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Clinically Proven: Hypnosis For Weight Loss

An increasingly popular hypnotic weight loss method is called "The Virtual Gastric Bypass Surgery". Virtual Gastric Bypass Surgery as it is called is being used with tremendous results.  It highlights parts of the process. It also shows that what happens after the surgery is more influential than what happens during the surgery. The post operative patient must comply with a specialized diet or risk complications including death and debilitating illnesses.

The actual Gastric Bypass Surgery or sometimes referred to by the trademark name of "Lap Band ", is a drastic measure to get severely overweight people to maintain a healthy diet.  Let me explain. The people who go in for gastric bypass surgery are self selected as those who can't take control over their food choices.  That's why they become morbidly obese in the first place. 

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From our perspective, it makes more sense to get such people into a routine of the correct diet and carefully planned and maintained exercise before the actual surgery and then quite possibly, they wouldn't even need surgery.

Putting people on restrictive diets is a proven way of reducing weight.  Often, the surgery creates added dangers as it provides further permission for the clinically obese to slip up and eat unhealthy foods in even greater portions and varieties; some foods they weren't even eating in the first place.  But these are the very people who have been having those kinds of problems with control in the first place. 

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Why place  clinically obese people at further risk with surgery and then teach them to be in control of their food choices?  Why not reverse the whole process and teach them to be in control of their food choices first.  And then if necessary, after they can naturally eat smaller and healthier meals, do the surgery if still warranted.  It would be safer for the patients, would it not?

Well there's a way that you can have it both and without the unneccesary risk of surgery and any complications that can and often times do develop.  It's called a "Virtual Gastric Bypass".  Basically, you visit the hypnotist skilled at performing this process and using your imagination, they guide you through the operation.  You leave "knowing" that your stomach is smaller and you can't possibly eat large amounts of food or you will be forced to expel the excess.  You will feel sick at the very thought of eating the wrong foods.  These become very effective reponses  even desired in order for someone severely overweight to lose weight. This procedure is not for everyone and should only be considered for those morbidly/clinically overweight.

With hypnosis you can achieve the desired responses and quickly get down to your goal weight without the risk, cost (about 5% of an actual gastric bypass procedure) and complications.  It's a great alternative that deserves more understanding and awareness.

So, now that your curiousity is hightened.  The Question you are most likely contemplating: Hypnosis For Weight Loss, Does It Work?

Yes, research demonstrates a significant effect when using hypnosis for weight loss. The hypnotic method of Virtual Gastric Bypass Surgery is merely one of many hypnosis protocols that help people to lose weight safely and effectively. There are as many different hypnosis protocols for weight loss as there are different people with their own unique set of circumstances who want and / or need to lose weight.

Here's the proof:

In a 9-week study of two weight management groups (one using hypnosis and one not using hypnosis), the hypnosis group continued to get results in the two-year follow-up, while the non-hypnosis group showed no further results (Journal of Clinical Psychology, 1985).

In a study of 60 women separated into hypnosis versus non-hypnosis groups, the groups using hypnosis lost an average of 17 pounds, while the non-hypnosis group lost an average of only .5 pounds (Journal of Consulting and Clinical Psychology, 1986).

In a meta-analysis, comparing the results of adding hypnosis to weight loss treatment across multiple studies showed that adding hypnosis increased weight loss by an average of 97% during treatment, and even more importantly increased the effectiveness POST TREATMENT by over 146%. This shows that hypnosis works even better over time (Journal of Consulting and Clinical Psychology, 1996).

Additional studies published by well known institutions:

Cochrane, Gordon; Friesen, J. (1986). Hypnotherapy in weight loss treatment. Journal of Consulting and Clinical Psychology, 54, 489-492.

Kirsch, Irving (1996). Hypnotic enhancement of cognitive-behavioral weight loss treatments--Another meta-reanalysis. Journal of Consulting and Clinical Psychology, 64 (3), 517-519.

Allison, David B.; Faith, Myles S. Hypnosis as an adjunct to cognitive-behavioral psychotherapy for obesity: A meta-analytic reappraisal. Journal of Consulting and Clinical Psychology. 1996 Jun Vol 64(3) 513-516.

Stradling J, Roberts D, Wilson A, Lovelock F. Controlled trial of hypnotherapy for weight loss in patients with obstructive sleep apnoea. International Journal of Obesity Related Metababolic Disorders. 1998 Mar;22(3):278-81.

Why not stop waiting to lose weight.  Learn how you can benefit and achieve your desired goal weight through the power of hypnosis for weight loss, safely.  You'll be healthier, feel better, and look great!

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