I just wanted to let you know that I reached my 145-148 target a couple of weeks ago (i.e., about a 22-pound loss) and have been holding steady since. Even better, I got some lab results back today and they were super: triglycerides way down, good cholesterol up, blood sugar back down into the healthy range. Now I just need to stay the course, which I plan to do. So, thanks a lot.
Rich K., Silver Spring, MD
"My son seems to be doing quite well! He feels he benefitted from your session! He says he is feeling better. Thank YOU so MUCH!"
Laura Rodriguez, Silver Spring, MD
"I just have to say that working with Don was a great experience. His knowledge of hypnosis assured me I was getting the most out of my sessions with him. In my attempts at good healthy weight loss I have tried everything – but my work with Don and a great eating plan has me on the path to permanent, healthy weight control! I can’t thank him enough for his help."
Larry Smoot, Silver Spring, MD
"I have been great. I feel fine and have been very positive with life. I have seen my x and can say I have finally moved on with someone better and am extremely happy and satisfied."
Yasmina Hernandez, Takoma Park, MD
"From the moment I walked in the room, I felt I was in the care of a professional. I came to break a habit, and with Don's guidance, I left feeling confident and capable of moving through my life cigarette free."
Elise Bryant, Silver Spring, MD
"One of the best investments I've ever made is hypnotherapy with Don. The techniques that i learned from him to help identify and manage my anger and its triggers has made me feel more in control. Don's sensitivity and thoughtfullness helped me get to a place taht i had been struggling to get to for nearly twenty years."
Denise Young, Silver Spring, MD
"During previous dental procedures, I've always been tense. Tight grip on the chair's arms, tense. This time I was about to go through a wisdom tooth extraction. With Don's help, I was able to stay calm and relaxed during the procedure, greatly diminishing my discomfort! The personnel also said I was doing great, in recovery terms. Thank you, Don!"
Maria Ramirez, Northern Mexico
"I have been gaining and losing a great deal of weigh for most of my life, as I bounced from on diet to another in between extensive periods of bingeing. I contacted Don Pelles after doing a bit of research into hypnosis and self-hypnosis, and recently completed an eight-session regimen with him. I noticed two things that make me believe this time I will keep my weight off. First, I lost over twenty-five pounds in three months with little apparent effort. I did not obsess over the diet or complain about it. I simply followed an old diet that I had used. Second, I broke old habits, such as snacking in the middle of the day, making excuses for skipping exercises, and eating after I am full. There is a calmness to Don’s approach that I found most effective, and I recommend him highly."
Bob Yoches, Potomac, MD
"This is a most interesting process going on here, as I notice more things happening in my weight loss efforts. First of all, I am getting much better about avoiding the night-time (i.e. after dinner and after bedtime) eating. I find that if I eat fruit after dinner (either grapes, a pear, sometimes a banana) it seems to satisfy my desire for something sweet, and I am not craving baked sweets or ice cream. We had a box of "Nutty Buddies" (which I love) in the downstairs freezer and I didn't have a single one. In fact, I didn't even think about them at all. They were NOT calling my name. When I restarted Weight Watchers, I made it a goal to just tough it out for 3 weeks and have NO processed sweets or baked goods, hoping to stop the cravings for those unhealthy foods. It seems to have worked! During that time, my husband coincidentally bought me a large bar of dark chocolate (a very high percentage of cocoa and little sugar). Normally I could have eaten the whole thing, but I decided to put it in the freezer and save it for when I really wanted some chocolate. So it lasted for a couple of weeks, and I just ate one or two squares at a time and put the rest back in the freezer. The other day, when I was at Trader Joe's I saw a similar bar at the checkout and contemplated buying it and keeping it in the freezer again, but I decided NOT TO!! I thought that also was pretty amazing. With very little difficulty, I resisted the temptation. In 5 weeks at WW I've lost almost 5 lbs (4.6). This is really good for me, because I am a very slow loser. I have been consistent about tracking what I eat (that was one of my goals for the hypnosis) and following the program's guidelines (my main goal for the hypnosis). I have been keeping up with exercise, which I started doing after the hypnosis sessions were over. I usually exercise 5-7 days a week, either Pilates (2x/wk.) or walking either outside or in the building at work or at the gym. I generally walk between 2-3 miles per outing. The most interesting thing to me is that my cravings have really decreased. When people bring sweets to work they don't tempt me. I am able to see that they are either not really that enticing (i.e. they're not high quality) or, in a couple of cases when they WERE really good (home-baked, for example, by a really good baker) I had tiny pieces. . . . I'm very happy with the results of the sessions, and am looking forward to long-term success."
Ruth, Silver Spring, MD
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