Over-Indulged on Chocolate This Easter? Help is at Hand!

Have you had a good Easter? How many chocolate eggs have you consumed? You can tell us, we won’t tell anyone!

Many of us over-indulge at Easter (as we also tend to do at Christmas) which can be demoralising if one is trying to lose weight. Have you been on a calorie-controlled diet with the daily battle to try and lose a pound or two a week? If so, you may recognise that, at the end of the week, you step on to the scales, possibly with some trepidation, to discover you have lost a couple of pounds. Great! Then you decide to ‘treat’ yourself to that chocolate bar (or Easter egg) that’s been tempting you all week or that brightly coloured cake that’s been winking at you from the baker’s shop window every day when you go to work. Thus, all your hard work is undone….

Many of us enjoy a wee indulgence occasionally.  However, for many, snacking can evolve from a wee indulgence to a regular way of managing emotional problems. How often have you said, ‘I know I shouldn’t but it’s been a tough week/I need some comfort/just one won’t hurt me?’

Or how often have you phoned your partner on the way home from work on a Friday evening after a tough week and said, ‘do you fancy a chippy tea?’ as you really can’t be bothered to go to the effort of cooking anything? Aye, I’ve got the tee-shirt (previously XL but now Medium)

This psychological drive to consume unhealthy, sugar coated food such as chocolate, biscuits, cakes etc. or fried food such as chips can be worsened by the addictive aspect of such foods; thus, begins a vicious circle where you eat because you feel stressed – subsequently you put on weight – therefore your stress increases….

Does this sound familiar?

If it does, don’t worry - you’re not alone. It’s part of our culture to ‘reward’ ourselves with food and even to mark celebrations such as Easter, Christmas, birthdays, anniversaries etc. When this is done on moderation it’s perfectly fine. If you’re a member of a gym, going out for a meal on a Friday night can be balanced by an hour or so at the gym on a Saturday morning. It becomes a problem when this behaviour becomes excessive and/or regular and you begin to ‘reward’ yourself with food more often than is healthy for you. Then it becomes more difficult to keep your weight under control.

So, okay, smart-Alec, I hear you ask. What’s the solution? Well, it’s worth considering that everyone is different and what works well for one person may not work at all for someone else. What you need to consider from a personal point of view is the deep-rooted reasons for you snacking as this works in cahoots with your subconscious mind. And this is where hypnotherapy can help.

Perhaps your snacking habits developed as a child. Did your family ‘reward’ you with a bag of sweets for doing well at school or learning to ride a bicycle or learn to swim? Did your grandparents always ‘treat’ you to some sweets when they saw you? As a grandfather to four little brats young people, I stand guilty as charged over this – my two daughters lecture me about how I should take round some fruit for the wee ones rather than chocolate, cakes etc. And, of course, they are quite right.

So, how can hypnotherapy work to help you stop snacking?

Rather than attempting to work with your will power – which may be a losing battle - hypnotherapy will work with the main cause of your snacking habit and re-educate your brain with different, positive thoughts.

A hypnotic approach helps people shed unwanted weight and stay slim for the foreseeable future. This is done by using the power of positive suggestion. You will be in a conscious, yet deep state of relaxation. No, you’re not put to sleep and made to dance like a chicken around the room like some stage hypnotists. You are awake, aware and in control at all times. I can help embed new strategies to replace the old, habitual snacking process which has developed over the years.

After a few sessions, your aim will be to decrease your wish to have snacks, meaning that healthy diet plans are much simpler to sustain.

I have had great success with clients who have come to see me with weight management issues. One client has lost nearly three stones in five months.

Interested? Contact me at Mind Generating Success today I can start helping you to re-educate your brain and make snacking history.

Weekend and evening appointments available. Home visits by arrangement. If you’re a public sector employee and a member of Premium Benefits, you’ll get 20% off each session.

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Phone me on 07521353787 (24 hours)

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Do you want to lose weight or stop smoking? Looking to overcome a phobia or increase your self-confidence?

Hypnotherapy can help with all of these things as well as stress, depression and anxiety.

Visit Mind Generating Success  for further information.

Interested in arranging a consultation meeting?

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Is It Time to Change Your Life?

Do you feel your life has got stuck in a rut that you feel you'll never get out of? Are you sick and tired of the same old routine, day in, day out, your life a ceaseless drudgery? Perhaps not. But, if this resonates with you, read on…

Of course, routine can be a good thing and we all need some kind of routine, otherwise life would be chaotic and potentially dangerous. We need some semblance of what is going to happen in order we can plan ahead. But it’s when this routine takes over and begins to make you unhappy that you realise something must change. Have you ever said to yourself or a close friend or partner ‘there must be more to life than this?’

You may have said this if you are in a job that makes you unhappy. You yearn for Friday night but dread Sunday night and the prospect of going to work on Monday. It may be a high-pressure job with its constant demands which cause you stress and undermine your confidence.

You may be in an unhappy relationship but because it has become a way of life you are frightened of changing it. This is particularly so of people who have been in a job or in a relationship for several years but are unhappy. ‘Ach, you’ve just got to get on wi’ it’ is an oft-used phrase. But you don’t. You can make the changes to your life which will improve it and make you happier than you are now.

Too much predictability can cause long-term damage to a person’s thought process. You feel trapped, stuck in a rut, feeling as if there is no escape. You do the same things every day, see the same people every day, stick to the same routine every day. There is nothing to stimulate you, nothing you find challenging. Yet, you dream of a new, different life, one which doesn’t necessarily have to be exciting but which is different to the tedium you are experiencing now.

Okay, I hear you ask, how can you change your life for the better? Well, firstly, you need to decide what it is about your life you want to change. Do you wish you could speak out more at work? Feel the demands of your job are too great but you daren’t say anything to your manager?

Perhaps the stressful nature of your job means you comfort eat. Possibly because you don’t have enough time during the working day to eat properly, you find yourself gorging high-fat, convenient food when you get home. ‘Ach, it’s been a hellish day, I’m going to have a chippy for tea’ I’ve been there myself but now my extra-large tee-shirt lies crumpled in the drawer…

Perhaps you feel stuck in a relationship that has been going nowhere for years but you feel it’s too late to change now so you have to put up with it. There’s the kids, the mortgage and the dog to think about. Fair enough. But perhaps you’re one of those people whose children are now grown up and have flown the nest and you still feel trapped in an unhappy relationship…

Or have you been smoking cigarettes for more years than you care to remember and now feel the effects this has on your health? If you’re like me, a fifty something, and have grandchildren, do you feel you can’t do the physical activities with them like you used to do with your children all those years ago? I don’t smoke but I know several people who do and wish they could stop for the sake of their health, their children and their grandchildren. My father died very suddenly nearly twenty years ago. One day his heart just stopped working and that was that. A year before he died he told me his GP wrote a prescription slip and passed it to him. It read ‘stop smoking’. My father tried but didn’t succeed. He was 58 when he died.

So, what to do?

If you’ve read this far and are nodding in agreement, then good! However, it’s not easy to change your life just like that, especially when you’ve been stuck in the same routine for several years. But there’s a solution. It’s a matter of coming to terms with what you’re doing with your life – and what you would like to do with your life. Change doesn’t come easy. It requires effort. But I can help you make the changes to bring out a happier life. And we could all do with more happiness in these troubled times.

Hypnotherapy can bring about the changes to your life you want – and possibly even need. Hypnotherapy can help you look at your life differently and guide you to think of doing things differently, in a way which will benefit you. Yes, you. Hypnotherapy can help your life take on a new sense of purpose and make it exciting again.

Firstly, you need to know what changes it is you want to make to your life. Once you do you can contact me and together we can discover the tools and techniques that will bring improvement to the quality of your life – and bring happiness and contentment. Life is too short to accept what we’ve got if we’re unhappy with it. Change for the better is all about you. When you discover the tools to make those changes then your hopes for a better life can be fulfilled.

Hypnotherapy can be applied to a wide range of medical, dental and psychological problems. Areas of application include anxiety and stress conditions, weight control and addictive behaviours and self-esteem and confidence issues. It is also used to enhance performance in several areas such as sport and public speaking.

Hypnotherapy gives you time for one of the most important things in your life – you. With relaxing techniques tailored to suit you, you will feel calmer, more relaxed and have a better understanding of your life, needs and aspirations as well as others. 

Contact me today to arrange an appointment. After a no obligation, initial consultation, we can decide together the best way to enable you to achieve your goals. A consultation meeting is just £10 - and if you decide to proceed with hypnotherapy this £10 is deducted from the cost of your first session. 

Sessions cost £60 each. For smoking cessation, it's £95. 

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Phone or text me on 07521353787 (24 hours) to arrange a date and time for an initial consultation or email me at: mike.smith@mgs-hypnotherapy-services.co.uk

Home visits are available by arrangement.

We have but one life – so why not try and change your life for the better?

Choose to Improve Your Life

Choose life.

Choose to improve your life.

Choose to get rid of unwanted habits and disorders.

Choose to stop snacking.

Choose to stop smoking.

Choose to overcome your anxiety.

Choose increasing your self-confidence.

Choose to stop insomnia and get a decent night’s sleep for a change.

Choose to overcome your fear of spiders, wasps and creepy-crawlies.

Choose to overcome your fear of flying.

Choose to go for that job interview and overcome your interview nerves.

Choose to improve your life and achieve your aims. Choose a proven natural method to overcoming established unwanted habits and creating new ones by using the strength and power of your mind.

Choose Mind Generating Success.

Email: mike.smith@mgs-hypnotherapy-services.co.uk or telephone 07521353787 (24 hours) to arrange an initial consultation.

You can do it. Contact me today. 

Goodbye Hill Street - Hello Craiglockhart

So, farewell then Hill Street. It's been an exciting six months running my practice from the heart of Edinburgh but today I moved out to relocate my business to Craiglockhart.

From 1st February 2017, I shall be based at the Craiglockart Campus of Edinburgh Napier University.

My existing clients are happy to see me at my new premises - with the exception of one. But the reason client RC is not visiting me in my new abode is because he has almost reached his target. He targeted losing three stones in weight five months ago. Today, he has lost more than two stones and is ready to complete his epic journey on his own (although I've told him he's welcome to contact me at any time.

He has been a major success story. He has tried many methods to lose weight - all kinds of diets. Some worked for a week or two - but he then put the weight back on.

Now his unwanted habit of snacking has been replaced by healthier habits. And he looks and feels so much better.

So if you are someone who wants to replicate RC's story and lose some weight, or if you want to stop smoking, cut back on alcohol – but find your willpower evaporates after a few weeks – or if you are someone who has a phobia (for example, fear of spiders, rodents, flying) - contact me today to arrange an appointment. My website and email address is below - you can leave a message on my mobile phone at  any time, day or night.

If you would prefer a home visit, I would be happy to arrange this.

Take the first step to changing your life!

Mike Smith Cert Hyp CS

tel: 0752 135 3787 (24 hours)

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New Year, New You - You CAN Do it!

Will you be making any New Year’s resolutions once the Festive period has come and gone? Do you want to lose weight, with the extra eating over Christmas and New Year exacerbating your need to lose a few pounds? Perhaps you will attempt to quit smoking? Or lose any unwanted habits such as phobias, eating disorders or lack of confidence or self-esteem?

 

The New Year can bring a new you. Let Mind Generating Success help you achieve what you want. I have proven success with clients who have lost weight, changed their unwanted eating habits, quit smoking, increased self-confidence and have conquered their fear of spiders and rodents.

 

Why not make an appointment with me to discuss what I can do for you? Contact me on 07521  353 787 (24 hours answering service) or email me at mike.smith@mgs-hypnotherapy-services.co.uk

 

Visit the Mind Generating Success website at www.mgs-hypnotherapy-services.co.uk for further information.

 

Take the first step to changing your life for the better.

Weight Loss Going 'Exceptionally Well'

Client R wished me a Happy Christmas after our session this morning. He came to see me in September wanting to lose some weight. he had tried every kind of diet in recent years and while he usually started of well, his willpower would soon wane and he would be back to square one.

During our initial consultation session in September, R rold me he had tried hypnotherapy before but it didn't work. But he took advantage of my free consultation and he agreed to give Mind Generating Success a try. Nothing ventured, nothing gaines (if you'll pardon the pun)

His aim was to lose three stones in weight.

Now, less than three months on, he has lost almost two stones in weight - and will return to see me in the New Year wholly confident he will come through the excesses of the festive period unscathed. He has now changed the way he thinks about food; his eating habits; his snacking and eating when he wasn't hungry - it was just something to do.

People will have different reasons for wanting to lose weight. Depending on their reason for wishing to lose weight and information provided during the initial consultation session, suggestions for weight loss may include

• Visualising the body you want

• Imagining how you will feel with your new look and, as a consequence, new health.

• Imagining yourself reaching that goal effortlessly. No pills, just mental thoughts.

• Seeing how much you will have improved from when you begin hypnotherapy.

• Imagining how energised and confident you will feel.

• Realising, through hypnotherapy, that the more you exercise, the endorphins physical activity release means the more you will want to exercise, the easier it will become to do so.

• Whenever you get the urge to eat something unhealthy, or eat when you're not hungry, imagine not reaching your goal and think about how that will make you feel.

Visualisations like these – and there are many possibilities - are designed to empower you so that you can take control of your choices. With weight loss hypnosis you will learn to enjoy the taste of healthy food and stop craving sugary, fatty foods which you already know are unhealthy for you but you fall to temptation anyway.

R told me today he feels hypnotherapy this time around has gone 'exceptionally well'. He has already told his friends and family and the word is spreading fast.

Do you want to emulate R's success? Want to lose weight, particularly once Christmas and New Year is over? Why not contact me for a free consultation. After this, we can decide together the best way to enable you to achieve your goals.

Mike Smith Cert Hyp CS

Mind Generating Success

14-18 Hill Street

Edinburgh

EH2 3JZ

tel: 0752 135 3787 (24 hours) 

email: mike.smith@mgs-hypnotherapy-services.co.uk

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