With chilly, winter days ahead for most of us, the thought of braving the elements to get to the gym or go for a run does not sound very attractive. Maintaining the motivation to stick to your weight loss goals when everyone else wants to hibernate is simple with hypnosis for weight loss.

Most people who are working to lose weight agree that motivation is especially challenging when the weather changes, so what if you could stay dedicated to your exercise plan and diet simply by viewing a hypnotherapy weight loss DVD or listening to a CD? Better yet, a hypnotherapy weight loss program can diminish your compulsions too.

Hypnotherapy for weight loss works simply, but effectively, by guiding you to a state of deep relaxation during which your unconscious mind can more effortlessly accept 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 their metabolism and increase the rate that weight is dropped. Some of the most successful hypnosis exercise motivation techniques comes from Neuro-Linguistic Programming, or NLP. With NLP, the unconscious is programmed to use the same thought processes that are producing a problem, to eradicate it. Said another way, the same thought processes that the unconscious utilizes to create cravings and oral compulsions could help 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 activating feelings and behaviors. Creating a hypnosis appetite suppression anchor works simply and effectively like this: A qualified hypnotherapy weight loss practitioner will safely direct you into a tranquil hypnotic state. Then the hypnotherapist will ask you to recall a time when you were excited and happy about anything in your life.

The intent of this exercise is to remember and re-experience as many sensations as you are able to from different times in your life when you felt motivated and eager to do anything at all. Then, the hypnotherapist 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 working out and enjoying it. As you produce this mental picture, 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 that point on, any time you wish to feel motivated to exercise, you can simply trigger your anchor and re-experience those same encouraging feelings that will motivate you to workout. NLP and weight loss hypnosis can even be helpful to dissuade 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 develop 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 attempting every new diet and purchasing every exercise implement on the market, something as straight forward as weight loss hypnosis can work for them. The good news is that experts have found that all normal people are hypnotizable to a greater or lesser extent. However, it is important to note that people who have 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 exercising and eating healthily. That said, the biggest proponent for victory in any fitness program, whether it embraces 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 hypnotism simply by giving them suggestions. If someone is against 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 experience success with NLP and hypnotherapy because they can imagine what it would feel like if they did feel that way, and anchor the imagined feelings.

So, if you’re like many of us and find your enthusiasm diminishing as the days get darker and the temperatures drop, weight loss hypnosis can help regain (or maintain) your eagerness for carrying out and finally accomplishing your fitness aspirations.

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

– Alan Densky