In today’s episode, I’m sharing an update I never thought I’d be able to say out loud: it’s now around four years since I last ate chocolate, cakes or sweets. I’m talking about where my binge eating started, how sugary foods became my comfort and my reward, and why nothing I tried could touch those cravings for long.

I walk you through the turning point during my hypnotherapy training – the deep emotional release that shook my whole body, the work we did on repressed fear, and the specific hypnosis that made chocolate and sweets taste unbearably sweet. From that point on, I simply couldn’t eat them in the same way again, and my relationship with food began to shift for good.

I also share honestly about choosing to take the Mounjaro jab in 2025 . I explain what it did to my hunger and “food noise”, the side effects I noticed when I increased my dose, the weight I lost, and why I decided to come off it before reaching a final goal weight.

This episode is for anyone who feels ruled by cravings, is curious about hypnosis, or worries what life looks like after stopping a weight loss jab.

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00:02:10 – What this episode will cover: hypnosis, cravings, and the jab (Mounjaro)
00:03:05 – Life before 2021: binge eating patterns and “anything goes” binges
00:04:05 – Hypnosis training, emotional release and the moment everything shifted
00:05:10 – The “sugar tastes too sweet” suggestion and spitting out the chocolate
00:06:10 – Why hypnosis changed cravings when nothing else had
00:07:00 – Deciding to try Mounjaro: Slimming World, stalls and carb-heavy eating
00:08:05 – Early days on the jab: food noise gone and the scary loss of hunger
00:09:10 – Eating to nourish, avoiding extreme losses and keeping things safe
00:10:15 – Moving from 2.5 mg to 5 mg: side effects and “I wish I hadn’t gone up”
00:11:20 – Comparing hypnosis and the jab: different tools, different roles
00:12:15 – Protein, fibre, fats and how meals look now (without demonising food)
00:13:20 – Caring for parents, dementia, hospitals and anger that could have triggered binges
00:14:35 – Why this would have been “binge time” in the past – and what actually happened
00:15:40 – Clients on the jab: losing weight, stopping, and regaining without support
00:16:35 – Why everyone’s experience of Mounjaro and hypnosis is different
00:18:30 – Not all methods are “good” or “bad”: Slimming World, the jab, hypnosis
00:19:30 – Chocolate at Christmas: childhood memories, rituals and emotional links
00:21:40 – Why food addiction can feel harder than other addictions
00:22:35 – Christmas meals, desserts and being able to say “no” without feeling deprived
00:23:35 – What real freedom around food looks like (no second, third, fourth helpings)
00:24:30 – Invitation: group hypnosis for cravings in 2026
00:25:20 – Ease Your Mind reminder and why it’s not “just” about food