One of our members posted one of these vids recently. I'm going to post the entire series here. I feel they're a must watch for anyone considering or living with the Lap-Band!

"Dr. Paul O'Brien of the Centre for Bariatric Surgery in Melbourne gives a presentation on obesity, weight loss, and gastric banding. The Eight Golden Rules are meant to guide you to your weight loss goals in partnership with your surgeon."

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hsN1uznPeT4

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fLZjhnWhuw4

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ku8VPnLHoiY

Thanks Alex. Now if we could only get rid of the other 84 bazillion copies on the forum!

Thanks Alex every newbie should see these. I watch them from time to time when i need a good reminder.

Wendy

I agree Alex... well worth watching... I've seen them many times at various seminars.

Tom, Toronto

Banded July 6 06

Wt. Loss: 156 lbs

Thanks...very good for me....

Wow! That is the most interesting and most thorough information I've had to date. I took lots of notes that I will be taking to my pre-op appt Monday to discuss with my surgeon. The first time I met with him he asked me, "Do you have any questions?" Of course, so new in the process I didn't know what I didn't know. Now I do. With the help of this site and all its wonderful members, and sharing videos such as this, I feel I am so much more prepared. I understand now it's not about restriction,which I (and millions of others, I'm sure) thought that was the point. How interesting! Thanks for posting this. I may not have found it on my own.

3 days to bandyland

This is great thank you so much for posting this, i had a good idea of how it worked but this is really educational. I also liked that it explained why or why not to do certain things it really helped to clarify things for me personally!

Thanks again..!

Thank you for posting these links, Alex. I had seen a couple of them, but didn't bookmark them ... It's great to have the links in one spot where we can find them. EVERYONE should watch these. Great information presented in a way that's easy to understand. Thank you again.

Great post. As a newbie myself, this was so helpful. I know it's posted many times on the forums, but it's easy to miss. I believe this should be part of our education pre-op as I can tell by reading posts on this forum that many people are as in the dark as I was about how the band really works. That concerns me and I think it's probably dangerous.

Great info! Thank you!

Very good set of videos, well-presented and thorough. What surprises me is how different the Australian meal protocol is from my experience in France. He is very adamant about the three small meals or less; my surgeon is equally adamant about three smalls meals and 3 Snacks required per day...even if not hungry. (A snack is a bit of cheese or a couple of spoonfuls of applesauce.)

Thanks for putting these up!

Very good set of videos, well-presented and thorough. What surprises me is how different the Australian meal protocol is from my experience in France. He is very adamant about the three small meals or less; my surgeon is equally adamant about three smalls meals and 3 Snacks required per day...even if not hungry. (A snack is a bit of cheese or a couple of spoonfuls of applesauce.)

Thanks for putting these up!

I like your food plan better!

Amazing information! This is SO GREAT for a newbie like me. I have watched a ton of videos on youtube, but all of them are personal stories, journeys, etc. This was so clear and helpful. Thank you, Alex! I am now going to try and find Oyster Forks!

thank you. saved!

Edited December 14, 201411 yr by lulalove