So then next question that needs to be asked is, how many calories does my body burn? Most of you will be pleasantly surprised at how many calories you burn each day for doing nothing. Let say for instance you were a female that weighs around 70kg, you will burn around 1900 calories per day. This is without any exercise! For weight loss, throw in some light exercise and restrict your calorie intake to around 1500 calories per day and you will lose around 0.5kg a week.

The biggest key in weight loss then becomes a proper diet. Did you know that there is over 250 calories in a bottle of coke? Or that there is over 300 calories in a slice of chocolate mud cake? You can certainly keep the foods you love in your diet, however for weight loss, moderation is the key. You need to be clever about food substitutions. Instead of having a slice of cake, have a healthy muffin. Have a can of tuna or some vegetables with dip. You need to come up with between 5 to 10 healthy snacks that you know you like and have the pre-prepared that way when the cravings come on you can go straight for your healthy snacks. It is the binge eating that really hinders weight loss progress so it is important to keep your body fuelled regularly with heavy food so you are not feeling hungry all the time.

Make sure you write out your goals. Studies have shown that people that write out their goals are twice as likely to succeed with reaching their weight loss goals. Start off by making them reasonable and something you know you can achieved. Then, when weight loss actually happens, you can reset your goals and make them more challenging.

The key for weight loss is keeping your energy balance in check. A great site that does all this for you is Australian Lifestyle & Fitness. They have a range of weight loss tools that allow you to keep track of all aspects of your health and fitness, and keep you motivated for sustained weight loss.

There are two main parts to our mind: the conscious and the subconscious. The conscious part of you wants to lose weight and look good this upcoming season. Meanwhile, the subconscious wants you to continue to eat all the foods that make you feel comfortable and happy. Unfortunately for you, those tend to be composed of sugar and carbohydrates which only make your waist line grow. In a scenario like this one, the person ends up yo-yo-dieting because their “Will Power” can only last so long – literally. Will Power only gives you a short burst of energy. Once it’s gone. It’s just gone. The only thing left behind is your emotional stress and frustration which can lead to a vicious cycle of weight rebounding.

That is the reason why the problem of losing weight needs to be tackled at the source of where the mental conflict is – in your subconscious. The subconscious is where all your habits and patterns lie such as not eating healthy, not liking to exercise and drinking only soda. Once you get this part of your mind in sink with your goals, change becomes easy because you’re no longer fighting with yourself.

Hypnosis Has Been Scientifically Proven To Work For Weight Loss.

Setting your mind to lose weight and motivating yourself to enjoy healthy habits is possible with Hypnosis. A significant number of studies (several of which are listed below), have demonstrated that adding hypnosis to a weight loss program significantly increases its success.

A 1996 study conducted at the University of Connecticut published in the Journal of Consulting and Clinical Psychology found that, on average, people who used Hypnosis were able to lose 2.5 times more weight than a person not using Hypnosis. The authors went a step further by stating, “The correlation analysis indicated that the benefits of Hypnosis increased substantially over time.”

As someone who previously battled with keeping extra pounds off, I know that you need to have the correct frame of mind in order to be successful. You may have experienced occasions when you’ve dieted and exercised but then your will power wore off. In the end, you slipped back to your old patterns and rebounded in weight. This continuous vicious cycle affects you not just physically but emotionally because as your self-esteem spirals downwards you start to overeat; you start eating calorie laden comfort foods again and you get stuck in the same pattern.

This scenario happens to countless of Americans who fuel the diet industry with their purchases of diet pills and other fads in hope of achieving their weight loss goals. The problem, however, is that the more you rebound, the more you set yourself up for failure for the next time you try to diet.

In reality, the perfect equation for most people to lose weight is simple. It’s:

Weight Loss = The Right Mind Set + Healthy Eating + Exercise

That’s it. In life as in science, the simplest answer is often the correct answer.

Hypnosis can help you achieve the right state of mind by “cleaning up the mental clutter” that prevents you from holding a determined course to lose weight and live a healthier lifestyle. It gives you the ability to naturally chose to eat healthy foods, to want to exercise and to be focused on achieving your weight loss goals. For some, it’s as simple as one session, while others see benefit from a series of sessions.

In a research article titled, Hypnotherapy in weight loss treatment, a group of researchers found that in a test group of 60 participants, those that did not use Hypnosis only lost .5 lbs while the group using Hypnosis lost 17lbs. Why? Because the people who had access to Hypnosis sessions were able to achieve that weight loss combination that eludes most people today.

More proof of the ability of Hypnosis to boost a person’s weight loss was shown in January of 2004, when Dateline aired “Losing it: Dateline ultimate diet challenge.” The show compared some of the most well known methods known to losing weight including the Atkin’s diet, Slim Fast, Weight Watchers, extreme exercise with calorie restrictions, working with a diet coach and Hypnosis.

The top two weight loss techniques that worked were Hypnosis and the Atkins diet. Unfortunately for the man who used the Atkin’s diet (Rick Burns), while he lost weight, he also became sick. “Rick developed a painful case of gout, a condition he’d had before, that he suspected was a result of the diet.” His diet had to be modified.

Marc Merlis, the man who did Hypnosis along with exercising and eating healthy continued to happily lose weight.

“After three months under Hypnosis, his wife had a nickname for him. Incredibly, “droopy drawers” had lost the most so far, a staggering 40 pounds. That’s when droopy’s wife got in on the action. She went to the hypnotist to quit smoking. And guess what? Smoke free, fat free. Five months in, for the Merlis’s things couldn’t be better. And at their son’s bar mitzvah this May, lifting Marc was a piece of cake.”

As long as Marc continued his Hypnosis routine, he was able to continue his path of losing weight. One of the things that I noticed about this weight loss challenge was how much the other contestants suffered by the calorie restrictions that they had to undergo. It’s hard to focus if you feel that you are starving. Hypnosis helps program your mind to think thin – this includes wanting to exercise and wanting to eat healthy so you’re not constantly struggling about what choices you have to make. An added plus to Hypnosis is that it helps you control your stress levels. This in turn helps you to lose weight.

Even highly respected consumer advocate John Stossel of ABC’s 20/20, who is known for debunking fraudulent claims, agrees that Hypnosis is no sham. In his best-selling book, “Myths, Lies and Downright Stupidty”, he makes a bold take on Hypnosis:

“Just when my skeptic’s antennae convince me I always know bunk when I see it, I get fooled. I assumed hypnosis in medicine was one more con game… “Hypnotherapy will help you lose weight!” C’mon, if it worked, there wouldn’t be all those overweight people around. Truth: Hypnosis works — if you let it!”

Smokers can also reap the benefits of Hypnosis for weight loss. A two-fold study stated that both nonsmokers and smokers alike experienced significant weight loss as well as decline in their Body Mass Index compared to the group who did not practice Hypnosis. In fact, the group who used Hypnosis continued to show lower post treatment weights. Non-invasive and relaxing, Hypnosis makes achieving your goals easy.

Hypnosis simply allows you to have better motivation and self control as well as a positive emotional association with your diet and exercise. You don’t just lose weight, you gain control of your own life, so that you can go out there and achieve all the other things that are on your list of goals.

Sasha Carrion, CHT

Helping You Achieve Your Goals

To Read A Deeper Explanation Of How My Hypnosis Program Works To Help You Lose Weight and Keep It Off, Go to: www.sashacarrion.com/WeightLossProgram.htm

All over-weight people should  seek a doctor to recommend the best weight loss program, which leads to a healthy weight loss technique. To lose weight fast and effectively these aspects of life should be changed: eating habits, behavior and activity level.

Here are fast tips that can change an over-weight’s persons life:

Fast weight loss composes of a multi-faceted technique that consists of mindset, exercise, and diet supplements.  Begin by learning which diet food plan  can easily be integrated with your lifestyle.  Start an exercise plan that allows at least fifteen minutes a day like brisk walking, running, swimming, and dancing. Set realistic approaches.  The ability to focus and have proper mindset enables someone on a diet to quickly lose those extra pounds. With discipline and proper mind set, a dieter will not lose focus easily.  Listen as the body speaks.  Everyone’s body metabolism reacts differently to fast weight loss programs and plans.  Try substituting one program for another if needed.  Exercise programs must be suitable to one’s body.  If walking is all that can be done, then walk for this is proven to be the best exercise.  Muscles burn more calories than fats so it’s also best to put on a little muscle and start looking good too.

Eat more fibers for it slows down the rate of digestion.  A serving of whole grain bread moves fat through the digestive system faster.  Grains turn into blood sugar that spikes the body’s insulin level.  Thus, making the body more energized and ready to tell the body when it should stop burning fats or start storing.  Keep away from fried foods especially deep-fried as this contains a great amount of fat.  Although fish and chicken appear leaner than beef, this white meat can contain more fat than a beef when it is fried.  It is recommended for those on a strict diet to opt for grilled food as this contains less fat after the food is cooked. Drink lots of fluid.  Drinking at least eight glasses of water a day keeps the body refreshed.  Since weight loss depends on how the body eliminates body wastes, the body must stay hydrated.

All in all, discipline and consistency is still the best practice and the key to a rapid weight loss success.  Light dieting, workout, and right amount of supplementation applied in a regular way everyday will result in faster weight loss than having a massive action only to be followed a return to old habits as this would only lead to gaining more weight than when the weight loss plan has started.

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There are some basic rules one must follow in order to be successful in their weight loss journey.

 First things first you will not lose 50 pounds in the next two months so give that unrealistic goal up pronto. A huge part of a dieter’s problem is buying into the “fast weight loss” idea. Contrary to the ads blasting us on a daily basis it is not safe to lose more than 4 pounds in a week. This is one hurdle every dieter needs to get over right away be very cautious about any diet or weight loss program offering results that just simply are out of reach. It is plain and simple you didn’t gain the 50 pounds in two months so do not expect to lose the 50 pounds in two months.

Second you need to get real with yourself about your reason to be on a weight loss plan. If you want to lose weight to look like the model on the new fashion magazine you’re reading forget it now. Again, this is very unrealistic and you will give up. Sit down and really put some thought into it, down to the soul searching reasons why you want to lose weight. How can you achieve your goal if you do not know why you are going after the goal? 

The third thing you need to do is come to the terms that you will give into cravings from time to time. If you set your expectation up to not cheat you will cheat faster than you think. You can not tell yourself you can’t have something. Now don’t get me wrong it is all about moderation. A mistake that many dieters make is setting an expectation up to not have any cravings or setbacks in their diet. Doing this will only result in failure, you need to look at things in a different light. Think about it this way you are on a weight loss plan so overall you are eating better than ever right? Well that one cupcake will not add back all the calories that you haven’t eaten that week. Do not be hard on yourself; it is good to eat treats in moderation.

Fourth learn about foods. There are so many things you can eat as a dieter that will keep you feeling full while in reality eating less calories but not always less food. Every person is different so you really need to find the right food sequence that fits you. Once you find that trail of foods that work for you the possibilities are endless for your weight loss journey.

Fifth get support and guidance. Losing weight is a hard thing to do if it wasn’t then we would all be model material. Plain and simple it is tough to do with temptations and unsupportive surroundings. When you are trying to lose weight sometimes family members just don’t understand. I have had so many people tell me how hard it was to find support within their circle. Having support and guidance increases your chances to lose weight and keep it off.  People that do not have support tend to get depressed and gain more weight. 

Become successful with your weight loss journey. Know that it will take time, get real and find out exactly what your reasons are for wanting to lose weight, come to terms with the fact that you will treat yourself from time to time, learn your foods, and most importantly get support and guidance. You can lose the weight you want to. You can achieve a realistic weight loss goal. You can learn how and what to eat that fits your lifestyle. You can do this lose weight and keep it off.

There are some basic rules one must follow in order to be successful in their weight loss journey.

 First things first you will not lose 50 pounds in the next two months so give that unrealistic goal up pronto. A huge part of a dieter’s problem is buying into the “fast weight loss” idea. Contrary to the ads blasting us on a daily basis it is not safe to lose more than 4 pounds in a week. This is one hurdle every dieter needs to get over right away be very cautious about any diet or weight loss program offering results that just simply are out of reach. It is plain and simple you didn’t gain the 50 pounds in two months so do not expect to lose the 50 pounds in two months.

Second you need to get real with yourself about your reason to be on a weight loss plan. If you want to lose weight to look like the model on the new fashion magazine you’re reading forget it now. Again, this is very unrealistic and you will give up. Sit down and really put some thought into it, down to the soul searching reasons why you want to lose weight. How can you achieve your goal if you do not know why you are going after the goal? 

The third thing you need to do is come to the terms that you will give into cravings from time to time. If you set your expectation up to not cheat you will cheat faster than you think. You can not tell yourself you can’t have something. Now don’t get me wrong it is all about moderation. A mistake that many dieters make is setting an expectation up to not have any cravings or setbacks in their diet. Doing this will only result in failure, you need to look at things in a different light. Think about it this way you are on a weight loss plan so overall you are eating better than ever right? Well that one cupcake will not add back all the calories that you haven’t eaten that week. Do not be hard on yourself; it is good to eat treats in moderation.

Fourth learn about foods. There are so many things you can eat as a dieter that will keep you feeling full while in reality eating less calories but not always less food. Every person is different so you really need to find the right food sequence that fits you. Once you find that trail of foods that work for you the possibilities are endless for your weight loss journey.

Fifth get support and guidance. Losing weight is a hard thing to do if it wasn’t then we would all be model material. Plain and simple it is tough to do with temptations and unsupportive surroundings. When you are trying to lose weight sometimes family members just don’t understand. I have had so many people tell me how hard it was to find support within their circle. Having support and guidance increases your chances to lose weight and keep it off.  People that do not have support tend to get depressed and gain more weight. 

Become successful with your weight loss journey. Know that it will take time, get real and find out exactly what your reasons are for wanting to lose weight, come to terms with the fact that you will treat yourself from time to time, learn your foods, and most importantly get support and guidance. You can lose the weight you want to. You can achieve a realistic weight loss goal. You can learn how and what to eat that fits your lifestyle. You can do this lose weight and keep it off.

There is two ways you can approach and lose weight with a weight loss program. Firstly you can find a program that will help you lose weight, or you can develop your own.

Lose weight by developing your own weight loss plan

To lose weight with your own weight loss plan you will need to do the following

1. Work out your Body Mass Index (BMI). There are many tools out there. Alfitness.com.au has a free diet profile and BMI calculator and diet profile that will help with this.

2. Figure out how much weight you want to lose and the time frame you want to lose weight in. Lose weight at around .5kg per week to lose weight in a healthy manner.

3. Develop an eating plan that takes into account how many calories that your body needs. Then create an exercise plan to burn five hundred calories more than you are consuming. This rule of thumb will help you lose weight at around .5kg per week.

When creating your diet plan you can still eat the foods that you enjoy and still lose weight. Many people think that to lose weight on a diet that they need only to eat “diet foods”. Not true. Just make sure that you get your portion control correct. This is a major point of failure for people who are trying to lose weight.

Finding a Weight Loss Program to lose weight

You can lose weight long term by following a structured weight loss sytem. There are many out there that will get you good results. The best ones to help you lose weight are

Weight Watchers

Australian Lifestyle & Fitness

Jenny Craig

These systems are all very strong and you will lose weight if you follow these programs. To lose weight and keep it off you need to make sure that you keep a long term view in mind otherwise you will become a yo-yo dieter!