Weight Loss Hypnotherapy CDs Will Motivate You To Exercise

With icy, wintry days ahead for most of us, the thought of braving the weather to get to the gym or go for a jog does not sound very appealing. Maintaining the motivation to adhere to your weight loss goals when the rest of the world wants to hibernate is easy with hypnosis for weight loss.

Many us who are trying to lose weight agree that motivation is particularly difficult when the weather changes, so what if you could stay dedicated to your diet and exercise plan just by watching a self hypnosis weight loss DVD or listening to a CD? Better yet, a self hypnosis weight loss program can decrease your compulsions too.

Self-hypnosis for weight loss works simply, but effectively, by leading you to a state of deep relaxation where your unconscious mind can more readily accept post-hypnotic suggestions, such as 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 his/her metabolism and boost the rate that weight is lost. Some of the most successful hypnotherapy for exercise motivation techniques comes from Neuro-Linguistic Programming, or NLP. With NLP, the unconscious is programmed to use the very same thought processes that are initiating a problem, to do away with it. In other words, the same thought processes that the unconscious utilizes to create oral compulsions and cravings 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 practice that can be utilized to give you a “switch” for sparking feelings and behaviors. Creating a weight loss hypnosis 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 happy and excited about anything in your life.

The objective 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 at all. 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 use your imagination to see yourself exercising and enjoying it. As you produce this mental image, you’ll trigger your anchor by touching those two fingers together again. When you complete this action, your unconscious mind will connect the feeling of eagerness and excitement from the other memory to the thought of exercising.

From this point on, whenever 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 helpful to discourage behaviors, so you can easily overcome 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 of us, namely a lack of self-esteem. In a relaxed state, you can receive post-hypnotic suggestions that will build your self-esteem as you lose each pound. A self-esteem deficiency is a big part of 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 help them. The good news is that research shows that all normal people are hypnotizable to a greater or lesser extent. However, it should be noted that people with less than a 70 I.Q. or those who are in an active state of psychosis or with senility usually 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 main proponent for success in any fitness plan, whether it includes weight loss hypnosis or not, is wanting to attain your weight loss goals.

On a related note, that is precisely why you can’t force someone to undergo weight loss self hypnosis just by giving them suggestions. If someone is resistant to an idea, no amount of weight loss hypnosis they hear or see will take hold. Referring to the NLP explanation above, if someone does not have a memory of feeling positive or motivated, they can still be successful with hypnotherapy and NLP because they can visualize 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 diminishing as the temperatures drop and the days get darker, weight loss hypnosis can assist you to regain (or maintain) your enthusiasm for carrying out and finally reaching your fitness goals.

Alan B. Densky, CH is a leader in the use of Video appetite suppression hypnotherapy. His Neuro-VISION technology was awarded a US Patent due to its effectiveness. He offers numerous unique weight loss self hypnosis programs. Visit for free self-hypnosis resources & downloads.

- Alan B. Densky, CH