trying to start again does hypnosis work

Hypnosis is one of those things that's more like a placebo. It will work if you think it will work. I tried hypnosis a long time ago, not for weight loss but for something else, and I could not do it because to me it's ridiculous, but it did work for my sister-in-law when she did it to quit smoking.

But really, the way to lose weight is to change your lifestyle, eat less/move more. The high carbs/sweet stuff is a stress coping mechanism habit that you need to break. That's hard for a while, but once you get the sweet stuff out of your system, like about a month, it's easier.

I would recommend trying out MFP first before trying hypnosis. As stated above, it may have a placebo effect, which you can easily get here without a copay at a specialist!

I would also say to give up different diets and eating styles. Do what works for you, and not what a book or lifestyle guru says. Practice with moderation, come here to the forums to get input and advice, buy a food scale so you can weigh all of your food for accuracy, and see about testing recipes (a lot here on the Recipes forum) to see if you can start liking green veggies. Also, if you find yourself slipping up with items you tend to overeat on, keep them out of the house until you can handle them being there without going overboard. I've found that preportioning out things like Cheezits and snacks into Ziploc bags really helps me keep my portions in check with things that come in big packages.

Also, if you feel your stress is impacting your eating to the point that you can't manage it on your own, see about speaking to a therapist to get to the root of your eating issues. Much better investment than hypnosis, which may work yet only mask the problem, not address it. Good luck!

Go on You Tube and search for free weight loss hypnosis sessions. Play around with it to see if it's something you like. I've used a couple of these videos and am shocked at how relaxed I feel afterward.(Not as relaxing as a double dirty martini, but that's the kind if thinking that has me on MFP in the first place).

After spending the last several years losing and regaining the same pounds over and over, I have finally found the formula that is working for me.

1. I had resisted the whole "friend" thing on MFP. This time around, I decided to give it a try, and the interaction/encouragement from people on a similar path has been amazing.

2. I have been using a hypnosis app called Virtual Gastric Band Hypnosis. Hypnosis does not work for everyone. It is definitely working for me. I have struggled with binge eating my entire life. My urge to binge is now 100% gone. Hypnosis has also drastically reduced my food cravings. Now if I crave something (which isn't often), I can eat ONE serving and be completely satisfied.

I have never felt so free in all of my life. As I recently mentioned to my MFP friends, if I never lose another pound (although I'm consistently losing), I will still continue to live this way for the rest of my life. My chains have been broken, and I 'm never looking back.

I've done hypnosis, I just stopped in March after about two years. I started it (saw it on a Groupon) for stress relief, then moved on to helping my sleep issues and finally weight loss. I think it helped me, but it is in no way a magic bullet. It's something to enhance lifestyle changes and better food and exercise habits. It helps you learn to relax, which is definitely a plus when you're trying to lose weight. But to get it to work well, you have to work at it, my sessions were recorded and it's advised to play them back daily. It definitely helped with things like my obsession with hopping on the scale and reinforcing the changes I was making. But I don't feel like I've done worse since stopping it.

I can see how it can relax you.... But not sure it'll make you lose weight. Just work out! Weight training is the best.

geisha_runner wrote: »

I haven't tried it. But the way I see it, can't hurt to try!

It will hurt your wallet. You´d be better off saving that money and buying some undersized clothes and making it a personal goal to get into them.