The Skinny
Average Weight Loss: Varies based on diet chosen
Type of Diet: This program is not really a diet, but purports to help you lose weight by learning how to change your behavior through self-hypnosis. If you have an eating disorder, suffer from binge eating, or emotional eating, seek the advice of a licensed clinical therapist or other mental health professional to make sure you get the support that you need.
About The Diet
Dr. Scott Lewis, a famous hypnotist, created this plan to help people lose weight through hypnosis. He believes that by accessing your subconscious you can learn to understand and control your eating habits and behaviors.
Many people overeat to fill an emotional void, or because they are depressed, or even bored. This diet focus on self-reflection to empower you to free yourself from the cycle of emotional eating.
He also states his program can increase your desire to exercise more – another important aspect of long-term weight loss.
Purchase his DVDs four about $55. The program does not require you to see a hypnotist, but teaches you self-hypnosis.
More Information
Negative Press
- Not a “real” diet
- May not work for some
Positive Press
- Hypnodiet – Susan Hepburn’s diet by hypnosis
- Designed to help overcome bad eating habits.
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Hypnodiet: Lose Weight, Feel Fabulous – the Stress-Free Way
By Susan Hepburn
Hypnodiet is not a diet. It is a mind-body revolution: a way to change the way you eat, forever. Susan Hepburn’s approach works because it removes the guilt and stress of yo-yo dieting. Hypnosis provides a simple yet radical way to lose inches, but more importantly it is a way to gain control of your eating habits and build a healthy relationship with food. With Hypnodiet you put away the scales. There is no calorie counting, no forbidden foods, no faddy menus or deprivation. Instead, using simple hypnotherapy exercises, you will learn to reprogram your mind. You will quickly start to enjoy food and make healthy choices, reaching and maintaining your target weight without hunger, guilt or stress. The concept of ‘mindfulness’ is central – it’s a highly effective psychological tool which will revolutionise the way you eat. Other key elements of the book include learning how to put yourself in a state of deep relaxation, guided meditations and visualisations (on accompanying CD) to enable you to ‘delete’ the negative emotional associations you have with food and replace these with positive ones, inspiring case studies, hints and tips.
Health Concerns
This program is not really a diet, but purports to help you lose weight by learning how to change your behavior through self-hypnosis. If you have an eating disorder, suffer from binge eating, or emotional eating, seek the advice of a licensed clinical therapist or other mental health professional to make sure you get the support that you need.
