Overweight? It is symptom rather than the problem itself

by Gayle North

Most people who come to Positive Change Institute to reduce their body weight already know the basics of maintaining good health.  Eat right, drink water, exercise and have a positive attitude – right?  So the overweight problem is not usually due to ignorance about health.  Rather, it is about the cycling of motivation as it weaves together with emotional ups and downs, limiting beliefs, hidden fears, old habits and programs with food, etc. 

A Well Kept Secret: Ask most perpetually fit people if it is hard to stay fit. They will often tell you that they enjoy doing what it takes to stay fit.  So being fit or overweight or underweight is often a symptom of what is going on at deeper levels of the mental and emotional aspects of your self. 

Anxiety and stress are major factors. Anxiety causes compulsive behaviors like unhealthy eating, smoking, emotional shopping and even gambling. Stress and anxiety also dumb down thinking processes, interfere with sleep, and "weigh the body down" causing sluggish metabolism.

Stress causes some people to reach out for sweets, junk food, sodas, alcohol, etc. in an effort to comfort them. Of course the comforting effect is only temporary. Afterward people usually feel even more stressed from the sugar and chemicals in junk foods and from the self criticism associated with falling short of their good intentions.

You do not have to stay stuck in your old robotic thought and behavior patterns. You can un-hypnotize yourself from these habitual responses to life.  Old programmed responses have been imbedded in your deeper mind – your subconscious mind.

A well facilitated hypnosis program re-educates the deeper mind so that you develop naturally healthier programs of thinking and acting which can support you in living your best life in your best body.  You begin to model the behaviors of people who stay fit and healthy. Thin people don’t experience deprivation or use food for medicine the way weight roller coaster riders do.     

As you re-educate your deeper mind with self hypnosis (all hypnosis is self hypnosis) you discover a more calm and resourceful way to be yourself so that you can flow with life's challenges. You may have noticed that you naturally eat healthier and are more productive when you feel calm and confident.

The Positive Change Institute weight loss program combines hypnosis, NLP and other empowerment technologies that influence the subconscious mind in ways to help you to enjoy life more and let go of robotic stress responses.  This helps you clear mental blocks to success so you can establish an enjoyable healthy lifestyle. It helps you to develop greater self esteem and a cooperative relationship with your body. When this happens, your appetite adjusts itself to reflect what is important to you so that you can enjoy living at your personal potential of health, fitness, and attractiveness.

The body you see in the mirror reflects the blueprint in your subconscious. See yourself as you wish to be.  Stop the war against yourself and the war against food. As the war stops, cravings for sweets and other unhealthy food go away.

You deserve to be healthy, to be happy, and to live in the most attractive expression of yourself that is possible for you!  When you stop to think about it, what would motivate anyone to look or feel less than their best? Yet, how many people do you see each day looking as if they have given up on the idea? 

Rehearse your success in your mind the same way athletes rehearse before a game or competition.  They do not see themselves failing in their minds.  They envision their best performance.  Stay focused on what you want and enjoy every step in achieving it.

Gayle North is a Positive Change Coach offering programs to create fast, easy, lasting positive change. Programs include; Power Hypno-Slim, Self Esteem Tune-up, Free for Life (end smoking, chewing, gambling habits), The Golfer’s Edge, Stress-Less Life  Management, Naturally Better Sleep. Gayle offers a free 40-60 minute screening that includes an in-depth explanation of hypnosis and evaluation of your situation.  If we do not feel that hypnosis will benefit you, we will tell you so. Call (406)837-1214 to schedule your free consultation. See www.PositiveChangeInstitute.com  for more articles.