Overweight people are increasingly searching for solutions to help them on their weight loss journey, but many are reluctant to go for typical gastric band procedures that help build a better relationship with food. Hypnosis for weight loss therefore offers a viable alternative that’s safe and very affordable. By using the “Virtual Gastric Band,” you are convinced that you have undergone gastric band surgery, thereby enabling you to eat smaller portions and have your hunger satisfied earlier. You'd think it would be easy, but unfortunately it's not. More often than not we are guided into doing the wrong things. Below you will find two sets of questions that can help you identify where you fall on the spectrum. At sixty, my doctor told me I needed a heart bypass. He urged me to lose weight starting from before the surgery date. That was easier said than done. I had been overweight for most of my adult life. I’m a ‘foodie’. I enjoy cooking and trying out new recipes. I enjoy inviting friends over for dinner. What to do?

Those with uteruses who have had a physical gastric band, sleeve, or bypass are also recommended to avoid becoming pregnant for 12-18 months post-surgery. Weight loss hypnotists, in designing a treatment protocol, will want to have a detailed consultation with you to evaluate where you fall on this spectrum and what your particular needs are. The design of your program will be based on this consultation. Greg Forde, who is a hypnotist and works with people wanting to lose weight, has labelled the app as “a complete waste of money” as it tries to link the hypnotherapy to a physical operation. Mr Forde went on to say that people are vulnerable and may think that the app is a “magic bullet”, while making the point that people looking to lose weight have different triggers and should be treated as individuals. It can be very daunting to look for a practitioner of a therapy you have never tried and heard mixed things about. Let me hold your hand with some sound advice...The Full Gastric-band is for those with over 2 stones (13Kgs) to lose. It is designed to get rid of several poor eating behaviours. Such as: Whilst impressive claims have been made about the virtual gastric band procedure, it is important to remember that this treatment is no guarantee of weight loss. A study by Hull York Medical School in 2016 showed no significant difference between the results achieved by relaxation hypnotherapy and the virtual gastric band. Problem eating doesn’t have a single ‘look’. It can affect anyone, at any age, in any number of different ways. If you are worried that your eating habits may be impacting your overall health and well-being, it’s important to speak with your GP. The band slipping out of place. This can go on to cause nausea, vomiting, and heartburn. Further surgery may be needed to readjust or remove the band. You've fed your thoughts with happiness, but as soon as these happy hormones go they leave you chemically imbalanced.

The Hypno-Band system is a hypnotherapy program designed for those who fall into the 'obese' range and are overweight for their height and age, with a high BMI (Body Mass Index). The answer is generally because they do not follow the aftercare procedure correctly. Those that ‘fail’ to follow it have a greater risk of only partial success or total failure. The eating and feeding routine is specifically designed to help your body and mind adjust to the new restrictive eating lifestyle, so if you choose to ignore it how can you expect to have the results you ideally wanted?

Is Gastric Band Hypnosis for you?

On the flip side, if you're feeling like you would like to spend time meeting online to work on an issue, you can book in for a session. Like any other hypnosis program, gastric band hypnosis starts with deep mental and physical relaxation protocol that aims to get you as relaxed as possible – all clients enjoy this! The Gastric Hypno-Band is a combination of suggestion, visualisation and CBT (Cognitive Behavioural Therapy) techniques, which help you to make behavioural changes that make sustained weight loss possible. There are a large number of weight loss apps available on the market, with some claiming to use hypnotherapy to aid in fighting obesity. A number of leading surgeons are now warning against apps that claim to show the same results as drastic and costly surgical procedures. During the following sessions, you will be introduced to the gastric band hypnotherapy and your hypnotherapist will work with you to “fit” the virtual gastric band for maximum effect.