Lap Band Bariatric Surgery
What it IS and What it ISN'T

Lap Band Bariatric Surgery: What it IS

Any type of weight loss surgery, including adjustable gastric banding, is simply a TOOL to facilitate weight loss.

(Do you meet the criteria for surgical weight loss?)

The gastric band works by reducing how much food you can eat at one time. Less food = less calories = weight loss.

Read more about the diet after lap band bariatric surgery.

It's kind of like having a "food police" surgically implanted to tell you when to stop eating. If you eat too much, you get negative feedback...vomiting. YUCK. That'll teach you not to overeat again...hopefully.

Lap Band Weight Loss Surgery: What it ISN'T

Gastric banding is not a magic bullet.

It does not guarantee weight loss. Results are highly dependent on YOU and your ability and motivation to follow the post lap band diet.

Weight loss surgery won't take away your desire to eat and it won't fix emotional eating unfortunately. After all, the surgery is performed on your stomach...not your head!

Undergoing surgical weight loss does not mean you won't have to ever worry about what to eat again. In fact, just the opposite is true. Every bite counts even MORE when you can only eat a small amount.

Success after adjustable gastric band surgery is certainly possible and quite common. However, you should be clear going into it, that you'll have to expend some effort yourself. The band can't do all the work for you.

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