My Vist to Yefim Shubentsov for Craving Control (& Weight Loss)

On Wednesday, December 16th 2009 I attended the Weight Control session in Yefim Shubentsov's office in Brookline, MA.

The experience was a bit surreal and I completely understand where the "Mad Russian" moniker came from. He was a very nice man, has a very thick accent, speaks quickly and has a pretty good sense of humor.

It's a group session with 12 people in total. The session from end to end is about 3 hours long, but you only have about 30 seconds of 1:1 time with him. In that 30 seconds you have to think of all the foods you no longer want to eat and he "erases" them. In addition he gives you the option to "erase" other compulsive behavior if you choose -- such as nail biting, or alcohol.

Sweets, fried foods and and grazing between meals are my big problems -- they were on the list of things that I wanted to be "erased". It's only been 3 days since I left his office, but so far so good.

I'll be back with an update down the road.