I've already had my evaluation with Dr. ,psych, so now I'm just waiting for ins. approval. I know that I'm making the best decision of my life by doing this, at this point I'm 28 and been overweight since I was 5. I have absolutely tried others ways to lose weight and of course no luck. I've been in my current relationshipfor 7 years and the other day we were discussing my operation, and of course he is very supportive I thought until he said to me that he doesn't think I've really committed myself enough to excersing in the past (like it's all about excersing) so he tells me is this just another thing that I'm going to start and forget about later. Well since he's said that I to have the same doubt , but I see no other option for me to be healthy????

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I've already had my evaluation with Dr. ,psych, so now I'm just waiting for ins. approval. I know that I'm making the best decision of my life by doing this, at this point I'm 28 and been overweight since I was 5. I have absolutely tried others ways to lose weight and of course no luck. I've been in my current relationshipfor 7 years and the other day we were discussing my operation, and of course he is very supportive I thought until he said to me that he doesn't think I've really committed myself enough to excersing in the past (like it's all about excersing) so he tells me is this just another thing that I'm going to start and forget about later. Well since he's said that I to have the same doubt , but I see no other option for me to be healthy????

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rebellerina - congrats on trying to improve your life - part of what your bf says is true - this is A LIFETIME LIFESTYLE change - not something you are going to do for a couple of months and then go back to the way you ate before the band - if you do this then yes all the weight will come back on.

The band is not the magic cure all for your food issues - they band your tummy not your brain - the band does 25% of the work but the other 75% is up to you by making healthy food choices & exercising.

I was told over and over again when I first started researching the band that it was only a tool - and i really didn't understand what they were talking about - the more i read the more i learned - you can eat around the band - you will have head hunger issues - there is so much more to this than just being banded.

I am almost twice your age and have fought weight most of my life - i have done it all - lost it - but always regained it cuz i didn't keep up with a healthy eating plan and would quit exercising - The band helps control your portion size once you obtain correct restriction aka your sweet spot and to me it is the internal motivation that I need - But I am still in the begining stages - it's not the losing it that's always the problem it putting it back on - I am older and know that I don't have many chances left - so I must and will make this a lifetime lifestyle change in my life.

If you have this committment in your soul - to really change your issues with food then I say go for it... But if you think it's just that band that's going to magically make the weight fall off then - i say keep on reading and learning before you consider surgery...

Good Luck on your journey....