True confession – I gained the dreaded COVID 20 pounds. I know, I’m a hypnotherapist who has helped women and men lose hundreds of pounds. When it came to listening to my own counsel, I fell short.

I know all the right things to do:

1. Eat healthy food you prepare yourself. Focus on eating vegetables, low-glycemic fruit and healthy protein.

2. Plan your foods ahead of time. A good suggestion is planning your food for the next day the night before to make sure you have what you need on hand.

3. Limit carbohydrates and alcohol. That’s where the calories are and the more you limit carbs, the more fun, fresh, veggies you can have.

4. Exercise more and regularly. Again, make a plan ahead of time so that you know when and how you exercise. If necessary, put it on your calendar as an event.

5. Get plenty of sleep. Study after study has shown that the more sleep you get, the easier it is to lose weight.

6. Have a specific goal in mind. This works better because you can see your progress and celebrate when you achieve your right weight.

7. Keep a written journal. Track your progress and celebrate your wins.

Sounds good, doesn’t it? But with all the pivoting and planning to keep my business going, I put my health on the back burner and ended up where I did not want to be. My doctor told me that I need to lose weight because of added stress on my knees which is causing pain and probably some damage. That scared me into taking action.

What now? I am committing to 1-7 above. I’m also going to use a food and calorie app to track my food. It does help to see what you are eating each day and exactly how many calories that food contains. As I tell my clients, it’s more about what you eat than how much you move. Don’t get me wrong, movement is important. For me, after a good walk or work out I’m more motivated to eat the right food.

I may make an appointment to see a hypnotherapist; I hear they can be very helpful on this weight loss journey.

What about you? Did you gain the COVID 20 pounds? Are you ready to make some changes? If you are, give me call, we can get to our right weight together.

Sincerely,

Cinda

HypnoNews and Resources

Sleep More, Weigh Less - Yes, it’s true and here’s the article to prove it: https://www.webmd.com/diet/sleep-and-weight-loss#1

Here’s an article from Psychology Today about how hypnosis helps with weight loss: https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/the-integrationist/201412/successful-weight-loss-using-hypnosis