Mind over matter

A woman lost almost four stone in weight after she was hypnotised into believing she had had a gastric band fitted. Thirty five year old Marion Corns spent £780 on five sessions with a specialist hypnotherapist after her weight ballooned to more than 15 stone. The married housewife had been tipped-off by a friend who had been hypnotised and successfully given up smoking. Marion discovered the Spanish clinic also carried out 'gastric mind band' therapy. The mum of three was given a virtual tour through the operation with imagery, hospital aromas and props. She was hypnotised and talked through every step of the medical procedure as if she were in an operating theatre. The 'surgeon' told Marion her stomach was the size of a golf ball. Four months later and cue a slim line Marion. She was splashed about the newspapers, women's magazines and online sites. So it seems losing weight is really just a case of mind over matter.