Hypnosis - first week or so

When I lived over by GMU a few years ago there was a brick office complex nestled right next to our apartment building. Sometimes I would take a short cut through the office parking lot to get to class and I would notice a sign announcing services for hypnosis in regards to weight loss and overcoming smoking addiction. It always intrigued me, but I never had the guts to go in and check it out.

At that time I was doing the virtual Weight Watchers thing were I kept track of what I ate each day, the number of glasses of water I drank and how many minutes I exercised. When I was serious about it...the plan worked great. I just didn't like having to pay a fee every month for the rest of my life. In hindsight it would probably have been worth it to stick to it.

This year I really do need to lose weight. So, I conducted an Internet search and decided to buy some hypnosis CDs.

Part of me has always associated hypnosis with Las Vegas, crystal balls, dark rooms and weird gypsy type women that work out of little old houses on the side of main roads in every major US city. I always wonder how those ladies pay for their lease. After all, has anyone seen anyone walk into those places?

Anyway, it is obviously nothing like that. You lay down on a chair or the floor and you are taken through a half hour session of relaxation techniques, number counting and positive reinforcements given to you while you are fighting hard not to fall asleep.

It's fairly interesting. I've been doing it for about two weeks (a big break in between for Memorial Day weekend), but I have lost 5 pounds. The interesting thing is that I sometimes get this weird lump in my throat when I'm eating food that I know is bad for me. I end up eating less.

There are four CDs and they say to do one a day each day until you get to your desired weight loss. I have a feeling that I will have to keep doing this every day long after I lose the weight. After all, like Prozac, one must not stop doing what was done to help prevent the addiction, sadness or whatever it is.

I'll have to keep track of my progress on the blog. If it really works, I'll share the source. Until then, it does not deserve mentioning. After all, the five pounds could be a fluke. At my height and size, I can go up and down that much easily every day.