Self Hypnosis Secrets: When It Comes To Weight Loss and Exercise, You Are What You Think

Choose the statements below that most closely aligns with what you believe about weight loss and exercise:

Statements A: Weight loss is easy . Weight loss is fun. Weight loss is peaceful.

Statements B: Weight loss is stressful. Weight loss is tough. Weight loss is like being in prison

Statements A: Exercise is fun, easy and satisfying.

Statements B: Exercise is drudgery, hard and unpleasant.

Obviously, what you believe will dictate how you approach diet and exercise. In fact, it’s likely that if statement B most closely aligns with what you believe, you haven’t kept weight off and you probably don’t have a regular exercise regimen.

Put another way, you’ve hypnotized yourself into believing Statements

A versus Statements B and you’ve done so through life long repetition of these statements which has created an association in your brain. This is exactly how hypnosis works.

Through repetition, you’ve created neural pathways in your brain that have become “hard wired.” You’re now like Pavlov’s dogs (see video below) who were conditioned to salivate even when there was no food around.

To change, you have to break the connections in your brain by creating new neural pathways. This is done through repetition of new thoughts and new behaviors. Use self hypnosis to create new thoughts which then create new ways of behaving.

The techniques are simple:

1.   

Find a quiet place where you won’t be disturbed. Dim the lights and close your eyes.  You might play relaxing music in the background. Say the word “relax” to yourself every time you exhale. 

2.    In this relaxed state, visualize your desired outcome: Being thin, feeling great, looking as you want to look, having tremendous energy, etc. Visualize yourself actually achieving your goal.

3.    Repeat to yourself words that correlate with your visualization. Make sure the words are in the present tense.  For example: I am feeling wonderful. I enjoy the way my body looks and the way I feel. I love eating nutritious foods that keep me thin and healthy. I am exercising and loving it, etc.

4.     Do this for as long as you want. The key is regular practice.

It took you years to create the neural pathways you now have. It will take time to create new neural pathways. The old neural pathways won’t disappear. You may always associate certain foods with feeling good (comfort food) no matter how unhealthy those foods are.

But over time, with practice, those pathways will diminish in power and be replaced by new and stronger pathways that will support you in achieving your dreams.