The Self-Hypnosis Diet

Use the Power of Your Mind to Reach Your Perfect Weight

By: Joy Gurgevich, PhD Steven Gurgevich, MD Andrew Weil - introduction

Narrated by: PhD Steven Gurgevich

Medical Hypnosis—Your Secret Ingredient for Achieving Your Perfect Weight
If you've ever been on a diet, you know that planning your menu is not the hard part—sticking to that plan is. But what if you had a way to change your cravings and state of mind with the power of deep relaxation? Now with The Self-Hypnosis Diet, you'll learn how to use clinically proven methods of self-hypnosis to unlearn old eating patterns, and create new and lasting behaviors for succeeding with a healthy diet.

Available in two formats:
With the The Self-Hypnosis Diet: Use the Power of Your Mind to Reach Your Perfect Weight, Steven and Joy Gurgevich share an instructive book and companion CD to help you utilize and understand the subconscious mind-body connection to overcome the innate challenges of dieting. The CD includes five guided trancework sessions for removing emotional barriers, reducing your appetite, and dealing with cravings and temptations.

With The Self Hypnosis Diet: Use the Power of Your Mind to Make Any Diet Work for You, Steven Gurgevich offers a 3-CD program with expanded trancework sessions to help you put the power of hypnosis to work in your life. Featuring distilled instructions on entering trance, sending messages to your body, and making an ally of your subconscious, this program offers more than two hours of guided trance sessions including a morning and evening practice.

Steven and Joy Gurgevich have taught thousands how to use hypnosis to overcome the innate challenges of dieting. The Self-Hypnosis Diet reveals the "missing ingredient" for achieving a healthy diet and lifestyle—and bringing change that lasts for a lifetime.

A Lighter Side

I really love the positive reinforcements. Instead of being told how to diet, believe me I'm a veteran, I am given suggestions on how to think and appreciate the vital body I do have. I like the gentleness. I am truly thankful. Oh yes, down 7 pounds in a week is a bonus.

Separate tracks/bookmarks would be helpful

Listening to this on my iPhone using the Audible app, and it's divided into 3 "chapters," one for each disc.
Chapter (disc) 1 is about WHY and HOW hypnotism works. It's great for a listen to once, but then you don't really need it.

Chapter (disc) 2 has 4 trance sessions you're supposed to be moderately aware for. Here's a helpful breakdown of the approximate times each new session starts - I recommend you create a bookmark for each one, so you can skip straight to the session you want.

0:6:00 Changing taste for foods, putting a positive spin on weight loss efforts

0:29:15 Self exploration, why did I gain weight?

0:49:50 Loving yourself

1:06:00 Emergency session - Craving Control

Chapter (disc) 3 has 3 sessions that you can sort of listen to while you do something else, to listen to during particular times of the day. The section titles should be self-explanatory.

4:25 Morning Motivation

25:00 Before Dinner

41:00 Bedtime Hypnosis

Hope this helps you utilize this program a little better! :) Other than the issue with all the sessions being smooshes into one big chapter, I like this audiobook. Dr. Gurgevich has a very soothing voice, and is helpful about carefully framing the suggestions so your subconscious will accept them and do what you actually want them to do. I've only been using this a few days so I can't really speak as to if it "works," but I do feel more optimistic about my weight loss journey after listening to this tape.

Surprisongly effective

As a skeptic who had never tried self-hypnosis, I bought this audiobook to help me make some major changes in my life. My first listen was superficial and I was tempted to dismiss the suggestions as sounding 'cheesy.' But as a seeker of personal growth, I finally gave the program the attention and focus it deserves. After several weeks, I finally realized that my cravings had been lifted and belief that I could succeed moved into my life and the choices I make.

Outstanding!

I've found this audiobook very helpful in my efforts to get "jump started" at loosing weight. The hypnotic sessions have helped me tremendously. I am trying to listen to different trance sessions at least twice a day. My motivation is up in just a week, and I am making progress.

Dr. Gurgevich is an exceptionally talented hypnotist and psychologist. He speaks in a sensitive, soothing voice that is in itself theraputic.

I highly recommend this audiobook!

If you've struggled - try this!

I have struggled with weight loss motivation for 25 years. This audiobook has made it effortless for me. I have lost 16lb in 5 weeks and most important, it has changed my whole attitude towards food and myself - I feel so positive all the time. I only wish I had tried it years sooner!
A hint - choose one color forever, not a different one each day.