It has now been a little over a week since I was banded and I was just thinking about something kinda funny that had happened before my surgery. While I was still just learning about the lap band I went to a seminar held by my surgeon's office (Dr. Wellborn, Little Rock, AR). After the seminar my mind was racing, I was so excited - like I was so excited that if I could schedule my surgery that day I would have! My Mom, husband, and brother went to the seminar with me (my brother is looking into getting the lap band and my Mom has had gastric bypass). Anyhoo, we were all talking about the lap band and all the sudden I freaked myself out about how basically I will be getting something implanted inside of me! My family looked at me like I had lost my mind, and then it hit me...duh...I already have "stuff" implanted in me...I had a boob job in 2005! Can you imagine if I were to be abducted by aliens and they did an autopsy on me? Wouldn't they be oh so confused by the two bags of saline in my chest and the plastic cord they would find in my torso? I digress...

Speaking of the seminar...

Here is one thing I remember the Doctor talking about and that is how the band helps with weight loss because it helps to control the "hunger" chemicals sent from the stomach to the brain. As we all know the constriction creates a smaller pouch that when you eat you fill up and not only do you feel full on less food for longer, however this actually tricks our brains into thinking we are really full and prevents it from sending our body into starvation mode. That is why with the band you can eat such low amounts of calories and lose weight - if it weren't for the band and a person tried to eat 800 calories a day they would send their body into starvation mode and not lose a pound. (not to mention one would be so hungry that they could possibly eat their own hands off) I haven't read where anyone has talked about this...so thoughts?