I hypnotised MYSELF into a glow-up & quickly lost 2st without Ozempic – I just listened to tracks while sleeping
Elle Kay suffered from severe pressure from her high-flying job managing millions of pounds as the head of service at work.
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Elle Kay lost weight by hypnotising herself to make healthier choices
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The stunner is now healthier than ever, and she puts it all down to her savvy trick
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Ellie revealed how she tricked herself into craving healthier foods
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She had spent years battling her weight, as well as crippling anxiety over having her teeth fixed.
Push came to shove when the now-41-year-old had a video call date with a man she fancied and felt self-conscious the entire time.
To make matters worse, he unceremoniously ghosted her afterwards.
This experience and a heart scare pushed Elle, from Ayrshire, Scotland, to try hypnotherapy.
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What started as an experiment soon turned into a full-blown obsession.
"I used to be so self-conscious about my smile and my weight," Elle told What's The Jam.
"When I smiled and talked, I would try and hide them so I didn't show the bottom as my teeth were stained and really crooked. I was conscious that the overlapping teeth pushed onto my bottom lip, making it even more obvious.
"The date didn't even go ahead, we had a video call a few days before we were due to meet.
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"I was really conscious of my teeth the whole time, and I couldn't stop looking at myself on the camera, trying to find an angle that made me look better.
"I thought I had been ghosted because of my teeth and my weight.
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"I was also conscious of how chubby my face looked when I smiled, so I tried to keep my face straight as it was more flattering. [On dates], I always felt better if we were sitting at a table across from each other on dates, so I was hidden from the waist down.
"I was unhappy in almost every area of my life and knew something had to change."
Elle, who used to weigh 14.5st and was a size 18, found herself bingeing and stress eating every day. No matter how many apps or diets she tried, nothing seemed to work.
She ended up in the hospital after being rushed in with a heart rate of 240bpm when a mental health nurse suggested hypnotherapy.
She said: "I had a really stressful job, managing millions of pounds and hundreds of people.
"Doctors discovered I had a heart condition called supraventricular tachycardia that was triggered by stress. I'm now on beta blockers, and I've been referred for a procedure on my heart.
It's such a simple practice, you just put on headphones each day, and it really does make a difference."
"This
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, on top of my weight struggles and dental care issues, felt overwhelming.
"While I was in the hospital, someone mentioned trying hypnotherapy to ease my mental health struggles, and I was just blown away. It sparked something inside me.
"I ordered a few hypnotherapy books and started reading up on the theory behind it."
Elle spent six months buried in books and recordings, studying the
science
of the mind and creating custom hypnotherapy tracks to rewire her thoughts.
She said: "Before long, I'd signed up to study for a diploma. For six months, I threw myself into it, reading, doing assessments, diving into the material.
"I could feel myself improving with each step. I even started recording hypnotherapy sessions for myself and listened back to them regularly."
Elle began listening to self-made audio sessions every night, covering everything from emotional eating to her terrifying dental phobia.
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From there, the changes came thick and fast. With visualisation techniques, calming beats and subconscious affirmations, Elle reprogrammed her own mindset.
She said, "Before going to the dentist, I'd listen to a relaxation audio the night before. That mental shift really helped me get through the appointments."
According to Elle, a lot of the work focused on visualisation - imagining herself feeling confident and calm at the dentist.
For weight loss she broke it down into different parts.
"I'd repeat things like, 'It's powerful to stop eating before you're too full. I crave protein and healthy choices.'
"Another part was about food preferences, I told myself I wanted light, healthy foods and that greasy foods made me feel bloated and uncomfortable.
"It was all about shifting cravings, feeling full faster, choosing what actually makes your body feel good."
After a £3,500 dental makeover and losing the weight she'd always wanted to get rid of, Elle can't stop smiling.
She is now a qualified hypnotherapist and runs her own
business
. Elle said: "Hypnotherapy often gets a bad reputation, it's not something that's widely understood or used.
"Even my own family were sceptical at first, but now they're genuinely shocked at how well it works.
"It's such a simple practice, you just put on headphones each day, and it really does make a difference."
Not only that, but Elle revealed she's now in a committed relationship with a woman, and they have plans to move in together.
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Ellie shed over two stone thanks to her hypnotising trick
Credit: Jam Press/Elle Kay
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She also managed to get over her hear of the dentist
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