Weight loss

Most of us have at some time had to accept the harsh reality of being overweight (I know I have, on more than one occasion).

Eating habits, (often hidden impulses) resulting in indulging in too many ready meals, alcohol and takeaways, or comfort eating coupled with lack of exercise, leave us overweight, feeling miserable, frustrated and guilty. It seems we don't have control.

Have you ever eaten a snack or meal and later you can't remember what you ate?

We know we've got a problem, yet we delay, make excuses and buy a bigger wardrobe. Why? Because dieting and exercise suggest to us a loss of comfort or pleasure and can even be seen as a form of punishment.

Where do these weight problems originate?

We know that in this age of wide screen TV's and pizza deliveries, we get nowhere near as much exercise as we should, but exercise aside, we have come a long way from the kind of food our ancestors ate. For possibly millions of years, mankind ate fruit and nuts, roots, insects, birds, fish and just about anything they could dig up, collect, stumble across or kill.

During the 1940's and early 1950's when food supply was limited, the then government implemented rationing. This consisted of a diet based mainly around vegetable meals with small amounts of meat and dairy. Apparently this was a very healthy and adequate set up.

The diet of today is a rather different story. We now have what are known as “convenience” foods, foods rich in saturated fats, sugars, salt, chemical additives that prolong shelf life and all kinds of disgusting concoctions that we pack our freezers with and then consume willy nilly without a thought as to what we are putting into our bodies.

This has brought about a situation that has made us the most unhealthy humans ever to have lived. We suffer vastly more heart disease, obesity is on the rampage in the western world and diabetes, high blood pressure and cancer of the colon are now commonplace.

To answer the original question, these problems originate with us! We have allowed ourselves to be lulled into a false sense of security when it comes to the food we eat. We simply assume that if it comes in a foil pack and has a nice colourful label on it, then it must be good and wholesome. This is most certainly not the case.

We owe it to ourselves to seek out fresh foods. We need to reduce salt and sugar intake and get ourselves up off the sofa a few times a week. We all know this to be true, but it isn't so easy to do this when we rely on will power alone.

Hypnotherapy can help

Hypnotherapy is an ideal way to bolster the will power and maintain a diet and exercise regime until it becomes second nature to eat healthily and be more active. A few sessions of hypnotherapy can be the difference between being overweight, depressed and downright unhealthy, to being fit, alert, active and full of energy.

We all owe it to ourselves to be as fit and healthy as we can be. Don't wait another moment, pick up the phone and give me a call.

It costs nothing but the price of a phone-call to get in touch.

Don't delay, act now!

Ian Smith - Clinical Hypnotherapist




Weight loss Most of us have at some time had to accept the harsh reality of being overweight (I know I have, on more than one occasion). Eating habits, (often hidden impulses) resulting in indulging in too many ready meals, alcohol and takeaways, or comfort eating coupled with lack of exercise, leave us overweight, feeling miserable, frustrated and guilty. It seems we don't have control. Have you ever eaten a snack or meal and later you can't remember what you ate? We know we've got a problem, yet we delay, make excuses and buy a bigger wardrobe. Why? Because dieting and exercise suggest to us a loss of comfort or pleasure and can even be seen as a form of punishment. Where do these weight problems originate? We know that in this age of wide screen TV's and pizza deliveries, we get nowhere near as much exercise as we should, but exercise aside, we have come a long way from the kind of food our ancestors ate. For possibly millions of years, mankind ate fruit and nuts, roots, insects, birds, fish and just about anything they could dig up, collect, stumble across or kill. During the 1940's and early 1950's when food supply was limited, the then government implemented rationing. This consisted of a diet based mainly around vegetable meals with small amounts of meat and dairy. Apparently this was a very healthy and adequate set up. The diet of today is a rather different story. We now have what are known as “convenience” foods, foods rich in saturated fats, sugars, salt, chemical additives that prolong shelf life and all kinds of disgusting concoctions that we pack our freezers with and then consume willy nilly without a thought as to what we are putting into our bodies. This has brought about a situation that has made us the most unhealthy humans ever to have lived. We suffer vastly more heart disease, obesity is on the rampage in the western world and diabetes, high blood pressure and cancer of the colon are now commonplace. To answer the original question, these problems originate with us! We have allowed ourselves to be lulled into a false sense of security when it comes to the food we eat. We simply assume that if it comes in a foil pack and has a nice colourful label on it, then it must be good and wholesome. This is most certainly not the case. We owe it to ourselves to seek out fresh foods. We need to reduce salt and sugar intake and get ourselves up off the sofa a few times a week. We all know this to be true, but it isn't so easy to do this when we rely on will power alone. Hypnotherapy can help Hypnotherapy is an ideal way to bolster the will power and maintain a diet and exercise regime until it becomes second nature to eat healthily and be more active. A few sessions of hypnotherapy can be the difference between being overweight, depressed and downright unhealthy, to being fit, alert, active and full of energy. We all owe it to ourselves to be as fit and healthy as we can be. Don't wait another moment, pick up the phone and give me a call. It costs nothing but the price of a phone-call to get in touch. Don't delay, act now! Ian Smith - Clinical Hypnotherapist