My name is Angie I am 28 years old. I have 2 small children. I am going to have the lap band surgery done. Do you lose the weight quickly after the surgery or is is more of a progressive thing? I see all these things were people lost over a hundred lbs but it does not say how long it took them.

Welcome,

My Dr (Dr Myers/Riverside/OH) stated that lap band weight loss depends on the personal but by nature is a slower process than gastric bypass.

I'm glad you are looking into this now. So many times people are dissappointed when they don't lose lots of weight right after surgery. The lapband is a SLOW process, which I think is a good thing because I want it to give my skin a chance to keep up. I had surgery 8/3 and finally after five fills on 10/18 they hit my sweet spot. Since then the weight has been falling off at about 2 lbs per week. I hope to finally reach my goal by about Memorial day which would be another 40lbs gone.

I have lost 47 pounds in a little over 3 months. However, whether it is purely coincidence or not, males seem to lose faster than females. The lab-band has been a godsend for me.

Welcome! With the lapband you can look at about 1-2 pounds per week. You have to do some of the work yourself. It's not a magic surgery by any means, but it seems to have a way of helping people truly keep the weight off after they lose it and it's something that can be adjusted whenever you need it to be... even 5 years out... unlike the RNY procedure. Plus it's relatively safe and completely reversible.

Slow and steady wins the race... that's my motto!

Much of it depends on how compliant you are with your food intake. Some people think they can eat just like they always did...just eat less. Don't believe it! And even if you could you would not be improving your health, and that should be what it's all about. Now......if you are compliant and if you move your body you can probably average 1-2 lbs a week. I lost 160 lbs in 18 months....I've slowed down since then....in fact, I'm stuck, but I know it's temporary and I will keep on plugging. The average person loses 65% of their excess weight; so far, I've lost 75%. I keep asking myself, "Why be average? Why not 100%?" so I'm going to continue to work toward my goal and eat right. But even if I never lose another pound, it's all right.....wls has saved my life and improved the quality of my life so much it has all been worth it.

I'm happy for you that you are ready to do something about your weight problem while you are young and you can enjoy your kids.....and they can enjoy having a healthy, active mom.

Best wishes to you, sweetie.

It took me a year and a half to lose 95 pounds and I am at my goal. I haven't been perfect, but I exercised, logged my calories, had a trainer for awhile, did hypnosis, etc. As we always say, the band isn't a silver bullet, but it is a tremendous tool if you use it properly!