We hear it all of the time, people say, “I just can’t eat the way I used to” or “every time I go on a diet I lose a little bit of weight and then put it right back on plus some.”  So, you may be asking; why is it so much more difficult to lose weight as you get older and what are some things that you can do to take back control over your weight and quality of life?

According to the American Geriatrics Society, there are specific biological changes that occur in the body that can lead to weight gain as a person ages.  Among these changes are a decrease in lean muscle mass and increase in body fat which leads to a slow down in the metabolism, hormonal changes that occur during menopause and an increase in cortisol levels during times of stress that lead to an increase in appetite. With all of these obstacles it may seem like a lost cause but there is hope!

Daniel S. Vitchoff, MS Ed., CHt.  is a Board Certified and Licensed Hypnotherapist in Pittsburgh, PA and President of PA Hypnosis Center who specializes in helping his clients improve their health and quality of life at any age.  Vitchoff’s hypnosis methods and techniques, “The 33 Method” have been proven to be safe and effective and can help you eliminate cravings for sugar, sweets and carbohydrates and increase your motivation and desire to exercise. Vitchoff combines powerful hypnotic suggestions with brain wave technology and specific types of soothing music to help his clients achieve positive and permanent changes.

Like many of our readers, Sue had struggled with her weight for years until she began working with Dan Vitchoff, at Pittsburgh’s most trusted and effective hypnosis center.  Sue explains, “I wanted to lose weight and I had gone through this a few years ago with another hypnotherapist at a hotel group session and it didn’t take so I thought to myself, ‘let’s try it again with someone new, someone different,’ and I have to say, this has been a completely different experience.  This time I have already lost 30 pounds but most importantly; the inches; I’ve lost over 22 inches and that’s so amazing to me.  Everybody says, ‘you look so good, you look wonderful,’ and I say, thank you, ‘I feel really good’; this is the least that I have weighted in 30 years!”

Dan Vitchoff helped Joe from West Virginia quit smoking and lose over 70 pounds and he says, “After investigating all of the options, I chose PA Hypnosis Center because of their 98% Success Guarantee.

Daniel S. Vitchoff, MS Ed., President of PA Hypnosis Center and Founder of the Nationally Acclaimed Sports Improvement Technique, “The 33 Method,” has devoted his practice to helping people make positive changes in their lives with Hypnosis.  Not only is he Pittsburgh’s leading hypnotherapist, he is also a Mental Training Coach to US Olympic athletes and two of his athletes won Gold Medals in the 2008 Summer Olympics.

Dan Vitchoff has had tremendous success in working with clients of all ages, however a growing percentage of his clients are adults 50 and older who have successfully used his hypnosis methods and techniques to greatly improve their health.  Vitchoff explains, “It is crucial for people to take control over their health as they age, we can help them to eat healthier foods and become more active, stop smoking and reduce stress and anxiety.  Our clients are typically very pleasantly surprised at the results they are able to achieve.  We see it every day, clients coming in telling us that they have more energy, they feel better, they are eating healthier, they are more active, they’re wearing smaller clothing, experiencing less joint pain and it makes all of the difference in the world!”