2020 Weight Loss Goals

Have you started 2020 on a positive note or have you already given up on those New Year resolutions? 

Do you fail with the same resolutions every year and in 2020 decided not to make any at all, or go with a general resolution of just being healthier?

Sometimes we need a push to help us make those changes.  Last year at my Leatherhead clinic one of my clients came to see me for weight loss.  She needed an operation on her foot and the hospital kept postponing the date because she wasn’t losing any weight.  She wanted to lose four stone in total but the hospital had asked her to lose a stone before they operated.  

We concentrated not on a diet or a low calorie plan but on the reasons why she ate when she knew it were so important to lose weight.  Why did she eat when she wasn’t hungry and didn’t need food? Was this emotional eating for reasons like boredom or because of a bad day at work, even eating as a reward for a something good that had happened?  What we realised was that eating didn’t solve any problem and that there were better ways to reward herself than eating cakes, sweets, crisps or any other type of junk food.

We also focused on treating a cake or a piece of chocolate with enjoyment and eating it mindfully so that a small piece of cake or chocolate was entirely satisfying.  This removed the negative thoughts around that sweet treat and there was no need to eat the whole bar of chocolate or finish the packet of biscuits because she could have another one another day.

My client is going into hospital in the beginning of January having lost two and a half stone.  In our last session we have focused on the advantages she has gained by losing the weight and making sure there is no temptation to over eat whilst she is on crutches and recovering.  

When she is fully recovered she plans to lose the rest of her weight to reach her goal.  More importantly she has made up her mind that never again is she going to be overweight.  Whatever the future holds she is determined that her weight will not be something that holds her back again.

Regardless of whether you have made a new year resolution or not perhaps 2020 is the year you can take charge of your life.  Whatever you want to change stop smoking, weight loss, get fit, hypnotherapy can help boost your willpower and understand why you have these destructive habits.

Please call me on 01372 812 189 for a free consultation to see how hypnotherapy can help you achieve your weightloss goals this year.