Alan talking during my session

Not for me thanks, I’m on my diet!

I HAVE been on more diets than you can shake a stick at: Atkins; Carbs Only; Cabbage Soup; Slimming World and Weightwatchers to name but a few! I have lost weight on all these diets, but inevitably put it all back on again.

When I heard about Alan Gilchrist’s Hypnotherapy and that he could help me to lose weight in less than 30 minutes, I was intrigued! I know my weaknesses when it comes to food and drink (white wine and I are really good friends!). So when I went along to see Alan at his clinic in Cabo Roig, I explained that I needed help to stop eating. I sat down in his comfy chair and relaxed.

To begin with, Alan placed a laser pen onto acupuncture points on my ears as this enhances the production of the body’s own natural endorphins, which in turn enhances my determination to lose weight. Alan then placed goggles over my eyes, which had red lights inside and a set of earphones on my ears. He told me to close my eyes and then began to talk to me through a microphone which was connected to the earphones.

DISTRACTION

During the session, I had to visualise placing all my ‘bad’ foods on a table. I then had to dramatically use my arm to sweep them away from the table and replace them with good, healthy foods. The only problem was that I forgot to put a bottle of white wine on my ‘naughty’ table and so I kept trying, in my mind, to put it back on there and ended up getting distracted!

Anyway, Alan continued to talk to me throughout the session, reiterating the fact that I now know what foods I have to eat and from now on, I would finish my meal when I was full instead of clearing my plate (a habit instilled on me since I was a child). He also said that I should start chewing my food slowly and appreciate the taste of it.

Also from now on, Alan told me that whenever anyone offered me something that I know that I shouldn’t eat, I have to say: “Not for me thanks, I’m on my diet!” The session seemed like it was only minutes long, but in actual fact when I took the eye mask and earphones off, over half an hour had passed. Alan then gave me a CD which he told me to listen to every day for a month. 

BIZARRE

That night, I was invited out to dinner and by the time we got there, I was ravenous! Usually, my starter would have taken seconds to consume, but all of a sudden I found myself devouring every individual prawn in my prawn cocktail. It was truly bizarre! I had no idea why it was happening, but it was! It took 20 minutes to finish that starter and the main course took even longer!

y husband was convinced that I was being slow on purpose, but I promise you that I wasn’t! I only had one glass of wine throughout the whole meal as I was sipping it so slowly, which as anyone who knows me will tell you, is VERY unlike me! In the last two weeks, I have noticed that I am doing that more and more often and I suspect that is because the CD that I listen to every night before I go to bed is reinforcing the suggestions that Alan initially gave to me. I know that this is working and it is, in my opinion, the best weight control exercise that I have ever experienced. As far as I’m concerned, Alan Gilchrist is a God!

For more information and to book an appointment at one of his three clinics here on the Costa Blanca: Cabo Roig; Guardamar or Benidorm, call 659 229 408 or visit www.AlanGilchrist.com