew it we were out of control and heading towards long term health issues.

The programme also addresses unhealthy/healthy food and drinks, food management, exercise, attitude, motivation and focus, as well as other issues that may be holding a client back.

It’s all very well to say you just have to eat healthier or exercise your body more, and will-power alone can sometimes achieve this, but not always.

For there to be a permanent change in your behaviour there must first be a change in your mind – your unconscious or subconscious mind! And it’s important that your conscious and subconscious mind is in harmony to reach your goal, whatever your goal may be.

Helping people to tap into the power of their inner mind is very rewarding – to see the positive changes they can make to reduce their weight, be more motivated, get rid of phobias, manage pain, improve in sport or study, and much more. Many clients have been impressed at how their hypnotherapy sessions have changed their way of thinking. They often thank me, and I point out that I am a guide, using techniques and skills I’ve learnt, to assist them to tap into their inner mind, their personal power, so their inner thoughts and motivation are in harmony with what they consciously want to achieve. They are the ones “doing it”, making the changes. I can’t make them “do” anything they don’t really want to do.

Results may vary

I have found unbelievable energy, confidence, drive and passion for my life again, and the motivation I feel now, to get on and live my life & achieve my goals, is great!

I found Hypnotherapy to be the ideal tool to assist me & give me the motivation to choose healthier choices and get me closer to achieving my goals. And I no longer feel the need to finish the bag of biscuits seen as they open?  I have even stopped chewing my nails, which I have done for about 20 years!

Before going everything felt like too much effort, and now I feel very energetic!  I don’t give up on getting things done as easily, and it was like something “clicked” in my brain. Now I no longer feel like I need a quick fix to lose the weight, it’s more of a lifestyle programme. And I can see a big change in my attitude and happiness levels too!

I have lost a few kilo’s so far and still have quite a few to go, but I have finally realised that I thought my weight was my security blanket, protecting me from actually living my life to the fullest, whereas all it was doing was actually restricting me.  I do not feel as restricted now, before i was putting on a kilo or two every few months and now i will be losing them, not gaining!

What I have gained, and continue to gain, is achievement closer to my goals and a happier outlook and sense of self!   So thank you Susan Wood and Alpha Hypnosis!

Caylie Roussel