The perfect client for Virtual Gastric Band is someone that eats too much, that means the volume of food – it can reduce weight by 60% and has a 45%- 70% success rate; it is a 4 session process and clients needs to be at least 3 stone overweight.
The Hypno-Gastric Band is more successful in the main than gastric band surgery. It is also safer. There can be complications with the surgical option. There is the risk of internal bleeding, of infection and blood clots and a surgical band leaves individuals with folds of excess skin. This can be unpleasant and undermine confidence.
The Hypno-Gastric Band as a method allows my clients to unravel sometimes years of faulty programming within my client’s mind. At this point, with the mind open to change, I can implant positive new behaviours. The client still enjoys their food and gains all important nutrients, but they do not overeat; they learn to control their eating and leave the old behaviours behind.
In hypnosis, there is no need for my client to feel deprived. They will not overeat so will eat properly. By using the Hypno-Gastric Band, my clients can tune into the signals that their body is giving them. If they feel genuinely hungry, they can eat and enjoy their food. They will start to feel full more quickly than before. This is a painless way to lose weight and to feel good without all the hardship.
There are key elements to remember and we will revisit these in later sessions:
- Eating when hungry
- Eating what you want
- Eating mindfully and consciously
- Stopping once full.
The focus will always be on helping you to feel fitter and healthier. It is not a quick fix. The Hypno-Gastric Band aids weight loss as it will still restrict the amount of food eaten but a sensible program of change must be included throughout the sessions. You are in effect, embracing to a new way of being.
I am here for you 100% and I want to see you reach your goals and start enjoying a healthy, happy relationship with food and nutrition and re-set back to your innate well being.
Session 1
The Questions.
This is an incredibly important step in leaving excess weight behind for good. I am here for you 100% and will use this session to establish the root causes of your old weight challenges.
There are many factors that contribute to weight gain, overeating is, of course, one such cause but there are others – such as having a slow metabolic rate or being on certain medications. When it comes to over-eating, there are often underlying issues to consider.
My job is to design the sessions in such a way that we address the root causes so they no longer effect you and I may use a combination of Rapid Transformational Therapy, NLP and Reflexology to make sure we are resetting you back to a healthy, balanced lifestyle, ultimately setting you free!
I will also ask you to keep a food diary. This can be highly revealing; write down everything that you eat, including how much and when you eat it. You should also list any associating emotions before and afterwards. Don’t worry, I will be showing you how even just changing the order of how you eat things can have a significant impact on your focus, mood, sleep and energy.
This is an empowering step towards mind body connection.
You may also decide to add in Auricular Therapy or Traditional Reflexology to speed up the process of elimination and detoxification.
Session 2
Based on your questionnaire, we will establish your targets, ideal weight, and have a very clear profile of how we tailor the sessions for your unique needs to create that change for good.
We will establish your BMI and your weight and any health conditions or medication.
Once we have established the full extent of the treatment needed, we review targets. What are you hoping for? Do you have an ideal weight in mind? We will break down these targets into more realistic steps. This aids progression and boosts motivation..
Losing too much weight too quickly can lead to stretched skin – based on your BMI we can aim for several pounds a week or 2 or 3 which is a nice gradual way to lose weight and your body can adapt much more healthily.
It is good to take a photo in this session and we will do the same on the final session. By doing so, you can see the changes you have made!
Remember that I am with you 100% of the way.
So What is Hypnosis? Hypnosis is a very natural state of being. If you have entered a daydream, you were likely to be in a hypnotic state. Within the sessions, suggestions are made to help individuals accept and make positive changes. It is a gentle but powerful experience that can really improve lives. The hypnotherapist facilitates the whole experience. There is often a fear that the client may be made to do something they do not want to do. While this is an understandable concern, it is not one to worry about because hypnosis is all about empowerment.
The client remains in control at all times and it is simply not possible to remain caught within a hypnotic session. Hypnotherapy is merely a set of instructions which requires focus so that these messages are absorbed by the subconscious mind.
All experiences in life are stored in our memory banks. Some go into the short-term memory while others are stored in the permanent (long-term) memory banks. Everything we see, hear, taste and feel is stored in the subconscious even if we do not remember it. This forms an in- depth library, an information centre that eventually becomes our beliefs and habits.
How Hypno Gastric Band works:
The Hypno Gastric Band helps to reset the brain/body feedback system.
The Hypno-Gastric Band alters the way a client will eat. The process is up to 70% effective. Slow and steady weight loss works best. This is important not just for health but also, to help skin to slowly adapt to the changes. Those who have had surgical gastric bands, often find that they have a lot of excess skin following weight loss. This can be damaging on a psychological level. There may be some loose skin for a week or two, but then, memory within the skin starts to adapt. A Hypno-Gastric Band is healthier and has less risk than a surgical gastric band.
We will monitor your weight loss as we go to ensure we are making healthy progress..
Session 2
In our second session we will look at your food diary, go over anything that has arisen since we last met and review your goals. By the end of this session you will have had your first experience of hypnotherapy!
It is useful to begin by assessing portion sizes from this point as you start to understand how to eat for health and balance. So, we will go through some questions like the following:
- Do you leave any food on your plate?
- How do you feel during the meal?
- How did you feel after the meal?
These are all the tools that will help you keep off the weight for good – helping you understand these issues can be deeply therapeutic; Losing weight and keeping weight off requires assistance in a variety of ways.
We will assess your food diary and consider those important questions like the following:
- Are you eating food due to boredom?
- Is it a protection?
- Is food used as a comfort?
In return, I can help you through your personal issues. You are in a safe space and all conversations are confidential. By taking time with you, I can understand the issues that may underlie your weight problems. This includes sleeplessness, stress, anxiety, or panic attacks. There are many reasons for weight gain. I will help you find out the core issues. This can take a little time.Typical triggers for clients are:
- Feeling stressed
- Feeling anxious
- Low mood
- Feeling isolated or lonely
- Feeling frustrated
- Feeling angry
Establishing an eating pattern is also useful:
- Do you eat on the run?
- Do you eat anything that is easy to prepare?
- Do you eat more than you need to because you are distracted?
Consider this:
Using hypnosis, you can talk directly to the mind and the body. The body can be persuaded to behave in a different way even though the conscious mind is unable to create or direct that change. With hypnosis, you can help your mind to relax and by doing so, the body relaxes too.
And so we will tailor the hypnotherapy to your unique needs. When you fit the Hypnotic Gastric Band, in a future session you connect to the unconscious mind by using vivid imagery and the brain can alter the physical reactions to food, so you feel satiated.
Session 3
We will review how you have been and what significant changes you have noticed on your healing journey, remember this is not a one size fits all – it is tailored to your specific goals .
We will also create a set of rewards that take the place of food and the feel good chemical it is associated with. We need to consider other ways to reward ourselves, not related to food. We will create a list of 10 different rewards. Choose rewards with meaning for you – a trip to somewhere nice perhaps. By creating this message as part of your programme of change, it instils healthier options in the mind. And, of course, by this 3rd meeting we will be ready to go into the next hypnotherapy session.
Session 4
Fitting the Hypno Gastric Band
Clarifying the route to change
You will discover how a Hypno-Gastric Band works. Within a short period of time, the Hypno-Gastric Band can be implemented, and change will occur quickly. You may find you are eating less. You may experience a few negative side-effects such as nausea or, feeling over-full. But these side-effects will be minimal.
It will not take long for you to start to notice the difference. This may be a very minor change to start with but gradually, these benefits will be experienced. You must understand that the Hypno-Gastric Band is also a method for you to relearn food choices.
As soon as you start to realise that you are enjoying smaller portion sizes and are less hungry than previously, you will realise that it is working. Weight-loss will follow. You will still enjoy your food and obtain the right level of vitamins and minerals. Think of it as resetting the natural signalling system. The brain recognises when you are full. So, there is no more calorie counting etc. Once you have lost the relevant amount of weight, you can have another hypnotherapy session so to adjust the hypno-gastric band.
I am looking forward to working with you!
