TangoLima

I don't know if someone else said this already, but have you tried the high protein/low carb/low cal plan? I have PCOS and have lost mega weight using this combination alone. Of course when I stop eating that way, the weight comes right back. I am considering the band because I just can't maintain the weight loss. My plan is to go back to eating this way to lose the weight and hopefully the band will force me to maintain the weight loss when I feel like eating something different due to restriction. Good luck to you!

Hello all, I started gaining weight at 20 y.o., and have been struggling with my weight for the last 16 years. EVERY DAY for the last 16 years, I think about weight, am unhappy with myself, am unhappy in my relationship, constantly compare myself to others, am always self conscious about myself, how I walk, etc. I have followed low carb diets and have lost as much as 84 pounds, and was very happy, but as soon as I stop the diet, the weight comes back very quickly. So, I am thinking about doing lap-band to solve the problem once and for all. I am not scared of surgery, and really do want to be free from thinking about my weight all the time. What I do worry about is mentally being able to handle the food restrictions and not being able to eat what I want. (One of my problems is that my husband LOVES to eat, thinks about eating constantly, can be in the middle of eating Breakfast and is already thinking about dinner. He has been thin almost the whole time we have been together, but has started to gain weight since he retired from the Navy 3 years ago.) Sometimes I get to the point now that I don't ever want to eat again, and I'm hoping that once I get banded that food will no longer be a central focus in my life, so I really won't have the mental struggles I am worried about. I would love to hear from anyone who has gone through the surgery, and how you adjusted mentally. Thank you!

Thank you all for the comments. I'm not afraid of working hard to lose the weight. I have lost significant weight 3 times by following a strict low carb diet and exercising every day. I know when I put my mind to it, I can do it, and it's not like I can't work hard. It's just that when I go off the "diet" the weight comes back on with a vengeance. I need something to help me reach my goal and STAY THERE. My concerns are mentally dealing with the forced restriction when I am hungry and/or really want to binge. Do the cravings subside? Im worried about being really hungry, and not being satisfied. Or feeling like everybody else can eat what they want, and I can't. Has anyone else had those fears? Are they irrational fears? How did you overcome them?

Hello all, I started gaining weight at 20 y.o., and have been struggling with my weight for the last 16 years. EVERY DAY for the last 16 years, I think about weight, am unhappy with myself, am unhappy in my relationship, constantly compare myself to others, am always self conscious about myself, how I walk, etc. I have followed low carb diets and have lost as much as 84 pounds, and was very happy, but as soon as I stop the diet, the weight comes back very quickly. So, I am thinking about doing lap-band to solve the problem once and for all. I am not scared of surgery, and really do want to be free from thinking about my weight all the time. What I do worry about is mentally being able to handle the food restrictions and not being able to eat what I want. (One of my problems is that my husband LOVES to eat, thinks about eating constantly, can be in the middle of eating Breakfast and is already thinking about dinner. He has been thin almost the whole time we have been together, but has started to gain weight since he retired from the Navy 3 years ago.) Sometimes I get to the point now that I don't ever want to eat again, and I'm hoping that once I get banded that food will no longer be a central focus in my life, so I really won't have the mental struggles I am worried about. I would love to hear from anyone who has gone through the surgery, and how you adjusted mentally. Thank you!