Wulf

Getting a Lap Band. I will post back if everything oes well.

avmech

Best of luck with the procedure!!

chefisaac

Best of luck and a speedy recovery!

RichardGlover

Good luck with the procedure, and a bit of advice from somebody who's been through WLS...

Follow the doctors', nutritionists', and behavioral psychologists' advice.

Get your protein and liquids in like you're supposed to.

Coffee (decaf if you need to avoid caffeine), tea, sugar-free sports drinks - all your friends. Drink plenty; eat little. Don't drink carbs (unless you're still in the 'no solid foods' post-op period).

Especially, don't fudge the time between when you're supposed to eat and drink.


I lost 170lbs from Roux-en Y - basically EVERY pound of fat I had to lose (I'm 10lbs from my 'ideal' weight, but at least 5lbs of that is excess skin, and the rest is new muscle I've put on). People who didn't follow the nutritional recommendations - my wife, her best friend, people in my support group and a couple of co-workers... they didn't do nearly as well. How well they each did is in direct proportion to how meticulously they followed the nutritional recommendations.


WLS is a tool. You have a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to completely redefine your relationship with food, if you're willing to take it. Those who are determined to see what they can 'get away with' will lose weight, but will miss the opportunity for the completely life-transforming change that they had.

thestoutdog

Best of luck!

Mithrandir

If you don't mind me asking, can I ask what is your motivation to do this? Not intended to be criticism, just want to learn.

I've always been against surgery, basically telling myself that I must do this weight loss battle myself. So far I've had luck, losing over 100 pounds. Lately that's leveled off, but I think it's because I'm having a difficult time trying to figure out the optimal number of calories I should eat with my increased activity level. My doctor suggested I might look into this surgery last time we spoke, but I was adamantly against it. Lost another 20 pounds since then so I think he was jumping the gun. My only concern is what if I hit "the big plateau". IE: what happens if I get down to 300 pounds or something and simply cannot lose anymore. Was wondering if you've run into this situation or not, or would just like to hurry along the process?

If this is too personal, feel free to ignore the question

JimF22003

Good luck! Lap band was just getting more accepted 8 years ago when I had the RNY. I often wonder if I would have been better off with that than the RNY, but we'll never know

I echo Richard's advice above. After all these years, and not always following the plan, I am back to struggling with my weight every day. I am mainly succeeding. I've lost 300 pounds, and am now up about 20 pounds from the lowest I ever got, but it comes back so fast it's just incredible. I found that cycling is about the only saving grace. It's not that cycling keeps the weight off -- it really doesn't. You can easily out-eat any amount of cycling you can do, even with WLS. But for me, I love cycling so much that I find the right discipline in order be able to ride comfortably.