Introduction: The Mind is Your Central Command
Andrea is a freelancer in the marketing industry. She spends entire days in front of the computer, skipping meals or compensating with quick snacks.
Occasionally he tries to go on a diet, but at the first difficulty he goes back to his old habits.
During the first coaching session this sentence emerges…
“Maybe I’m not meant to be thin,” and he confides that this is a recurring thought.
As is often the case, food is not the problem.
The problem is the ‘mental self-image that blocks weight loss.
If you’ve ever felt like Andrea, stuck in an endless cycle of failed attempts, you need to know one thing: it’s not your willpower’s fault.
The mind is programmed to repeat what it knows, and if inside you believe that you are a person destined to remain overweight, to fail to lose weight, your subconscious will do everything to confirm this image.
That’s where Maxwell Maltz’s psychocybernetics comes in, a method that helps you reprogram your brain to see yourself in a different, healthier, stronger way.
The key to change is not just in diet or exercise, but in the way your mind views your body and lifestyle.
What is Psycho-Cybernetics and Why It Holds You Back
I told you about Psychocybernetics and you may have wondered but what is this thing?
It all starts with Maxwell Maltz, a plastic surgeon, who noticed that many of his patients, even after major cosmetic surgeries that drastically changed their appearance, continued to see themselves exactly as before.
They had a fixed mental image of themselves that did not change even with reality.
This principle also applies to weight and slimming.
Your mind has an “internal thermostat,” an ingrained image of what you look like. If you see yourself as overweight in your head, your subconscious mind works to always bring you back to that point, regardless of your efforts with diet and exercise.
This is why people who lose weight quickly often gain it back: the mind is not aligned with the change.
The Experiment at the Convention
An anecdote that happened to me during a convention perfectly confirms this concept.
Speaking with a woman attending the event, she told me that she was constantly dissatisfied with her appearance.
I look at her: she is fit, harmonious, but she still continued to see herself as fat and unattractive.
I decide to do an experiment.
I ask some people present to describe it with an adjective.
The answers?
“Charming,” “elegant,” “incredibly fit.”
When I report these comments to her, she is surprised.
His mental image was still tied to his past, regardless of how he looks today.
This shows how the mind can be a limitation or an asset, depending on how we program it.
How Hypnosis Can Change Your Mental Image.
Hypnosis is a very powerful tool for reprogramming your internal thermostat and aligning your mind with the goal you desire.
It works like this:
- Identify your current image – How do you see yourself when you think about your body? Do you feel like a fit person or someone who always struggles with weight?
- Create an image of success – Visualize yourself as someone who has already achieved the desired weight.
- Use hypnosis to reinforce this image – Through guided sessions, the mind begins to accept this new version of yourself.
- Turn on “autopilot” -Once your subconscious has accepted the new image, you naturally begin to make healthier choices without forcing yourself.
Andrea, through a course of hypnosis and coaching, changes her self-perception.
He no longer sees himself as someone “destined” to fail, but as someone capable of taking care of his own body.
In the following months, without excessive effort, he lost 10 kg, but most importantly, he stopped fighting himself.
His habits change naturally because his mind now works for him, not against him.
A Psychocybernetics and Hypnosis Exercise to Reprogram Your Mind
Try this exercise to start changing your mental image:
- Find a quiet place, sit comfortably and close your eyes.
- Breathe deeply, relaxing the body.
- Visualize your “old self,” the one who has always struggled with weight.
- Imagine now a healthier and happier version of you, with the body you desire and the confidence you deserve.
- Feel the difference between the two images and allow the new version to become sharper and sharper.
- Repeat this visualization every day, reinforcing it with positive affirmations such as, “My body reflects my new healthy habits.”
Over time, your mind accepts this new image and begins to guide you toward healthier choices, without effort or self-sabotage.
The key is consistency: the more you repeat this exercise, the more your subconscious aligns with your new reality.
Conclusion: Are you ready to change?
Your brain is programmable, just like a computer.
If you have struggled with weight until now, perhaps the problem has never been diet or exercise, but your self-image.
With psychocybernetics and hypnosis, you can transform this image and make weight loss a natural and lasting process.
Andrea regained control of her mind and body.
And you, are you ready to do the same?
In the next article we will discuss how hypnosis can strengthen your self-discipline, helping you not only to lose weight but also to maintain long-term results.
In addition, we will look at practical strategies to train your mind to be consistent and resilient over time.
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