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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 21:31

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whomovedmychocolate · 03/05/2007 21:33

Never would have happened with Hovis!

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Dior · 03/05/2007 21:34

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morningpaper · 03/05/2007 21:34

lol @ this thread

I thought this was some sort of Marjorie Dawes situation

If he is a good hynotherapist - stick with it!

Practioners aren't perfect - Psychotherapists in particular as a bonkers as a box of crickets but they can still be excellent psychotherapists

pointydog · 03/05/2007 21:36

I'm just wittering. wittering drivel. Should stop really

Dior · 03/05/2007 21:38

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pointydog · 03/05/2007 21:39

Choco, he's trying to confuse you with his weight and combover. He's messing with your brain (you'll know the nlp lingo) so it's easier to make you go under and obet his every word.

He is playing a damn clever game of confusion.

whomovedmychocolate · 03/05/2007 22:06

Pointydog - more likely trying to relax me so he can hunt through my bag for lingering kitkats

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kslatts · 03/05/2007 22:21

Maybe he is happy with his weight.

Bananaknickers · 03/05/2007 22:31

friend of mine gained wieght when she run a slimming club. Reminded me of little Briton. However she was really good at it and lots of the members got to their goals

whomovedmychocolate · 03/05/2007 22:35

Kslats - yes he might well be. But by the way he was combing over her hair he's clearly not comfy with his appearance.

I still think it's not ideal for someone who specialises in something not to be a model of it. Would you take advice from a doctor who clearly had lots of infectious diseases?

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