Wa Going to Try for Lap-Band, But Decided Against It

Awesome, Sandy! Exercise/calories and portion control- all you need to get it done. It might take longer, it might be harder, but you are worth it!

My sister struggled with weight all her life. Two years ago she had GP surgery. She lost a lot of weight, but now she has to watch very carefully what she eats.
I thought all I have to do is put that same idea into my head without the surgery, so far it is working.
Personally I feel I should give it my all before I resort to anything like that.
You can do this!
Good Luck!

Awesome! And, what a brave choice!

Best of luck & God bless you!

I was going to get the lap band then thought of gastric bypass. My husband and father was against it. Then I heard these horror stories then decided to do it on my own. I think I was just overwhelmed with how much I have to lose, but so far have lost 10 pounds. I am so glad I changed my mind also.

Love it, mental lap band....that's exactly how it works...

No that's not how it works at all. Weight loss surgery gives you physiological hunger control. Your hunger hormones (ghrelin, leptin, etc.) are actually changed and your body's set point is lowered as well.

That's why clinical data shows that 75-90% of people who get weight loss surgery end up losing and keeping off an average of 50% of their excess weight for at least 5 years while people with 50 pounds or more to lose who attempt to do so without weight loss surgery succeed in keeping off 40% of excess weight for only two years only 1-10% of the time. Those are not good odds.

For me, I could lose weight just fine. I've lost gobs and gobs of weight. I couldn't keep it off though because of my ravenous hunger. Now the part of my body that overproduced ghrelin is gone and I have normal hunger. My body's set point is no longer 225, but 115 as well. This makes a tremendous difference in my ability to maintain my weight.

I wish the OP well, but I also hope she doesn't end up yo-yo dieting for 30 years like I did when a tool exists now that can break that cycle. Society tells us that obesity is a behavior issue, one of willpower, and that failure to lose weight is due to character flaws. Science tells us that's a bunch of BS, that obesity a complex disease with many physiological causes. Society reminds me of a little kid with its fingers in its ears singing "la la la" I can't hear you" on this one.

I have the lapband myself and it was great! i lost 100 lbs with it, but learning to "eat through it" and grieving during my divorce, i gained 80 lbs of it back. Not good! that's why I'm here....im eating better, smaller portions, exercising, and i am getting a fill in my band next week. i figured i have the tool in my body, i might as well use it, but live healthy too. congrats on your decision to get healthy and lose weight....no matter how you choose to do it. it's hard either way.....

This is truely one of thee best post I've ever seen on the community board. Good for you and please keep posting so we can all join you in your quest too. We're pretty much all here for the same reason and you said it best; it's all mental!

Good luck.

:drinker:

Yesterday, I called to get pre-qualified with insurance for a lap-band. I'm desparate to lose weight and started convincing myself that I needed something besides counting calories/excericse. After I called I got ticked-off at myself. I have everything I need to succeed inside of me. Even with a lap-band it is all about calories/excericse. So I'm re-committing today to log my calories and excericse on MFP every day. When the lap-band place calls back, I'm going to tell them, thanks but no thanks......I'm going to give myself a mental lap-band and stick to MFP. LOL

there you go, give yourself more credit to be able to do it EL natural !

Love it, mental lap band....that's exactly how it works...

No that's not how it works at all. Weight loss surgery gives you physiological hunger control. Your hunger hormones (ghrelin, leptin, etc.) are actually changed and your body's set point is lowered as well.

That's why clinical data shows that 75-90% of people who get weight loss surgery end up losing and keeping off an average of 50% of their excess weight for at least 5 years while people with 50 pounds or more to lose who attempt to do so without weight loss surgery succeed in keeping off 40% of excess weight for only two years only 1-10% of the time. Those are not good odds.

For me, I could lose weight just fine. I've lost gobs and gobs of weight. I couldn't keep it off though because of my ravenous hunger. Now the part of my body that overproduced ghrelin is gone and I have normal hunger. My body's set point is no longer 225, but 115 as well. This makes a tremendous difference in my ability to maintain my weight.

I wish the OP well, but I also hope she doesn't end up yo-yo dieting for 30 years like I did when a tool exists now that can break that cycle. Society tells us that obesity is a behavior issue, one of willpower, and that failure to lose weight is due to character flaws. Science tells us that's a bunch of BS, that obesity a complex disease with many physiological causes. Society reminds me of a little kid with its fingers in its ears singing "la la la" I can't hear you" on this one.

If you have a medical problem and endocrine has picked up on it...I say that's what you should do

However, so many people eat for emotional reasons and are basically sedentary....you have to understand why you eat, when you eat and how you move your body to compensate...once that is established, you can make the proper decisions based on what you and your doctor have determined what is the most appropriate course of action.