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<blockquote data-quote="KennyS" data-source="post: 378876" data-attributes="member: 48174"><p><strong>Re: Overweight vs underweight... which is harder to deal wit</strong></p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p>Sid .... McKenna is heavily involved in the practice of NLP which has been proven quite effective in the hands of a good practitioner. I think that it even has better success rate than hypnosis for breaking habits like smoking. Some 25 years ago I finally kicked smoking. I had tried gum and filters and even an early stab at hypnosis and nothing worked. One day I went into a drug store and there was a stand for some stop smoking program. It only cost a few quid so I picked it up and threw it in a drawer for the day I figured I would have another go. At any rate the program was some herbal pills for the physical bit and a cassette tape... (remember those <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite1" alt=":)" title="Smile :)" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":)" /> ) The instructions were simple... take the pills per instructions and listen to the tape as many waking hours as you can. At the time I was working the night shift at a telecommuncations center, alone and nothing to prevent me doing my work plugged in to a walkman.... Long and short of it... the tape briefly explained the negatives of smoking (which you know already), talked about the positives of the change, which you know already, and dwelled on your new life without cigarettes. It stressed that you should not leave your friends or places you like, just to enjoy those people and places without cigarettes.... 7 days for 12 hours a day I listened to that tape and never smoked again.</p><p></p><p>Point is, I have treated this diabetes thing the same way. I still go to friends parties and places where people are eating and drinking but I chose not to have those things because deep down, I know that they are not good for me and abstaining from them is... I have lost nothing but certain foods (which I no longer call good food), I still have my friends, my enjoyments and my hobbies... minus the damage of a bad habit ( certian carbs have become bad habits). Much of what was one that tape was well delivered NLP....</p><p></p><p>Kenny</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="KennyS, post: 378876, member: 48174"] [b]Re: Overweight vs underweight... which is harder to deal wit[/b] Sid .... McKenna is heavily involved in the practice of NLP which has been proven quite effective in the hands of a good practitioner. I think that it even has better success rate than hypnosis for breaking habits like smoking. Some 25 years ago I finally kicked smoking. I had tried gum and filters and even an early stab at hypnosis and nothing worked. One day I went into a drug store and there was a stand for some stop smoking program. It only cost a few quid so I picked it up and threw it in a drawer for the day I figured I would have another go. At any rate the program was some herbal pills for the physical bit and a cassette tape... (remember those :) ) The instructions were simple... take the pills per instructions and listen to the tape as many waking hours as you can. At the time I was working the night shift at a telecommuncations center, alone and nothing to prevent me doing my work plugged in to a walkman.... Long and short of it... the tape briefly explained the negatives of smoking (which you know already), talked about the positives of the change, which you know already, and dwelled on your new life without cigarettes. It stressed that you should not leave your friends or places you like, just to enjoy those people and places without cigarettes.... 7 days for 12 hours a day I listened to that tape and never smoked again. Point is, I have treated this diabetes thing the same way. I still go to friends parties and places where people are eating and drinking but I chose not to have those things because deep down, I know that they are not good for me and abstaining from them is... I have lost nothing but certain foods (which I no longer call good food), I still have my friends, my enjoyments and my hobbies... minus the damage of a bad habit ( certian carbs have become bad habits). Much of what was one that tape was well delivered NLP.... Kenny [/QUOTE]
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