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Hypnosis Plus The Atkins Diet - A Weight Loss Miracle

Written by Alan B. Densky, CH

Wednesday, 19 March 2008

Despite the popularity of the Atkins Diet, it is often greatly misunderstood! Popular, if slightly exaggerated depictions of the diet portray dieters devouring nothing but huge quantities of meat and fat. Although the diet itself may not be quite that simple, many people have used it to lose weight and improve their health.

On this plan, dieters follow a very specific plan based on limited carbohydrate intake. The nutritional aspects of the plan are emphasized over exercise and other factors, although getting physical activity is encouraged. There are 4 stages in the Atkins diet:

Induction: For the duration of this two-week stage at the start of the diet program, dieters can only consume up to 20 grams of carbohydrates each day. Dieters can eat high protein foods such as meat and fish, fats such as oils and butter, and other food with little to no carbohydrates. Many foods containing carbohydrates are not permitted at all, including alcoholic drinks.

This initial phase is intended to help the body go from burning carbohydrates for energy, as it usually does, into burning stored fat (a process called ketosis). Most dieters begin to lose weight during this stage.

Ongoing Weight Loss: During the Ongoing Weight Loss phase, dieters gradually increase their intake of carbs by adding 5 grams of carbohydrates into their diet each week. Dieters fine-tune their diet, losing weight to put themselves within 5-10 pounds of their target weight, before moving into the Pre-maintenance stage.

Pre-maintenance: Dieters use the Pre-maintenance phase to find out the maximum amount of carbohydrates they can ingest without experiencing weight gain. During this stage, dieters increase carbohydrate intake by 10 grams a week. Once dieters reach their target weight and can maintain it for a month, they move into the Lifetime Maintenance stage.

Lifetime Maintenance: For lasting results, the Atkins program is supposed to be maintained throughout the dieter's lifetime. Using the strategies that helped the dieter reach their target weight, the dieter keeps up an eating and exercise plan to stay at their goal weight. Individuals can revert to previous stages if they ever begin to regain weight.

Dieters who can stick to the Atkins diet are typically successful in losing weight; unfortunately, many people are unable to keep following the program and end up quitting early on in the induction stage. In general, most diet plans fail simply because dieters cannot stay committed to the plan.

Many people are unable to lose weight because they experience strong food cravings, have problems with compulsive overeating, cannot control their appetites, or simply do not feel motivated to lose weight. Getting over these mental obstacles is the most challenging aspect of losing weight.

One reason why many people cannot seem to manage their eating is because they are emotional eaters. Such people eat in response to their emotions, such as when they are sad or angry. However, this practice programs a "conditioned response" into the unconscious mind. This means that when people experience the same feelings that made them overeat initially, they will feel compelled to overeat again.

Hypnosis works by helping our unconscious minds disassociate our eating habits from our emotions. To eliminate the conditioned response to overeat, a hypnosis weight loss program is used to break the association developed in the unconscious mind between overeating and specific "trigger" behaviors.

For instance, if you tend to overeat when you get bored, hypnosis can disassociate boredom from eating in your unconscious mind. Hypnotherapy techniques can then be used to replace the overeating response with another activity, such as exercising. That way, the next time you suffer from boredom, instead of having an urge to overeat, you will feel motivated to exercise, resulting in natural weight loss.

Hypnosis is a powerful stress relieving tool as well, helping us deal with our stressful feelings and relieve tension without eating. As a relaxation tool, it calms the mind, helps you develop strategies to cope with stress, and boosts your self-confidence to motivate you to lose weight.

Hypnotherapy can also be used to remove the emotional stressors that keep you from losing weight. Many overweight people hide behind their weight for emotional protection. For instance, after ending a relationship, people might find themselves becoming overweight so they can avoid new relationships and avoid having to endure emotional pain again. Through hypnosis, we can think more positively and focus on improving our health instead of becoming overwhelmed by our anxieties.

Not only is hypnotherapy an ideal motivational tool, it relieves tension, eliminates the conditioned responses that trigger overeating, and can be used to overcome many mental obstacles that prevent weight loss. Hypnosis techniques are enormously effective at helping people stay on a diet plan, such as the Atkins program, and lose weight.

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About The Author:

Alan B. Densky, CH has invested over 30 years specializing in weight loss. He offers several ways to lose weight, including diet CD and NLP to lose weight DVD. Visit his CD for self-help website for Free hypnosis newsletters, videos, and downloads.

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