How and Why Hypnotic LapBand Surgery Works: The Results - July, 2011
Back in March, I announced, in The Chronicle, that I was doing clinical trials for Hypnotic LapBand Simulation (HLS), a revolutionary procedure that recently arrived in the U.S from Europe. The trials were a success as is the procedure, which I began with twelve clients, from April through the middle of July.
I want to begin by reminding you that the subconscious mind is most powerful tool we have to transform our lives. Our five familiar senses provide us with information of the material world around us, while filtering out and limiting our exposure to the powerful but mostly unknown world of that quiet mind just below the surface.
In a traditional hypnotherapy session, hypnosis is achieved through progressive relaxation of the body as the conscious, thinking part of the mind ... the part with which we decide what we will do and what we choose not to do ... retreats into the background. When this occurs, the subconscious mind, the part we are unaware of, even though here lies the real power to decide whether or not we will actually carry out those decisions, becomes open and receptive to the positive verbal suggestions and visualizations facilitated by the therapist. These suggestions, when constructed properly, taking the clients individual needs and thought processes into consideration, are very successful and powerful in fostering change because they communicate directly with the subconscious, bypassing the critical faculty of the conscious mind.
Because successful weight loss has to be successful from the very beginning, the several sessions that prepare the client for actual LapBand Simulation utilize the traditional therapy discussed above, and weight loss begins immediately. Unless we begin to see rewards quickly, it is easy to become discouraged and give up without giving it a chance. So the initial sessions are twofold. They prepare the client for the changes to come after the LapBand Simulation while demonstrating the power of their own mind to achieve the ultimate weight loss goal.
By the fourth session, the client is already attuned to healthy eating habits and satisfied with smaller portions. For those who had a problem with cravings for sweets, those cravings are long gone. In this fourth session, the LapBand Simulation procedure is performed. Here the subconscious mind directly experiences not only verbal cues and visual stimulation, but also that of the sounds, voices, atmosphere and step-by-step surgical LapBand procedure, all without the surgery and potential physical danger inherent in actual surgery. The subconscious mind now believes it has undergone that surgery and reacts by sending a signal of fullness and sometimes creating some discomfort if the client should attempt to put more food into the stomach than it can comfortably hold at one time.
And now for the results: My twelve initial clients lost an average of three pounds a week. Some lost more and a few lost less. But all have lost weight. All have continued the program after the three preparatory sessions. If weight loss in one or two has been slower than others, it is because of certain medications that they need to take for medical reasons or because of a lower than average thyroid. These clients just need to be a little more patient, but they will reach their goal, and I have every intention of keeping tabs on all of them. All-in-all, we're extremely pleased with the program and the results.