Weight Loss Success Stories

I started my journey on the 4 December 2019 at 160kg (approximately, as some of you will know the feeling of not wanting to actually know how much you weigh). I had been through the loss of my father suddenly after extensive surgery to remove a large amount of cancer on his face and head and within 6 weeks of my father passing away the loss of my grandmother, on top of other stresses in my life.

I ate my way through grief and stress to the point where I could not function as a person any longer, I would have to sleep when I got home from work because I was so tired, my sleep apnoea was so severe I would wake thinking I was choking, my sugar levels were dropping to 3, my feet were so swollen I could barely walk and everyday tasks were a challenge.

My self-esteem was so low I did not want to leave the house because I felt uncomfortable and judged by others (I honestly do believe now that this was just my insecurities and judgemental thoughts about myself). My doctors were all encouraging me to have weight loss surgery - but for me this was not something I wanted - I knew however if I did not do something the likelihood of surviving past 45 was not very high.

I was googling alternatives to weight loss surgery and found Virtual Gastric Band Hypnosis in Townsville with Wendy and Colin Soper. Immediately I booked in with them and promised myself if this did not work then surgery was my only option.

It has honestly been easy to make the changes because unlike anything else out there VGB changes your mind set about food, this critical factor is the one thing that all other weight loss options fail in, and trust me I have tried them ALL.

This is the first time in my weight loss journey life that I feel confident that I am going to achieve my goal and maintain it for the rest of my life. My GP has also asked me what I have done to achieve such a fantastic result and is now recommending VGB to patients as an alternative to surgery.

I have lost 80kg since December 2019, I cannot describe how much better I feel, I have so much energy and I am so much happier in myself. I am no longer an emotional eater and I now choose healthy nourishing food - Thank you again Wendy for giving me the tools to regain my life back.

My goal dress I bought last year when I first started this journey is now too big.

The new photo is me with only 3kg till goal weight - it was an amazing feeling to actually like a photo of myself for the first time in over 10 years.

THANK YOU Wendy and THANK YOU VGB for helping me to enjoy my life and have confidence again.

On New Year's Day 2020, I re-hurt my back, my mother who has severe Parkinson's had a fall while giving my 10year old son a hug before he was to undergo surgery. All this on top of my already overwhelmed world was enough for me to know it was time for me to reach out to Wendy and Colin.

What a wonderful life-changing decision. After only just 6-weeks on the program and the wonderful support from Wendy, I weighed 9.9kg less and feel much slimmer, healthier and happier. I am sleeping more soundly and definitely not as tired and unmotivated throughout the day.

Before doing the program, I would never have said that I was an emotional eater but I now understand that I was. I am really enjoying the healthier smaller portions compared to what I used to feel when eating way too much to the point of feeling nauseous. It has been 4 weeks since I finished the 6-week program and I continue to feel better and stronger every day.

In the past, I would avoid photos of myself or stand in the background so as not be the focus. I had trouble finding photos to share but found a couple. The final 3 were taken 1 week ago.

I have been on my hypnosis journey since June 2019 and so far, have nearly lost 30kg! I still have a long way to go.

However, I don’t concentrate on my weight loss since I've been doing the Virtual Gastric Band Program, I focus on my lifestyle changes and my eating. I have been given the tools to help me with cravings and know I can always contact Wendy and Colin for advice or support.

I still listen to my hypnosis track (nearly every night) and use Emotional Freedom Techniques for stress if I need it. I'm now trying to incorporate exercise into my life. Definitely recommend this program if you need to change your life.

Virtual Gastric Band and Colin Soper you have saved my life ! And that is no exaggeration ! Several months ago, before I knew anything about VGB, I weighed in at just under 90 kilos. Chest 112cm / Waist 105cm / Hips 112cm .

I was a size 18 (XXL) and rapidly growing into a size 20.... and when you're 5 foot nothing (152 cm) you really start to feel the effects of carrying all that excess weight around.... both physically & emotionally. I had made the half-hearted decision to lose weight but the motivation was not there and the weight loss was minimal & agonizingly slow.

But seeing the success that my niece Brooke, and sister-in-law both had after working with Colin & Wendy, I thought "what have I got to lose".... except maybe a few unwanted kilos.

After my first session where I set my goals with Colin, I was still a little sceptical that I would be able to actually see it through and achieve them. Years of failed fad diets & bad eating habits had left their mark.

But the skills that Colin gave me, and the techniques he used, made me see through all the negativity & doubt and woke up my subconscious so that my whole outlook towards my relationship with food was put into a much clearer perspective. It put ME in charge of my food.... food is not in charge of me ! And it was done so effortlessly.

When so many of us are struggling with self-doubt and even self-loathing for what we have allowed ourselves to become, Colin reinforces only the positives & makes it so easy to start believing in yourself again and realising that your goals are achievable. I'm proud to say that after 8 weeks I am almost at my goal.... and that's somewhere I never thought I would be !

Thank you so much for reminding me who I am; who I can be; and who I never want to become again.

Foot Note: I went shopping for some new work clothes.... size 10 to 12 (HAPPY DANCE) Current measurements : Chest 105cm (7cm loss) Waist 91cm (14cm loss) Hips 105cm (7cm loss)

Ten months ago, I decided to make some changes in my life. I found the weight loss program on Facebook and found out more information about it.

I started the program with Wendy. I work 10-14 hours a day and go to gym 3-4 times a week. I’ve committed to the program and it’s not been a chore; it’s a lifestyle change and my friends have noticed how well I’m doing.

I now know which foods are best for me. A recent blood test has shown that I’m doing better than my age group in general and I’m almost off my blood pressure medication now. My health has improved dramatically.

The best thing for me was to focus on my reasons for wanting to lose weight and it has paid off. I have lost over 36kgs.

I have been on the Virtual Gastric Band program for 5 months now and found it very easy, very painless, just a mind change. I have tried a hundred different things before but I could never stick with anything or it never worked. This is really easy.

Looking forward; this is a permanent change for me for the rest of my life and I will never go back to where I was and I am very excited about that! I have joined a gym for the very first time and dropped 18 kilos, I have reached my original goal, but have reset now to reduce another 5 kg. My clothes are very baggy now which makes me feel good and motivated to keep going.

In the past I was so focussed on food and diets they used to run my life, but now I don’t even think about it and would recommend the program 100 per cent to others.

We had our first Gastric Band Hypnotherapy with Colin and Wendy on 29th May last year. Right from the start we were extremely committed to losing weight and getting fit and healthy. We started walking every day and set ourselves a goal of ten thousand steps daily. Between us we have lost 47kg and feel better than we have for a very long time. We look forward to continuing as this is our normal life now.

Lastly we cannot Thank Colin and Wendy enough for your support and guidance, we will most definitely keep in touch and will drop in from time to time.

I started out on my journey with Colin cautiously hopeful of reaching my weight loss goal. I have always been the “bigger girl with pretty face” and although losing weight was something I really wanted I have been on this journey many times before and I was also sceptical and worried I would fail again.

I had been in a pattern of binge eating and trying to eat my way to happiness which obviously was never going to work but I was struggling to change my habits. Since doing the program with Colin I have now lost over 22kgs in the last 6 months and am the lightest I have weighed in my adult life.

I am so much happier and more confident within myself. It wasn’t always “easy” but it has definitely been worth it. The best part isn’t just the actual weight loss but the healing within my mind and the healthier relationship I now have with food. I couldn’t have achieved this without Colin’s support and guidance.

have just completed my 6 week VGB programme with Colin and have lost 6.5 kgs and I have to say it has been an amazing experience. To say how easy it has been is an understatement. This is not a diet this is a lifetime journey of being empowered to be in control of your relationship with food and overall health and well-being.

Colin has given me amazing support and all the tools I need to move forward to reach my weight loss goals and I can’t thank him enough. I started this journey being very unhealthy mind and body after a lifetime of emotional eating and self sabotage. From my very first session with Colin my mindset has shifted from self loathing and zero motivation to feeling empowered, in control of a total life change, where I desire to exercise and eat healthy smaller portions. This is a miracle I can tell you. I am now eating easily 60% less and desire only healthy clean foods.

Loving my daily walks, I feel energised and in control and it feels so good. My blood pressure has lowered and I am sleeping so much better now and my anxiety has all but gone. I cannot recommend this programme enough. It has been a life changer for me and I am very excited for the journey ahead as I continue to becoming slimmer healthier and fitter. Thanks again Colin and Wendy.

I highly recommend the Hypnosis & Emotional Freedom Centre if you struggle with an unhealthy relationship with food. It has been 8 months since I first started a program with Colin and I am now 25 kg lighter and food no longer controls my life. It is no longer something I turn to for comfort but is now something I use to nourish and maintain the health of my body. The ongoing support has been outstanding and they truly care about your success.

I’ve completed about 6 weeks on the gastric band program. The big change is my motivation to cut my food intake and to exercise. The exercise has been a really big thing because I didn’t have any motivation for it. Even though we really didn’t talk much about exercise, it just changed for me. I’ve basically changed my whole life, all my routines. I make the time now to eat and exercise.

Before I started this program, I had tried to lose weight at different times in my life, but I could never get the food thing under control. It feels now like a lifetime change. I’ve lost approx. 8kg and its easy with 50% less food. I feel happier in myself and in life. Much more confident and the program was easy."

When I first started looking at something other than diets to help me lose weight I thought of gastric band surgery. I didn’t want the surgery part of it though. I started reading the Hypnosis & Emotional Freedom Centre Gastric Band hypnotherapy information. The reviews I had read were amazing. But I honestly thought “are you serious” I thought this won’t work! I kept ready more and more reviews with scepticism!

Then I thought I really want to check this out. I’ve tried diets, shakes, starving, eating heaps. Nothing worked! I called and Colin answered, I spoke to him and organised a day and time for my first appointment.

I did tell him that I don’t understand how it worked. I told him I was worried about going under hypnosis. Well I thought you know nothing else has helped long term. So after that visit my plate size decreased and I wasn’t hungry until it was time for my next meal.

I drank water, actually wanted to drink a lot of water. Then my next visit and visits thereafter. I learnt a lot.

I have lost just over a Kg a week, now 6.8kg and still going strong. This isn’t a diet it’s a way of life I love. I listen to the audio aspect of it nearly every night. Thank you Colin.

I started the Gastric Band Program with Colin 12 months ago and I have lost 43kgs, I started at 108kg and am now 65kg and loving it. It is the easiest thing I have ever done. I have tried diets, shakes and tablets from the Doctor before but nothing worked or was sustainable. This has been well worth the money, I’m now drinking lots of water, eating 70% less food and am very energetic now. It has been very easy to succeed and maintain. Thank you.

I started the Virtual Gastric Band program 6 weeks ago. I was a little bit skeptical at first, but I thought I need to do it and now I wish I’d done it earlier. I really do. It was literally like a switch was just flicked. The next day it all changed. I had no cravings and simply moved on to having 3 meals a day. That’s all I had. It has been life changing. I wish I had done it earlier, way earlier. I’ve lost 9kg.

It’s really exciting. I’ve been trying to lose weight for years and nothing else has worked at all. I’ve tried many different diets, all the fads. But I couldn’t do it by myself, this program was what I needed. Now I tell everyone about Virtual Gastric Band and recommend it. It has blown my mind; I really didn’t think it would work as well as it has. This program is not just about weight loss, it has changed everything in my life.

I was feeling really negative and knew there was something wrong. It was really tough and difficult with my food. I was craving food (sugar) and beating myself up. I felt in a really dark space within myself. I’ve been trying to lose weight. When I came in for my next weight loss session with Colin, we just ended up doing tapping instead (Emotional Freedom Technique) and it was really powerful.

I realised that my experiences around food as a child were influencing me. My experience was that I was not allowed to leave the table until I had finished my meal. This meant staying at the table for hours in some cases, unable to play. My mother would reward me with junk food if I finished my meal. So, after we did the tapping session, I felt lighter and freer and in the next couple of weeks I felt wonderful with my eating. The tapping just changed the patterns and my cravings went away.

It was an amazing release of energy and feeling that I didn’t even know I had around food. All this happened over 40 years ago when I was a child and I’ve carried it with me ever since. I’ve always had a sugar addiction and I don’t have one any more. Now I use EFT whenever I need it. It’s really good. I’m a big believer in tapping.

I had reached a point in my life where my appearance was impacting my physical and mental health. I had fallen into the “dad bod” category and couldn’t seem to escape. I would eat less, eat better and exercise to lose weight, but I finally realised I didn’t know how to stop the bad behaviour that kept sending me back to the start. Colin helped me to understand how our minds work and how to work in that behavioural space to lose weight, but more importantly be healthy. It has been six months since I first met Colin and I have lost 15kg. I live an active life, but in the last six months I have done no sport, gym, cardio or swimming, I simply eat well, listen to my body and focus on what I want. Very attainable and extremely sustainable. People often ask how does hypnotism work, “is it for real” and I will be the first to admit it took me nearly a year to gather the courage to try it. Being a person who has built a career in engineering, I am painfully logical, so the thought of swinging clocks and mind control like we so often see in the movies seemed too far out. I really had to open my mind and build a better understanding of what hypnotism really is. In my opinion it is psychology conducted in a relaxed state. You are in complete control and can do and remember everything. You are just relaxed and your thoughts are very focused on a specific outcome. That’s it! Yes, I absolutely recommend it and have developed a deep appreciation for psychology and the inner workings of our minds. I do tell people that it is like all goals, you must want it, work on it, know it will happen and don’t fear the path. This program will lead you to your goal if you let it. We spend so much time and money looking after our teeth, joints, hair and body in general, but most forget their mind and mental health. That’s why I saw Colin and it has changed my life.

"I have been working with Colin for about 6 weeks now - he is helping me with weight loss (virtual gastric band hypnosis). I am also learning emotional freedom techniques to help me manage life stress. I could not be happier with my results so far. The weight is falling off and I do not have that feeling I am on a restrictive diet. Colin is providing me with the tools and support that I need to successfully lose the weight and keep it off. I would recommend Colin's program to anyone that is looking for a safe, affordable and healthy way to lose weight. Colin's support is invaluable. I am excited about the results i am seeing each week and I am truly motivated to achieve the goals that we have set together. Thank you Colin. You have given me a new lease on life - I cannot thank you enough!!! If you are someone that has struggled with maintaining a healthy weight --- I whole heartedly encourage you to reach out to Colin at the Hypnosis and Emotional Freedom Clinic. I truly believe he can help you like he is helping me!!"