Lack of sleep

A ruffled mind makes a restless pillow.  ~Charlotte Brontë

Sleeplessness is a major problem for many people.  Based studies done at  the Sleep and Chronobiology Laboratory at the Hospital at University of Pennsylvania, sleep deprivation affects our ability to perform daily tasks.  Many people are  functioning with as little as 4 hours of sleep a night.  According to the National Sleep Foundation, Americans average 6.9 hours on weeknights. 
Which means that, whether we like it or not, we are not thinking as clearly as we could be. Hypnosis is very effective in helping you sleep.  Read this New York Times article 

Making satisfying choices

Every day we make choices,  what to wear, or eat,  when to wake up, what to do for the day, who to speak to, where to go, which TV show, book, radio station, website, tweet to pay attention to, which call to make or take, which way to turn...the list is endless.  But what if I asked you to really think about what you want for yourself and your future... you know.. 10 years .. 20 years down the road ...  many of those day to day decisions may not have a direct affect on your future ...but I  can guarantee that the choices you make when it comes to the food you eat, what you drink and how active you are NOW will have far reaching affects on your quality of life for the future.    To think that everything you eat now can determine your health;  blood sugar levels, cognitive ability, mobility, mood, and energy..should make you think twice... I did.  Will you?  Eat the foods you enjoy, in smaller amounts,  notice and pay attention to what you are eating and stop eating when you are full.    Never eat anything that doesn't taste great to you... why waste the time and energy... and get moving in any way you can...  See you in the future.

Get Moving Now

"Whenever I feel like exercise, I lie down until the feeling passes".  ~Robert M. Hutchins


20 - 30 minutes a day may seem like a lot of time to set aside for an activity that may not be your favorite thing to do, but what if I told you that just by spending a few minutes out of the day active you will:

• add years to your life
• think more clearly and learn more easily
• sleep better
• get stronger physically
• increase the level of endorphins and feel good chemicals in your body
• increase brain elasticity.  
• help you deal with stress in a positive way

More money isn't going to do that for you

Having More clothes, cars, things isn't going to do that for you

Watching more TV or sitting in front of a computer is not going to do that for you.   

Invest in yourself.  Step away from this computer and take a walk...   

WHAT IS STOPPING YOU?

The vision must be followed by the venture.  It is not enough to stare up the steps - we must step up the stairs.  ~Vance Havner


That first step may seem to be the most difficult... What are you going to lose?  


Is it the fear of change?
Is it that the unknown could be the right thing for you?
Is it that you don't think you deserve anything better then what you have now? 
Are you just too comfortable with the way things are, even though your feelings and emotions are out of control? 
Are you tired of trying and not getting the results? 


Knowing what to do and identifying what is stopping you from taking that first step are two very different things.  The problem is that sometimes even though you know what step (action) to take, you still don't really understand what is stopping you from moving forward.  


Eliminating those roadblocks in your mind is essential for success.   Expect the best for yourself. 

GASTRIC BAND Hypnosis

Nothing tastes as good as being thin feels.  ~Author Unknown

Sheila Granger's Virtual Gastric Band Hypnosis program is a safe, effective , highly successful alternative to bariatric surgery.  The VGB program makes eating enjoyable, satisfying and weight loss easy to accomplish.   Over eating becomes habit and hypnosis is effective in eliminating  harmful habits.  When is comes to weight control, the issues are vast, family eating patterns,  eating as a substitution for something missing in one's life, eating for comfort and in some situations a form of protection.  Sheila and Marc's recently published workbook outlines the 8 rules and gives the reader the tools to keep track of food choices.    Hypnosis gives the client the mind set to reach their goals.  An article in Elle magazine describes one type of hypnotic band program.

http://www.elle.com/Beauty/Health-Fitness/Weight-Loss-Surgery

If you wish to keep as well as possible....

If you wish to keep as well as possible, the less you think about your health the better.  ~Oliver Wendell Holmes, Over the Teacups, 1891


Howard Brody, M.D., Ph.D  has written the book, The Placebo Response.  Dr. Brody  has gathered research (academic and private) that reflects interesting connections between the way we think and process information and how we physically respond.   For example in  studies using  placebo capsules; blue, green and purple pills seemed to work especially well as sedatives and sleeping pills, while red, yellow and orange pills, seem to work better as stimulants.  (p.65) Now mind you, none of the capsules contained medication yet the patients got results!!
This is the expectancy theory.  Your perception and expectation in a situation can affect your response physically, emotionally  and chemically.  Positive expectations lead to positive results.  In an other study done at John Hopkins University of Psychiatry,  the placebo produced the same results as the medication,  when the physician dispensing the pill, had no preconceived view on the effectiveness of either pill, while the patients who received their pills from a physician with very strong feeling about a particular medication, reacted better with that pill.  So even the way other people around you think, can effect you.  


So positive expectations should be reinforced daily,  whether through affirmations, positive self talk, and/or setting reasonable goals and  accomplishing them.  Think positive and spend your time with positive people.

Procrastination Don't look back

Procrastination is the art of keeping up with yesterday.  ~Don Marquis


Why do people procrastinate?  What is stopping you? 
 I could give you a number of reasons:

• I would rather be doing something else
• I dislike the task ahead
• There is something better to do (more fun, enjoyable or  interesting)
• The task is boring, repetitive or not important
• It's too difficult, challenging, confusing, frustrating- "A pain in the neck to do"
• It takes too long.....
• I'm not good at it...
• No Time....

Anything sound familiar yet?
These are reasons (or should I say excuses) we come up with,  but the job still needs or should be done.  Completing the task may lead to a healthier body and mind, a promotion, a new job, an improved grade in school, or the lead in the play or winning a game, more money, friendship, confidence and  love.   
ALL YOU DESERVE.

So what is stopping you?

Are you ready to eliminate  your limiting beliefs?