Recently I read an article about a woman named Veronica Noone who had struggled for years to lose weight and finally was able to do it because her goal changed. The woman had dieted throughout her teens to fit in, but stayed overweight until she gave birth to her son. Now you may be saying, “Wait a minute — don’t women often put on weight after having a child?”  Well yes, sometimes. But in Veronica’s case, having a child made her extra-conscious of her food choices because she wanted to set a healthy example for her child.

It wasn’t going to be great parenting, Veronica reasoned, if her young son saw her scarfing down candy or double portions of potato chips. She changed her eating habits (and I”ll bet she increased her exercise, too). In seven months, she took off 71 pounds and has now kept her healthy weight for four years. Instead of trying to shrink her meals, instead she made a small change in her thinking which gave her great results.

Maybe you’d like to slim down and get in shape, but right now you’re thinking, “I don’t think having a child is the answer!” Fortunately, Veronica Noone’s way isn’t the only way. But the essential method she employed is a great start. Finding the true reason why you want to lose weight — whether it’s to set an example for your child or to improve your own health — is central to weight loss success.

In my hypnotherapy practice I’ve helped a great number of people who wanted to lose weight and change old destructive eating habits into new, healthy eating habits. Transpersonal hypnosis and hypnotherapy get to the root of what’s holding you back from making this positive change. It doesn’t work if all your focus is on what you’re eating, when you’re eating, and how much you’re eating (or how much you weigh). What does work is when you discover what’s really motivating you to make a change. I don’t mean what your mind is telling you about why you “should” lose weight, but rather your real, true, heartfelt motivation for wanting something better. When I work with this issue in private sessions, at our very first meeting (in person or on the phone, it doesn’t matter) we eliminate the problem of guilt associated with unhealthy eating. That’s losing weight with love, and it works.

Learn more in these Finding True Magic Audios:
Strengthening Your Will
Weight Loss – Health Gain

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