I mentioned a few weeks ago that I was going to go for hypnosis for weight loss. let me remind you that I am a hardheaded loner, usually doing things MY way and stubborn about it.
A friend of mine had gone to this woman, Beva Cherkis, for his smoking. Les is a great guy, but I could barely get six feet from him before the odor of cigarretes would just about gag me. I did not even realize that some point in time he no longer (sorry Les) stunk!! He told me he had stopped cold in TWO WEEKS, after hypnosis. he smoked for forty years, and quit in two weeks! He has been smoke free now since June of last year. When he talks about it, he is still almost giddy, he is so happy.
So, I decided to take my (over 200 pound) rear end to her.
In the initial session she casually, in conversation dug around my past, and found the raw nerve I have been hiding for so many years. When she put me "under" (I will get to that) she made me address somethings, all to reluctantly, I felt compelled(forced) to. The first session left me feeling like I had been hit by a truck. Only a few suggestions were made, and those were to my self esteem.
NOW>>>> the expression "putting you under" to the uninitiated conjures up visions of truth serum, or being "out". none of those ideas are correct.
Let me explain, every body hears (women, anyway) that insane obsessive lunatic in her head that never, (NEVER!!!!) shuts up! she (that bitch) whispers/shouts all things in our heads all day and a lot of the night.In a nutshell, what hypnosis does is SHUT THAT B@#!ch up, and I mean completely! wow, so relaxing not to have her chattering on in there.
SOOO after the crazy bitch in my head is shut up, she can give me some reinforcements, and "suggestions" that actually HAVE influenced my decision making process. I am fully aware of every thing that is going on in the session, of every corrected thought pattern, and fully cognizant of everything she says, and my surroundings. In my way of thinking, I don't see it as "under" but rather "out from under" so many bad affirmations" that have led to bad dietary decisions. No Virginia, cheesecake will not make your trouble go away.
Here are the suggestions I was given.
I MUST eat breakfast.
nothing satisfies my thirst like WATER!
I will find that if I sit to a full meal, HALF is enough to satisfy me.
I can snack on wholesome snacks.
I am God's own creation, and He loves me and wants to bless me with health.
I love the creation God has made (me)
In the two weeks since I started seeing Beva (two sessions) I have lost three pounds. I have not increased my exercise, but I have started breakfasting every day, I am drinking more water because I want it. I have had only one small cup of Coke in those two weeks. My evening sweet tooth is salved with a couple of dried dates!, and I can snack on a handful of roasted (no salt) in the shell peanuts. I like them because if they are in the shell, it takes about ten minutes to eat a handful (brilliant!).
Two days ago, I was driving and got a sudden thirst. I was right in front of Wendy's, and would have gone for a large sweet tea without hesitation. I even checked the drive-through, and there were no cars there! I realized that I did not really want sweet tea, I wanted ....OMG!!!!! water! Ok, now I am freaking out, I really did want the water, I mean it, I did. I drove right past Wendy's.
So, for the past two days, two pounds have been missing from the scale, This morning another one left, and that put me on another new set of ten that I am anxious to see go!!
Am I finally going to get victory over that crazy neurotic woman in my head?? that would be nice, wouldn't it?
In shape with a gag on the crazy woman?? MMMM, that might make me marketable again! (except foe my pet Boa constrictor) hahahaha
