First published in First Magazine, May 7^th 2007,
published here with permission.

Real-life: As her alarm buzzed, Susan Twing threw a groggy glance at the clock. “Is it 4.30 am already?” She thought.

Frazzled by a long list of work to-dos, Susan’s stressful schedule rarely left her with time to diet and exercise. This lifestyle had shackled her with extra pounds and high blood pressure.

"I hated taking pills for my condition. My doctor said that if I shed some weight, I could get off the meds,” she says. ”But diets never kept of the weight off.”

Then, Susan’s co-worker suggested hypnosis. “I was sceptical,” says Susan, “but I needed to try something new.”

During hypnosis, Susan would enter a mind-body trance. “I’d create a ‘mental mirror’ to evaluate old habits,” she explains. “This ended my yo-yo dieting.”

After six successions, Susan needed a more schedule-friendly option, so she began using CD called Light Up! (USD $ 20, at RiverLightCenter.com) by her hypnotist Jane H. Percy.

"Listening to the CD helped me shed 35 pounds!” Exclaims Susan. “And I lowered my blood pressure from 150/75 115/53!”

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