Do any of the following statements describe you?

·         I eat even when I know I am not really hungry

·         I turn to unhealthy food whenever I feel emotional

·         The more I try not to overeat, the more I seem to do it

·         I constantly think about food, when it is probably one of the only things I don’t want to think about

·         I think I have an unhealthy relationship with food

·         I feel as though I am in a permanent cycle of unnecessary eating followed by feelings of guilt

As a therapist, I don’t tend to focus on working with people to lose weight. Instead I focus on

·         the reasons behind why you overeat and finding ways to address these

·         the reasons why you fixate about food and dealing with them

·         getting conscious awareness of any unhelpful habits you have relating to food and changing them

·         In certain cases, looking at your current knowledge about eating properly and providing education about the way to eat properly. This is NOT about some new and latest fad diet; this is about going back to basics and eating properly and removing diets from your life

·         Consider your basic needs with you and check whether they are being met appropriately and then work with you to find ways to meet them more appropriately.

For more detail about these issues, please read on…

Using Hypnotherapy (hypnosis), Solution Focussed Therapy and NLP (Neuro Linguistic Programming), I can help you with the above issues, giving you back the control over food instead of it being the other way round.

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There are enough books and web sites that offer copious hints and tips, diets and routines to lose weight, so I am certainly not going to re-invent the wheel here. Instead I ask you to consider the following questions in the context of your life. If struggle to recall the last time you did any of these, then they may start to help to build a picture of why you tend to eat unnecessarily

When was the last time

·         I ate a proper healthy breakfast? (read this recent article from the BBC (Big breakfast aids weight loss)

·         I ate a healthy snack between meals?

·         I drank enough water during the day?

·         I remember actually feeling full?

·         I stopped eating when I actually felt full, instead of just finishing everything that was on the plate

·         I sat down and just focused solely on eating, rather than in front of the TV or while doing something else?

·         I ate something, really enjoyed it,  and then didn’t feel guilty about it afterwards

·         I proactively ate to avoid hunger, rather than waited until I was starving and then ate the first things I could lay my hands on?

·         I was at my ideal weight and can recall what happened in my life around that time?

·         I listened to what my own body suggests instead of trying to fit into some new general dieting fad’s view of the world

·         I thought about happens immediately before I indulge in unnecessary eating? What am I feeling, thinking and doing?

·         I thought about what happens after I have indulged in unnecessary eating? What is the predominant thought, feeling or emotion? What do I tell myself?

If you do nothing more, I urge you to sit down and think about these in the context of your own life. It can be helpful to keep a log of the details from the last two bullet points for 7-10 days to really help you understand these in more detail. You can then identify ways to change where they need to be made.

I can highly recommend buying and reading this book to help you understand more about why you crave food when your blood sugars (energy levels) are low. You only need to read the first 40 pages to get a good understanding of how important this concept is to getting control of your health and weight. Don’t be put off by the title, it is NOT a diet. You can pick it up pretty cheaply on Amazon market place.

The food doctor every day diet - by Ian Marber

This web page describes the kind of things I consider with you in a confidential 90-120 minute session. We will also look at how we can address any issues to find better ways to create healthier habits in your life. Thereafter, we can jointly decide on whether further sessions are required to build on progress from the changes in the first session.

Please note: Before undertaking any therapy, it is always a good idea to check with your doctor if you are on any medication for chronic pain, anxiety or depression.

To book a FREE! no obligations initial call, or a full confidential session with me, go to the Contact Me page

I normally work from my home office in Wansford, just outside Peterborough in the Cambridgeshire region. I also practice from the Barns at Wansford Surgery.

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