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Neurolinguistic programming (NLP) is known primarily as a psychological technique for modeling individual success. But the paradigm of the technique is much broader; it covers the spheres of subjective experience, mental and behavioral processes, as well as deep subconscious structures.
Neurolinguistic programming has also been adopted by those who want to adjust their weight. NLP for weight loss allows you to build the correct behavioral model for an individual, reduce appetite, eliminate the tendency to overeat and mobilize internal strength to fight excess weight.
Description of the technique
NLP is based on the experiences of successful people. This is a collection of tips and tricks that you can use for your own benefit. To achieve success and rapid career growth, simple manipulations are used, and self-hypnosis is used to change thinking. A person instills in himself the right attitudes and rebuilds his own habits. NLP is good at helping complex and weak individuals.
Why is NLP necessary:
- to increase self-esteem;
- for personal growth;
- for addiction treatment;
- to free yourself from complexes.
These techniques are safe and simple. The effectiveness of the technique depends on practice and the individual’s desire to hone their skills.
NLP techniques are selected individually according to temperament and ultimate goal. Environmental conditions also have an impact. Settings for self-hypnosis should be realistic and useful.
Advantages
Why is NLP an effective technique? It is based on practice, the experience of people who have used these psychological techniques. They work in most cases and allow you to achieve a certain result. Tutorials and books allow you to master the method at home in a comfortable environment. The technique does not promise 100% results, but it helps create suitable conditions for personal growth.
NLP helps you change your thinking. It makes it possible to get rid of childhood complexes and ingrained attitudes. To become a strong and independent person, you need to take control of your own life. Neurolinguistic programming is used for self-hypnosis, when work is carried out on beliefs: a person comprehends all the processes of his life and fights irrational fears.
NLP helps to cope with psychological problems and their root causes. The methods work like psychotherapy, but faster and more reliably. A person can independently shift his emphasis, change his perception of reality and priorities for the better.
Indications for use
The NLP technique is universal and safe: if the technique does not work, it will not harm the individual. Neuro-linguistic programming is suitable:
- weak-willed people;
- individuals with low self-esteem;
- people with phobias and suppressed fears;
- hostages of public opinion;
- patients with addiction.
NLP helps patients with addictions (for example, from food)
Technology has one goal - to rid a person of attitudes that give rise to wrong actions. If a person does not understand himself, he develops obsessive thoughts and bad habits.
It is harder to break free of an addiction based on trauma or ingrained beliefs. It controls life - the individual adjusts work and household chores to suit the addiction and quickly falls into apathy.
NLP techniques for weight loss using the sense of smell
Scented candle
Dr. Alan Hirsch has identified scents that can deceive a person's appetite. These are primarily aromas of apple, banana, vanilla and mint.
The smells of these foods affect the brain in such a way that a person feels as if he has already eaten something tasty and sweet. Therefore, he can easily refuse dessert.
For this NLP weight loss technique to work, you need to light a candle with the above scents during the main meal and place it next to you.
Immediately after eating, you need to take 3 deep breaths and 3 deep exhalations, first through one nostril, and then through the other.
You can make such a fragrant candle yourself. To do this you will need:
- Melt 100 grams of paraffin and 7 grams of stearin in a water bath.
- Add 3 drops each of apple, banana, vanilla and mint food flavors.
- Tie the tip of the thread to the stick and place it across the edges of the jar (in which you will melt the paraffin and stearin) so that the thread remains in the center.
- Leave the resulting mixture for 6 hours in a cool place to harden.
Vanilla sugar
This weight loss technique with NLP will also help control the desire to eat sweets.
When your hand next reaches for candy, smell the pre-prepared vanilla sugar.
You can put a little of it on the tip of your tongue, thus reinforcing the belief in your brain that you have eaten something.
Vanilla aroma promotes the production of serotonin, a natural appetite suppressant. It gives a person peace, serenity and stable energy. It is produced when eating sweets and starchy foods.
If you have a bad habit of eating candies in large quantities, then you can make improvised candies by pouring vanilla sugar into old candy wrappers and forming them into the desired shape.
And even if you want to eat such a candy, there will be little pleasure in it, since vanilla sugar has a bitter aftertaste. But the aroma is amazing!
The problem of excess weight
The need to lose weight arises when a person has been struggling with extra pounds for a long time. He is desperate, obsessed with excess weight and cannot get rid of obsessive thoughts. In psychology there is such a thing as obesity as a defensive reaction. This is an attempt by the victim to hide behind extra pounds. To isolate herself from a world whose difficulties she cannot cope with.
To lose weight for a weak personality, it is not enough to exercise or diet. She still perceives her appearance as a punishment, so she quickly develops a dependence on food. A person eats to get rid of problems, to distract himself from the monotonous process. And the more weight he gains, the greater the stress and desire to eat him. The circle closes, and this does not allow us to get rid of the problem.
Statement of purpose
Defining a goal is a very important stage of the NLP technique for losing weight. The main principle is that the goal should not be abstract and consist only of the desire to lose weight. The goal must be formulated very specifically, using imagination and creativity.
What concepts are allowed to be used:
- The desire to see a slim figure in the mirror;
- The desire to buy a new elegant outfit and go out on a visit in it;
- The desire to cleanse your body as much as possible of everything unnecessary - kilograms, toxins, waste;
- The desire to surprise the immediate environment with changed forms, etc.
It is advisable to let your imagination work while eating. Meals should not remain a mechanical absorption of food; you should mentally tune yourself to a positive result and the benefits of moderation in food.
Psychologists discovered an interesting fact: those patients who experienced key life changes (moving to a new home, changing jobs, new relationships) while on a diet were the most effective at losing weight. Changes in life circumstances also left an imprint on the issue of losing weight, setting up for inevitable changes in the figure.
Reasons for failure
After rapid or gradual weight gain, the question arises: why, being aware of the problem, a person cannot lose weight? A weak personality has no willpower. She feels sorry for herself and finds an excuse for dependence: it is easier to avoid explanations than to think about the problem. Addiction is salvation, it brings temporary relief. Giving up protection is scary. If a person begins to lose weight against his will, he develops mental disorders. He is constantly scared and in mental pain.
The first aid to the patient is awareness of the problem. If he doesn't see the root cause, he won't be able to lose weight. Those who lack self-confidence will not be able to lose weight. They are weak-willed and malleable. The more pressure society puts on them, the more weight they gain. They are hostages of a situation they cannot cope with.
People who lack self-confidence cannot lose weight because they are pliable and weak-willed.
People who experienced violence in childhood fail to lose weight. They feel worthless and seek confirmation of this attitude in their own appearance. To combat such a problem, it is not enough to eliminate only external symptoms; it is necessary to consider the root cause of obesity as a mental disorder.
Hypnotherapy for weight loss
To lose weight, you can use NLP methods such as hypnosis and self-hypnosis. The principle of operation is to instill certain images that cause aversion to unhealthy or fatty foods. You can also program your subconscious mind to eat food in limited quantities. This will help with overeating. Hypnotherapy is based on changes in thinking. A person, under the influence of useful attitudes, changes his lifestyle and no longer overeats or starves in order to lose weight.
NLP techniques for weight loss are based on a comprehensive impact on a person. Each technique is a conscious manipulation that does not affect the character of the individual. NLP can get rid of beliefs that prevent a person from growing and developing.
Visual techniques
The NLP method for losing weight quickly is based on visual effects, and it can be used for secret manipulation. There are such techniques.
- The “snowball” technique is an exercise during which for 8 seconds. a person observes flickering (white noise) on the TV screen. It is used at a time when the body requires food. If in the subconscious, when you want to eat, excitement arises (dopamine is produced - the hormone of happiness), then the flickering of the TV causes a feeling of anxiety. The desire to snack immediately disappears. Over time, a habit is developed, and food is no longer an object of desire, but is consumed only for the synthesis of energy.
- Food photography. A technique that helps reduce appetite. If you have an irresistible desire to have a snack, you need to photograph the food first. You should look at the photo for 10-15 minutes. The psychological process of satiation in such cases occurs without a meal, and physiologically the body becomes full faster.
- Reading books. One of the simple NLP techniques is based on switching attention. A person is busy with another process, and food consumption fades into the background. Eating less food than usual.
Reading books is an effective NLP method based on switching attention
The visual technique for losing weight involves self-deception. A person convinces himself that the process of eating food is not the most important. In the subconscious, the repeated action is perceived as correct, and the person stops overeating.
The choice of visual technique depends on the desires of the individual: she eats for moral pleasure or out of boredom. The effectiveness of the technique depends on the root cause of the problem, the reason with which the addict is hiding.
Olfactory techniques
To instill the right image, it is not necessary to plunge into a trance. In most cases, uncontrolled food consumption occurs due to incorrect habits: a person is bored or does not pay attention to how he eats problems. Simple smelling techniques will help you overcome this habit.
With the help of smells you can deceive your appetite and set the mood for early satiety. The smells of vanilla, apple, and mint have a beneficial effect. They allow you to create the impression that a person has eaten tasty and hearty. If such smells predominate in the house or kitchen, you can refuse dessert, because there is a feeling that a sweet dish will be unnecessary.
Vanilla sugar helps you give up sweets. If you want to eat sweetness, you need to sniff a pinch of vanilla sugar; if necessary, you can put a little on your tongue to signal the brain about the completed action.
Auditory techniques
Impact on hearing during weight loss gives stable results. The essence of the technique is to replace taste pleasure with auditory pleasure. Every time a person wants to eat, he needs to turn on the appropriate music: lyrical compositions, jazz or soul.
While listening, the hormone of happiness is produced, just like during eating. Properly selected musical accompaniment saves you from overeating and eating sweets in large quantities.
Psychology of overeating
Nutritionists say that excess weight in most cases is caused by overeating. Calories consumed in excess of the norm are not spent on physical activity or maintaining vital functions, but are deposited in the form of extra pounds.
In turn, psychologists consider overeating as an incorrect form of behavior. The NLP technique is precisely designed to correct incorrect behavior and program a person to take certain actions that will contribute to weight loss.
