Healing and Hypnotherapy Volume 2, Special Mega Annual Issue, 15 June 2018 | Page 33

You see, what no one told me, is that there is a great power within me, my subconscious mind, which when tapped into, could give me whatever I consciously desired. It becomes your partner in successfully creating the reality that you want. All I had to do was to communicate my deepest desire to my subconscious mind and the engines of creation would start acting on turning my dreams into reality. The subconscious can be reprogramed to match our conscious desires. My dream of being that attractive, slim, healthy and beautiful human being, who is lovable and worthy of all the wonderful things can easily become a reality. If all this sounds like magic, let me tell you that; hypnosis is not magic but the results are “magical.” For the majority of people, when we think of weight loss, the first thing that comes to mind, is to eat less of the fattening foods, cut down on sugar and devote time to exercising. This is such a simple solution to a problem which affects hundreds of millions of people worldwide. If there truly is a simple solution, then why are so many people struggling with their weight? In today’s day and age, with the incessant proliferation of the worldwide web, we are all privileged to have access to information on how to lose weight but why aren’t we doing the things we should be doing? We all want to get what we desire most; a healthy, slim and fit body. But somehow, results seem extremely tough to attain. Well, just like I thought that it is my fault for being obese, before I found out the truth, it’s not your fault either. We all consciously desire to be slim and healthy but why are we are so resistant to making the necessary changes to our lifestyle to achieve what we want? So many people make new year resolutions to lose weight and be healthier and even spend thousands of dollars on gym memberships, but a few months down the road, they go back to their old lifestyle and get frustrated for not seeing results. We end up waiting for the next year to make resolutions again but the story repeats itself. Almost like a vicious cycle that sees no end. Logically we know what is good for us but, there is some greater force within ourselves which ‘hijacks” our ability to do