Why Diets Fail

                                             Why Diets Fail

Diets fail because:

1. Diets rely on willpower (the Conscious Mind).
2. The Unconscious Mind is programmed for more; diets are about less.
3. The Unconscious Mind thinks of food as a reward.

As you look at this list you may realise that they all involve a battle between the Unconscious and the Conscious Mind.

The Unconscious Mind is often programmed to gorge ourselves with heaps of luscious food to maximize our pleasure, while the Conscious Mind wants us to have a healthy, attractive, energetic body. You are reading this article because you know from experience which mind wins.

                                         Exploring Why Diets Fail

1. Diets often fail because they rely on willpower which relies on the Conscious Mind.

As we saw, the Conscious Mind is merely the tip of the iceberg. Even when our willpower is excellent, since our Unconscious Mind generally prevails, willpower-based diets are doomed to fail.

Willpower is like gas in the gas tank which is used as we go through our day. Toward the end of a stressful day, we tend to deplete much of our willpower. Therefore, many people binge eat at the end of the day.

2. The Unconscious Mind is programmed for more. It wants more food, more calories, more pleasure. Diets are about less. Until this unconscious conflict is resolved, any diet you try will likely fail.
3. The Unconscious Mind thinks of food as a reward.

Many people go through our life relying on other people for our rewards. When we finally have an opportunity to take charge of our own reward, we go for it.

Until the driver of our eating habit is changed at the Unconscious Mind, many people will continue to waste much time, money and energy on unsuccessful diets.

                                     So, What is the Answer?

Realizing all of this at the conscious level of the mind makes little difference. Because the Unconscious Mind drives our behaviour, it is vital to work on this level of mind. It is through hypnosis that the Unconscious Mind gets on board to make the necessary changes.

Although listening to hypnosis recordings or hypnotists who read hypnosis scripts can be helpful, it is often necessary to powerfully target the root cause of this behaviour for long-lasting results. This can often be done using the many hypnosis techniques developed by Dr. Bloom discussed on this website including Root Cause Hypnosis, LaughGnosis,

There are many other reasons why diets don’t work which go beyond the scope of this article. They can be discussed in during your appointment as necessary.