Originally Posted by
Mvcrash
Good luck to all. I understand it is a wonderful tool if used with some life adjustments and dietary control. I have a friend who tried the band. lost about 70 lbs but then went back to eating ice cream and having other high sugar stuff that was easy to ingest. Gained back the 70 plus a few. Doc told him it was a tool, not a magic bullet like others have said.
The above bolded is the absolute truth. I have been sleeved and am 7 months post-op. I just had a check up yesterday. I am 145 lbs. down with a gain of 33 lbs. of muscle. So essentially I have lost or converted over 178 lbs. of fat! But it is all from eating clean, following the program and exercising. To be successful long term I truly believe you have to change your old eating habits and make new ones that you can stick to. Too many people have had one bariatric surgery or another and have gained (if they even lost much) back what they lost or more due to never changing their eating habits. They think the surgery is a magic trick that will automatically make you skinny so you can eat whatever you want.