Healing and Hypnotherapy Volume 4 Issue - 6, 1 December 2019 | Page 11

chip cookie. Cues that come from surroundings can strongly influence eating behaviour. A person may be particularly sensitive to the sight, smell or taste of food. When food tastes good and there is a variety of foods to eat, they’re more likely to eat even more. Some may eat simply because it is the time they usually eat. Sometimes they eat just because food is available. Sometimes they eat out of habit - for example, they may have come to associate eating with watching TV, and now eating while watching TV is a habit. Or other people may influence them. Eating is often a social occasion that suggests celebration, friendship and relatedness. These external influences can actually override internal signals discouraging eating, like feeling full. What’s more, if food and the opportunity to eat present itself, their thoughts are likely to focus on the pleasures to be gained from eating, rather than thoughts about the future rewards derived from losing weight. For example: Suppose; you’re busy on a project, not thinking particularly about food. Then the doughnut cart stops outside your office door. You remember how good the doughnut you had yesterday was, and you look to see if the cart has another chocolate-covered one. Sure enough they do; so you buy a doughnut and a cup of coffee, and return to work on your project. You’re only dimly aware of yesterday’s decision to watch your weight. To take control and manage your eating, it significantly helps to discover what triggers your particular behaviour-what internal and external cues are involved. People are different, and what causes one person to overeat may not be a problem for someone else. By identifying your particular triggers you’ll be able to take appropriate corrective action to help eliminate the undesirable habit.   Dr. Bruce E. Kaloski, Ph.D. CaliforniaClinical Hypnotherapist Past Life Regression Therapist Author, Lecturer, Trainer Website: www.doctorkaloski.com E-mail:[email protected]