Q: When is an operation not actually an operation? And when does an operation have some rather unexpected consequences? A: Listen and find out. In 2011, I had a hypnotic gastric band. In this episode I explain what happened and the events that surrounded it. In this episode, I tell you all about it. This experience was the beginning of my recovery from compulsive eating. But the $64,000 question was: how much of that was down to the hypnotherapist, and how much was down to what I did with the experience? In this episode I share: *What is a hypnotic gastric band *The extra (some would say OTT) prep I did outside my sessions to make the ‘operation’ as real as possible to my subconscious mind (I don’t think anyone has ever been so committed as I was!) *The odd thing that happened immediately after the ‘operation’ *The turning point two weeks afterwards – and the landmark three words that changed everything for me *What Bear Grylls and a Victorian dwarf have got to do with all this   RESOURCES Find out more about coaching here: http://www.theshiftinside.com/coaching/ Email: info (at) theshiftinside.com Instagram @eatingcoach   6 Years Sugar Free Episode http://www.theshiftinside.com/six/   Better Than Willpower episode http://www.theshiftinside.com/audio-better-than-willpower-ec29/   Sound effects by https://www.zapsplat.com