Turbo101

My good friend Phil had the Lap band surgery last December, and he has lost 100 pounds so far. He reminds me that it is not a cure, but a tool to use to help you control what you eat. He started off right after the surgery being able to eat minimal amounts of food, eating them very slowly becasue the band restricts how much food you can take in at a time. Over a few weeks he was gradually able to eat normal food again, however he states that it was always much less food than before the band, and that it made him eat much slower at each meal. By the time he was feeling full, he was ready to stop eating, although he states that he learned right away to eat until just satisfied and not full-full, becasue the gas pains if you get really full are bad. He has only had two adjustments over the last year and has made tremendous progress. I am getting ready to have my surgery and hope to have good results also.