subject: How Hypnotherapy Can Help You Quit Smoking Without Gaining Weight [print this page] When a heavy smoker quits smoking all of a sudden, the heart rate slows down causing metabolism to dip as well. Moreover, nicotine in a cigarette acts as a stimulant and blocks the release of insulin. The hormone insulin controls the blood glucose level. When the release of insulin is disrupted, the person becomes hyperglycemic and thus, the body slows down the release of hormones that signal hunger. That's why most smokers can skip snacking between meals.
When a person gives up smoking, the urge to smoke is very frequent initially. To ease this discomfort, most people turn to food. Food acts as an emotional comfort and eases the pain of withdrawal.
Many people return to smoking to avoid the weight gain. But you need not be one of these people. Hypnotherapy can help you quit smoking without gaining weight. Using hypnotherapy, you can cut out emotional eating and stop cravings for junk food. Hypnosis changes the way you perceive food.
Contrary to popular notions, hypnosis is not a trance-like state of deep sleep. It is actually an enhanced state of awareness in which the patient concentrates completely on the hypnotherapist's voice. Hypnotherapy can reprogram patterns of behavior inside the mind.
Hypnotherapy works by feeding positive thoughts and ideas into the subconscious mind. Thus, when you quit smoking using hypnosis, your hypnotist can tell your subconscious mind that you don't need to replace the urge to smoke with food. Doing this changes your thoughts on how you feel about food. Hypnosis is a psychological approach. It deals with cravings and urges where they are generated in the subconscious mind.
You can try self-hypnosis techniques to lose weight. In fact, many hypnotherapists aim for self- hypnosis with their clients. You can practice self-hypnosis by reading books or CDs.
Hypnosis helps you lose weight in a natural and healthy way. You will not put on weight if you don't feel the urge to binge on junk food and carbs in the first place.
Hypnotherapy doesn't have any side effects. The results are also good and long lasting. It is the best way to quit smoking if you want to avoid weight gain.
