Weight Reduction Miracle – Self Hypnosis Plus The Atkins High Protein Weight Loss Diet

By: Alan B. Densky
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[ Posted On: 2008-03-17 ]

In spite of the popularity of the Atkins Diet, it is often greatly misunderstood! Popular, yet slightly exaggerated depictions of the diet portray dieters wolfing down nothing but vast quantities of meat and fat. Although the diet itself may not be quite this simple, many dieters following the program have successfully lost weight and improved their health.

On this program, dieters follow a very specific plan based on cutting carbohydrate intake. Emphasis is placed on the nutritional aspects of the diet over exercise and other factors, although getting physical activity is recommended. There are 4 phases to the Atkins diet:

Induction: For the duration of this two-week phase 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 eggs, fats such as oils and butter, and other foods with little to no carbohydrate content. Many foods containing carbohydrates are not permitted at all, including alcoholic beverages.

This initial phase is supposed to help the body switch from burning carbohydrates for energy, as it usually does, into burning stored up fat (a process called ketosis). Most dieters start to lose pounds during this phase.

Ongoing Weight Loss: During this phase, dieters gradually increase their carbohydrate intake by adding 5 grams of carbohydrates into their diet every week. Dieters fine-tune their diet, continuing their weight loss to put themselves within 5-10 pounds of their target weight, before transitioning into the Pre-maintenance period.

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

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

Dieters who can stay on the Atkins diet are typically successful in losing weight; however, many people are unable to follow through with the program and end up quitting early on in the initial induction phase. In general, most diet plans fail simply because dieters cannot stay on the plan.

Many people struggle with dieting because they experience strong food cravings, have problems with compulsive overeating, can't regulate their appetites, or simply do not feel motivated to lose weight. Overcoming these mental obstacles is the most challenging aspect of losing weight.

One reason why many people struggle to manage their eating is because they are emotional eaters. Such individuals eat in response to their feelings, such as when they are bored or upset. However, this habit programs a "conditioned response" into the unconscious mind. This means that when people experience the same emotion that made them initially overeat, they will feel compelled to overeat once again.

Hypnotherapy works by helping our unconscious minds disassociate our eating habits from our emotions. To extinguish the conditioned response to overeat, a hypnosis weight loss program is used to break the association in the unconscious mind between overeating and certain "trigger" situations.

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 urge to overeat with another activity, such as exercising. This way, the next time you experience boredom, instead of going to eat, you will feel motivated to exercise, resulting in natural weight loss.

Hypnosis is an excellent tool for stress relief as well, helping us cope with our stressful emotions and relieve tension without eating. As a relaxation tool, it calms the mind, helps you use new strategies to manage stress, and boosts your confidence to promote natural weight loss.

Self hypnosis can also be used to eliminate the emotional anxieties that keep you from losing weight. Many overweight people use their weight for emotional protection. For instance, after a painful end to a relationship, people might find themselves becoming overweight so they can avoid relationships and avoid having to endure emotional pain again. Through hypnosis, we can turn our negative thoughts into positive ones and focus on improving our health instead of becoming overwhelmed by our worries.

Not only is hypnosis a powerful motivation tool, it relieves stress, eliminates conditioned responses that cause overeating, and can be used to overcome the mental obstacles that prevent weight loss. Hypnosis is tremendously effective at helping people stay on a diet program, such as the Atkins program, and naturally 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 dieting CDs and hypnosis for weight loss DVD. Visit his hypnosis CDs website for Free hypnosis downloads, videos, and newsletters.

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