
First of all, while it is true that hypnosis can help people lose weight, it is by no means the only tool you will need to use in order to achieve your goal. When you are being hypnotized you enter a state of mind which makes you very receptive to suggestions, especially ones coming from the hypnotist. In other words, while under hypnosis you may be encouraged to follow your diet and exercise more regularly, changing the attitude you have towards the weight loss process itself. You will simply feel more positive towards going through with it and lament much less about how hard it is.
How helpful can this treatment really be? Well, regardless of what is going on in your life, if you do not have the motivation to stick to the rules of your weight loss program, you will end up cheating on your diet, and ultimately forgoing it entirely. On the other hand, if dieting and exercising is something that you actually feel like doing, then you won’t have much problem overcoming physical obstacles like hunger, cravings and tiredness. Hypnosis can help you adopt this point of view.
However, as was said above, if hypnosis is the only tool you plan on using in order to get fitter, then prepare to be disappointed; a hypnotist cannot make someone do push-ups and eat more vegetables, at least not when they are out of the trance. You will still need to come up with a diet and workout plan to follow, or if you don’t feel up to it, you always have the choice of paying for one of the hundreds of weight loss systems available out there.
If you have decided that you are going to go through with the weight loss hypnosis process, then the first thing you will need to do is find a reliable hypnotherapist who knows what he or she is doing. The best way to make sure someone is not a scammer is by simply having a look at what online reviews have to say about him; in this day and age, many customers feel the need to report their experiences online, and you should learn to use that to your advantage.