Struggling with weight loss can feel overwhelming, especially when diets, willpower, and motivation don’t deliver the results you want. If you’ve tried everything and still find yourself stuck in cycles of overeating, emotional eating, or unhealthy habits, you’re not alone.

Many people know what they should do to lose weight. The challenge is actually doing it consistently.

That’s because lasting weight loss requires change at two levels: the subconscious patterns that drive habits and the conscious strategies that guide daily choices.

At Sylvia Runkle Hypnosis, we combine hypnosis and coaching to help clients throughout the Quad Cities achieve sustainable, lasting weight loss. Hypnosis helps change the subconscious patterns behind cravings and habits, while coaching provides practical tools and mindset shifts that support long-term success.

Break Free from Dieting Cycles

Many people struggle with weight not because they lack discipline, but because of deeper mental and emotional patterns that traditional diets don’t address.

Hypnosis helps reprogram these patterns at the subconscious level so you can:

• Reduce emotional eating and stress-related cravings
• Build a healthier relationship with food
• Improve portion awareness
• Increase motivation for movement and healthy habits
• Feel more confident and in control of your choices

When the mind shifts, the body can follow.

Why This Approach Works

Hypnosis works directly with the subconscious mind, where habits, beliefs, and emotional triggers are stored. This helps remove the internal resistance that often sabotages weight loss efforts.

At the same time, coaching helps you develop the mental skills needed to maintain your progress and make healthier decisions in everyday life.

Together, this combination allows you to:

• Update old associations around food
• Overcome self-sabotage
• Release guilt and shame around eating
• Build sustainable habits that support long-term weight management

Many clients describe feeling lighter, more motivated, and more in control of their choices after just a few sessions.

What You Learn in the Coaching Sessions

The coaching sessions focus on helping you strengthen the mindset and habits that support lasting weight loss.

Accessing Your Most Resourceful State

You’ll learn three ways to step into a calm, focused, and empowered mindset so you can make healthier decisions around food, cravings, and daily routines.

Transforming Limiting Beliefs

Many people carry hidden beliefs such as “I always gain the weight back” or “I have no willpower.” You’ll learn how to identify and transform these beliefs into empowering ones that support confidence and consistency.

Self-Hypnosis for Cravings and Motivation

You’ll learn simple self-hypnosis techniques you can use anytime to reduce cravings, stay connected to your goals, and reinforce healthier habits.

Creating Long-Term Success

You’ll learn how to maintain your progress, avoid self-sabotage, and build routines that support lasting change.

Designed for Your Unique Goals

Your weight loss journey is personal, and your program should be too.

Sylvia creates a customized approach based on your goals, lifestyle, and challenges, including:

• Emotional eating
• Sugar cravings
• Stress eating
• Late-night snacking
• Low motivation
• Past weight loss struggles
• Confidence around body image

Each session is tailored to help you move forward in a way that feels natural and achievable.

A Natural and Sustainable Approach

This program is not about dieting or forcing change through willpower.

There are:

• No restrictive diet plans
• No constant self-control battles
• No shame or guilt

Instead, the goal is to help your mind and habits align with the healthier lifestyle you want to create.

Serving the Quad Cities and Beyond

Sylvia Runkle offers in-person weight loss hypnosis sessions in the Quad Cities as well as virtual sessions worldwide, making support accessible wherever you are.

Take the First Step

If you’re ready to stop struggling with diets and start creating lasting change, the next step is simple.

Book your intro session at or call 309-716-2111 

to learn whether this program is the right fit for you.