Being Naturally Slim - The Truth

If I were to say that there was a 'naturally slim' person inside all of us, how many frustrated people would be jumping up and down screaming "where?!" Or, "well can you help me find mine please because that part of me seems to have gone AWOL!" Obesity is a common problem that appears to be getting worse and our physical health is suffering for it.

So, what's the secret of naturally slim people? Well, fortunately that question is easy to answer: Naturally slim people do not obsess about food. They eat when they are hungry and stop when they have had enough. For them, eating is a practical activity which serves the purpose of keeping them alive. This isn't to say that they do not enjoy eating. On the contrary, they certainly do, but the difference is that because these people have not learn't how to 'switch off' the signals which their bodies send when they are full, eating is only pleasurable whilst they are eating what they genuinely need. Once their stomach has sent the message that they are full, eating becomes a chore and not at all pleasurable. If they were to continue eating they would begin to feel quite sick very quickly.

So why is it that some people only think about food when their stomach is gurgling on empty whilst others spend all day thinking about little else? If I was to suggest that 'appetite' may be the answer, what would that mean to you? According to my dictionary, the 1990's edition of the 'Concise Oxford', appetite is 'a natural desire to satisfy bodily needs, esp. for food or sexual activity'. It is 'an inclination or desire'. When we say that someone has 'a healthy appetite' what we usually mean is that they eat a lot, but is that really a healthy appetite?

Consider this: The feeling that over-eaters experience everyday of their lives when they desire yet more food that their bodies don't actually need, is EXACTLY THE SAME feeling that smokers get when they experience a desire for a cigarette. When the over-eater and the smoker attempt to resist their urges both then experience a restless agitated feeling that becomes steadily more acute the longer they attempt to abstain.

Some people say that smokers put on weight when they stop smoking because they believe that nicotine is an appetite suppressant. Personally, I question the validity of this assertion. I completely accept that both smokers and over-eaters have an appetite for 'SOMETHING', what I question, is exactly what that something is. Over-eaters may well feel compelled to eat, but they know all too well that they don't need that excess food.

Like smoking, over-eating is a behaviour that serves a positive intention, even if the obvious effects are far from desirable. Hypnotherapy can assist in the discovery of what those intentions are and subsequently enable a release from behaviour patterns that are at best unhelpful, and at worst dangerous to our survival.

Renew Hypnotherapy, Hypnotherapist Nottingham, has more information available on their website. Refer to the FAQs section for further understanding on the workings of the sub-conscious mind.