Hi,

I have booked my surgery after a lifetime struggle with my weight, I am excited but concerned that I my expectations are to high. I would appreciate any help or info that people can share.

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Welcome from Houston, Texas. Glad you found us. Your exspectations will not be more than you can do with the lapband if you set your heart to it.

I knew when I decided to have the band put in that if I followed the lapband and doctors instructions that I would lose weight and six months later I am 17 pounds from goal so you hang in there and get er done.:success1:

hi, welcome to the boards. my suggestion - read read read here. there is SO much information.

good luck!

I am also going thru the banding process and have found a wealth of information here, so read up......I have spent hours reading! But it was well worth my time.

Hi and welcome to LBT! As far as your expectations, you will be as successful with the band as you want to be. I do not diet or count calories or anything else. However, I do follow the bandster rules and I listen when my band tells me I am full. I also make a point of making healthier choices. So, as long as you do those things, you should be fine. The band is a wonderful tool and I am thrilled with it.

I would like to suggest that you check out the stickies at the top of most of the forums. You will find that they have a ton of valuable information.