Healthy lifestyle trends are popping up in many areas of this country. Many restaurants are offering healthier alternatives, fast food restaurants are disclosing nutritional information and public schools are ripping out soda machines and replacing them with water machines. Attitudes toward exercise are getting more positive, diet has been replaced by the phrase “healthy lifestyle” and the word “organic” is now understood by many. America has spoken, it is time for a change of lifestyle!

American’s like to eat out but eating out does not have to mean sacrificing your health or diet. Wendy’s and Subway were some of the first fast food restaurants to offer healthy substitutions for children and adults. At Wendy’s a salad can replace fries for no extra charge. For a kid’s meal, parents can order their children a fruit cup and milk instead of fries and a soda. Subway also has raisins and apples in place of chips. Another chain is seeing their competitors success and making a change! Fatburger recently changed from vegetable oil to soy bean oil to fry their foods therefore reducing the amount of trans fat being served. Fatburger will also start using the leanest beef possible in all of their burgers and they are now offering a Boca patty (soy based meatless patty) substitute for all their burgers according to prleap.com. Even sit down restaurants such as Applebee’s are jumping on the band wagon by offering Weight Watcher friendly menu items.

In past years many chains such as McDonalds had the public guessing about nutritional content but after a large public out cry, fast food and sit down restaurants relented. Now the nutritional information can be found anywhere from their internet websites, pamphlets in the place, or on the actual container such as McDonald’s fries carton. There is no more guess work to be done, consumers know exactly what they are eating, no more mystery meat!

The public is not stopping there, they also pushed for healthy reform in America’s schools. During the 2006-2007 school year, every district in America had a goal to obtain. This goal was to implement a better nutrition and increase activity levels according to aappolicy.org, and nearly every school accomplished this. Soda machines, snack machine and pizza are gone in every American school. They have been replaced by water, granola and a salad bar. Kids can no longer sell junk food for clubs during school hours and all the cafeterias are required to serve balanced meals.

Organic has become a household name for many Americans. In the last ten years, local farmers have more than doubled. Organic products appeals to the new health conscious America on many levels. Consumers want to know where their food is coming form and if it has been chemically treated. When buying food from local farmers, it gives the consumer control and they can find out where the food has come from and what it has been exposed to. As a result many cities across America have local farmers markets which sell only organic foods.

Organic foods are also here to stay! In the last ten years, local farmers have more than doubled. Consumers want to know where their food is coming form and if it has been chemically treated. When buying food from local farmers, it gives the consumer control, they can find out where the food has come from and what it has been exposed to.

Many consumers are also adopting a new type of “diet” called flexitarianism according to CNN.com. Dietitians are defining these dieters as those who eat mainly fruits and vegetables but also eat protein but only three days per week such as chicken, lean beef and fish. It is a diet which is low in saturated fat and high in fiber. Those who follow this diet have lower risk of stroke, diabetes, and heart attack.

America is ready to make a stand. Obesity causes stress for individual families, the pubic and healthcare providers. Of course there will be those out there who love eating their greasy pizzas and triple Whoppers. But for those who do not want to gain hundreds of pounds, there are now options. People are now given the choice when the once did not have one and America responded and healthy living is taking over.

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Obesity in America is out of control. According to the CDC, in 2006 only four states had a prevalence of obesity less than 20%. This trend is happening not only here in America, but abroad as well. People gain weight for many reasons. Often they do not know proper portions, enjoy snacking or have emotional attachments to food, or could suffer from a food addiction. Weight loss can be intimidating, especially if you have a significant amount of weight to lose. However, weight loss can be easily attained if you go about it the right way.

Everyone could benefit from knowing what a proper portion is. Every time you eat at a restaurant, you are greeted by large unrealistic portions. Take a “dinner salad” for example, it can contain two portions instead of the implied single portion. By eating more portions than you should can obviously cause you to gain weight.

Portions are out of control everywhere. No one knows what an ounce of chicken truly is, many put their trust in restaurants to give them proper portions, and sadly this does not happen often. The portions found at restaurants are grossly exaggerated, and now more than ever people are eating out which fuels this problem. This issue obviously causes you to gain weight.

People who are food addicts are usually completely out of control and unable to know if they are truly hungry or simply having a craving. Food addiction is an issue that is finally making its way into the forefront of weight gain. Often times, food addicts have become so because of a habit. Once you address this habit, you are able to regain control and focus this energy on something else such as weight loss and exercise. Unfortunately people who suffer from this have a hard time identifying this as the source of their weight gain. Unless you identify the problem you can not find a solution.

It is difficult to figure out why you over eat, make bad food choices or snack without help. Hypnosis has proven to be a highly effective tool in the battle against weight loss. Hypnosis is not a short term fix, many have experienced long term success because hypnosis deals with the actual triggers and attachments to food that could hold you back with other short term plans. It confronts food addiction head on by giving an answer to the “why am I eating so much” question that many food addicts deal with day in and day out. This treatment deals with all the behaviors you are unable to deal with through regular diet and exercise.

After your first session you will instantly feel rejuvenated and energized. Hypnosis helps you to crave other things such as exercise, healthy food and other activities. Your energy will return to allow you to find joy in new activities and hobbies. You will feel more happy and relaxed that you are doing something about your problem instead of doing nothing at all. You will no longer feel the need to eat unhealthy things and sit at home on the couch feeling helpless.

Think about how different you life will be, think of all the fun things you will be doing instead of eating and the new attitude you will have toward food and food choices. You need to find a plan that fits with you and your lifestyle. Don’t allow yourself to be one more in the obesity epidemic, be a better healthier you. There is no time like to present to make a decision to change you life.

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Directed conversation is done to induce hypnosis in people. It is called a conversationally hypnosis. Yet, there is a difference between conventional hypnotism and conversational hypnosis. In the first one, there is an engagement between the hypnotist and the patient. The connection in this case is made directly as a casual interaction. It is so different from the other traditional lying-on-a-couch approach. The conversational hypnosis is appeared stronger and may be used successfully at dealing with some especial traumas. It is applied also, in difficult situations during the life.

Conversational Hypnosis - The Power of Communication

The idea behind conversational hypnosis is interaction, wherein the hypnotist encourages the client to reach a state of altered perception regarding the problem or situation of discussion. In other words, a hypnotist will strive to ask questions or make statements that drive the client to rethink his situation or the problem at hand thereby allowing alternative solutions or thoughts to remedy the situation.

This process can be summarized in three steps, as follows:

1. Affinity: initially, the hypnotist ought to gain the trust of the patient by listening to him and showing sympathy. As an example, if the patient was afraid of crowds and tries all his best to overcome it, the hypnotist ought to facilitate the situation and showing his understanding. He ought to see the situation exactly through the eyes of his patient.

2. Distraction: the step two is including the distraction of the customer’s mind. Some questions may be provided to occupy the mind of his customer to be stimulated to things. One of these questions is like: “Consider you become the only person of the Earth, what you see the matter be like?” This question refers to a simple way to share the customer his fear of crowds and his wish to be alone. The customer will see the full understanding from the hypnotist. The matter will look like opening a door in front of flowing thoughts, including the solution of the present problem.

3. Proposition - Once the client has considered other thoughts that are related to his problem (but not he problem itself) the hypnotist is free to introduce propositions to help the client deal with his situation. He may conclude his conversational hypnosis session with the crowd-fearing client by suggesting what the future might look like if he chooses to be more friendly to people. Conversely he may describe what might happen should the client cut himself off from people entirely.

Hypnosis’s conversation - a way without a train

Conversational hypnosis is about helping someone arrive at a certain conclusion and making positive decisions based in what he can visualize. It is a “getting-there” act that works only if the hypnotist and client are equally engaged. The discourse is the train ride, so to speak. The techniques involved are merely the elements in making progress possible.

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For all the reasons people gain weight, there are just as many reasons to lose weight. According to the CDC, in 2006 only four states had a prevalence of obesity less than 20%. Obesity is at an all time high in America and beyond and the reasons for this epidemic are endless. There are many reasons people gain weight, it could be snacking, portion issues, or food addiction.

Snacking between meals is very common. Often people aren’t eating the right things at meal times, and become hungry quickly. You need to know what foods are good for you and why you are hungry in the first place. Some times people snack when they are not hungry, maybe because they are nervous, bored or stressed. It is important to address these issues before you can be successful in weight loss.

Snacking between meals can be another problem. Some people deal with their emotions by snacking. Think about times you may have been snacking, were you nervous, were you bored or maybe you were stressed. These emotional connections often cause you to turn to food and snack when you are not hungry. Once you learn to control these feelings and can identify the triggers associated with them, you will find weight loss easy to attain.

People who are food addicts are usually completely out of control and unable to know if they are truly hungry or simply having a craving. Food addiction is an issue that is finally making its way into the forefront of weight gain. Often times, food addicts have become so because of a habit. Once you address this habit, you are able to regain control and focus this energy on something else such as weight loss and exercise. Unfortunately people who suffer from this have a hard time identifying this as the source of their weight gain. Unless you identify the problem you can not find a solution.

There is good news when it comes to dealing with the battle of the bulge. Hypnosis has proven to be a highly effective tool. Hypnosis is not a short term fix, many have experienced long term success because hypnosis deals with the actual triggers and attachments to food that could hold you back with other short term plans. It is difficult to figure out why you over eat, make bad food choices or snack without help. Hypnosis can help with this. This treatment deals with all the behaviors you are unable to deal with through regular diet and exercise.

Hypnosis helps you to crave other things such as exercise, healthy food and other activities. You will notice your energy returning, you will feel more happy and relaxed that you are doing something about your problem instead of doing nothing at all. You will no longer feel the need to eat unhealthy things and sit at home on the couch. It is a wonderful feeling indeed.

Think about how different you life could be in just a few short sessions. Think of all the things you could be doing instead of eating. You need to find a pan that fits with you and your lifestyle. Don’t allow yourself to be one more in the obesity epidemic, be a better healthier you. There is no time like to present to make a decision to change you life. There are plans out there than can help you, make your choice.

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Change your thinking and change your life is a truism and is often approached through positive thinking, metaphysical works, spiritual practices, psychology, hypnosis and other forms of moving out of our everyday thinking and into the realm of possibility.

Accessing our Theta brain waves opens us to the possibilites that exist to us. There is a plethora of renowned scientists who have demonstrated that our connection to our subconscious is the door to perception, and that creating our lives anew is possible at this level.

Hypnosis, vision boards, goal setting, affirmations and meditation, have all been useful techniques to help us change our lives. When we do change our thinking, no matter how, we in fact, change our lives. It is thrilling to have a way to achieve these changes, easily, simply and instantly, and it is The One Command. The One Command process has proven to be outstandingly easy to learn and easy to practice.

In the theta state, we are able to instantly access our greater capacity, or the Source mind. In this state, we are able to create what we want instantly and joyfully. Our normal waking state is the beta state, this is where we try to problem solve, to various degrees of success. In the theta state, we are instantly successful and creating what we want.

We can change our DNA as we change our patterns of thinking. All levels of awareness are changed as we move to theta and change our lives, and we are the observers of our own process.

It is easy to learn to go into the theta brain waves, simply learn The One Command. Theta is the place where you change your limiting beliefs, even those held at the core of your being, your genetic history, and at the soul level. You replace these old limiting beliefs and Command a new, energized life.

While in theta, all information that ever is, was, or will be, is available to you to download. The information comes from the Source, that greater consciousness and is transmitted directly to you. Through the One Command technique, you are in a place of incredible power, accessing all the knowledge of all time in moments.

Learn to reach theta through The One Command. Solve each and every problem in your life and heal yourself, find the personal power within you.

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Comfort food is something we crave when we are tired, sad, lonely, stressed or even happy. We all have our own favorite comfort food, for me it is Jack in the Box tacos. If you had this food as an adult for the first time, you would never eat it again, but still you are drawn to it. It is just not logical!

In reality the logic is simple, you have an emotional attachment to the food you are eating. I can justify eating my favorite tacos because I think it will make me feel happy, content or calm, I am guessing you feel the same way about your food. You know the food is not good for you, but subconsciously you think it will. After a while you begin to believe the food will make you feel better and because our mind believes this, you do feel better, but the effect is short lived.

As the taco is disappearing, a bite at a time, the guilt kicks in. You might have guessed this does not stop me from eating one taco, or even my second! I am sure you know this feeling, and it is very frustrating. I know I should not be eating the greasy and oddly textured taco, but I really feel like eating it. I have the same cravings, longing and urge to devour that taco, the same as you.

Annihilating the taco, is a habit and this habit was learned through different ways. For me, I remember being very young, seven or eight years old maybe. I was on the way to the beach in Southern California with my family. I remember my mom and aunt, talking about Jack in the Box tacos. They talked about how good and greasy they are. They would especially be perfect to buy and take to the beach to eat. We were all happy and having a good time. It was a warm, sunny day at the beach, and we were going to play and enjoy ourselves. We got the tacos and they were the most delicious tacos in the world. I remember some gritty sand getting onto some of my taco but it didn’t matter, we were having a fantastic day. Important memories which are vivid typically are more influential than the everyday mundane memories.

Even today, just the thought of getting a taco from Jack in the Box triggers good feelings which are associated with the memory. Sometimes the actual memory comes with it and sometimes it does not. It is important to understand how we relate feelings to different things in our lives, things like food, music or a voice.

I used to love Aerosmith. I would listen to their songs over and over again, and never get sick of them. All this changed in the 90’s when I took my then girlfriend to an Aerosmith concert. Things did not get well and since then I don’t care for their music, each song reminds me of her. This is just another example of how memories can influence simple things in our lives.

It’s SoCal, the 70’s, my family has a van with pin stripes, and the interior was tangerine orange with matching carpet. Yes it makes me laugh too! I was about six years old and encountered a large black widow spider in this van. My parents made me and my brothers’ get out of the van quickly. For years I had an embarrassing fear of spiders. I was able to link it to this memory. I am now able to kill spiders, but if I see a big one I still get nervous, but nothing like it use to be.

When I hear my wife yelling my name, I know it is time for me to hide in the garage or look busy fast! Sometimes a stern voice makes me feel like I did something wrong or I am in trouble. Most people like me, feel like a child, especially when someone uses my first, middle and last name. This is just one more way we associate feelings or emotions, and hold on to those attachments.

Enough about me. The point of all this is to show you common sense examples of learned behaviors. Emotions associated with memories trigger very powerful, behind the scenes reactions and decisions in our minds.

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A hypnotic state can be obtained by simply watching TV or driving. It can also be obtained other ways but they require practice, training and time. It is very difficult to produce this state without those things on command. However it is not impossible to achieve this once you learn how to properly do it. There are many products online which offer to teach you hypnosis, however you may find it best to try a few private sessions before committing to buy expensive online programs.

Figuring out how your mind and body will react to hypnosis is critical and why an actual session is recommended first. Since we are all different, our bodies and mind will react differently than another. Some feel “tingly” or like they are floating while under hypnosis. The mind may feel numb or blank while you are under. Others might not feel these things what so ever. For first timers who have not been hypnotized, you might be unsure of what you are supposed to feel which can be intimidating.

Personal sessions also help you to experience how you work through your issues. Hypnosis can sometimes uncover issues which you were unaware you had and you may not know how to react to them. Not everyone reacts or has the same experiences which lead them to hypnosis. Some people may relive a tragic event in their past which lead them to gaining weight, while having a one on one session. This can be unnerving and scary if it happens at home and you are alone. If you have a one on one session, the hypnotist is able to help you work through the issue instead of dealing with it yourself.

Progress is the ultimate result we all want. A professional will provide a plan and a tracking method so you can see hypnosis is working. Not everyone is the same and the hypnotist can formulate a program and talk with the client about their progress and if need be, change the plan. Progressing in treatment is important, if you are not seeing progress, it becomes more difficult to stay with the program.

Online hypnosis products such as CD’s can be very valuable and helpful to clients it they are used together. The CD’s can help you to lean to put yourself in a hypnotic state fairly quickly while you are at home. They can help you understand and be comfortable with the physical and mental feelings of hypnosis so once you come to your one on one session you will not be nervous about being put under. You will already know what to expect. The time between sessions the CD’s help clients to continue practicing going under and maintain their progress.

Some might feel the private sessions are a waste of time and money since there are products online. While it may be true, online products are cheaper, however private sessions are invaluable for advancement and achieving results quickly. Private sessions are tailor made for each your individual progress and personality.

Try it out you have nothing to lose. Talk with your hypnotist about the CD’s or DVD’s you found online. Try a private session and see how you feel afterward. There are many different ways of being hypnotized and the best way all depends on you. So do your research but think about the importance of a personalized session before making the decision to not try it at all. The choice is yours, but don’t short yourself.

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You may be asking yourself “Why aren’t traditional diets - even nontraditional diets - working for me? Why can’t I keep the weight off once I lose it?” Through my experience as a certified hypnotherapist, I have found that the main reason why the diets have not helped you to create permanent weight loss changes is because you have not made a lifestyle change. Ok, so maybe you already understand that.

Let me explain further. If a lifestyle change has not been made then your behaviors have not changed and if behaviors have not changed then your thoughts have not changed. If your thoughts have not changed then your perceptions and beliefs have not changed. Those perceptions and beliefs, I speak of, include beliefs about yourself, your body image, your self worth, and also the beliefs and perceptions about your relationship with food. The beliefs and perceptions related to the behaviors that are keeping you heavy can also be connected to a number of other issues: stress, anxiety, how you react to people, places and events around you, fears and phobias. Many of your perceptions/beliefs regarding these issues and others need to be changed on the fundamental level to create the behavioral changes necessary to eliminate the excess body fat.

Now I am sure that you have heard “if something is not working for you, change what you are doing.” Right? And surely you’ve heard “do what you’ve always done and get what you’ve always got”. Well that is exactly what is happening to most people who have been unable to lose weight effectively and keep it off. They have continued to do what they have always done and they continue to get what they’ve always gotten. Let’s make that statement even more specific “If you THINK what you’ve always THOUGHT, then you will get what you’ve always got.” It is in making the changes in that thinking process, in that belief and perception process, where hypnosis is extremely effective.

The process of hypnosis by-passes what is called the critical factor, the “line” between the conscious mind and the subconscious mind. Your conscious mind is your rational, analytical, and critical area of your brain. Although it needs to operate this way for survival purposes and decision-making, it can also trip us up, getting in the way of our own progress and improvement. The conscious mind acts upon the beliefs that have been imprinted in our subconscious mind.

It is estimated that 75% of our beliefs about ourselves have been imprinted into our subconscious by the age of 7. Therefore, the majority of our personality is determined by the time we are 7. (That puts a whole new twist to “acting like a child” doesn’t it.) This knowledge is useful for hypnosis age regression. In a hypnotic state an individual can mentally journey back into their past safely and objectively and look at the frame work of beliefs that were established at a young age and then move forward bit by bit to review what other beliefs were established based on the original ones.

The subconscious mind unlike the conscious mind will accept what it hears and if it has been fed negative information for a significant amount of time, it absorbs it as fact. It is very much like the mind of a young child. It believes what it hears. The subconscious mind takes in whatever it has been given and the conscious mind acts upon it. So you can see why what you are feeding your mind is as important as what you feed your body.

If you have been thinking of yourself as fat and all you can think about it is the extra weight, then that is what you will continue to experience in life. You perceive that which you focus on through your mind’s eye. HOWEVER, if through hypnosis you were to implant into your subconscious mind the thoughts of being thin, the positive aspects of being fit, healthy, balanced, and energetic you will be providing new information for your conscious mind to act upon.

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Half of Oregon’s population is trying to lose weight. In Oregon alone 66.4% of males and 62.8% of females are overweight. Obviously you are not alone in the quest to lose weight. It is time to consider your weight loss options.

Some people crave certain foods, and sometimes those foods are bad for you. You know what you like to eat and you know not all of it is good. You know what challenges you face on a daily basis with your eating habits. Often people have emotional and confidence associations with food, it is time for that to be changed.

Food choices can be a problem. Many people crave certain foods, most of which are bad for you. When the session is complete you no longer fight against a craving for certain foods, but rather make a choice to eat them or not. Just knowing you will not crave certain foods should put your mind at ease.

Some people like to snack, some people have trouble with portion control or food choices. Whatever your problem area is, it can be specifically addressed.

Food can often carry an emotional attachment for some people. Some eat when they are sad or reward themselves through food. This becomes a habit, often as a result of repetition. Because of this repetition you learn a “behavior”, this can be an obstacle for successful weight loss.

No one needs a five pound hamburger and extra fries. Everyone has a different opinion on what is a proper portion. At restaurants, many times the portion is too large, but yet people keep eating. People often do not know when to stop eating and as a result over eat! This too adds to your weight gain and subsequent discouragement.

As I mentioned before, some people think weight loss is stressful, and it can be, but not it you address the stress head on. With hypnosis you can gain a more relaxed state of mind for many aspects of your life. Losing weight should be something you are happy about, not something that makes you feel stress.

Motivation is the key for reaching any goal. You have already shown your motivation to lose weight. Now that you have researched all the different avenues it is time for you to make a decision, just make sure you have all the pieces of the puzzle before making that decision.

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The One Command gives us the opportunity to create a brand new life, or at the very least, re-create what we like best about the life we have now. We sometimes believe that the reality we now perceive, is the only reality possible.

Have you been frustrated trying to achieve what you want in life. Just remember what Einstein said, “The definition of insanity is doing the same things over and over, and expecting things to change.”

Giving up everything we know in order to be successful starts with The One Command. For one thing, we tend to be so serious, so burdened, by what appears to be reality. Making life fun, while we build something new, can be an incredible joy.

There are so many ideas that we have about cash, savings, and financial independence, and most of those levels have to do with scarcity and difficulty and pain. With The One Command, we are free to create all we truly want easily and freely.

Stop the way you view the world, take yourself to the theta brain state, state your Command and change your world. Start your new life, now.

If you could have everything you want in life, what would be on your list? Love, properity, joy, financial abundance, health, happiness? The One Command opens up many levels of our beliefs about how we can achieve our dreams and allows us to let go of our acceptance of scarcity and pain.

So, you can change your thinking and change your life, by using an approach that is powerful, authentic and successful. It’s a new way of thinking, a new way of being. Put yourself in that peaceful inner space that changes the way you view the world and the way you create your life.

You may have already read Candace Pert’s book Molecules of Emotion, so you know that you can open your receptors of abundance and joy, and close your receptors to pain and loss. You can make a difference in your life, bring in abundance, grace and peace.

Make life fun - think instinctively from your higher self. Allow yourself to live big, live fully, and love life. If you want to know how, just read Asara Lovejoy’s book, The One Command, an Amazon #1 bestseller.

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