THE HIDDEN PROBLEM WITH WEIGHT-LOSS JABS (AND THE REAL FIX)
With weight-loss drugs like Ozempic, Mounjaro and Wegovy dominating the headlines, it’s easy to believe the solution to obesity has finally arrived. But the evidence tells a different story: for most people, the pounds return as soon as the treatment stops.
The real missing piece isn’t another injection – it’s mindset. Long-term success depends on changing the beliefs, habits and identity we hold around food. That’s where hypnotherapy comes in. By tackling the subconscious scripts that drive overeating, hypnotherapy helps people rewire their relationship with food and achieve lasting results. And it works whether you’re taking one of these new medications or simply ready to finally feel in control around food.
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The full 7-week course costs £210 – just £30 per session – less than a month’s supply of injections – and the results will last far longer.
IT’S NOT ABOUT WILLPOWER
Losing weight and maintaining weight long term is not about discipline or willpower – it’s about learning to understand your body, your hormones, and the habits you’ve built over the years. Once you do that, you can finally manage the “food noise” in your head and make choices that feel supportive instead of restrictive.
LIMITING BELIEFS ABOUT FOOD
Many of us carry deep-seated beliefs about food that quietly sabotage our progress. Some of the most common include:
- “It’s wrong to waste food; I must finish everything.”
- “I’m too busy to eat slowly — I have to rush.”
- “Eating while working or scrolling is the only way I can fit it in.”
- “I deserve a treat; food is how I cope with hard days.”
- “Food is the only thing that helps when I’m stressed or bored.”
- “If I slip, I’ve blown it — I may as well binge.”
- “Hosts will be offended if I say no.”
- “Dieting is the only way to lose weight.”
- “My metabolism is broken — nothing works for me.”
- “I’m just an emotional eater; that’s who I am.”
Do you recognise any of these? Beliefs like these often feel like truths, but they’re not. Hypnotherapy helps people identify and release these limiting patterns — sometimes ones they’ve carried since childhood — so they no longer run the show.
WHAT THE HEADLINES DON’T TELL YOU
Here’s what the headlines don’t tell you: the drugs trick the body into feeling fuller for longer – but they don’t change the underlying habits driving what, when and why we eat.
In the STEP 1 trial — a large international clinical study testing semaglutide (the active drug in Ozempic and Wegovy) — participants lost an average of 17.3% of their body weight over 68 weeks of injections.
The medications are part of a new class called GLP-1 drugs, which mimic a natural hormone that regulates blood sugar, slows digestion, and signals to the brain that you’re full. That’s why they can be so effective at reducing appetite and driving weight loss.
The problem is that once treatment stops, so does the hormone effect. In the trial, within just a year of finishing, participants had regained around two-thirds of the weight they had lost, leaving a net reduction of only 5.6%. Many of the short-term health improvements, such as lower blood pressure and cholesterol, also slipped back toward baseline. That’s why long-term weight management can’t rely on drugs alone.
Professor Alex Miras, a leading obesity specialist at Ulster University, says: “Very few people manage to maintain their weight loss once GLP-1 medications are stopped. In real-world practice, the vast majority – around 90 to 95% – see the weight return, often within three to six months.”
JOIN OUR WEIGHT MANAGEMENT HYPNOTHERAPY GROUP
I recently announced my 7-week Weight Management Hypnotherapy Course, which I am running with menopause expert Jo Adams designed to help you change your relationship with food for good – so you can lose weight in a healthy, sustainable way without risking your long-term health.
Medication can give you a kickstart, but it doesn’t tackle the deeper patterns — the food habits, the emotional triggers, the subconscious beliefs we’ve all been carrying since childhood. That’s why, when you stop, the weight comes back.
I lost 5 stone myself, not through dieting or drugs, but by using the same mindset principles we teach in this course. I felt healthier, more confident, and finally in control of food — proof that lasting weight loss really is possible.
If you’re taking weight-loss injections now, this program will help you keep the weight off when you stop. And if you’re not — it’s just as effective, because the real work is always in the mind.
You have two options:
If this resonates with you, I’d love you to join us…
In-person: Tuesday evenings at The Lake House, Ashford
Online: Thursday evenings, starting the week of 22nd September
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The full 7-week course costs £210 – just £30 per session – less than a month’s supply of injections – and the results will last far longer.
If you’re ready to quieten the food noise and finally take control, this course is for you. Places are limited, so if this resonates with you, I’d love you to join us.
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