Lily Allen says hypnosis helped her lose weight

British pop singer Lily Allen has confessed that Hypnosis helped her lose weight - after she went from size 12 to size eight after several sessions with therapist Susan Hepburn, who Allen claims has reprogrammed her brain to enjoy healthy organic food and associate trips to the gym with feeling happy.

According to British newspaper Daily Mail, the 22-year-old 'Smile' singer said: "After the hypnotism, I want to go to the gym every day, otherwise I feel really bad.

"I just want to get more toned and healthy. I'm really good about everything at the moment - I've never been happier."

Susan Hepburn, a respected hypnotist runs a Harley Street (London) clinic specializing in self-improvement techniques. She is said charge around £300 ($600) an hour for weight-loss treatment, including instruction on self-hypnosis.

Earlier this year, Allen posted a rant on her Myspace page titled "fat, ugly and shitter than Winehouse", where she posted:

"that is all i am , im on my own in america again . I used to pride myself on being strong minded and not being some stupid girl obsessed with the way I look . I felt like it didnt matter if I was a bit chubby cause , im not a model , I’m a singer . Im afraid I am not strong and have fallen victim to the evil machine . I write to you in a sea of tears from my hotel bed in Seattle , I have spent the past hour researching gastric bypass surgery , and laser lipo suction ."