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Try The Mediterranean Diet And Self Hypnosis And Kill Cravings And Lose Fat Now!
By Alan B. Densky, CH
If you dream of the body of a Greek god or goddess, you don't have to hurl thunderbolts or battle one-eyed monsters - simply eating like the ancient idols could help you get a physique that others will worship.
The Mediterranean way of eating, which is a plan featuring an abundance of fresh fruits and vegetables, fish, olive oil, whole grains and red wine, can help you arrive at the ideal body. The Mediterranean meal plan has also been linked to a healthier heart and a longer life span. Fatty dairy products, red meat, and foods with refined sugar are rarely consumed, if ever.
Thousands of years after the physically powerful gods shook things up, the Mediterranean style of eating still makes great sense as a plan because you get full on large amounts of low fat, high-fiber foods that leave you feeling satisfied for much longer. The fruits and vegetables eaten as part of the Mediterranean plan are naturally low in calories, and are full of antioxidants and omega-3 fatty acids, things your body needs to create new and healthy cells.
The Mediterranean plan allows a higher fat intake than most weight loss plans, but it is healthy fat that comes from olive oil and nuts, which are rich in beneficial monounsaturated fats, and low in unhealthy saturated fats, like those found in ice-cream, cheese or beef.
Just remember that for higher calorie foods, like the olive oil, whole grains and red wing, you still have to focus on overall calorie intake and serving sizes. The key to any successful weight loss meal plan is taking in fewer calories while still feeling full.
When you feel satiated, it makes it a little easier to conquer cravings that most people who are trying to follow a weight loss endure. What good is a if you can't remain on it because your appetite is out of control? Before you start any weight loss diet, you'll need to find a safe, effective way to eliminate your urges, cravings and appetite to overeat. Weight loss hypnotherapy is a wonderful tool to help you curb your cravings.
The average person feels cravings and an urge to eat for two main reasons:
A. When you combine eating with any other behavior, the other behavior will trigger cravings and a compulsion to eat.
B. When you feel tense, you feel compelled to put something into your mouth for relaxation and pleasure.
Let's talk about Part "A" first. Over 70% of the population learns much more quickly and easily by seeing, rather then by hearing. Think about it: If you have an urge to eat when watching television, it’s because your mind recorded the video image of food in your hand, and then associated that image with
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the image of the television. From that point, every time you watch television, your unconscious mind flashes the image of the food in your hand, and you get an urge.
You've actually "programmed" your unconscious to make you feel cravings and urges as a "conditioned response" to watching television. The same thing occurs when you eat in your car or while on the phone, etc.
Lose weight hypnotherapy will extinguish the conditioned responses quickly by reprogramming your subconscious mind to have it trigger unconscious images of you watching the television without eating, and that will eliminate the urge to eat. It will also give you an urge to reject food in that scenario!
But what about Part "B"? Our feelings of tension are created by our thoughts. If you think negative thoughts, you feel tension and upset. If you think happy thoughts, you feel happy and relaxed.
If you have an upsetting thought seated at your computer, your mind can connect that thought with the computer. Thereafter, when you are sitting at your computer, you have a conditioned response; your mind will flash to that negative thought and you will feel tension. Weight loss self-hypnosis techniques can help you change these patterns almost immediately.
The techniques used in some of the most effective hypnosis programs are based on Neuro-Linguistic Programming (NLP). This technology works based on the utilization of a person's existing thought processes instead of post-hypnotic suggestion.
Video weight loss hypnosis can program your subconscious mind to use stressful thoughts as a trigger for soothing thoughts. So if you begin to think of something that is upsetting, your unconscious mind will automatically change to a relaxing thought in a millisecond. You become peaceful, so there are no feelings of tension to produce your cravings. And without an appetite to overeat, it is easy to lose weight and keep it off permanently.
Combining a sensible plan, like the Mediterranean style, along with self hypnosis means you can finally overcome your cravings to get the body of a Greek god or goddess.
Alan B. Densky, CH pioneered the use of video hypnotism for weight loss and received a U.S. Patent on the technology. His hypnosis website offers multiple lose weight hypnosis CDs designed to fit every problem. Visit for Free hypnosis newsletters, videos, and articles.
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