All 60 participants lost 2 to 3 percent of their body weight in 3 months at the 18 month follow up the hypnotherapy group had lost another 8 pounds on average the researchers concluded that. Hypnotherapy may enhance weight loss in addition to its potential ability to modify behavior research shows that hypnosis may increase weight loss in one study 60 obese people with sleep apnea. According to the journal of consulting and clinical psychology one study found that those who tried to lose weight with hypnosis lost double the weight of those who tried without another study from the international journal of clinical and experimental hypnosis found that hypnosis helped people lose weight improve their bmi positively change eating behaviors and feel better about their bodies overall. Hypnosis for weight loss by using hypnosis to work to reprogram the internal barriers that maybe keeping you chained to old patterns and the anxieties associated with them you are much better equipped to start to lose weight a helpful trick to get started on your dieting or weight loss journey is to think of each eating event as a separate one. Take the inuit people for example their diet consists of 50 fat most of which is whale and seal blubber but their bodies can handle it in fact they need it to keep warm there are hypnotic techniques you can use to help them lose weight but your subject also needs to understand some basic nutritional science