Weight Loss Miracle - Hypnosis CDs Plus The Atkins High Protein System

The Atkins Diet is a very popular "low carb" weight loss system, but it is often greatly misunderstood! Popular, if slightly exaggerated depictions of the program portray dieters wolfing down nothing but vast quantities of meat and fat. Although the program is not quite this simple, many people under the program have successfully lost weight and improved their health.



On this program, dieters follow a highly specific regimen based on restricted carbohydrate intake. The nutritional aspects of the diet are emphasized over exercise and other factors, although getting physical activity is also important to weight loss. There are four phases in the Atkins plan:



Induction: For the duration of this two-week phase at the beginning of the diet program, dieters can only consume up to 20 grams of carbs each day. Dieters can ingest high protein foods such as meat and poultry, fats such as oils and butter, and other food with little to no carbs. Many foods with carbs are not allowed at all during this phase, including alcoholic beverages.



This early phase is supposed to help the body switch from burning carbs for energy, as it normally does, into burning fat stored in the body (the state known as ketosis). Most dieters start to see weight loss during this phase.



Ongoing Weight Loss: During this phase, dieters gradually increase their intake of carbs by adding 5 grams of carbs into their diet each week. Dieters adjust their diet, losing weight to put themselves within 5-10 pounds of their target weight, before moving into the Pre-maintenance phase.



Pre-maintenance: Dieters use this stage to find out the maximum amount of carbs they can ingest without experiencing weight gain. During this stage, dieters add 10 grams of carbohydrates to their diet each week. Once dieters reach their target weight and can maintain it for one month, they move into the Lifetime Maintenance phase.



Lifetime Maintenance: For lasting results, the Atkins program is supposed to be maintained throughout the dieter's life. Using the strategies that helped the dieter reach their target weight, the dieter develops an eating and exercise program to stay at their target weight. Individuals can revert to previous stages if they ever start to regain weight.



Dieters who can stick to the Atkins diet are often successful in losing weight; unfortunately, many people are unable to maintain the program and end up quitting early on in the difficult induction phase. In general, most diets fail simply because dieters cannot stay on the plan.



Many people are unable to lose weight because they experience strong food cravings, have problems with compulsive overeating, can't control their appetites, or simply don't feel the motivation to lose weight. Overcoming these mental obstacles is the hardest part of losing weight.



One reason why many people struggle to manage their eating is because they are emotional eaters. Such individuals eat in response to their emotions, such as when they are bored or upset. However, this eating style programs a "conditioned response" into the unconscious mind. This means that when individuals experience the same feelings that made them initially overeat, they will feel compelled to overeat again and again.



Hypnosis works by helping our unconscious minds disassociate our eating habits from our emotions. To extinguish the conditioned response to overeat, a hypnotherapy weight loss program is used to break the link in the unconscious mind between overeating and certain "trigger" behaviors.



For instance, if you tend to overeat when you get bored, hypnosis can disassociate boredom from eating in your unconscious mind. Hypnosis techniques can then be used to replace the compulsion to overeat with another activity, such as exercising. This way, the next time you get bored, instead of overeating, you will feel motivated to exercise, resulting in natural weight loss.



Hypnosis is a powerful tool for stress relief as well, helping us deal with our stressful feelings and relieve tension without eating. As a relaxation tool, it calms the mind, helps you develop strategies to cope with stress, and boosts your self confidence to motivate you to lose weight.



Hypnotherapy can also be used to eliminate the emotional stressors that keep you from losing weight. Many overweight people hide behind their weight for emotional protection. For instance, after a painful end to a relationship, people often find themselves becoming overweight so they can avoid relationships and avoid having to endure emotional pain again. Through hypnosis, we can turn our negative thoughts into positive ones and focus on improving our health instead of becoming overwhelmed by our thoughts.



Not only is hypnosis an ideal motivation tool, it relieves tension, extinguishes conditioned responses that cause overeating, and can be used to overcome many mental obstacles that prevent weight loss. Hypnosis is tremendously effective at helping people stick to a diet program, such as the Atkins program, and naturally lose weight.