hi all just now looking into lap banding read aton of info and wondering what the steps are like for others and post op whats been the eating plan and how much actual weight been lost and are hunger pangs gone with this:help:

Best thing I ever did. I'm 55...had my band 03/06/2007. LOTS of pre-op testing. My surgeon...bless him...does not believe in tight fills from the very start. I've seen people loose a lot of weight very fast and they look like hell!

Even though we do all the research and understand this is not a magic bullet, we still secretly hope that we will emerge from surgery with an aversion to the foods we love. Ain't gonna happen!

The band does not stop hunger...it's a tool for portion control. A very valuable tool, but a tool. You will have to deal with head hunger and change the reason you eat.

All worth it. I say go for it!

I've been banded for 15 months and I'm an average loser at 1 lb per week, total 62 lbs. I eat everything I want, just less of it. I drink coffee without a problem, even popcorn. The next 40 lbs are more difficult so I went in for an agressive fill today. Good luck with your decision.