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AN NHS nurse who ballooned to 26 stone by gorging on McDonald's and ketchup sandwiches has revealed how she lost half her body weight after being hypnotised.

Junk food addict Georgie Hughes, 25, always struggled to find clothes to fit her size 28 frame and was bullied by her peers at college.

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As well as binging on steak and onion pies, Georgie would also eat half a loaf of a bread a day when she was at her biggest - and she couldn't even use her scales to weigh herself as they only went up to 25 stone.

She decided to take drastic action when her size began making her feel ill and she couldnt find anything to wear except baggy tents.

Having tried every diet - including juice cleanses and slimming shakes - she could think of, the NHS nurse decided to give hypnotherapy a go.

Now after 18 sessions with hypnotist Phil Collins - who made her believe her favourite snacks tasted disgusting - she has lost a whopping 13st dropping down to a size 14.

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Earlier this year, Adele reportedly lost three stone thanks to a 295-an-hour hypnotherapist.

Hypnotherapy has been incredible, said respiratory nurse Georgie. "I was skeptical at first, but I havent looked back since. Seeing Phil has changed my life."

Explaining how hypnotherapy has changed her relationship with food, Georgie said: "Hes put me off bread and McDonald's forever.

"If I go with my friends or family now Ill eat the meat out of the burger but wont be able to touch the bun.

"And the thought of eating takeaways now makes me feel ill!"

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During her first session, Georgie came to the realisation that she comfort ate to cope with being bullied at school.

It was a vicious circle, she said And I needed to break it. During my first session Phil asked me about my favourite food and I told him I could easily eat a few bagels and six slices of bread a day.

Id have three slices of peanut butter on toast for breakfast, then three packets of cheese and onion crisps, chocolate and sweets before lunch.

Id also sneak slices of white bread with cheese and tuna mayonnaise on or even just butter and ketchup.

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At lunchtime I'd eat a jacket potato with butter, baked beans and cheese, and even more slices of white bread if I was still hungry.

For dinner Id usually eat three portions of carbonara pasta or a roast dinner with plenty of crispy roast potatoes.

McDonald's was also one of Georgie's favourite takeaways and shed often devour a large big Mac meal with cheese bites, a large strawberry milkshake and a couple of 99p cheeseburgers before going home and eating a second dinner.

In order to break this cycle, the hypnotherapist used the chest infections Georgie had previously suffered to convince her that bread tasted like mucus.

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She explained: "He told me to shut my eyes and started to tell me that bread and bagels tasted like mucus. It worked straight away.

After the session I went home and took a bite of bread and it was absolutely disgusting. It tasted like mucus and put me off eating it.

Three weeks after her first session Georgie had lost a stone and continued to see Phil for another six months during which time she lost 5st.

I saw Phil once a week for two months and then every other week for the next five until I went away to university, said Georgie, who works at Shrewsbury Hospital.

He gave me the tools I needed to continue my weight loss journey on my own and Ive never looked back.

Before her weight loss, Georgie struggled to find size 28 clothes and would only dress in black.

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I only ever bought black so that I didnt stand out, she said.I was miserable being so big and being bullied made me lose all my confidence and self-esteem.

Thats when I decided to give hypnotherapy a go. I imagined Id be asked to look at a watch and imagine myself thinner but it was nothing like that. He just spoke to me and made me trust him so I could completely relax.

Since giving up bread and bagels, Georgie ended up shedding a whopping 13 stone - half her body weight - which took her down to a slim size 14 and weighing 13st 8lbs.

For breakfast has a bowl of porridge, chicken and vegetable salads for lunch and healthy, low-calorie Hello Fresh meals for dinner.

My target weight is 12 stone and Im so close to it, she added.

I havent needed any more hypnotherapy since 2015, she says. But Phil and I keep in touch on a yearly basis and I tell him how Im getting on.

How does hynotherapy aid weight loss?

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It took me a long time to lose weight and get to where I am now. But Im happy that it didnt all come off overnight. This way I know I have changed my lifestyle and will keep it off. Its also sorted my self-esteem and anxiety. Im a different woman now - not only to look at but inside too. Im happy with myself and my body.

Hypnotist Phil, who specialises in hypnotherapy, counselling and life-coaching, said: In the first session, Georgias self confidence and self esteem was extremely low and she confided in me that there were many personal issues.

Georgie, considering her young age when she first came to see me really did take to it.

It took a number of sessions for her to start believing in herself, but from that first session I knew that she could do it.

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Jun 16th, 2020 | Filed under Uncategorized, Weight Loss

Weight loss at home or perhaps more accurately, avoiding weight gain at home is suddenly a big deal for a lot of us. A few weeks into self isolation and/or social distancing and you start noticing something peculiar: although you are not eating more, your favourite jogging pants feel a bit tighter than they used to. That's because you do less physical activity than before; but even that is the case, with our handy tips, you'll see that it is not all that difficult to avoid weight gain in isolation.

Managing your weight is beneficial for both your physical and mental wellbeing. With a few simple tricks and lifestyle adjustments, you can make sure the pounds stay off and who knows, you might even shed a few kilos in the process. The fact is, the best way to lose weight fast is to pay close attention to your diet. Not surprisingly, the best way to get a six pack is to eat right (and, to some degree, to work out).

The tips below can be used on their own or you can even combine them as you see fit. Very important, however, is not to overdo it and do vigorous exercising while not eating much at all. That is just plain dangerous and can get you injured in no time. Be sensible and if you had any issues with obesity before or are really unfit, consider talking to a health professional before you implement any drastic changes in your lifestyle.

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It's really not rocket science: if you don't want to out on weight, you have to stop eating more than your body needs. Even if before the mandatory isolation you have been living a relative sedentary lifestyle, being indoors for 99% of time means you are burning less calories than you used to. And this means you should eat less to adjust to this new lifestyle.

Of course, you can offset the lack of outdoor exercising with indoor exercising but there are other ways to keep the waist slim that doesn't involve gruelling physical activity. And the best of them all is to be more mindful about how and what you eat.

Without trying to convert anybody to mindfulness and being present, try stopping for a second anytime before you raid your cupboard for some food. Ask yourself the question: am I hungry or just bored? Was there anything I was supposed to do before I decided to eat? Something I had to deal with? Unhealthy eating habits often stem from procrastination and us not wanting to deal with the task at hand.

If you are a big fan of fried food, one obvious way to reduce calorie and fat intake is to get one a best air fryer. Air fried food isn't necessarily as delicious as deep- or even shallow-fried, but it does retain a fried/roasted taste and mouth-feel whilst using as little as a tenth of the fat of frying or roasting. We know they're in demand right now, cos they keep selling out.

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Another way to to eat less is to face how much we eat in general. Considering the amount of processed food we eat, it's easy to count the amount of caloriesand macronutrients (lipids[fat]/carbs/protein) we consume by using apps that scan barcodes of food items and does the adding up for us.

The best known of these apps is MyFitnessPal, but there are many other apps that can do the same thing. Garmin watches can integrate with it o you can see calories consumed vs calories burned on your wrist. Fitbit does a similar thing with its Fitbit Premium service. You can currently grab a free, three-month trial of Fitbit Premium, which should hopefully belong enough

By realising just how many calories are in certain food items we eat, we can make more educated decisions about snacking in the future. Can you eat a box of Jaffa cakes in one sitting? That's 450 'bad' calories consumed and to burn it off, you would have to do an hour of HIIT workouts. Which you probably won't.

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Even if you don't want to swap out Mars bars for kale and broccoli, you can drastically reduce calorie consumption by only eating in a certain time-window a day. Probably the most popular way is to do intermittent fasting. There are two ways to go about it: either the 5:2 diet or the 16:8 fast diet.

With the 5:2 diet, you restrict calorie intake for two days a week, down to 700-800 calories, while for the rest of the weeks you eat normally. The 16:8 diet is a daily fast, where you eat only in an 8-hour window. With the latter, the most convenient way is to fast while you sleep: have your last meal at around 8 pm, and have the next one at 12 pm the next day. This way, you sleep through most of the fats, making it super easy to do so. Well, somewhat easier anyway.

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Drinking more water is beneficial for a lot of reasons and now that we are all grounded in our homes, people can't really use the usual excuse not to drink more, which is "I'll need to go to the toilet more often", since the loo is really always available at home (we hope so anyway).

Drinking plenty of water can help metabolism and, most importantly, it can also help you feel fuller for longer. The best combination is eating more fibrous food more vegetables, mainly and drinking plenty of water. Cold-pressed bars are okay as a snack too with lots of water, although they are by nature quite high in sugar.

Low-sugar protein bars and savoury snacks like beef or vegan jerky are a great alternative to chocolate bars as a mid-afternoon snack. Nuts are okay although they are very energy dense (high in good fats) so you should only eat a small portion at the time.

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Although we are stuck indoors, having a fitness tracker or running watch around your wrist can still be beneficial. One of the more casual feature of these fitness wearables is the 'movement reminder' that prompts you, once every hour, to get up and walk for a bit. Now, being in isolation doesn't help but getting off from the sofa periodically can be beneficial for your overall wellbeing nevertheless, even if it is just to have a stretch or to put away some washing.

Fitness trackers and running watches also measure calories burned so you it can adjust your calorie consumption to your calorie expenditure. These devices are not ultra precise but they will give you a good estimate nevertheless.

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Just like fitness trackers, bathroom scales the smart scale variety can also measure energy expenditure and tell you how many calories you burn, as well as other deets about your body, like bone/muscle mass and, most importantly, body fat percentage. They don't even cost the earth either: the Tanita BC-401 body composition monitor is less than 80 and measures 10 different body metrics. Cheaper than getting a Garmin Fenix 6 Pro, for sure, although the Tanita BC-401 won't be that much of a help when it comes to navigating forest trails, unlike the Garmin's offline topographic maps.

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HIIT workouts have never really gone out of fashion but they are definitely 'in' at the moment, mainly because they are an effective way to burn calories and can be done indoors, using your bodyweight only, a kettlebell, dumbbells, treadmills, exercise bikes, rowing machines and basically everything you can think off. We have seen a gym water bottle tabata workout before, too.

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Best way to motivate yourself to move more and therefore to burn more calories more efficiently is set up a challenge for yourself. Although you can't leave the house for leisure activities but you still have plenty of options. How about a 30-day push up challenge? Start with doing one on day one and adding one more every day and see if you can keep up with the pace.

Have you got a pull up bar? How about learning how to do pull ups properly? Or mastering chin ups. Don't know what the difference is? Here is a handy article on the subject: chin up vs pull up which one is better for you? If you have an ab wheel knocking about somewhere in the house, you can challenge yourself to actually learn how to use roller properly.

Maybe you can improve your mobility? Improving hamstring flexibility can be quite challenging for some but being more flexible can improve your general comfort levels significantly. Shoulder mobility is also a massive issue among the adult population: get some resistance bands and do two-arm shoulder circles.

How about making your feet more flexible? Having flexible toes can improve balance and alleviate some back problems too. There is an excellent article on the subject at Vivobarefoot: engage your feet with a spot of toega (as in toe-yoga). While you are at it, get a pair of their shoes too, they are light and super responsive too.

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