Weight Loss Hypnosis CDs Will Motivate You

With bitter, winter days ahead for most of us, the prospect of braving the weather to get to the gym or go for a jog doesn't sound very engaging. Maintaining the motivation to stick to your weight loss goals when the rest of the world wants to hibernate is painless with self-hypnosis for weight loss.

Most us who are working to get back into shape agree that motivation is particularly hard when the weather changes, so what if you could stay committed to your diet and exercise plan just by watching a hypnotherapy weight loss DVD or listening to a CD? Better yet, a hypnotherapy weight loss program can ease your cravings too.

Self-hypnosis for weight loss works simply, but effectively, by guiding you to a deeply relaxed state during which your unconscious can more easily accept post-hypnotic suggestions, like the ones that will keep you motivated to stay on your fitness track, even in the middle of winter.

It is a fact that if a person exercises, it will speed up that person's metabolism and increase the rate that weight is lost. Some of the most successful hypnosis exercise motivation techniques comes from Neuro-Linguistic Programming, or NLP. With NLP, the unconscious mind is programmed to use the same thought processes that are causing a problem, to do away with it. In other words, the same thought processes that the unconscious mind utilizes to create cravings and oral compulsions could be used to completely remove them! And similarly, the same processes can be used to increase your motivation to exercise.

Anchoring is an NLP technique that can be utilized to give you a "switch" for prompting behaviors and feelings. Creating a hypnotherapy for appetite suppression anchor works simply and effectively like this: A qualified hypnotherapy weight loss professional will safely guide you into a tranquil hypnotic state. Then the hypnotherapist will ask you to recall a time when you were excited and happy about anything in your life.

The goal of this exercise is to remember and re-experience as many sensations as you possibly can from various times in your life when you felt motivated and eager to do anything you wanted. Then, the weight loss hypnosis therapist will ask you to anchor those feelings by simply touching two fingers together.

Next, you will be asked to imagine yourself working out and enjoying it. As you establish this mental image, you'll trigger your anchor by touching those two fingers together again. When you do that, your unconscious will connect the feeling of excitement and eagerness from the other memory to the thought of exercising.

From that point on, any time you need to feel motivated to exercise, you can simply trigger your anchor and re-experience those same positive feelings that will motivate you to workout. NLP and weight loss hypnosis can even be used to discourage behaviors, so you can easily beat cravings. That sounds much easier and encouraging than beating yourself up for missing a workout or giving into temptation, doesn't it?

A successful weight loss hypnosis program will also address the root cause of weight gain for many people, namely a lack of self-esteem. In a relaxed state, you can receive post-hypnotic suggestions that will develop your self-esteem as you lose more weight. The lack of self-esteem is a big factor in being overweight.

Many people wonder if, after trying every new diet and buying every piece of exercise equipment on the market, something as straight forward as weight loss hypnosis can work for them. The good news is that it has been found that all normal people are hypnotizable to a greater or lesser extent. However, it is important to note that people who have less than a 70 I.Q. or those who are in an active state of psychosis or with senility typically are not hypnotizable.

But for the rest of us, self hypnosis for weight loss can actually make us look forward to working out and eating healthily. That said, the major proponent for victory in any fitness plan, whether it incorporates weight loss hypnosis or not, is wanting to reach your weight loss goals.

On a related note, that is precisely why you can not force someone to undergo weight loss self hypnosis just by giving them suggestions. If someone is against an idea, no amount of weight loss hypnosis they see or hear will be effective. Looking to the NLP explanation above, if someone does not have a memory of feeling motivated or positive, they can still be successful with hypnotherapy and NLP because they can envision what it would feel like if they did feel that way, and anchor those imagined feelings.

So, if you are like many of us and find your motivation dwindling as the temperatures drop and the days get darker, weight loss hypnosis can assist you to regain (or maintain) your zest for carrying out and finally accomplishing your fitness goals.

About The Author
Alan B. Densky, CH is a pioneer in the use of Video hypnosis for weight loss. His Neuro-VISION technology was awarded a US Patent due to its effectiveness. He offers several different powerful lose weight hypnosis programs. Visit for free self hypnosis resources & downloads.