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To expect someone paid to help me lose weight not to be a porker?

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whomovedmychocolate · 03/05/2007 20:55

I decided to see a hypnotherapist to help me lose some of my baby weight.

Now don't get me wrong, hypnotherapy has worked for me in the past, including hypnoconception and self hypnosis. I'm studying NLP so I know a bit about it too.

So I booked in to see our local hypnotherapy at the alternative dangly crystals and lentil centre (it's not called that but you get the idea what they are like) and in walks the therapist.

He's at least five stone overweight and has a COMBOVER. I know this is hugely shallow, but I could not concentrate on someone giving me suggestions of how to lose weight without thinking 'clearly this doesn't work for you then'.
As well as 'oh FFS CUT YOUR FRICKING HAIR YOU LOOK RIDICULOUS'

As it happens I am pretty sure I can do this weight loss thing on my own now I've worked out that I have to think thin to be thin. (duh!) But would you advertise yourself as 'specialisms include weight control' when clearly you don't do practice what you preach?

Feel free to call me a shallow cow. But honestly, you don't go to the gym and hunt out the trainer eating the cakes do you (except maybe to nick one).

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Dior · 03/05/2007 21:05

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whomovedmychocolate · 03/05/2007 21:05

Paulaplumpbottom - yes I am being shallow. But also his competence wasn't great.

For example, he used ten negative statements during his hypnosis (which didn't work obviously if I was able to count them). Hypnogogic suggestions should always be stated in the positive if at all possible because the brain works in the affirmitive.

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whomovedmychocolate · 03/05/2007 21:03

Luckylady - yes and actually when you are at a Slimming Club it can be helpful not to be surrounded by stick thin people right - because you recognise that you are all on the same plan and working together.

But he was really badly groomed too.

I dunno. You just expect things. In NLP we concentrate on the positives and making sure things are congrous (ie if you wanted to lose weight you model yourself on those that find it easy to be slim and learn from them) and it's completely incongruous to have someone sitting them telling me how thinness was easy to achieve, while the chair creaked under his weight.

AND HIS STOMACH WAS RUMBLING!!!!

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Olihan · 03/05/2007 21:03

Have just PMSL at your OP .

paulaplumpbottom · 03/05/2007 21:03

It does sound a bit shallow. You are judging his competence by his looks

Dior · 03/05/2007 21:02

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pointydog · 03/05/2007 21:00

For some reason I'm not surprised that the weight-loss guy needs to lose weight. Sounds just about right for this crazy world.

whomovedmychocolate · 03/05/2007 20:59

Funnily there was a mirror in the room and I was wondering if I could scoot his chair round to face it during the session

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luckylady74 · 03/05/2007 20:59

both my consultant at slimming world and my present cambridge diet person are bigger than me -but it's all relative - perhaps your man doesn't care but likes to help people that do!!!i believe weightwatchers sack their leaders for weight gain!

Dior · 03/05/2007 20:58

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MarjoryDawes · 03/05/2007 20:58

you BITCH!!!