Virtual Gastric Band Hypnosis App?!

[cerealqueen]

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?

Kiwi give it time to work. It's not a magic wand,but it certainly works, in my opinion anyway!

In the interests of full disclosure, I couldn't be more highly motivated to lose weight at the minute which is probably helping me too. You see we are planning on emigrating to Oz in the new year. My husband was born there so has a passport already, and our son can get a full passport by descent. I however have to apply for a spouse visa, which means I have to pass a medical. And I am very fat, so need to lose this weight! Although I was a size 20 to 22, and put on my size 18 jeans today, and they are loose! Soalthough I still have lots to lose, at least I will be approaching normal sizing soon. What a fucking delight it will be to never set foot in bastard Evans again! and I am going to ceremonially burn my size 20 jeans in the back garden,because I am never bloody well wearing them again!

Glasto :)

My size 20's are on a pile ready to go on eBay. My 18's are dropping off, but I'm still too fat for 16's.
All my fat bits (was going to list them, but it's basically all of me ) have got soft and squishy. I'm a little worried I'll end up looking like a shar pei with loads of loose skin, but at least I'll be a healthy shar pei!

Dashingredhead - there are downloads for children on the Hypnosisdownloads site - I got one called "Happy Bedtime" for the DS - they've listened to it twice - and last night DS2 said he wanted to go up to bed because he didn't want to go to bed too late!

Not sure if it's having a huge effect but they both conked out after listening to it.

hello all

wow some really positive stories here. well done. I hope I can be one soon as well.

so last night I listened to the session one audio with the plan being to start my diet in earnest today. it sent me immediately to sleep so I'm hoping this doesn't have too much of an impact on the results as it seems this happens to lots of people on here.

I've got about 80lbs to lose in total. my story is a little odd maybe. only two years ago was I at my happiest and thinnest of around 120lbs. I was a strict vegan and this is the way I want to be again. I don't know what actually stopped me from being vegan but basically I gave up and now eat everything and I mean everything!! so today I vow to be vegan again. I'm also really interested in raw vegan but I think that is for further down the line. I'll deal with this one step at a time.

so feeling fairly positive today. I've just got to stay strong and not give in to cravings.

I'm taking my soya milk to work for my coffee and have all my food for today ready to go so it should be a doddle. it should be but I normallly last until lunchtime! I'm praying that this time is different as I really am very unhealthy and need to shift this weight.

if anyone is interested in buddying up please get in touch.

so here goes!! :)

Just weighed in after a week and have lost 3 pounds- no diet just making the right choices.
When ever I join weight watchers or slimming world I usually only loose 2 pounds in week one so I am pleased.

And emsyg I fall asleep a lot !

Your success stories are all really inspriing. Like the OP I would like to lose around 1 stone to get back to my pre-pregnancy weight of 9st. I started listening on Friday but slipped up over the weekend with some crisps due to poor planning when out. I have really cut back on alcohol though and am hoping to get it down to 2 days a week (from every day really) and to cut out snacking, esp. after dinner rounds of toast/bars of chocolate. This morning I weighed in at 9st 13.5lb and would like to lose at least 2lb in the next two weeks so I feel positive and in the swing when I go to stay with DP's family in 3 weeks time - a stressful experience and stress always makes me overeat.

Hello all, I weighed in this morning, week 3 and lost 1 stone in total YAY!!! 1 down 3 to go lol

Day off today and already been super active, went for a nice walk on the beach and I am considering doing a Zumba class tonight, has anybody tried this?

well done bumbez!!!

well it's 1.40pm here and i'm doing amazingly well so far! just about to eat my lunch - a homemade vegan thai green curry soup. very nutritious and low cal. then there is fruit for pudding.

a bit annoyed with myself as i forget to weigh in this morning. but will do it first thing tomorrow morning so i can keep track of my progress.

i'm using the calorie counter app on my iphone as it does a little graph and makes it very visual which i like :)

is anyone else using apps to track progress/cals?

also i wondered if anyone has ever heard of the five bite diet? it's a bit controversial but it is based on the principles of a gastric band without the surgery. i have the book and it is a very interesting read.

Hello

Another one joining up! Am loving all the weight loss stories. Have bought the app, will start listening tonight.

Weighed myself this morning 11st 12lb

Weigh day for me too, have been listening for a week, biggest difference I've noticed is that I got up each weekday morning at 6am to exercise - even with late nights and broken sleep from DD having her 12mth jabs at the beginning of the week (such a wee drama queen ;), plus have been chugging back the water which I usually forget after a day or two. I've lost 1kg, so that is just over 2lbs, not bad... not amazing but I cant complain really. I seem to be favouring one slice of toast for breakfast with green tea, then a large lunch of decent food and then meat/veg/no carbs for dinner, sometimes having a lite mousse for pudding, a bit of fruit too. Today I had a treat that was sent from a friend in NZ but I'm okay with that as have exercised and will make sure all snacks are fruit today, should even out. Note to self however NOT to bake homemade bread while trying to be strong... cheesy onion loaf VERY hard to resist!!!!

All in All not an amazing week but a steady start without feeling deprived. Onwards and downwards!

what fruit has the lowest carbs?

TheNightwatch, berries IIRC.

I've just got this from ebay (thank you for the link, I nearly got a fake by accident) and got the MP3s, I shall listen tonight.

I'm on a successful diet at the moment anyway but hopefully this will keep me going long term.

Hi everyone,

I've been lurking for the last week and it was reading this thread that encouraged me to buy this app and I have to say I think it's one of the best things I have ever bought!!

I first listened to it last Tuesday night and have already lost 5.5Ibs!!! If I'm lucky I could get to half a stone by Wednesday!!

I want to ask the people who have completed all 3 sessions how are you coping without listening every night? Do you start session 1 again or has it really changed your subconscious eating patterns?

Thanks xx

Found myself very hungry at different times today and had to eat. It's definitely harder on the days when DS has woken me during the night. BUT - and it's a big but - kept to mainly healthy snacks and managed to resist the crisps without too much effort when I had to go to the corner shop. Just off to listen now.

well it's now jut gone 11.30 and I'm in bed having successfully completed the first day of my diet with the hypnosis. one day may sound pathetic but trust me this is a big milestone for me. every week without fail I start a diet on a Monday morning and have already given up by lunch. so this is brill and I'm feeling so positive.

I'm looking forward to weigh tomorrow so I have a defined starting point and hopefully will see the number on the scales getting smaller and smaller.

my first goal is my birthday which is three weeks today. I'm aiming to have lost 7lbs by then. I so hope I can do it. in having a party and this would really boost my confidence in what i decide to wear.

so off to listen to session one now and then drift off to sleep. this is all very exciting :o

sorry me again!!

i think that if i keep posting on here it's helping me to stay on track.

anyway, i weighed this morning - bloody hell what a shock!!! i've got a grand total of 80lbs to lose as i expected.

i'm feeling a bit flat today but i think that is because my body is detoxing. hopefully i'll wake up feeling fresher tomorrow :)

again i've got all my food sorted for today - lots of fruit for snacks, a nakd bar for when i am starving, veg and couscous for lunch and then mushrooms with thai green curry for dinner. i am not limiting the amount i eat. if i am hungry i will eat fruit. i'm having almond milk and stevia in my coffee and trying to aim for no more than four a day. i know this sounds a lot but trust me this is a significant decrease on my previous intake, plus i used to take cows milk and two BIG sugars with each one. i will also aim to drink plenty of herbal tea and at least two litres of water, which i have always done daily whether eating badly or not.

it would be great to hear how everyone else is getting on.

speak soon :o

Hi everyone, I'm still going down, another 2lbs weight loss when I weighed this morning. I'm just really following the guidelines that they give you with the app and no dieting at all. I still can't quite believe it's this easy.

I joined the Facebook support group and there is so much good stuff on there and loads of people all using the app and really supporting each other. I love it.

emsyg- are you following the guidelines? I know they're working for me. Glastocat has done brilliantly too, check out her posts on this thread. Gives us all loads of encouragement to stick with it.

My first week weigh in yesterday, and 6lbs off! how? lol :o

hello luckyme

wow, well done!! how much have lost in total?

i didn't know there was a facebook group or guidelines so i guess i'm not doing it properly. please can you post the facebook group link and i'll join up.

what are the specific guidelines?

and i'm off to search for glastocat now. very excited!!

thanks for the advice :)

I just iistemed for the first time last night. Very relaxing. I fell asleep. Haven't felt any different today though. Did it take people long to feel less hungry ?

Are the guidelines the same as the top tips? Or is it on the website?

www.facebook.com/groups/376902025707531/

Top tips are different, they are the 100 tips, the guidelines are just 4 of www.hantshypno.co.uk/assets/Easyloss-Virtual-Gastric-Band-Surgery-Guidelines-for-successful-weightloss.pdf

Sorry I am pants at links!

Hi emsyg- I've lost a stone and a half already. Just follow the guidelines and it will happen.