i am new to this site, i too have felt a little discouraged because i have on lost 26 pounds since surgery july 28th 2011. Starting 236 now only stuck at 209. i keep hearing that the gastric sleeve is so much better. its even more embarrassing that people know i have lap band and see the slow weightloss i paid cash for. There is a co worker who got gastric sleeve and lost lots of wieght in 4 months. Now im starting to question myself if i should have had the gastric sleeve