Virtual Gastric Band Success Story NZ: Marilyn

Virtual Gastric Band Success Story NZ: Marilyn

 

Last week, one of my clients came in to Ntrance Hypnotherapy Blenheim for her fourth and final, Virtual Gastric Band Hypnotherapy session. Her first session, in which her ‘band’ was ‘applied’ had been five weeks earlier. Here’s her review of her personal Virtual Gastric Band Success Story:

 

“I’d become a couch-potato with no energy.”

 

Marilyn was so delighted with her weight-loss success that she made up a little photo album review and asked me to share her story with the world. If you’re in or near Blenheim NZ and would like to speak to Marilyn, I can put you in touch.

 

Marilyn’s Review Of Her Virtual Gastric Band Success Story:

 

“Hi! My name is Marilyn and this is my story of the first month of my VIRTUAL GASTRIC BANDING and the trials and tribulations that have occurred along the way.

 

Four weeks ago, I weighed in at 78.8kg and realised that nothing fitted in my wardrobe anymore – and what did fit was stretched to the limit.

 

“My love of chocolate had become almost addictive and supper had become a never-ending eating event.”

 

When I stood in front of the mirror and saw what I looked like in the dress I had bought for my grandson’s wedding I just laughed because crying wasn’t going to help me feel any better. I was busy telling my husband ‘just pull up the zip’ and he just said ‘That’s it kid.’

 

Recently, I had been told about this lady who had performed electropuncture for smoking on two of the girls from work and it worked so well. One of the girls had rung me to say she had met a woman, who had been to this lady for weight reduction and after what she told me I just thought ‘this is it.’

 

I rang the lady and I spoke of my dilemma and she told me ‘Not a problem; I’m sure I can help. Made an appointment and had to wait a week before I could see her – so more weight seemed to pile on. 

 

“My first hypnotherapy started with her gentle voice speaking to me and relaxing me and making me aware that at all times I knew what she was saying.”

 

It was time where something had to work for me as I had no will-power at all where food was concerned. I’d become a couch-potato with no energy. My love of chocolate had become almost addictive and supper had become a never-ending eating event.

 

Our first meeting started with the usual ‘get to know you’ routine. The she asked what my thoughts were on hypnosis? ‘Not much’ I replied ‘I don’t think it would work with me.’

 

Seeing what electropuncture had done for the two girls at work, I had to think positive and I was ready to try anything that would help.’

 

This lovely lady now has a name, Chris Steadman, and what I didn’t know was she was about to change my life.

 

My first hypnotherapy started with her gentle voice speaking to me and relaxing me and making me aware that at all times I knew what she was saying.

 

This is not a deep trance or anything like that; it’s just a quiet voice telling me positive thoughts and that my stomach would now be the size of a golf ball and that I would no longer crave all those foods that had made me so fat.

 

After the hypnotherapy session, I was introduced to Chris’s massaging chair. Oh, what joy!! Fifteen minutes of heaven. If I wasn’t relaxed enough after the hypno…session, I certainly was now. And I feel great.

 

The next part was the electropuncture. She hit three points that I really felt rather strong: enough for me to say ‘OUCH!!’ That was interesting. The three points referred to my depression, my stomach and my eating.

 

“I feel if I can share this with other women and say honestly this is life-changing.”

 

A tiny little plaster containing a small, round seed, was put on my outer ear. Then, with fond farewells and another appointment made, it was in the car and away. I felt no different driving home at all.

 

What happened when I got home was unreal. This frumpy couch potato put on a pair of walking shoes and went for a walk; the first of what was going to become a daily need to do. The next thing was, I didn’t eat until tea-time – than only put my meal on a very small plate and then couldn’t eat it all. Following that, no supper and didn’t even think of it.

 

This pattern of my life has continued now for a month. I am no longer tired all the time; I’m much more relaxed with life in general. I can say with all honesty I have never eaten another ice cream, a piece of chocolate, a cake, a biscuit or a sweet.

“These foods do not interest me at this stage.”

These foods do not interest me at this stage. I do not feel the need for them. I have lost five kg in four weeks but have come down a dress size. I still have a long way to go but believe my body will tell me when I have reached what I should be- but, having said that, I would like to see at least another 10 kg disappear.

 

One thing I did every night was to go to bed listening to the Virtual Gastric Banding CD that Chris had given me. I feel this has helped me tremendously and reiterated what she had already told me.

 

What an absolutely amazing month. I feel great. My hubby, Keith, has been my motivator, who tells me time for my walk and is my photographer. My eighty-five year old mother, Betty, who lives with us, has encouraged me all the way – as have my two daughters and son, who have been great.

 

I feel if I can share this with other women and say honestly this is life-changing. You don’t have to go under the knife for that horrible gastric operation. Believing in yourself is your first step.”

    

 

Chris from Ntrance Here:

I must now add two words of caution: Firstly, Marilyn is a successful client for whom the Virtual Gastric Band Hypnotherapy procedure has worked well.

Her weight-loss results can, by no means, be guaranteed for everyone undergoing the treatment. Everyone reacts differently to the therapy. 

(I even have one client who, despite her eager yearning for success, the four sessions appears to have achieved no benefit whatsoever.)

 

Secondly, from the photo review, Marilyn has clearly changed shape significantly. This doesn’t mean that she has lost a massive amount of weight.

She has, as per the suggestions made to her under hypnosis, not only changed her eating habits, but been taking regular exercise and physical activity.

This will have resulted in the loss of much fluid and the conversion of much of the fat into heavier muscle. The programme is to help lose weight gradually over a life-long change in lifestyle.

 Keep In Mind:

Anyone losing more than around a kilo a week, is liable to revert and put it all back again in the familiar yo-yo pattern of weight gain.

I urge my hypnosis clients to resist the temptation to review their progress on the scales during the course of the procedure and to think long term.

The mirror and their daily energy levels and enthusiasm for life are far more accurate gauges of progress.

For more reviews from happy clients on their experience with Virtual Gastric Banding, please visit our reviews page here!

Virtual Gastric Band Success Story NZ:

Curious to experience a Virtual Gastric Band Success Story in NZ and review it for yourself? (or I can also help with fears and anxieties, or sugar addictions too!).

Reach me (Chris) here and I’ll fill you in on all the little details. I’m surprisingly friendly too. I serve the Marlborough area in New Zealand.

For more stories, here’s an article from Now To Love.

See you soon.

– Chris Steadman

Hypnotherapy Blenheim