I read Wikipedia. And Wikipedia says the following celebrities have been banded. So I believe the Wiki. I have no reason not to. So here is the pills for the cravings and to burn fat.”

Sharon Osbourne: Rocker wife and reality TV matriarch Sharon Osbourne was an early success story after getting a band in 1999 at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center in Los Angeles during FDA trials. She lost 125 pounds and has regained just 15.

Ann Wilson: For rock star Ann Wilson, controlling her weight had been a lifelong challenge. But now Heart’s lead singer is thrilled by her weight loss, changing figure, and increased energy after undergoing a new laparoscopic surgical procedure called LAP-BAND Adjustable Gastric Banding System.

And those are just some of the ones listed on Wikipedia…you can only imagine the ones who have not gone public!

GReat Post Thanks!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Haha I was just reading this on Wiki like an hour ago! I think celebs coming out and admitting that they have had success with the lap band is only going to do great things to help de-stigmatize the band. Right now I know there are a lot of people who have never heard of it or think that it is some kind of strange weight loss fad.... (at least out of the people I know...) Good post!!

I heard Ann Wilson and Sharon Osborne had their bands removed.

I always heard that Sharon Osborne had gastric bypass surgery. ???

Personally I prefer to see real people succeed with the band. But then, I don't really get celebrity worship. So that might be part of it.

Socalgal, you are right, they both had them removed. Ann quite some time ago, and Sharon last year.

That's interesting - anyone know why they had the bands removed?

I think Sharon had hers removed because she hit her goal weight, and also because she had colon cancer.

Sharon had it removed for various reasons, one being she wanted to work on her eating disorder (one that continued after she was banded)

It had little to do with being at goal, and more to to do with emotional issues.

(a quick google search later, neither are very good stories, but give a good indication as to why Sharon had her band removed.)

Sharon Osbourne struggles with weight - Lap band coming out! | Plus Size Model Loses Weight

Tabloid Whore: SHARON OSBOURNE TO FREE HERSELF FROM GASTRIC BAND.

My favorite Bandster is Ravenna Black. LOVE HER! She was on Wife Swap, but she is also a Pin Up girl. NO WONDER I love her eh?

www.ravennablack.com

Could either of those articles about Sharon Osborne been more judgemental or inaccurate?

I love Sharon....hope she's doing well with her eating problems.....

Like I said, they were both bad, but they give you a good idea as to why she had it removed. It wasn't because she was at goal.

oh i am a huge soprano's fan, Vito wouldn't be my first choice after that last season but what the heck, i gotta thing for italian men!! mmmmm....... g2s

Khaliah Ali wrote a book about her lap band experience. It's called Fighting Weightloss and it's on bargain right now on Amazon for only $6! I just ordered it. Personally, I am a big proponent of motivation and reading books about someone's personal journey or watching TV shows about weightloss (I am a Biggest Loser fan) really helps keep me motivated!

Khaliah Ali wrote a book about her lap band experience. It's called Fighting Weightloss and it's on bargain right now on Amazon for only $6! I just ordered it. Personally, I am a big proponent of motivation and reading books about someone's personal journey or watching TV shows about weightloss (I am a Biggest Loser fan) really helps keep me motivated!

I need to order that book. My surgeon has it in his office and highly reccomends reading it before you have the surgery.

Sharon Osbourne can afford a therapist for years to figure out "why" she eats, but so can Oprah and she hasn't figured it out yet.

While they are all trying to figure it out, I could be dead from the excess weight. And her cancer might be another reason why she wanted the band removed.

I don't consider Sharon Osbourne to be "the average person" emotionally or otherwise. Her family is crazy, funny but crazy. Not exactly your average family. And the husband can barely speak a cohesive sentence. The dogs pee all over the house, is there anything "normal" about them?

Not someone I would take any advice from.