One of the challenges you face when you are working to shed
excess pounds via weight loss hypnosis,
especially of you are very overweight, is dealing with your self-image. You
look at yourself in the mirror, and you don’t like what you see. You notice
every little bit of fat. You look at other people, especially those skinny
ones—even though they probably aren’t that healthy if they are model-thin—and
you feel even fatter than you are.
Making it more difficult, of course, is the fact that losing
weight takes time, especially if you do it properly, and the loss takes time to
show, especially in the early stages. So even though your hypnotherapist has
given you the tools to deal with cravings for food, and to increase your focus
and self-confidence—and those will grow stronger over time—you still have to
combat that negative image.
Here is a thing you can do.
More than likely, you have at least one photograph of
yourself that was taken when you weighed less than you do now. First off, if
that photo isn’t already in a frame, put it in one, just to make it feel a
little more special. Then, put that framed photo in a prominent place, where
you will see it all the time, and every time you look at it in passing, stop
for a moment and say, “I am losing weight, and I am going to look like that
again.” Say it out loud and say it with real feeling, like you mean
it. That kind of self talk really does have an impact over time.
Also, spend at least a quarter to a half an hour everyday
sitting and looking at that picture while you are in a light hypnotic trance.
To do this you will use an alert, wide-awake trance, something your weight loss
hypnotherapist will be able teach you if you haven’t learned about weight loss
hypnosis already. While you are in that trance, looking at the picture, talk to
yourself about the things that will be different in your life after you have
reached your goal weight.
These are small things while following weight loss hypnosis
treatment, but they will make a big difference.