I always find I seem to be at my plumpest this time of year.  Getting to the end of a carb-loaded winter in which it’s easy to cover up the blobby bits with long cardigans, I suddenly realise the sun’s coming out, it’s getting warmer, so it’s time to de-layer. And that’s when I realise the truth of the matter.

I am a little bit fat.

Having just had a thorough medical which revealed that I am in good condition generally, although my cholesterol level would point me in the direction of the GP to get a statin prescription (no way, Jose – see my earlier blogs on what I think about statins) I am not unduly concerned. So it is probably more a case of vanity.

Normally I would cut calories for a few weeks, but I decided this time that I would self-hypnotise daily, in an effort to find out what my body really needs. And the results have been fascinating. I think in the past hypnosis has really helped me to just simply eat much less, and this invariably led to weight loss. But this time my focus seems to be much more precise, and I am finding that I seem to be gravitating towards a way of eating which is optimising my health, with the pounds falling off quite quickly too.

I have always had a keen interest in nutrition, and have long been convinced that the lower carbohydrate type diets are much healthier and likely to lead to good results long term. In the past, however, I have found flaws in the various different options – Atkins, South Beach, Dukan always seemed a bit unsustainable. I have also been looking at the Zoe Harcombe diet, which is interesting but I am not sure about the food combining aspect. Through self-hypnosis I seem to be working out my own version of a healthy low-carbohydrate diet which works for ME, and it’s a revelation.

It’s almost as if my body knows exactly what to do, and just by having these daily self-hypnosis sessions, I am finally finding an easy, sustainable way to shed the pounds.

I really believe that we each have so much more insight into ourselves than we think we have and by learning how to tap into this we can live our lives in a much healthier, happier way. Hypnosis can gently guide us to certain realisations, that our conscious, logical brains would not be able reach.

Enjoy this lovely spring sunshine.

Wendy x