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Article: The yes, I can diet: think you can't lose weight? Maybe you don't know your own strength, says hypnotherapist Jean Fain, whose blend of attitude adjustment and practical advice works wonders for her clients (and will for you, too).(body wise)
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- O, The Oprah Magazine
- Article date:
- September 1, 2005
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AS IF READING FROM A SCRIPT, DIETERS WHO SETtle onto my couch start their story virtually the same way: "I've tried everything. Nothing works. I can't lose weight ... keep it off ... get off this plateau...." With each failed diet, each pound lost and regained, they've grown more desperate. Baggy clothes and crossed arms can't hide their shame. Defeated dieters live with the delusion that no matter what they do, they can't lose weight.
If all goes well, after a number of sessions clients change their tune. I can't becomes maybe I can, which finally shifts to I can. En route to their desired weight, determined dieters develop a firm belief in their abilities. I've witnessed ...
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