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Identity-Based Weight Loss - Hypnosis to Reprogram Food Choices and Reduce Cravings · The Hypnotist

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Welcome to The Hypnotist, the show that gives you inside
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access to cutting edge hypnosis with real clients facing genuine
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issues. Brought to you by the
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Hypnotherapist, Demanded by celebrities, CEOs and even
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royalty Adam Cox. These recordings took place live
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from Evans Clinic in London's world famous Harley Street.
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So get yourself comfortable and enjoy today's episode of The
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Hypnotist. Do you feel like your identity
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really wants you to be slimmer? Or maybe stronger?
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Or fitter or leaner. But sometimes you.
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Sabotage that. And by the.
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Way the clue. Of sabotaging.
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What isn't in? Agreement with what?
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Your core identity. Is is going to be.
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Things like regret. And shame.
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And guilt. And frustration.
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Adam here. And you're about to listen to a
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hypnosis session that was helping a client that had been
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slim and lean and strong in the past but felt disconnected with
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that. And it was mainly through
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processed foods particularly. Refined carbs, Sugary foods.
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But they had a goal within about a year's.
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Time to climb. One of the mountains in the
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Himalayas close to. Everest and that version of.
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Them wanted to be lean and strong.
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Because. It's not ideal.
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With less oxygen. In the air to be carrying excess
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weight, even excess muscle isn't useful if you're going to be
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climbing because you need to utilize every bit of oxygen that
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you had. So this has elements of
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regression. To the.
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Times they felt lean and healthy and slim and strong.
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And then future. Pacing to feel what it would.
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Feel like to be. Absolutely.
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Clear on what kind of body shape they would.
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Want and then. Harness the standards and ways
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of thinking about certain food to make it a winnable goal to
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get to that place, using intuition and emotions to let
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them know if they're on the right path or not.
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There's lots. Of metaphor in this, but I think
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if you are frustrated. At the lack of progress you're
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making losing weight. You might get some value from
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this, but just be aware that you probably don't have the goal to
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climb a mountain, in which case some of the suggestions won't.
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Quite fit and maybe some of the. Metaphors don't quite resonate.
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So if you do like the idea. Of losing weight and using.
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Hypnosis to lose weight. Maybe I can help.
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Because weight loss is one of the things that I've done.
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For more clients and in fact when I became a.
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Hypnotherapist, about 12. Years ago.
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For the first. Two years almost hypnosis to
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lose weight was the only thing I specialized.
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I still have a brand called Hypno Slimming for example, so
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if that's of interest check out the link in the description.
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For now, find a quiet, comfortable place where you
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won't be disturbed. Relax and enjoy the session.
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Take a deep breath in, and as you breathe in, breathe in that
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resourceful feeling of calm and relaxation.
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And as you exhale, just allow any feelings of worry, stress,
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or tension to feel like it's leaving your body.
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As you breathe out, that's it. Breathing in for longer, deeper.
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And as you exhale, just allow that outward breath to carry on
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until your lungs all the way to your diaphragm are empty.
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And the deeper you breathe, the more relaxed you become.
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And the more relaxed you become, the deeper you breathe.
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And I want you to imagine. Imagine scanning through old
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photos and maybe it's on a phone, on a computer or in one
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of those photo albums. And I want you to go all the way
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back 12 years ago to a time when you felt lean and slim, brimming
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with confidence. And when you can see a picture
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that represents who you were back then, let me know by
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nodding your head. That's it.
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And as you stare into the picture, I want you to imagine
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going back to that time as you currently are seeing that
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version of you 12 years younger. And I want you to look for
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clues. The food you were eating back
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then, the things you would do for exercise or movement back
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then, things you would say yes to, things you would say no to.
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I want you to get a sense that that version of you didn't
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become that weight and that shape by luck.
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It was as a cause and effect. You became that shape as a
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reflection of your standards, your choices, your beliefs and
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priorities. And I want you to imagine seeing
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you not on a good day where it was easy to exercise and easy to
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eat well. I want you to see that slimmer,
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leaner, fitter version of you. And one of your bad days, maybe
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a social occasion where there was processed food like cake or
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biscuits or chocolate around and see how that version of you
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responded in that environment. Did they feel a compulsion?
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Or maybe that version of you could have eaten in but didn't
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want to, and if you did, you didn't eat very much.
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And if you feel that you can identify the distinctions, what
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was different about you back then, let me know about nodding
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your head. And then imagine seeing yourself
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at a time when you would have been on your own in front of a
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full length mirror. And then step into that version
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of you and feel how it would feel to be that shape, that
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weight, that leanness, that slimness.
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Feel your energy levels, see your muscle definition, want you
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to get a sense that knowing what you now know, is this a
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desirable weight? Is this a desirable shape?
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Or maybe what's desirable is the confidence.
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Some people define self esteem as the contrast between your
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current self and your ideal self.
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And if it's more of the emotional things like confidence
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and self esteem, feeling good in your own body even more so than
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the shape, let me know by nodding your head.
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Or if it's really how you look when you see yourself seeing you
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lean there on the waist. Seeing more definition in
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certain muscles just allow this to be planting a seed of an idea
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deep in your subconscious mind. What you've experienced before,
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you can experience again. You reap what you sow and just
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allow your unconscious to start navigating new standards, new
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ideas to make this shape and weight an option without an
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obligation. If at any point on getting
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towards this weight you feel that the new weight and shape
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makes you feel better than continuing to lose weight, then
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why not make that your new set point?
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Reawaken all of those standards, beliefs, ways of thinking that
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are empowering. Any habits back then that were
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linked to your weight but no longer empowering for you?
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Now just set them to the side. Take what's good and disregard
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anything unuseful. And then imagine stepping back
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through that picture, That photo, and now looking for a
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different memory where you were heavier and yet you were
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stronger, you were still lean, but a slightly different shape.
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And when you can think of a time like that and you can imagine
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that memory, you know, by nodding your head, and maybe
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this was 5 or 6 years ago, just imagine floating into the
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picture as you currently are observing all the things you did
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back then. Maybe to get stronger, you were
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having more protein, maybe to get stronger you were lifting
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more weights, but you were still lean and fit.
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So just imagine seeing your relationship with refined
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carbohydrates and sweet sugary foods and if that version 5 or 6
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years ago had a different standard to where you are now.
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Let me know about nodding your head and I want you to come to
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an intuitive conclusion that if you want.
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The shape of the. Past then, we need to rekindle
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the standards of the past. Your body shape is simply a
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reflection of your behaviour. Your behaviour is a reflection
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of your standards, and your standards is a reflection of
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yourself worth and beliefs. So let's raise yourself worth.
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Step into that version of you feel how you felt back then and
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dial up feelings of high self belief, confidence in your own
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body, your own shape, your own choices.
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Dial up discernment what you would say yes to what you would
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say no to. More clarity you have, the
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easier it is to move forward. Imagine finding a full length
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mirror. Step into that version of you
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feel how it would feel back then.
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And I want you to create a hybrid in your mind.
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All the things you like about this body shape, combined with
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what you like about that previous body shape, and maybe
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what your unconscious truly desires is somewhere in between,
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quite so light, but not quite so strong.
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And when your unconscious morphs that reflection into the most
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desirable, feasible body shape that you crave right now, let me
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know by nodding your head. I want you to imagine taking
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this image of you and now placing it in your future, maybe
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10-11 months into your future. I want you to imagine you're in
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a place on a mountain and you're getting ready.
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Maybe you've had that early morning shower but not yet
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breakfast. Before you put on those clothes
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to hike and walk, imagine there's a full length mirror and
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imagine now it is yourself in your future seeing.
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That body shape. Looking back, not your past
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anymore. Now your future and your
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unconscious mind knows exactly what it will take to make this
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body shape inevitable, and your unconscious will communicate to
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you through your emotions. Maybe as a child you remember
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that game hotter or colder, where someone would hide
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something and then they would say you're getting warmer if you
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were getting closer and you're getting colder if you're further
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away. From this point onwards your
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unconscious mind will let you know if you're getting closer to
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this future body shape. When you feel self pride, when
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you feel a sense of accomplishment, when you feel
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better. Turning down some refined
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processed carbohydrate, then saying yes to it.
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And that feels good. Those good emotions let you know
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that you're gravitating towards this future body shape.
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But if you feel regret, shame, frustration, annoyance, all it
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means is that that previous behaviour was taking you further
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away. Just like if you're driving on a
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motorway and you drift outside your lane, you would intuitively
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nudge yourself back into your lane.
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Allow your emotions to be your perceptions.
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Anything that makes you feel wonderful, proud, and positive
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means you're driving in the right lane.
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And those things that relate to regret or shame, guilt or
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frustration just let you know you're temporarily moving in the
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wrong direction. And if your unconscious is
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willing to allow your emotions to be a sat NAV to steer you to
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exactly the future that you desire, let me know by nodding
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your head. That's it.
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Just allow those ripples of changes to take place there in
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that future. And I want you to feel how
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wonderful it feels to be proud of this version of you that has
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earned their place, that is deserving to be there.
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They say the journey prepares you for the destination.
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The more disciplined, dedicated and consistent you are between
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now and then, the more you will enjoy the experience when you
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get there. Breathing in, breathing out.
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Just imagine wearing whatever clothing is appropriate to be on
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that mountain, and then imagine leaving that place, coming out
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the door. And then imagine seeing this
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incredible mountain range of the Himalayas, the deep stillness of
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Nepal, and maybe you can identify a very specific
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mountain. I want you to imagine seeing the
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scale, the size, the air of parency, and maybe you can see
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almost a summit approaching 7 kilometres there up into the
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sky. White, ancient, quiet air, thin,
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crisp and pure. Just imagine this is what you've
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been waiting for to test this body that you've been building,
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shaping and creating. Because the air on this mountain
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is the kind of air that a strong, healthy, lean body
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thrives in. Imagine walking there, where
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snow is crunching beneath your boots, where the world feels
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simple here, uncluttered, honest, clean.
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And I want you to get a sense that this mountain represents
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the journey that you're on. You will be tested, you will be
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challenged. And as you step forward, feel
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the body that you are becoming. Light, fit, steady, the version
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of you that climbs mountains and respects their body like an
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athlete respects their gear. And with every slow breath, the
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noise of old habits fades and you turn your attention inward,
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toward your heartbeat, toward your intention, toward who you
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choose to be. You don't have to do something
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challenging and difficult. You're choosing it because
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that's who you are at the identity level and who you are.
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Your core identity. Doesn't even want these refined
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processed foods. It's just an echo of your past.
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Food that children eat. Food that people with no
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discipline, dedication or willpower eat.
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I want you to feel that. The whole idea of processed
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foods made in laboratories, injected with chemicals, sold
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through commercials, presented in packaging with offers and
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discounts, all feels a bit gross to you.
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You'd much rather have real food, real meat, real
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vegetables, real fruits. The processed stuff just feels a
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bit gross. Just imagine reaching some camp,
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maybe a tent still in the wind, surrounded by endless snow.
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Imagine lying down inside, maybe you've got a big coat or a warm
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sleeping bag. And outside, the gentle rumble
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of the mountain. It's like a lullaby.
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And as you rest, your mind goes deeper, like descending through
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layers of snow into stillness, into clarity, into the place
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where identity shifts and choices are made without
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struggle. Because a year from now, you
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will climb this mountain, and the version of you who does is
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not interested in sugary processed foods.
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Not because they're forbidden, but more because they're simply
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irrelevant beneath them. Too small for someone with goals
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this big, this identity that's leaner, lighter, more confident.
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This identity pulls you forward. You don't need to force
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discipline, just learn more into who you are at your core.
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And each time you turn down something sugary, processed, and
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pointless, it feels like a vote for that real identity.
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A vote for that lean, strong climber.
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Vote for the leader. A vote for the version of you
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who stands on stages and feels powerful and proud.
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And every vote builds momentum. This isn't about one decision
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once. This is about thousands of
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decisions day after day, Decisions where old cravings
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lose their grip. Now you don't fight them, you
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observe them and you label them accurately.
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Because a craving isn't hunger, it's withdrawal.
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It's a residue of a substance you're choosing to let go of.
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And you can think of these processed foods filled with
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additives and flavourings and sugar as like the.
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Cigarettes of food. And just like cigarettes, sugar
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creates A craving only when it's fed.
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And each time you feed it, it returns stronger.
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And each time you ignore it, it weakens and you realize
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something sharp and empowering. What if cravings are a sign that
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you're winning? A sign that you're detoxing?
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A sign that your body is recalibrating?
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And if you ever slip, if you do have that binge or an echo of
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old behaviour, So what? You don't need to spiral.
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There's no all or nothing collapse.
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You now know the truth. You are never more than four
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days away from being free again. Three days of alignment leads to
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a fourth day of clarity. 3 days of clean choices leads to a
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fourth day of easy choices. Three days of identity over
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impulse leads to the 4th day where you become that identity
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and the behaviours flow naturally from it, because on
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the 4th day your body is fully reset.
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This wipes the slate clean of historical shame, regrets,
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because shame and regrets are only fuel for the cycle.
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This is the cycle you are breaking.
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From now on, your emotions act like lane markers on a mountain
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Rd. Pride shows that you're in your
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lane. Calm confidence tells you that
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you're aligned, and shame, regret, or frustration are just
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signals that you drifted. You lost your way from the path
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temporarily, but no drama, no collapse.
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Just nudge back, back to the path that leads you to becoming
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the version of you where you feel most aligned, most
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congruent, most happy, the real you.
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When you've taken a trip, a fall, or a stumble on a
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mountain, that wasn't a reason to quit.
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It was a reason to get back up. And the next 10-11 months.
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I like climbing a mountain. If you fall, you get back up
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again. But one stumble is not a reason
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to slide all the way back to the beginning.
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And what if the festive season or any special occasion of
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celebration that. Time in the.
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Year that people use as an excuse to lose control.
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What if that becomes your training ground, your proving
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ground, your arena? And.
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It's fine for others to indulge because it's expected, but what
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if you choose differently because you are different and
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you're becoming someone even more evolved than you have been
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in the past? What if this season?
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Is the perfect. Time for you to establish a new
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relationship with food, because if you can raise your standards
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here at any other time of the year, it's easy in comparison.
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Each good choice adds to your streak like another day on the
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mountain. One imperfect choice doesn't
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break the streak. It's just like missing one day
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of doing something and getting back on track when you remember
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a slip is just a blip, not a fall, not a failure, and
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certainly no reason to undo all of the wonderful progress.
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I want you to imagine observing that future version of you
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getting to your destination. Maybe it's the?
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Peak. Maybe it's a particular
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milestone. Maybe.
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It's a particular. Time when your body shape or
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weight is when you want it to be.
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See that version of you climbing strong, steady, lean, powerful.
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See yourself with the expression of someone with absolute pride,
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of someone who chose alignment over impulse, not once or twice,
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but for months and months. I want you to get a sense that
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when you're climbing a mountain, the summit is the goal.
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Your summit is that version of you you saw in the mirror nearly
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a year from now. That is your summit, and nothing
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will deter you from that destination.
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I want you to imagine you're now at the top of that mountain, and
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as you look down, I want you to see the timeline of your life,
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all of the choices you made that led you to that place.
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Sometimes it's easier to figure out what worked when you look
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backwards rather than forwards. And as you look back on your
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decisions for nearly a year before you see that you didn't
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need to be perfect, just consistent.
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And as you tap into that insight, the strategies, the
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standards, those habits feel a wonderful feeling.
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Doesn't it enhance accomplishing this challenge to know that
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you've also accomplished another challenge?
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One enhances the other, which then enhances the other.
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You're not pretending to be someone better.
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You became someone better. One choice, one day at a time.
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I want you to get a feeling then you have now unlocked all of the
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resources necessary to become who you want to become, to raise
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your standards, and to align with feelings of pride and
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accomplishment. Whether it's climbing a
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mountain, eating certain foods, or speaking on a stage, the
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future version of you is a future where you do more of what
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you want and less of what you don't and to leave this place.
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So take a deep breath in through your nose and out through your
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nose. Wiggle your fingers, wiggle your
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toes, connect and calibrate into the here and the now as I now
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count from 1:00 to 10:00 to awaken you.
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You will awaken feeling empowered, resourceful, a sense
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of clarity, and reading your emotions to know which path to
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follow. Starting to count 123.
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Waking up 456. More alert 7-8.
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Open your eyes, Open your eyes 910.
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Wide awake, wide awake, wide awake.
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