About Hypnosis For Weight Loss
Posted in NLP Hypnosis on May 25th, 2010 by Travis Quall – Be the first to commentHypnosis for weight loss is not a new idea. This has been seen as a possible bit of assistance to individuals looking to lose weight since the mid to late 1800s. While this can help individual dieters get a stronger sense of discipline, the whole idea of getting hypnotized and then magically losing weight or not feeling hungry is just a Hollywood level fantasy.
Some studies have been done on weight loss hypnosis though not many conclusions can be drawn. These studies are plagued by several factors. The first factor is a low sample size, less than one hundred people. A small sample size makes it difficult to form a control group and a test group.
The second factor is the age range, from teens to mid-forties, being too broad. Also too broad a spectrum was the BMI (body mass index) of the individuals in the case studies, or their percentage of weight above their ideal BMI. Not having concise enough of a test group or control group introduces too many variables to isolate making the results difficult to fully interpret.
The third factor affecting the interpretation of results is the difficulty in separating the results of hypnosis from that of placebo effect. In short, it is not possible to aver at this time whether success through weight loss hypnosis is in fact from the hypnosis or simply a psychological boost to a patient already on the right track.
The last major variable in the weight loss hypnosis studies are the individuals and their sensitivity to hypnotism. Both Stanford and Harvard have developed a series of tests to indicate how deep of a trance test subjects are immersed and whether the test subjects in the weight loss sessions were brought to the same level of trance isn’t clear.
While there is still debate as to the effectiveness of hypnotism in various subjects and wide interpretation as to the susceptibility and suggestibility of patients under hypnosis, dieting is still a matter of finding the individual approach that works for losing weight and keeping it off. Weight loss hypnosis is just another tool an individual can utilize to integrate into healthy living.
And if you’re interested in learning more about weight loss hypnosis, please feel free to visit this online guide all about hypnosis for weight loss.
