Sonia Kelly after she lose seven stone thanks to a virtual gastric band.
Sonia Kelly – now over halfway to her target weight of 13 stone – is a mere shadow of herself thanks to Beverley-based hypnotherapist Sheila Granger.
Sheila introduced an innovative new weight-loss programme called the Virtual Gastric Band to the UK last year.
Professional carer Sonia, who recently turned 40, said: “I feel more confident and positive and have a new lease of life. I’m starting to find things easier to do.
“Before if I had to put on a pair of shoes and fasten the laces I’d find it very difficult to bend down, but now I can do it and it’s not a problem.”
Sonia’s success story illustrates the results that can be achieved through this non-surgical technique, which uses hypnosis to retrain you to be satisfied with smaller amounts of food and changes your attitude towards it giving safe, predictable results.
Sonia said: “I was a bit dubious at first but it was actually very nice and relaxing. From the first session, it gave me a new attitude to food.”
Before she underwent the Virtual Gastric Band hypnotherapy, Sonia admits she was eating extreme amounts of food, adding: “I love food, but chocolate was my big weakness.
“On a good day I’d eat two bars a day, but on a bad day I’d eat four or five bars. But Sheila put me off it. I don’t touch it now, just the thought of it turns me.”
When she went to Sheila in May 2010, Sonia had tried a number of different diets but none had worked and if she lost weight she would pile it back on. She initially lost up to two stone in the first two months and regularly returns for a ‘top up’ session with Sheila.
Sonia (right) added: “I’m proud and I’m pleased with the weight I’ve lost so far thanks to Sheila and the Virtual Gastric Band technique.
“It’s not always easy and I do still think about food a lot but nowhere near as much as I used to. I want to lose another six stone and for it to come off quickly, but I know it is achievable.”
Sonia does not hesitate to recommend the technique to others and is confident that if she continues with the treatment, she’ll be able to get her weight down to a size 18.
Orginally Published on Saturday 10 December 2011 08:12 on http://www.selbytimes.co.uk/news/virtually_a_new_shape_1_4035536