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Stay Motivated With Weight Loss Hypnosis

With cold, wintry days ahead for most of us, the prospect of braving the elements to get to the gym or go for a run does not sound appealing. Maintaining motivation to stick to weight loss goals when everyone else wants to hibernate is easy with hypnotism for weight loss.

Most people who are trying to get back into shape agree that motivation is particularly difficult when the weather changes, so what if you could stay committed to your diet and exercise plan simply by watching a self hypnosis weight loss DVD or listening to a CD?

Better yet, a hypnotherapy weight loss program can reduce your cravings too.

Hypnotism for weight loss works simply, but effectively, by guiding you to a state of deep relaxation during which your subconscious mind can more readily accept suggestions, such as the ones that will keep you motivated to stay on your fitness track, even in the midst of winter.

It is a known fact that if a person exercises, it will speed up his/her metabolism and increase the rate that weight is lost. Some of the most successful hypnosis for exercise motivation techniques comes from Neuro-Linguistic Programming, or NLP.

With NLP, the unconscious is programmed to use the same exact thought processes that are creating a problem, to eliminate it. In other words, the same thought processes that the unconscious utilizes to create cravings and oral compulsions could be used to completely eliminate them! And similarly, the same processes can be used to increase your motivation to exercise.

Anchoring is a NLP technique that can be used to give you a “switch” for triggering feelings and behaviors. Creating a weight loss hypnosis anchor works simply and effectively like this: A qualified hypnotherapy weight loss practitioner will safely guide you into a tranquil hypnotic state. Then the consulting hypnotist will ask you to identify a time when you were happy and excited about anything in your life.

The goal of this exercise is to remember and re-experience as many sensations as possible 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 create this mental image, you’ll trigger your anchor by touching those two fingers together again. When you do that, your unconscious mind will connect the feeling of excitement and eagerness from the other memory, to the thought of exercising.

From this point on, any time you wish 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 in weight loss hypnosis can even be used 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 arelaxed state, you can be given post-hypnotic suggestions that will build your self-esteem as you lose each pound. (The lack of self-esteem is a big factor in being overweight.)

Many people wonder if, after trying every fad diet and buying every piece of exercise equipment on the market, something as straight forward as weight loss hypnosis can work for them. The good news is that it has been found 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 generally are not hypnotizable.

But for the rest of us, hypnotism for weight loss can actually help us look forward to working out and eating healthily. That said, the biggest proponent for success in any fitness routine, whether it includes weight loss hypnosis or not, is wanting to achieve your weight loss goals.

On a related note, that is exactly why you can not force someone to undergo weight loss hypnotherapy simply by giving them suggestions. If someone is resistant to an idea, no amount of weight loss hypnosis they hear or see will be effective. Referring to the NLP explanation above, if someone does not have a memory of feeling motivated or positive, they can still be successful with NLP and hypnotherapy because they can imagine what it would feel like if they felt that way, and anchor the imagined feelings.

So, if you are like many of us and find your motivation dwindling as the temperatures drop and the days get darker, weight loss hypnosis can help regain (or maintain) your enthusiasm for carrying out and finally achieving your fitness goals.

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Get Slim With Atkins Diet Plan

The Atkins’ diet has been a craze for a couple of decades. Here’s how you can gain from it.

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All of you who are reading this article right now have definitely been on a diet at some point or the other of your lives. The battle of the bulge is an ongoing problem and we are always on the lookout for various means to win this war.

Along with exercise, our diet and nutrition also plays an important role in reducing our weight. Hence, this obsession persists in all of us to undertake some form of dieting. But going on a diet is definitely not an easy thing. What to eat and what to stay away from is always a perennial problem.

One of my friends told me that she ate the normal menu which she cooked for the family, but her weight loss recipe is “portion control.” This is a really simple diet plan. In this plan, you cut down on the portion of food you consume. For example, if you usually have two pieces of toast for breakfast, you should eat only one piece. If you normally eat two cups of rice for lunch, cut it down to one cup. In this way, you are automatically reducing your calorie intake by half.

Another popular method of dieting is to stop all intake of fatty foods and sugar. In this diet, you cut down on your oil, butter and ghee intake which automatically reduces your fat deposits.

While I was leafing through a magazine, I read about one of our Hollywood celebrities following the Atkins’ diet. This immediately aroused my curiosity about the diet. Though I have heard about the diet many times, I had no inside knowledge about it. So, I immediately set to work on it and found out certain basic facts’ about the Atkins diet which I want to share with my readers.

The Atkins’ diet made its first appearance in 1972 and was invented by its namesake, Dr Atkins. According to him, this method enables us to lose weight by inducing a change in metabolism. Our body burns both fat and carbohydrates to provide energy. If we reduce the intake of carbohydrates significantly, our body starts burning only fat to provide energy. This method is called “lipolysis”, which in turn induces ketosis. In ketosis, our body burns fat as fuel. Atkins also felt that ketosis will affect insulin production which will result in less fat being formed. And, once your body enters ketosis, your cravings for carbohydrates will reduce significantly which, in turn, will reduce your body weight.

The major difference between Atkins’ diet and other types of diet is that, while most diets restrict calorie, intake, the Atkins’ plan encourages us to eat more. While most of the diets recommend low fat, high carbohydrate intake, Atkins’ does just the opposite. Instead of carbohydrate and sugar, this diet wants us to consume plenty of fat and protein.

The core principle of the Atkins’ diet is that, by limiting carbohydrates, our body is forced to burn its stored fat, rather than carbs for fuel.

The Atkins’ diet has a four carbohydrates stage plan induction, ongoing weight loss, pre-maintenance and lifetime maintenance. With the help of these four stages, you can reduce as well as maintain your weight throughout your life.

Induction – phase 1: This phase lasts for two weeks, by the end of which you can obtain significant results. Another point is that, in this diet plan you can begin at any of the phase. But it is recommended to start with induction. As you cut back on your carbohydrates significantly in this phase, you will jump start your weight loss programme. In this phase, only 20 gm of carbohydrates are allowed and hence your weight loss is significant. As you drastically cut down on carbohydrates your body shifts into high gear and starts burning fat. This takes about 48 hours to occur and you may feel hungry and irritated for the first three-four days. But don’t worry, as soon as your fat starts getting converted to fuel, you will feel fit as a fiddle. Induction will strengthen your immune system and also improve our long-term health.

Ongoing Weight Loss (OWL) phase 2: In this phase, the weight loss pace slows down as you add nutrient-rich carbohydrates to your diet. During this period, you will boost your body’s ability to burn fats as well as understand your body better. You will find the right amount of carbohydrates which you can consume and still lose weight. Your body will also prepare itself for permanent weight management. The amount of carbohydrates which you can eat is increased to 25 gm per day for the first week and increased in five gm instalment for the next few weeks. If your weight loss is significant, you can increase your carbohydrate intake. A person has to be on OWL till he or she is within three-five kg of their goal weight.

Pre-maintenance – (phase 3): Pre-maintenance is a practice run for lifetime maintenance. In this phase, you are fast approaching your target. As long as you continue to lose weight, you can increase your weekly allotment of carbohydrates by another 10 gm. You will be in this phase till you reach your goal and stay on it for one month. The ultimate goal here is to achieve a state of balance called Atkins’ Carbohydrate Equilibrium (ACE). The ACE is your individual level of carbohydrate intake wherein you neither gain nor lose weight.

Lifetime maintenance phase 4: In this phase, you have to focus on your individual ACE and strive to stay within two kg of your ideal weight for the rest of your life. By following a sensible eating plan, you gain energy, better health and confidence in yourself.

By following these four phases, you not only achieve your dream weight but are also able to maintain it throughout your life. You can learn more about this diet by reading the book, Dr Atkins’ New Diet Revolution. But, as with any other diet, this plan also has its pros and cons. The good point is that this diet recommends exercise as a vital part of the weight loss programme. Another point to be noted is that you cannot start on carbohydrates after you lose weight as this will result in your gaining back all that you have lost.

Medical experts advise that people who have gout, kidney problems, diabetes or are pregnant women should not follow this diet plan. As this diet is very stringent, do consult your doctor/dietician for proper advice.

Your dietician will provide you with a proper menu chart as to what should be eaten, in what quantities, etc, based on your eating habits and general lifestyle.

Happy dieting and hoping to see slimmer and fitter readers.

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The fat Loss 4 Idiots Review To Read!

They’ll tell you, in words from the actual users of this most downloaded diet plan on the net, that it works in a very straightforward, simple to read and realize and simple to follow way. Searching at Fat Loss four Idiots shows it really is an exercise in nutrition based science.The way the evaluation pages will talk to you concerning the advantages is based on the easy idea that low carbs and low calories just will not do the trick with regards to appropriate weight loss. The key to all of this will be the on the internet meal generator which you have access to. The comments on this part of the program are extremely straight to the point, it does work.

The developers of this program put together what they call calorie shifting strategies to make the job of weight loss straightforward to do with out starving your self or your body of anything that is needed and absolutely nothing which is going to hang about and turn into fat.The meal plans, based on your preferences and nutrition science, is made up of lean proteins, vegetables and fruit. The whole strategy for the day is broken down into 4 meals per day instead of the usual three. This helps you to obtain full and remain fuller longer without having having to resort to binging like several men and women do on other diets. The shifting of calories that is going on is to ensure that your body is confused about the truth which you are on a diet and it does not slow down your metabolism like other diet plan strategies.You are on this dieting plan for 11 days.

The developers say that you should lose up to nine pounds throughout this time as well as the review participants say that this is achievable and in several instances, exceeded. What happens right after the 11 days? There is certainly a 3 day cheating period. You can eat what you want and once you want. Even so, as the reviews for this program say, given that you might be given a great deal of excellent details about what proper nutrition is, you possibly will need to remain pretty close to the suggestions promoted for suitable weight loss maintenance.There is no real exercise involved apart from some walking everyday which ought to not a main difficulty to most. Nevertheless, a lot of exercise is not genuinely required for this Fat Loss four Idiots program to work.

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