I've been seeing a lot of ads around for hypnosis to lose weight. any experience or opinions on this?

First you have to REALLY believe in it. If you don't it's not useful at all - your conscious mind will just reject/ignore all of it.
Beyond that, results are mixed. I've heard both good & bad. It's something you would want to do everyday for reinforcement - and that's hard to do. If it's not too expensive, you can try it out.
You can also try meditating - which is free and accomplishes the same thing.

Hi Spring! I'm a BIG skeptic!! Then again...I've tried just about anything to lose weight, why not hypnosis? If you want to learn more about it...there's some information on Dotti's Weight Loss Zone If you decide to try it, please let me and others know how it goes! Good luck!

I've tried it. Ugh, I've tried everything! It really does work, as long as you are willing to relax and let go enough to open your mind to the power of suggestion. I did it in person with a hypnotherapist, but I didn't really like her so I wasn't as willing as I could have been. She was kind of a bitch, and very judgemental about my lifestyle. She was childless, and couldn't understand how, as a SAHM, my duties are a big barrier to weight loss success. She kept brushing it off, saying "I know a lot of thin mothers." Ugh, off track...Anyway, I have the CDs and I still use them. Send me a message if you'd like a copy. I like giving them out to my friends since I paid $1800 for the hypnotherapy and I'm still overweight, LOL!

I actually use tapes and they work for me. The big problem is when you stop is when you start losing weight, sometimes you forget that those tapes were giving you a boost and you stop listening to them.

In case anyone is interested here is a pretty objective article on hypnosis

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