I saw last week on Channel 2 News a segment on a doctor who hypnotizes people to believe that they have had lapband surgery so that they lose weight. He charges $1200 for 4 sessions!

They highlighed two clients of his. One lost 20 lbs over like 6 months, and the other just tried it. And guess what, she lost 1 lb that week!

If you want a laugh you can google it and see if it pops up. They built up "going under the knife" to such an extreme. And I was watching the segment, 7 days post op, thinking "these people have no idea what the heck this feels like!"

I read about this in an English womans mag. The woman involved lost all her excess weight and looks great. I don't know how you could be hypnotised into believing you had surgery. No scars, no fills, no hospital bill etc.........

I tried hypnosis previously to lose weight and they couldn't even hypnotise me into believing I didn't like chocolate! I suppose it depends on how susceptible to hypnosis you are.

You have to be 'willing' in order to be hypnotized and some of us are just too skeptical/untrusting to allow ourselves to be that willing no matter how much we think the outcome is worth it.

Perhaps the people successful at this are emotional eaters...or eat because of head hunger. I don't know how hypnosis could convince you that you aren't hungry when your stomach is painfully spasming and growling...which mine did constantly prior to the band.

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