I want to share a success story about hypnosis for weight loss. 
There are so many, but this one stands out in my mind and touches 
my heart. I was working in the summer of 2004 with a young lady 
named Jen. She was 19 at the time and was scheduled to undergo 
gastric bypass surgery. This surgery is very drastic and involved 
stapling the stomach so that the person can no longer eat large 
meals. She also already had liposuction but regained all of her 
weight. Her father had died and all her mother wanted was for Jen 
to be happy. 

As they both sat in my office in tears, Jen told me that this 
was her last attempt to lose weight before killing herself. After
her mom left the room, we began the hypnosis session. While 
in a trance, Jen remembered being abused by her father. It was 
traumatic for her to recall this, but helpful at the same time. 
Jen also revealed that she had "built up a protective layer" with 
the excess weight. She explained while under hypnosis that the 
weight repelled men and kept her "safe." 

After Jen was out of hypnosis, I invited her mom back into the 
office. The three of us discussed this unfortunate event. Her mom 
said that she had suspected that it happened, but never had proof 
until now. Jen returned the next week and we began working on re-
building her self-esteem using hypnosis. This is very easy to do 
with hypnosis since the messages go directly to the subconscious 
mind. If you want to do this yourself, just make a tape with 
positive suggestions that you play in bed each night as you go to 
sleep. 

In the four weeks that followed, I was able to reframe the way 
she felt about eating right, exercising, and taking care of 
herself in general. After only six sessions, I told Jen that I 
had done all the work we needed to do. 

Last week, Jen sent me an e-mail with a picture. You see, I had 
programmed her to continue to eat right, exercise, and take care 
of herself. Well, the picture she sent looked like a model! Jen 
had gone from 325 lbs. to 115 lbs! The e-mail was even more 
inspirational. Here’s what she wrote: 

   Dear Steve, 

   It has been a year since our last session. The pounds have 
   been consistently dropping. I eat differently and don’t even 
   try to. I exercise three times a week and love it. Most 
   importantly, my view of life is completely different now. 
   I went from being overweight and suicidal to being thin, 
   sexy, beautiful and totally confident. My mom is happier 
   than ever and so is my husband. That’s right! I am married. 
   He’s 6’4", an architect, and wants kids. I feel like I’m 
   living the life of my dreams. Hypnosis is amazing. You taught 
   me that I could do ANYTHING that I BELIEVE I can do. You are 
   right. Feel free to share this letter with others. I want 
   the world to know about the power of hypnosis and the power 
   of the human mind! 

   With much love and respect, 

   Jen 


In my line of work I get to see this happen often. Jen is one of 
the many people who decided to make a powerful change in her 
life. Hypnosis helped, but the change was really due to her 
commitment to herself. I hope that the sharing of Jen’s journey 
will inspire you to create whatever powerful change you desire in 
your life. There are no obstacles, except the ones YOU create in 
your mind. Remove those obstacles, and you will easily live the 
life of YOUR dreams. 

Steve G. Jones is a board certified Clinical Hypnotherapist.
He is a member of the National Guild of Hypnotists,
American Board of Hypnotherapy, president of the American
Alliance of Hypnotists, on the board of directors of the
Los Angeles chapter of the American Lung Association,
and director of the California state registered Steve G. Jones
School of Hypnotherapy. Learn more about his products by
visiting: http://www.betterlivingwithhypnosis.com.