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WEIGHT LOSS WITH ENERGY THERAPY:
HEALING THE CYCLE OF FOOD ADDICTION
Carol Look, LCSW Listen to her audio postcard

Before becoming trained in numerous Energy Psychology methods such as TFT, TAT and EFT, Carol Look was trained as a Clinical Social Worker and earned her Doctoral Degree in Clinical Hypnotherapy. She was one of the first EFT practitioners in the world to be certified as an EFT Master. Carol is considered one of the world's leading Energy Psychology experts in the field of weight loss and addictions therapy and is an internationally known speaker and workshop leader. Her passion is traveling around the world offering quality training and workshops on topics such as Attracting Abundance, Anxiety Relief, Clearing Addictions, and Weight Loss.

Carol is the author of two of the field's classic training manuals: How To Lose Weight With Energy Therapy (recently republished through Author House, Inc. as It's Not About the Food) and Quit Smoking Now With Energy Therapy. She is also the senior author of the computerized EFT program, The Key to Successful Weight Loss, and offers a set of weight loss audio CDs for clinicians and lay people. The archives of Carol's popular internet radio show, Attracting Abundance: The Energy of Success, are available through her website. Carol's two most recent books, Attracting Abundance with EFT and Improve Your Eyesight with EFT, are also available as e-books with companion audio recordings.

WEIGHT LOSS WITH ENERGY THERAPY:
HEALING THE CYCLE OF FOOD ADDICTION

Traditional Addictions Treatment

* DSM IV Definition of Substance Dependence

* Environmental Support

* Relapse Prevention

Why Diets Don't Work

* Emotional Drivers

* Eating Disorders and Disordered Eating

* One Size Fits All

When Food Is Your Drug of Choice

* Anesthesia

* Abstinence

* Social Acceptance

WHY ENERGY THERAPY WORKS

* ENERGY THERAPY: Psychological acupuncture that removes blockages in electromagnetic pathways to balance the energy system.

* "Energy is the common medium of body, mind and soul." Donna Eden, Energy Medicine

* Roger Callahan: TFT/ Discovery of Psychological Reversal

* Chinese acupuncture/ CHI / 12 primary channels

* We are energetic/ electrical/ vibrational beings

* TREATMENT originates from outside the body/ HEALING from within

THE DISCOVERY STATEMENT

"The cause of all negative emotions is a disruption in the body's energy system."

EFT corrects the imbalances in the body's energy system

EMOTIONAL FREEDOM TECHNIQUES (EFT)

1. Choose specific problem

2. Determine SUD's rating on a scale of 0-10

3. Perform SET-UP: While tapping karate chop point on either hand, repeat AFFIRMATION 3 times: "Even though I have this craving, I deeply and completely love and accept myself."

4. Tap following points while repeating the REMINDER PHRASE, "I have this craving."

* Eyebrow (EB)

* Side of Eye (SE)

* Under Eye (UE)

* Under Nose (UN)

* Chin (CH)

* Collarbone (CB)

* Under Armpit (UA)

* Head (H)

5. Assess SUD's rating

6. Repeat SET-UP: While tapping karate chop point, repeat the REVISED AFFIRMATION: "Even though I STILL have this craving...STILL have SOME of this ANXIETY... I deeply and completely love and accept myself."

7. Tap all of the points again, repeating the REVISED REMINDER PHRASE, "remaining craving."

8. Assess SUD's rating again

9. Repeat if necessary

10. Change to other ASPECTS

EFT Tapping Points

ENERGY THERAPY (EFT) TREATMENT
FOR WEIGHT LOSS

Intake Questions For New Clients

1. How long have you been overeating?

2. How many times have you lost and regained the weight?

3. Who else in your family is overweight?

4. What happened the last time you reached your goal weight?

5. What loss/emptiness are you filling with food? What emotions are you avoiding?

6. What would you focus on if you didn't obsess about food/ eat compulsively?

7. What is the DOWNSIDE of losing weight?

8. What is the UPSIDE of remaining overweight?

TREAT THE FOLLOWING EMOTIONAL THEMES

Deprivation: "Even though I feel deeply deprived...and insatiable..."

Abandonment: "Even though I feel hurt about being abandoned..."

Loss: "Even though I feel such sadness over my losses..."

Loneliness/Emptiness: "Even though I feel completely empty inside..."

Guilt: "Even though I always feel guilty...Even though I shouldn't have done that..."

Anxiety: "Even though I can't stop feeling anxious..."

Fear: "Even though I feel profoundly afraid...Even though I need to protect myself..."

IDENTIFY AND TREAT LIMITING BELIEFS THAT BLOCK SUCCESS

1. "Even though I don't believe I can change or reach my goal..."

2. "Even though no one in my family is thin..."

3. "Even though I'll probably gain it back so why bother..."

4. "Even though I'm overweight because of my metabolism..."

5. "Even though I'm afraid I will still be unhappy if I lose the weight..."

6. "Even though I won't be safe without my protection/ security..."

7. "Even though I can't live up to their expectations if I lose the weight... "

8. "Even though I don't deserve to be happy/ thin/ successful..."

ADDRESS PRIMARY PSYCHOLOGICAL REVERSALS

Psychological Reversal: An emotional/ energetic state that blocks
energy healing (and any other form of treatment) from working.

1. "Even if I never get over this problem, I deeply and completely accept myself."

2. "Even though I don't deserve/ I'm not worthy of reaching my goal weight..."

3. "Even though it's not safe for me to reach my goal weight..."

4. "Even though it won't be safe for them if I'm successful..."

5. "Even though I know I'll feel deprived if I get over this weight problem..."

6. "Even though I'm afraid to let go of this problem..."

THE PRESENT

1. Ask client to identify food cravings that trigger compulsive overeating.
"Even though I am addicted to sugar..."

"Even though I can't stop eating chocolate..."

"Even though I crave potato chips..."

2. Identify problem times of the day that trigger overeating.

"Even though I overeat when I am alone..."

"Even though I can't stop eating late at night..."

"Even though being in the car triggers my cravings..."

3. How does client feel about being overweight?

"Even though I hate my body..."

"Even though I'm ashamed of being overweight..."

"Even though I fear everyone is looking at me..."

"Even though I'm convinced I will never get help..."

BODY IMAGE

1. How do you feel about your body?

2. What body parts do you hate/ are you ashamed of?

3. What beliefs do you hold about your body?

THE PAST

1. What events/traumas from the past make you feel anxious/ guilty/ ashamed?

"Even though I feel ashamed of what happened in 2^nd grade..."

"Even though I'll never recover from the trauma..."

2. What losses are you trying to fill with food?

"Even though I've been overeating ever since my mother died..."

"Even though I overeat so I don't feel depressed about my divorce..."

3. When did you first use food as a mood altering substance?

"Even though I use cookies to help me feel happy..."

"Even though I have been using food to avoid feelings since 5^th grade..."

4. What did your family and friends say the last time you lost weight?

"Even though I'm afraid my mother will resent my weight loss..."

"Even though I got too much attention..."

"Even though they wouldn't stop picking on me..."

THE FUTURE

1. Picture yourself in the future at your goal weight. How do you feel?

"Even though I feel anxious at my goal weight...Even though I'm afraid I can't keep the weight off...Even though I don't deserve being successful..."

2. Imagine yourself at a family gathering/ stressful work situation without food.

"Even though I might feel lonely without food when I'm upset..."

"Even though I won't feel calm until I overeat..."

3. What other future situations might trigger a relapse of weight gain for you?

4. What is the UPSIDE to staying overweight? The DOWNSIDE to losing weight?

"Even though I'm afraid of the pressure if I lose the weight..."

"Even though I need to be distracted from my other problems by overeating..."

5. Who will be angry at you/ jealous of you if you are successful?

"Even though my friends will be mad if I am successful..."

"Even though my sister will resent me if I lose the weight..."