Here’s the most frequent question in regard to EFT for weight loss:

How long does it take?

If you are asking how long it will take to lose weight using EFT for weight loss, then it tells me a couple of things -

1.) you don’t want to waste time or money on some “new age” technique that might not work when you’ve already wasted money on lots of other stuff that didn’t work, and

2.) you are looking for something FAST that can and will help you right away.

I don’t blame you – we ALL want to be 2 sizes smaller YESTERDAY . . .

It’s just plain human nature. Most people who are looking for help with EFT for weight loss have tried many techniques and many diets.

This may may be the first time you have discovered  EFT for weight loss, but it’s not the first time you have tried to lose weight. In fact, most people are savvy weight loss consumers.

And we WANT a quick fix! No one wants to hear that it will take a long time. That’s why all the ads say “fast and easy” weight loss.

We all want that quick fix!

NO one EVER asks — how long will it last?

Because we all just assume (and truly believe) that once we lose weight (with EFT or other means), we can and will keep it off.

In reality, the probability of keeping weight off for a year or more is next to nothing, especially if you are using dieting to lose weight. In fact, research shows that 95-98% of the time, we regain all the weight lost (and more) by dieting within 2 years.

Why? Virtually ALL  diets fail because of stress and emotional eating.

So the real value of EFT for weight loss lies not in the speed of getting the weight off, (you can get the weight off as quickly as in any other method), but in how it helps you keep you from regaining it.

EFT stops food cravings, and helps you to eliminate the emotions that drive them. Those 2 things alone will help speed up the process.

That’s when even greater value kicks in. Once you have lost the weight you want, EFT can help you avoid sabotaging your success.

I don’t think anyone wants to have to keep losing weight over and over again. I know I don’t!

Getting it off quickly and easily is sweet – having it be a permanent  nonissue . . . even sweeter . . .

I love Gary Craig’s response to this question, and yet it is confusing for some people – you may worry that you are *tapping in* negative statements when you say the set up statement. Gary has given a very distinction between the use of affirmations and the EFT Setup Statement.

If you haven’t reviewed them lately, I also recommend the articles about affirmations in the Palace of Possibilities. He includes a weight loss example in this series that is very instructive in these tutorials and videos. I’m sure you can relate!

The number of EFT sessions needed to lose weight depends entirely on you. I can teach you basic Emotional Freedom Techniques (EFT) in a single session. That is enough for some people, who can then continue on their own.

It also depends on how complex the problem is and how many different aspects there are. If there are a lot of emotional issues, then it can take longer to get to the core issues.

Read the write up in Gary Craig’s newsletter, in which I worked with a woman for 12 sessions on EFT for weight loss and binge eating. She felt that she accomplished more in 12 EFT sessions than she did in many years of traditional psychotherapy.

The answer also depends on how much you do at home on your own. I find that the people who do regular EFT tapping at home and incorporate it into their daily routines get the best results.

How likely is it that our EFT by phone will be effective? My experience is that human contact is very important so I feel a little bit apprehensive about speaking only by phone without seeing a face.

EFT sessions by phone are  equally effective as working with someone in person. I do almost all of my work by phone — coaching both individuals and groups, and teaching teleseminars. Of course, it is nice to meet people in person, so I do that when I work with people in my local area.  But I love having clients all over the world that I work with by phone.

Working by phone can be more effective, in that it allows intuition to kick in very quickly, without the distraction of eye contact. The downside is that I don’t get to meet people in person, and of course, you lose the advantage in picking up on someone’s body language.  But the up side is that I never would have “met” many wonderful people if we I didn’t “meet” by phone.  Most of the work that I have done for Gary Craig’s EFT website have been done by phone.