Thought I'd check in with the hypnosis thing....

[indigo]

It's been a week and I feel exactly the same way! Absolutely no cravings. No emotions about food at all. I went to the second session yesterday and we did a lot on how to handle restaurant situations, since I'll be traveling for a few days starting Saturday. I feel really confident about it.

One interesting thing is that I now can get these messages from my body about what kind of food I need. When I'm hungry I often feel very specifically that I need protein, or I need fruit, or carbs, or whatever. Surprisingly, so far my body hasn't told me that I need a Cadbury Dairy Milk Bar.

My knee is still somewhat wonky, so I haven't picked up as much exercise as I'd like. I am swimming a lot of laps, though, and that feels good. I'm finally starting to be able to walk with what looks like a normal gait, instead of my left leg swinging behind me! I've walked the dog and walked around a little bit more in general. Sometime this week I'm going to get on the treadmill and walk VERY SLOWLY for about 15 minutes and see how that feels.

I really think that once I'm able to do other exercise besides swimming it will be a real boost. But the first week I lost 6 pounds and I was never hungry. I would be thrilled to (now that the first big week is over) lose 1 or 2 pounds a week for a long time.

I feel like for the first time in my life I'm treating the root cause of my eating problem. I identified my problem about a year ago as an "addictive voice." I know good and well what I need to do to lose weight. It's not rocket science. But my addictive voice was always so much stronger than my voice of reason. Now it's just the oppositive. Occasionally I "hear" the tiniest whisper from the addictive voice but then it gets totally shut down.

Case in point: I made chocolate chip pancakes for the kids a week ago. The majority of the chocolate chips are still in a bag ON THE COUNTER. I have absolutely no desire to eat any of them or to hide them in the pantry, or to throw them away. No temptation at all.

[Sarah]

It's been a week and I feel exactly the same way! Absolutely no cravings. No emotions about food at all. I went to the second session yesterday and we did a lot on how to handle restaurant situations, since I'll be traveling for a few days starting Saturday. I feel really confident about it.

One interesting thing is that I now can get these messages from my body about what kind of food I need. When I'm hungry I often feel very specifically that I need protein, or I need fruit, or carbs, or whatever. Surprisingly, so far my body hasn't told me that I need a Cadbury Dairy Milk Bar.

My knee is still somewhat wonky, so I haven't picked up as much exercise as I'd like. I am swimming a lot of laps, though, and that feels good. I'm finally starting to be able to walk with what looks like a normal gait, instead of my left leg swinging behind me! I've walked the dog and walked around a little bit more in general. Sometime this week I'm going to get on the treadmill and walk VERY SLOWLY for about 15 minutes and see how that feels.

I really think that once I'm able to do other exercise besides swimming it will be a real boost. But the first week I lost 6 pounds and I was never hungry. I would be thrilled to (now that the first big week is over) lose 1 or 2 pounds a week for a long time.

I feel like for the first time in my life I'm treating the root cause of my eating problem. I identified my problem about a year ago as an "addictive voice." I know good and well what I need to do to lose weight. It's not rocket science. But my addictive voice was always so much stronger than my voice of reason. Now it's just the oppositive. Occasionally I "hear" the tiniest whisper from the addictive voice but then it gets totally shut down.

Case in point: I made chocolate chip pancakes for the kids a week ago. The majority of the chocolate chips are still in a bag ON THE COUNTER. I have absolutely no desire to eat any of them or to hide them in the pantry, or to throw them away. No temptation at all.

This is SO fantastic!! :yay::yay:

Thanks for the update, and I'm so happy this is working for you! :yourock:

[riversprite]

That's fantastic, Jodi!

I am much the same way. The addictive voice in my head that somehow convinces me to eat the crap is always there.
Sometimes it's quieter than others. (seriously, I can be walking toward the pantry to get my 2nd bowl of chips and I will be telling myself to turn around and NOT DO IT, but the other voice somehow will keep me getting them and eating it!)

My goal is to also make Food a non issue in my life as well.

You lost 6lbs this week?
Woohoo!!

[indigo]

That's fantastic, Jodi!

I am much the same way. The addictive voice in my head that somehow convinces me to eat the crap is always there.
Sometimes it's quieter than others. (seriously, I can be walking toward the pantry to get my 2nd bowl of chips and I will be telling myself to turn around and NOT DO IT, but the other voice somehow will keep me getting them and eating it!)

My goal is to also make Food a non issue in my life as well.

You lost 6lbs this week?
Woohoo!!

Evil, evil voice! And, yup, this was a 6 pound week! Of course I know that the first week is often a big weight loss week and I'm not expecting that to continue. But it definitely was a motivating thing for me.

[indigo]

This is SO fantastic!! :yay::yay:

Thanks for the update, and I'm so happy this is working for you! :yourock:

Thanks! nt

[mirage1]

Does this person do phone consults? I'm really happy for you!

[indigo]

Does this person do phone consults? I'm really happy for you!

She probably does!!

[sarahs]

Wow! That is awesome! (nt)

[Amanda_Reyasmom]

Woohooo Very cool!

[Sue]

Yay! :yay: I am so glad this is working for you!! I love that it feels right too. Not something you "have" to do or are "struggling with" your mind it just able to send those correct signals.

Keep us posted. I think I would like to look more into it. Because the food issue to me feel like so much work. I am either 100% right or horribly wrong. I would like to know how to eat when I am hungry and stop when I am full, which even after all this time (I've been working on this since February) I can't do.

It's been a week and I feel exactly the same way! Absolutely no cravings. No emotions about food at all. I went to the second session yesterday and we did a lot on how to handle restaurant situations, since I'll be traveling for a few days starting Saturday. I feel really confident about it.

One interesting thing is that I now can get these messages from my body about what kind of food I need. When I'm hungry I often feel very specifically that I need protein, or I need fruit, or carbs, or whatever. Surprisingly, so far my body hasn't told me that I need a Cadbury Dairy Milk Bar.

My knee is still somewhat wonky, so I haven't picked up as much exercise as I'd like. I am swimming a lot of laps, though, and that feels good. I'm finally starting to be able to walk with what looks like a normal gait, instead of my left leg swinging behind me! I've walked the dog and walked around a little bit more in general. Sometime this week I'm going to get on the treadmill and walk VERY SLOWLY for about 15 minutes and see how that feels.

I really think that once I'm able to do other exercise besides swimming it will be a real boost. But the first week I lost 6 pounds and I was never hungry. I would be thrilled to (now that the first big week is over) lose 1 or 2 pounds a week for a long time.

I feel like for the first time in my life I'm treating the root cause of my eating problem. I identified my problem about a year ago as an "addictive voice." I know good and well what I need to do to lose weight. It's not rocket science. But my addictive voice was always so much stronger than my voice of reason. Now it's just the oppositive. Occasionally I "hear" the tiniest whisper from the addictive voice but then it gets totally shut down.

Case in point: I made chocolate chip pancakes for the kids a week ago. The majority of the chocolate chips are still in a bag ON THE COUNTER. I have absolutely no desire to eat any of them or to hide them in the pantry, or to throw them away. No temptation at all.

[collier]

Wow! That is really amazing. Does she think she will need to do a few "follow ups" in a few months -- like maintanance?

I'm really happy for you J.

Best,

[indigo]

Wow! That is really amazing. Does she think she will need to do a few "follow ups" in a few months -- like maintanance?

I'm really happy for you J.

Best,

I wondered that but she didn't maek that suggestion. She gave me a hypnosis CD for each of the 3 sessions we did. I'm supposed to choose the one that I seem to need each week and listen to it. I'm sure if the imagery starts to get stale for me she'd do another one.

She said that I have a really, really strong start and the suggestions should last a long time for me.

The hope is that after a couple months, even if the hypnosis effects fade that the way of eating and thinking will have become pretty ingrained.

[Stacey]

which was a total huge bummer, as I had hoped it would be the answer for me. I had 4 sessions with a qualified and experienced hypnotist, but no luck :-(

I am really glad to hear it is working for you! :-)

[davidah]

It's been a week and I feel exactly the same way! Absolutely no cravings. No emotions about food at all. I went to the second session yesterday and we did a lot on how to handle restaurant situations, since I'll be traveling for a few days starting Saturday. I feel really confident about it.


That's fantastic! What a great way to get rid of that totally unproductive voice in your head.

Just a thought -- if you happen to be a diet soda drinker, I would try to get diet soda included as something you're no longer interested in. I'm convinced (with no data, of course) that diet soda is really detrimental to weight loss. And of course, it's lousy for you anyways.

Way to Go!

Davidah

[indigo]

That's fantastic! What a great way to get rid of that totally unproductive voice in your head.

Just a thought -- if you happen to be a diet soda drinker, I would try to get diet soda included as something you're no longer interested in. I'm convinced (with no data, of course) that diet soda is really detrimental to weight loss. And of course, it's lousy for you anyways.

Way to Go!

Davidah

Nope. I never drink soda of any kind. Maybe twice a year when it's really hot I get a root beer and experience nirvana. I drink water 90% of the time. Every couple weeks I'll have a cup of OJ. In the winter, I sometimes start the day off with a cup of hot tea. In restaurants I USED to get sweet iced tea, but I've kicked that habit.

[indigo]

which was a total huge bummer, as I had hoped it would be the answer for me. I had 4 sessions with a qualified and experienced hypnotist, but no luck :-(

I am really glad to hear it is working for you! :-)

Aw, I'm sorry. I don't know really know why it would work for one very motivated person but not for another. It's a bit of a mystery for me.

My dh is bowled over by my change and he might try it next month. I'll be bummed if it doesn't work for him!

I have to say, though, I am HIGHLY hypnotizable. I don't know what that says about me. But in college I used to make cash by being a subject of hypnosis experiments. I did it a lot.

[Bickery]

Nope. I never drink soda of any kind. Maybe twice a year when it's really hot I get a root beer and experience nirvana. I drink water 90% of the time. Every couple weeks I'll have a cup of OJ. In the winter, I sometimes start the day off with a cup of hot tea. In restaurants I USED to get sweet iced tea, but I've kicked that habit.

Soda can taste amazingly good as an occasional treat.

And WTG :yay:

[indigo]

Woohoo! It's still going well! A couple times I started to get those old "addictive" feelings about food again, but when I did self-hypnosis with one of the CDs they got under control again. Exercise has gone really well too. I've been swimming laps almost every day, and a couple days ago my knee felt good enough to go on the treadmill. I went REALLY slow for about 30 minutes. Doesn't sound like much, but it was wonderful for me after what my poor knee has been through. I'm sure that all the swimming has been helping my knee.

After the first week with the big weight drop I've lost about 1.75 pounds a week, which I'm thrilled with. I'm down about 11 pounds so far. I have a looooong way to go! I haven't lost enough for anyone to notice in my appearance but I can tell a difference in how clothes fit (just a little more comfortable) and feel like I have a little more energy.

[riversprite]

Holy cow, J! That's fantastic.

fwiw it took 20lbs for anyone to notice with me. *I*noticed the extra energy and clothes fitting a bit differently earlier but it was at 20lbs lost that it was noticeable to others.

Woohoo! You are doing great!

[indigo]

Holy cow, J! That's fantastic.

fwiw it took 20lbs for anyone to notice with me. *I*noticed the extra energy and clothes fitting a bit differently earlier but it was at 20lbs lost that it was noticeable to others.

Woohoo! You are doing great!

Thanks! I'm really looking forward to being able to see a difference. I know that will be motivating. Right now I'm totally enjoying checking the scale and watching it dip into places I haven't seen for a very long time!

[MamaAnnie]

I think you're right about the soda - and I think I may have even read evidence of that somewhere, although I have no idea where!

I love Diet Soda. I quit for Lent once and lost about five pounds. To be fair, it was five leftover pounds of baby weight that was nearly a year old, but still. I didn't give it up for good, but I do try to limit my consumption to one or two glasses a week.