Nine months ago I was 270lbs with high blood pressure, high cholesterol, sleep apnea and borderline diabetes.
As of today, I've reached my original goal weight of 170lbs. Last time I was under 200lbs was... 20 years ago?
I've had 2 fills totaling 6cc into a 14cc band. I've always had very little restriction. Nothing has ever gotten stuck and I can eat about 4 cups in 10 minutes.
I truly believe that my surgery saved my life! It took having surgery to finally get that elusive something to click in my head that I had to change my eating habits.
While I don't think that the Lap-Band is for everyone... (***I recommend most people I know to get a by-pass instead***) I'm so happy I got one!
My new goal: loose 10 lbs of body fat and gain 15 pounds of muscle.
***From my experience, success with the Lap-Band is 80% willpower and 20% band. Whereas the people that I know who have gotten the by-pass: 80% by-pass and 20% willpower. With a by-pass you CAN'T over-eat and must avoid high sugar foods. With the lap-band, I can eat everything and must monitor myself.
