Virtual Gastric Band: Freedom From Dieting
Achieve sustainable weight loss through the power of your mind—no surgery, no restrictions, no rebound
✓ Over 2,000 Successful Clients
✓ Certified Virtual Gastric Band Practitioner
✓ 10+ Years Specialized Experience
Struggling With Weight Loss? You're Not Alone
The Diet Cycle Are you trapped in an endless cycle of restrictive dieting, initial success, and inevitable rebound? You start strong but lose motivation, only to gain back the weight—plus more.
Emotional Eating Do you reach for food when stressed, bored, or lonely, even when you’re not physically hungry? Food has become your comfort, reward, and coping mechanism.
Portion Control Does “just one more bite” turn into finishing everything on your plate? Are you struggling to feel satisfied with smaller portions despite knowing you’ve had enough?
Food Freedom Do you obsess about what you can and cannot eat? Constantly thinking about food is exhausting and takes mental energy away from living your best life.
These struggles aren’t about willpower—they’re about unconscious patterns that can be reprogrammed
The Virtual Gastric Band Approach: Reprogramme Your Mind, Transform Your Body
Unlike traditional weight loss methods that focus only on what you eat, the Virtual Gastric Band targets why and how you eat. Through scientifically-backed hypnotherapy techniques, we help your subconscious mind naturally adopt healthier eating patterns—without restrictions, deprivation, or willpower battles.
Results You Can Expect:
- Natural portion control without feelings of deprivation
- Freedom from food obsession and emotional eating
- Sustainable weight loss that becomes a side effect of your new mindset
- Improved relationship with both food and your body
How It Works:
Mental Recalibration Your subconscious mind receives gentle suggestions to feel satisfied with smaller portions, just as a physical gastric band would create. No surgery, no risk—just natural reprogramming
Emotional Freedom We identify and release emotional eating triggers, freeing you from using food as comfort, reward, or stress-relief. Food returns to its proper role: nourishment and occasional pleasure.
Habit Transformation New, healthier patterns become automatic. Mindful eating, recognising true hunger signals, and feeling in control around food become your new normal—not an effort.
Your 4-Session Journey to Food Freedom
The Virtual Gastric Band programme unfolds over four powerful sessions, each building on the previous to create lasting change. This isn’t a quick fix—it’s a transformative journey that rewires your relationship with food for life.
SESSION 1: Foundation & Virtual Band Installation
Week 1 | 60 Minutes
- Personal assessment of your unique eating patterns
- Introduction to hypnotic state and comfort building
- Initial Virtual Gastric Band installation
- Support recording for daily reinforcement
“After just one session, clients often report feeling naturally drawn to smaller portions.”
SESSION 2: Emotional Eating Breakthrough
Week 2 | 60 Minutes
- Deep work on identifying emotional eating triggers
- Strengthening the Virtual Band suggestions
- Installing new responses to emotional triggers
- Tools for mindful eating between sessions
“This is often the session where clients report their biggest ‘aha’ moments around their eating behaviours.”
SESSION 3: Habit Reinforcement & Motivation
Week 3 | 60 Minutes
- Addressing any challenges from the first two weeks
- Deeper reinforcement of new eating patterns
- Motivation enhancement for continued success
- Fine-tuning your relationship with food
“By session three, most clients report feeling significantly more in control around food.”
SESSION 4: Future Success & Maintenance
Week 4 | 60 Minutes
- Cementing long-term changes in your subconscious
- Creating strategies for maintaining your new habits
- Setting up your ongoing success framework
- Final adjustments to your Virtual Gastric Band
“The final session is designed to ensure your new patterns become permanent, creating lasting change.”
Real Proof, Real Testimonials
“I recently had the most amazing experience with Kellow Hypnotherapy’s Virtual Gastric Band therapy! As someone who has struggled with diets for years, I was initially hesitant about trying hypnotherapy. But it was truly life-changing!”
“Richard is a gifted, warm, professional hypnotherapist. My sessions with him have undoubtedly been the key to overcoming the issues that have impacted my health and well-being for many years.”
“I have participated in Richards online sessions and highly recommend these to anyone who is thinking about taking this journey for either losing weight or to just re connect with yourself.”
“I’ve now lost 16 kg – just 2kg to get to the goal weight I gave Richard at the very beginning that I really thought would never be achievable. It’s just so easy. Everyone is astounded when they see me.”
Meet Richard: Your Guide to Lasting Weight Loss
Certified Hypnotherapy Expert
- Fully Certified Clinical Hypnotherapist
- Registered Member of Hypnosis New Zealand
- Trained directly with Sheila Granger, Virtual Gastric Band pioneer
- Over 10 years of specialised weight loss hypnotherapy experience
- 2000+ successful clients worldwide
I understand your struggle because I’ve lived it. For years, I was caught in the same cycle of restrictive diets, temporary success, and inevitable disappointment that many of my clients describe.
My personal weight loss journey led me to discover hypnotherapy—a revelation that completely transformed my relationship with food and my body. This profound experience inspired me to train with the world’s leading hypnotherapy experts so I could help others find the same freedom.
What sets my approach apart is combining proven hypnotherapy techniques with a deep understanding of the emotional aspects of eating. We work together to address not just what you eat, but why you eat—creating sustainable change that lasts.
My mission isn’t just to help you lose weight—it’s to free your mind from food obsession so you can focus on living your best life.”
Learn more about my approach and qualifications – About Me
Frequently Asked Questions About Virtual Gastric Band
Is hypnotherapy safe?
Yes, hypnotherapy is completely safe. During sessions, you remain aware and in control at all times. The process simply helps you access your subconscious mind where lasting changes can be made. Hypnosis is a natural state that you experience daily (like when you’re absorbed in a good book or movie).
How does Virtual Gastric Band differ from actual surgery?
Unlike surgical gastric band procedures, the Virtual Gastric Band involves no physical intervention, no recovery time, no risk, and no permanent alteration to your body. It works by using hypnotherapy to convince your subconscious mind that your stomach has a smaller capacity, naturally reducing portion sizes without physical restriction.
Will I have to give up my favourite foods?
No! The Virtual Gastric Band program is not about restriction or elimination. You can still enjoy all the foods you love, but you’ll find yourself naturally satisfied with smaller portions. The programme helps eliminate mindless eating while preserving the pleasure of mindful indulgence.
How quickly will I see results?
Most clients begin noticing changes in their eating habits after the first session, with measurable weight loss typically starting within 2-3 weeks. The program focuses on sustainable, long-term change rather than rapid weight loss that typically leads to rebound weight gain.
Does hypnotherapy work for everyone?
While hypnotherapy is effective for most people, results can vary. About 85-90% of my clients experience significant positive changes. The key factors for success are your openness to the process and commitment to listening to the support recordings between sessions.
Can I do this program online, or do I need to visit in person?
The Virtual Gastric Band program is equally effective whether conducted in-person at my Rotorua office or online via Zoom. Many clients prefer the convenience of online sessions, which allow you to participate from the comfort of your own home anywhere in New Zealand or internationally.
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