Annie Walker - Australia’s leading expert for Virtual Gastric Band Hypnosis
5 Ways Virtual Gastric Band Can Support Long-Term Weight Loss
In a world where weight loss solutions abound, the virtual gastric band stands out as an innovative and potentially transformative approach. This non-invasive technique harnesses the power of the mind to simulate the effects of a physical gastric band. While the concept might seem unconventional at first, its effectiveness in helping individuals shed excess weight and maintain a healthier lifestyle are being increasingly recognized.
1. Portion Control without Surgery: Traditional gastric band surgery involves physically restricting the size of the stomach, thereby reducing the amount of food it can hold. However, this invasive procedure comes with inherent risks and potential complications. The virtual gastric band, on the other hand, achieves similar results through psychological means. By guiding individuals to reimagine their stomach's capacity and adopt mindful eating habits, it promotes portion control without the need for surgery.
2. Addressing Emotional Eating: Many people struggle with emotional eating (this is why many surgeries fail), using food as a coping mechanism for stress, boredom, or other emotions. Unlike crash diets or strict meal plans that often overlook the psychological aspects of overeating, the virtual gastric band delves into the root causes of unhealthy eating habits. By developing healthier coping mechanisms and reshaping your relationship with food, you will be better equipped to navigate emotional eating patterns and sustain your weight loss long term.
3. Don’t give up your favorite foods: Sustainable weight loss isn't just about shedding pounds; it's about adopting lasting lifestyle changes. With the virtual gastric band you don’t have to give up your favorite foods. Many diets end up crashing due to restriction and people feeling a loss. With the virtual gastric band you can keep the treats.
4. Enhancing Self-Awareness and Body Signals: In today's fast-paced world, it's easy to become disconnected from our body's natural signals of hunger and satiety. The virtual gastric band encourages participants to tune into these signals, fostering a deeper sense of self-awareness around eating habits. By practicing mindfulness techniques and paying attention to physical cues, you can learn to distinguish between true hunger and other impulses driving you to eat.
5. Empowering Personal Responsibility: Ultimately, successful weight loss and maintenance require a sense of personal responsibility and accountability. Hypnosis empowers you to create healthy habits that are easy and manageable. Annie is always available for support during and after your virtual gastric band journey. Reach out to her with the button above OR checkout her success stories here.
More about Annie Walker - Bathurst Hypnotherapy
Bathurst Hypnotherapy is a locally based business, owned by certified Clinical Hypnotherapist, Annie Walker. She is committed and passionate about helping you achieve a positive outcome for any issue or challenge you want to resolve. With real life experience, Annie understands the importance of addressing your issues, challenges and unwanted feelings so that you can achieve a better quality of life and live the life you want.
Why choose Annie?
Annie is a genuine, caring professional who provides confidential consultations and individually tailored programs for you. She uses a friendly but direct approach in eliciting information from you to identify ‘how’ you “do” your problem, not why the problem exists. For example, if you had a thorn in your foot, would you wonder why it is there, and why it came to be in your foot? Or would you simply stop and take it out?
Hypnotherapy is not a talk-fest, it’s solution based therapy where we do a lot of work at the unconscious level to make the changes you want rapidly, effectively and free you from the old behaviours that have been holding you back or keeping you stuck!
Using this approach Annie can work with you to achieve a positive outcome.
Some of Annies Training and accreditation include:
Diploma Clinical Hypnotherapy – Mind Academy
Diploma Clinical Hypnotherapy – The Australian Academy of Hypnosis - Rick Collingwood
Master Hypnotist and NLP Practitioner – Mind Academy
Diploma Clinical Hypnotherapy - Mike Mandel Hypnosis Academy (Currently in progress)
Life Coaching – Mind Academy
Conversational Hypnosis – Uncommon Knowledge, Igor Ledochowski & Clover Institute
Virtual Gastric Band Practitioner – Sheila Granger and many more!!
