So I've been looking into getting Banded and it looks like all will go smooth, Lord willing! I know its a major surgery, there is recovery and that it wont be easy with the new lifestyle .. but really my only concern, that i cant get out of my head is ... will i have loose skin? I know you can lose at a slower rate, 1 or 2 lbs a week and if you weight train and eat the right tupe of foods it would make sence that you wouldnt have loose skin. can anyone shed some light on what you have gone thru with that?

Its a worry most people have, but unfortunately, once you've gotten fat, the loose skin has already happened. If you've got stretch marks and such, your skin is already damaged and it wont snap back perfectly, no matter what you do.

Its the weight GAIN that causes the loose skin, not the weight loss, which is the reason why you cant do a darn thing about it.

Just take one step at a time. Lose the weight then assess the damage. It is possible for skin to snap back if its not that damaged in the first place, mine is pretty OK after 3 pregnancies and a large weight loss, which is miraculous to me. Its not perfect, but it will do.