~mary

Thank you both for answering my questions! I really appreciate it! I am going to keep lurking on this Forum for now. I lost 90 pounds in 2004 and have gained it all back plus some...so I know I CAN lose weight...I just can't seem to get there. Thank you all for the information!

Hello everyone! I am glad for this forum, as I have been lurking on here for a few days checking out the lap band options. Here is my question for you guys...and I hope that no one takes offense to the question...I am just not quite sure I really understand how this all works? From what I can tell...when you have the surgery and afterwards, you are sort of forced to eat healthier. My BMI is 43 and I would qualify for surgery...I am just not sure if I would just be better off pretending I have it and do what I am calling a "lap band diet"... If I can make myself eat that way AFTER the surgery...is there something stopping me from doing it now? What does having the surgery give me in terms of will power? I guess if I REALLY wanted to lose the weight I would have the will power to quit eating all of the junk I am eating... What is it about the surgery that creates the will power not to eat unhealthy foods? This question may sound silly...but hopefully someone out there understands what I am asking? Edited to add: And my profile says I am a male - I am a female - how do I get that fixed? *Nevermind...figured it out.