Most of us want to lose weight. Even normal weight people believe they should be thinner. And yet as a population, we are gaining weight. The average weight has gone up by over 10 pounds since the 70s. And yet there are diet foods in the supermarket, slimming clubs are busy, and we all have a pretty clear idea of what constitutes healthy eating. Despite all of this, most of us continue to gain weight. So what to do?

Well, the research shows that diets don`t work. Most people who go on diets put on more weight. But you can lose weight and keep it off. How`s that then?

Making little changes to your diet works well.Rather than completely change the way you eat, what little changes could you make? Well, for me, first of all over a weekend I gave up sugar in my tea and coffee. Nasty at first, but I prefer it now. Then I gave up milk in my tea. My weight stabilised a bit lower down the scale. I focused on breakfast for my next trick. Rather than 2 slices of toast, I cut one slice in half. (I realised I thought it was inefficient using just half the toaster!) That change took my weight down by 8 pounds over about 3 months. What now? My current change is to cut out the butter on the breakfast toast. I just have the jam. I am on day 3, after a friend hypnotised me. So far so good.

So, small changes. Get them bedded in and move onto the next. If you can reduce your food intake by 150 calories a day in each change, then you will be able to reduce your weight and maintain it. A hypnotherapist can help you focus on the best change to make and help you stick with it, until it becomes second nature.