Jadebrasil

I came to this kind of uninformed... honestly I thought the band would limit my food intake A LOT. Making it impossible for me to eat an extra bite (unless it was liquids and such). However, after my surgery I heard of the website obesityhelp.com and there, during the past week, I have found out that the band requires lots of will power (if I had will power, I wouldn't need WLS in the first place right?). It is also a very slow process and it doesn't work for MANY people. Lots of people there call it "crap band" and I am VERY discouraged.
 
I will give it my best, but if I can't reach my goal weight (minimum necessary for a normal BMI) I will do something more drastic. I am very impressed with the results of who did the "duno switch" (sp?) thing, and "everyone" is talking about something called sleeve - I didnt' look into it yet though.
 
I was easily "bought" by the band tv commercials and when I went with my husband to watch a "seminar" by my doctor, it seemed like ideal. My husband is doing this surgery as well in a few months and after I informed myself better I tried to explain to him that is not really what he is thinking... but he still wants to go through with it (he does NOT want something drastic). He is a volume eater, I am a grazer/sweet tooth.
 
I really hope I am one of the successful stories. I am logging my food on myfitnesspal.com and watching my calories even though I don't have any fill yet and my food is limited right now because I am only 9 days post-op. In 5 weeks or so I am planning on starting CURVES because after looking at it online, it might be just what I need: short, 3x week and gives results. I hate exercise (like every fat out there I thing).
 
That's all!