Sugar Cravings
“When we taste human blood a sort of frenzy begins and it’s almost impossible to stop.” -Edward Cullen in the movie Twilight.
Substitute the word sugar for blood in the above statement and you are accurately describing how many people feel after they eat sugary foods particularly if they don’t eat anything else with it. Overeating sugary foods is a major factor in many people’s inability to achieve their weight loss goals. And as with many health issues there is both a physical and mental component to it.
On the mental side years of birthday cake, Valentine’s Day candy and “I love you” chocolates have trained us to associate feelings of love and connection with sugary foods. As a result many of us crave sweets when we want to feel more loved and connected with others.
On the physical side eating sugar often sets in motion a chemical chain of events that sends our blood sugar levels up and down and causes us to crave even more sugar not long after our first large dose.
In both cases sweets never fully satisfy your cravings so you just keep eating until guilt or the bottom of the bag compels you to stop.
So how do we make the cravings go away?
Ok you aren’t going to like this answer but on the physical side the only way to make them stop is to not eat sugar. Just cut it out of your diet, which is not easy to do since its in EVERYTHING. If you cut it out completely for 2 weeks your body will stop craving it.
On the emotional side when you get a sugar craving you have to stop and ask yourself “What do I really want?” or “What am I trying not to feel by craving sugar?” Then work toward giving yourself what you really need. Hint: It’s never more sugar.
The answer is usually something like “Something to do, I’m bored” or “Someone to talk to, I’m lonely.” In both cases sugar will not help at all but phoning a friend or just about anything else will and that’s what you need to do to really heal this issue. If you consistently feed yourself what you really want rather than the sugar you will start to get the information “I’m bored let’s call a friend” rather than “I want a candy bar.” That’s when you will have completely shifted out of this habit.
So what about artificial sweeteners?
BOOO! Those are so bad for you it’s hardly worth mentioning. And eating them increases your sugar cravings rather than decreasing them.
The following link will take you to an MP3 that can help you reduce your physical sugar cravings and increase your feelings of self love.
http://www.healthyhabitshypnosis.com/Audio/HealthyBodyMeditation.mp3
Jill Thomas CCHT
Healthy Habits Hypnosis
760-803-2841
www.healthyhabitshypnosis.com
Monday, June 20, 2011
Tuesday, June 14, 2011
What are you afraid of?
What are you really afraid of?
The other day I woke up in the middle of the night with a terrible fear of being abducted by aliens. (Note to self: no more movies about alien abductions right before bed.) As I lay in bed trying to calm myself down from what is undoubtedly the stupidest fear that has ever kept me awake at night, I realized it wasn’t aliens that had me afraid; it was something else. The aliens were just the object I assigned my fear to because that’s what I was thinking about. My real fear was under that, and it was something very real.
I have been in the process of getting my book ready for publication, and the fear that has me is of losing control of something I have worked so hard to create. That fear is something that could happen, and though there are things I can do about it, to some extent I will have to face that fear and move on.
The reality for most of us who are experiencing feelings of fear is that the real issue goes deeper than what seems to be in front of us now — the thing that’s being tossed around our minds late at night. Very often it’s the same fear I had … of losing control.
Control is an illusion and none of us really has as much as we think we do. At any time our life can be turned upside down by things well beyond our control. Accidents, financial issues and illness are real things we live with all the time. And just like the bully that preys on our weakness, fears can beat us up and take away our joy. The only way to handle them is to face them.
When you are feeling fear, worry or anxiety, ask yourself, “What’s under this?” And keep asking until you feel like you have hit the core issue. The core issue is usually something you can’t do a lot about and it’s often the thing you are most afraid of.
Jill Thomas CCHT
Healthy Habits Hypnosis
760-803-2841
www.healthyhabitshypnosis.com
The other day I woke up in the middle of the night with a terrible fear of being abducted by aliens. (Note to self: no more movies about alien abductions right before bed.) As I lay in bed trying to calm myself down from what is undoubtedly the stupidest fear that has ever kept me awake at night, I realized it wasn’t aliens that had me afraid; it was something else. The aliens were just the object I assigned my fear to because that’s what I was thinking about. My real fear was under that, and it was something very real.
I have been in the process of getting my book ready for publication, and the fear that has me is of losing control of something I have worked so hard to create. That fear is something that could happen, and though there are things I can do about it, to some extent I will have to face that fear and move on.
The reality for most of us who are experiencing feelings of fear is that the real issue goes deeper than what seems to be in front of us now — the thing that’s being tossed around our minds late at night. Very often it’s the same fear I had … of losing control.
Control is an illusion and none of us really has as much as we think we do. At any time our life can be turned upside down by things well beyond our control. Accidents, financial issues and illness are real things we live with all the time. And just like the bully that preys on our weakness, fears can beat us up and take away our joy. The only way to handle them is to face them.
When you are feeling fear, worry or anxiety, ask yourself, “What’s under this?” And keep asking until you feel like you have hit the core issue. The core issue is usually something you can’t do a lot about and it’s often the thing you are most afraid of.
Jill Thomas CCHT
Healthy Habits Hypnosis
760-803-2841
www.healthyhabitshypnosis.com
Monday, June 6, 2011
Why we fail to acheive
Why we fail
I think one of the biggest reasons we fail to achieve our health and wellness goals is that we go into it hoping for success but on some levels expecting to fail.
Years ago I dated a math professor at a local university. One day over coffee he asked me a surprisingly philosophical question. “So Jill, let’s say you toss a coin 19 times and it comes up heads every time, what do you think the odds are of it coming up tails on the 20th toss?” I thought about it then answered “50/50 same as the first toss” “Yes, but you had to think about it didn’t you.” He was right, I had thought about it an embarrassingly long time. “That’s what my students do too. They get caught up to much in the back story and miss the obvious answer.” He was right and I realized the deeper meaning in what he was saying.
We get caught up in our own back stories about how we tried to succeed at something yet failed and think that means we will fail again. I am not going to say that if you dieted 19 times and failed that it doesn’t mean anything. It does, but it doesn’t mean as much as you think and it certainly doesn’t mean you are doomed to fail on the 20th attempt.
In order to get a different result what you really need is to do something different. If you are trying to lose weight don’t just go on the same diet that didn’t work the last 19 times you tried it, do something different. If you are trying to quit smoking don’t just toss the pack in the trashcan get some help from someone who knows how to help you succeed.
The MP3 that you can download from the link below will help you succeed with your health goals by giving your unconscious mind a clear picture of what your most healthy body is supposed to look and feel like. Your unconscious mind will take this image and help you form new habits that bring you closer to your goal.
http://www.healthyhabitshypnosis.com/Audio/HealthyBodyMeditation.mp3
Enjoy!
Jill Thomas CCHT
Healthy Habits Hypnosis
760-803-2841
www.healthyhabitshypnosis.com
I think one of the biggest reasons we fail to achieve our health and wellness goals is that we go into it hoping for success but on some levels expecting to fail.
Years ago I dated a math professor at a local university. One day over coffee he asked me a surprisingly philosophical question. “So Jill, let’s say you toss a coin 19 times and it comes up heads every time, what do you think the odds are of it coming up tails on the 20th toss?” I thought about it then answered “50/50 same as the first toss” “Yes, but you had to think about it didn’t you.” He was right, I had thought about it an embarrassingly long time. “That’s what my students do too. They get caught up to much in the back story and miss the obvious answer.” He was right and I realized the deeper meaning in what he was saying.
We get caught up in our own back stories about how we tried to succeed at something yet failed and think that means we will fail again. I am not going to say that if you dieted 19 times and failed that it doesn’t mean anything. It does, but it doesn’t mean as much as you think and it certainly doesn’t mean you are doomed to fail on the 20th attempt.
In order to get a different result what you really need is to do something different. If you are trying to lose weight don’t just go on the same diet that didn’t work the last 19 times you tried it, do something different. If you are trying to quit smoking don’t just toss the pack in the trashcan get some help from someone who knows how to help you succeed.
The MP3 that you can download from the link below will help you succeed with your health goals by giving your unconscious mind a clear picture of what your most healthy body is supposed to look and feel like. Your unconscious mind will take this image and help you form new habits that bring you closer to your goal.
http://www.healthyhabitshypnosis.com/Audio/HealthyBodyMeditation.mp3
Enjoy!
Jill Thomas CCHT
Healthy Habits Hypnosis
760-803-2841
www.healthyhabitshypnosis.com
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