Virtual Gastric Band Hypnosis App?!

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I've just seen this in the Apple App Store - does anybody know anything about it or tried it? It seems to have good reviews but its not cheap a £7.49!

itunes.apple.com/gb/app/virtual-gastric-band-hypnosis/id504835984?mt=8

I need something to control snacking (eating DDs leftovers in particular) and my portions - which are huge. I also need inspiration to lost about a stone in 7 weeks for a wedding in June, for which I need to fit into a dress I last wore 6 years and 2 DCs ago.
Any thoughts? Shall I give it a go?

Helen that is great, you are doing really well! Do you know you are supposed to listen to part one for a minimum of two weeks before doing part two? Then you listen to part two for a minimum of two weeks before going onto surgery. I'm just worried for you that if you speed up the process then it wont work so well for you?

Thanks Glastocat, I didn't know that, I thought I could go on after losing a certain amount of weight. If however, I feel that it is not working I will start over again and do it the appropriate way :)

I am drinking lots of water and only have one cup of coffee a day and I eat consciously. I can't bring myself to leave anything on the plate but my portions have shrunk.

I've laid off the wheat and I find that starts working for me straight away. I havent got any scales so that's my next purchase when I finish nights

Hello everyone, I just got the app and did my first session today.

Very weird, but very relaxing. Is it normal to not really remember much, even though I didn't fall asleep?

I'm combining this with the gym, so we'll see on Friday when I next weigh myself if it works.

I hope it does :)

*TheNightWatch" can I ask what you mean about laying off the wheat starts working for you straight away? I'm just wondering if you mean it helps your appetite? I find that when I keep away from wheaty things I have less of an appetite in general. Problem is that I love bread, pasta, cakes etc oh and pizza, so I find it hard to cut it out.

I'm on the surgery session now and I'm really only eating about half as much as I was before. Don't want anymore and I'm happy 'til my next meal time, not wanted to snack once which is just unheard of for me :o.
I logged on to the 'chat' with Sue and James last night and it was so nice seeing everyone's questions and seeing all the answers coming up. I hope they do another one soon.
MaloryMad, if you're in the FB group why don't you ask Sue about the wheat thing, she might have some ideas that would help you.

Thanks to everyone on here for all the support.

I joined the fb group too but missed the chat session :( I do however love the page, everybody is very friendly and Sue is very welcoming :)

I made cauliflower cheese with pasta last night and didn't fancy the pasta so my son enjoyed that with the extra cheese sauce, I just had the cauliflower with a drop of cheese sauce. I don't want to cut the wheat out because I love a slice of Burgen bread for lunch I am a big wheat fan!

What exercise is everybody doing? At the moment I am just taking my 4 month old puppy for little walks but I feel so energetic I want to do more so I have bought Jillian Michaels 30 Day Shred, I am going to do it today for the first time (my poor body lol)

Thanks luckyme. I am on the FB group. I will ask there. I'm thinking of starting a new thread on the subject of certain foods seeming to cause hunger or cravings because for me wheat and sugar seem to do that all the time. Hmm.

Helen 'didn't fancy the pasta' - I would kill to say that and mean it!

oh just another question. I know that Glastocat is low carbing - and having amazing weight losses.(congrats Glasto!).
Who else is following a diet, and who is instead following the four guidelines that come with the app?
Something isn't quite clicking for me, and I'm not sure what the problem is....

Having pasta tomorrow MaloryMad ;) it's all about enjoying your food and portion control

I'm following a diet too whilst on the programme - only started listening last Friday & have dropped 4lb. I have been low carbing for about 6 months & was well & truly on a plateau since about Feb, but stuck to it. However, my appetite has virtually disappeared after listening for the last 5 days - I'm watching my family eat their normal meals thinking - omg how can you eat so much?!! I've got some celebrity slim packs in the cupboard, so I have been having these for my breakfast & lunch since yesterday to try & get rid of them & also take advantage of me not feeling hungry at the moment. I am also drinking around 5 litres of water a day as I live in Cyprus & it's hot here at the moment so need to keep fluids up - so not great hardship with the water!!

I'm amazed. I listened twice yesterday, once before I went to bed, to see when my ideal time is. Before sleep works great for me.

Anyway, today I've been to the gym, and was hungry after, so went and had a salad at Subway for lunch. I'd normally demolish the bowl, but today, I just didn't want all of it.

I had a smoothie later, and did drink all of that, but it was a fruit smoothie rather than the absolutely amazing and delicious milkshakes sold at the same stall.

I did have some pork scratchings as a snack, but again, I'd normally eat all of them, and left a few. AND I've been drinking a lot more water today than I normally would.

We'll see what dinner, and the rest of the week brings, after I've listened a few more times.

I'm just trying to eat healthier, rather than follow a diet.

Hello - listened for the first time last night. Noticing a difference this morning! please let this be the thing that helps me break my bad habits! Haven't read the whole thread but will do this evening.

This is so fab! I haven't done my usual pig out on crisps on the way home from work. DH is cooking and I'm enjoying the smell but am also enjoying the very mild hunger!

Hello everyone!
I bought the app after reading this thread, just started two days ago...
How's everyone doing? :)

Ahhhh I dunno, I started on Sunday night and can't say I feel any different, maybe drinking more water but when DS left half his dinner tonight I was scoffing it before I had a second thought. Although I was then too full to eat my own dinner and just had a salad, a child's portion of spaghetti bol would never have stopped me eating my own dinner in the past I guess.

Several time during the day I did resist temptation but the temptation was there all the same, I was hungry but tried hard to 'press the button on the right'.

Where do I find the full instructions? Is it the play arrow on home page of the app?

I was shocked because I called into a cafe with my boyfriend for a quick drink, in this situation I go for fizzy drinks. "Just water please", was what came out of my mouth, without much conscious thought from me.

I just ate the smallest dinner ever. And I've only listened once. On phone so can't see PP's name but think the temptation will probably always be there - hopefully our reactions to it will change

DashingRedhead - I've only listened for a day and on top of everything else, I've just turned down a cream cake and had some water.

I love all these inspiring messages and I have one for you all :)

Today my son asked me to get a multi pack of quavers, fingers of fudge and some milky ways, I obliged of course... he is a growing lad (6'4 lol) Anyhoo, I was gasping for my one cup of coffee and took a milky way out of the pack thought about it and put it back again after drinking a glass of water!

Before App. I would of confiscated the milky ways and eat them one by one lol followed by a quaver sandwich in thick slice bread with butter

marking a spot....

kiwidreamer and anyone else. I've been struggling but I only found the guidelines yesterday...they are here : HTH

www.hantshypno.co.uk/assets/Easyloss-Virtual-Gastric-Band-Surgery-Guidelines-for-successful-weightloss.pdf

I hope this now makes the difference for me..

Tried this last night and was a bit perturbed when, straight after she says the thing about only one middle toe, i must have fallen asleep, I literally went from thinking i was wide awake to waking up about 40 mins later with my headphones still in! Is that normal? Anyone else had that happen?

wash I've been listening to the first track for 8 days now - I find it difficult to remember anything beyond the toe talk, though I haven't fallen asleep listening to it every night!

The toe thing bothers me!

Started listening again last night just struggling to decide on what/how to eat now. I'm trying to decide between doing a diet, either calorie counting or some sort of moderate carb plan, or just following the guidelines instead.