Shed the lbs for £19!

I don't know about you, but I never really bought into the Groupon thing. Maybe it is because I'm not based in a big city and therefore not really in a geographical position to take advantage of discounted restaurant meals or seventy-five per cent off a session sticking my feet in a fish tank. Whatever the reason, the only deal that that made me sit up and take notice, was a heavily discounted packed of football coaching sessions for my son. £13 instead of £80 was such an obvious bargain that not even I could pass on the opportunity.

However, in amongst the predictable junk email I found in my inbox this morning, came this little beauty from Nectar, promoting their daily deal. Apparently for just £19 I can lose weight through hypnosis! You can see the ad below, and lets not forget about the 38 nectar points for every purchase.

Hypnosis can turn me into a flat-bellied woman on the beach, apparently

The question that has to be asked then is does this work? Anybody? I mean, why on worth would I choose to bully my subconscious and stomach into submission through a strict regime of food and beer control when for less than the cost of 4 footlong Subway lunch deals I can lose weight for seemingly no effort on my part.

It doesn't make a great deal of sense to me. I'll be the first to admit that beyond occasionally watching Paul McKenna shows when I was younger, I don't know a great deal about hypnosis. I watched one of my friends supposedly be hypnotised at a beach party in Tenerife on a boozy holiday when I was in my early 20s, though it later transpired that he had simply fallen asleep courtesy of drinking too much. 

I'm therefore not going to discredit a whole industry based upon no sound evidence but I just can't see how this will help. Maybe you've been through a course and swear by it. Get in touch and tell me why it works. I'm genuinely interested to know more. Did it help you lose weight or did you find yourself wondering why you handed over your cash? Maybe you've seen the deal and are giving it a shot. Share your progress and put this doubting thomas right.

I'll be keeping my £19 in my pocket on this occasion. For me shortcuts are not the answer, no matter how they are marketed or discounted. This is my battle of mind over matter. Willpower and determination are my tools for success, and they don't cost a penny.

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