Gastric Band Testimonials
My name is Kelly. This time last year like many years before that I was over weight and very unhappy. I have tried every diet you can think of and
nothing ever worked. In march last year my friends asked me to join them as a group to try Hypno-gastric band therapy with Johan. Being desperate
to lose weight I jumped at the chance. The sessions with Johan were fabulous it soon became apparent that it was all the bad habits I had picked up over the years that had prevented me from losing weight, discussing these habits and finding solutions to combat them helped me break them…ie before when I was out shopping I would buy a “wee treat” to keep me going even if I wasn’t hungry, I can honestly say I have never done this since having the gastric band. If the thought comes into my head now I ask myself if I’m hungry, which I never am…so I don’t buy that “Wee treat”. To be honest being able to say no to doing things like that is much more satisfying than actually eating the bar of chocolate. The hypno-gastric band has changed my life…… not only have I lost 3 stone 7lbs so far but my confidence has also gone through the roof. I can also honestly say I haven’t said “I cant have that” I eat what ever I want as long as I am hungry…although I do much prefer food that keeps my feeling full longer and eat on the whole a healthy diet. I would recommend the hypo-gastric band to anyone struggling to lose weight.
Thank you Johan
Kelly Anderson looking amazing today Jan 2012
Eileen from Bearsden
I lost 10lbs between November 2010 and early August 2011 . I felt stuck as I still hit the biscuit tin after my weekly weigh in at the slimming club.
I really needed to change my attitude to food. Hypnosis has really helped me so far . From early August 2011 until November 2011 when my sessions finished , I lost 16lbs and since then have lost another 3 and half pounds . I have not blitzed the biscuits since I started the gastric band course and I feel I have a much healthier relationship with food thanks to Johan and all her help and support .
December 2011 update from Eileen
Been to my last weigh in b4 xmas + have hit my goal of 10st 1lb. Could not have done it without ur help. Thanks a million. Best wishes for xmas and 2012. Eileen Low.
Sarah from Hillington
I was really desperate to lose weight, I have tried every diet. I tried extreme liquid diets and lost 6 stones , but as soon as I started to eat normally I put it all on again. I read a lot about gastric band hypnosis and thought why not give it a try. It was very different as I didn’t feel like I was on a diet and I did not expect to lose any weight , but was pleasantly surprised that after 2 weeks I lost half a stone and after 3 months I have lost 2 and half stone. It does take effort to make the changes, but I felt hypnotherapy motivated me to make the changes. I really enjoyed the cds and they were relaxing and really helped me lose my weight . I am hoping to be at my goal weight for my sons wedding next year and I really believe I will be so thank you Johan, you are so encouraging !
Anne Marie from Kirkintilloch
Since starting this programme I have lost two stones in 3 months and it is great as I am not on a diet. I have now sorted my bad associations with food and now only eat when I am hungry. I used to eat all day for any reason so that is a huge improvement. I still have 3 more stones to lose and I am going to a follow up session every month which has helped keep me motivated. I never thought I could lose weight without dieting.
Shirley from Glasgow
I would like to thank you for your help in helping me address my eating habits. After following your course I have lost about 1 and a half stones and after trying for a baby for a year and a half. I am now pregnant which I thank you for… You helped me de-stress, relax but also helped me focus. What we didnt know when I last saw you is it’s TWINS! So you have helped me get the family I wanted and I know when they are born I’ll manage to lose my excess weight by following your advice and listening to my CDs.
Many thanks again
Friends Donna Wilson , Carol Edelsten, Lynda Hartness and Kelly Anderson , all from Glasgow did the course as a group.(See photos above for an update on Kellys progress)
Every time we came to the sessions we thought that we had not lost weight, because we didn’t feel as if we were on a diet. However we all lost weight every time.
In six weeks Donna lost 1st 4lb , Kelly lost 9lbs, Linda lost 1st and Carol lost 1st 1lb.
It’s a total change in the way we think and feel about food. Our self confidence and self worth has also increased. It’s so satisfying getting into clothes that were previously too tight. It has changed our lives for the better!
Johan comments that doing the course with either a friend or a group of friends or colleagues is a great way as you can all support each other as this group did.
Rachel McMahon from Motherwell
After trying every diet under the sun and various herbal diet pills I finally stumbled across gastric band Hypnotherapy. As with all my new diet fads I googled franticly. I had hit an all time low with my weight and thought why not try hypnotherapy.
Johan was lovely and really enthusiastic about her work which in turn rubs off on you. She genuinally seemed to care about me and my life, not like the slimming class who want your cash and push branded foods and magazines every week. I went as a pair with my friend and I know at times we over ran the session yet never once did Johan say anything or make us feel rushed. The best thing for me was I was no longer on a diet the basic principle behind it was eat when your hungrey and stop when you are no longer hungry simple why had I not done this before! The cognitive therapy was excellent and really help me understand why I over ate and how to overcome it now, and for years to come. In my first week I lost 8lbs wow, then my weight loss slowed slightly but in total over my 5 weeks I lost 1 stone 1lb fantastic and never on a diet. If your reading this because your thinking of giving hypnosis a try I can only say Yes Yes Yes, you will come away relaxed positive and lighter.
Moira from East Kilbride
Before I came to the Wight Relaxation Room for therapy I had tried Scottish Slimmers, but I found I was constantly thinking about food. The Gastric Band course with cognitive therapy has been much more beneficial. I have lost ten pounds in just under two months, which I believe is better than losing weight too quickly. I will continue listening to the cds, so that I will lose weight gradually and reach my target weight hopefully by spring. Johan has really helped me understand my beliefs in relation to eating
Julie T from Glasgow
A friend suggested I look into the courses on offer here, and with an open mind, I signed up to the “Lose Weight With Gastric Band Hypnotherapy”. It was the cognitive behavioural therapy element of the six week course that really appealed to me, and I’m delighted to report that after the first session, I felt a shift in how I viewed my relationship with food. I’m 36, and for the first time ever, I’m in control over what I eat. This shift in perception has stuck. The classes helped me to work out what my particular triggers are, and together with Johan the hypnotherapist, we came up with strategies to stop me from carrying on a lifelong pattern of unhealthy eating. For the first time ever, I’m losing weight. And it’s been in a thoughtful and supportive environment. Overweight people aren’t stupid: you don’t need to be told for the 100th time, eat less and exercise more. Instead, this course gives you space to consider why you got to this point, and helps to retrain your brain and body’s reaction to food. I thoroughly recommend it. I am confident this is a life changing course. Oooh, and my GP is also delighted with me! I’ve lost a stone and a half in 6 weeks.
Lisa Donald Sales HR Consultant from Greenock
I have been on so many diets and failed, I really began to despair, but I read so much about Gastric Band Hypnotherapy that I thought there must be something to it. What I read about it the cost really put me off and then when I came across Johan’s course with the special offer I thought it was too good to be true. My friend had lost 2stones with Johan’s course so I was convinced. Now I am so glad I did as I have lost 3 stones in 6 months and I am delighted. The strange thing is that I realised food was not the problem. It was the emotions. I ate when I was sad, I ate when I was bored, I ate for any other reason other than hunger. Johan taught me to eat when I was hungry and to identify when I was eating when not hungry and how to deal with that. The gastric band part was amazing. Johan gave me a cd to listen to every day which really helped me to believe I had a gastric band fitted and that I really truly felt fuller much more quickly than I usually did .
I can honestly say I was amazed and astounded about how I feel now.I feel so much better and in control of my eating. Thank you Johan You are truly an inspiration. All these other programmes are just a waste of money and I have wasted so much money.
Susie Mathers call centre advisor from Scotstoun
What I really enjoyed about Johan’s classes was that we all had a really good laugh. Johan has a great sense of humour. When I have been to other weight classes it has been very serious and if I did not lose weight I felt awful, whereas if I have not had a good week , Johan was very encouraging and did not put me down. She is an inspiration and because she knows all about the trials and tribulations and has been through it all herself, I trust her even more. The whole programme plus the gastric band really helped me to lose 10lbs in 8 weeks. Also I feel really fantastic and I don’t put my life on hold any more. I used to say I can’t do this or that unless I am 9st. Now I just say I can do anything I like. I am still a good person no matter what I weigh. I think that is the real lesson I have learned. I do not judge myself any more according to my weight. We are so conditioned as women to be a certain size and now I just do not buy into that any more. Thank you Johan. You are amazing !!
Sandra McCallum Sales consultant from Glasgow
I first heard about Gastric Band Hypnotherapy in the newspapers and thought it sounded a great way to lose weight, and since doing the course with Johan, I can say I am so glad I did the course. I lost 1st in 6 weeks and it was relatively easy. Not only did I lose weight, but I feel great too. I am much more confident. The course taught me to believe in myself and not to let my weight rule my life.
Mary MacDonald Lecturer from Clydebank
I feel so much better in myself after doing the gastric band therapy with Johan, who is just so enthusiastic and encouraging and never tells you off the way they do in other weight classes. She taught me never to say I was bad if I ate a cake. I have lost 8lbs in 6 weeks and it has been a slow and steady weight loss. I loved the gastric band visualisation. Surgery without the pain, fantastic.
Christine teacher from Bearsden
I was a little wary about going on yet another weight course. I had failed so many times and was getting resigned to myself being a fat person. I was pleasantly surprised with Johan’s course. Although some advice was given about healthy eating, the focus was on why we eat when we are not hungry. It really resolved my comfort eating. I now only eat when I am hungry, the way we are meant to eat. I have now sorted out my comfort eating and I am also eating much less thanks to the virtual gastric band. The weight has come off slowly which is fine as in the past it was quick weight loss then even quicker weight gain when I stopped. All parts of this course helped me. It has changed my life. I feel so much more confident .
