Confused

[difa 114]

So during my psych eval the psych doctor said the most I would most likely lose would be 50-60lbs on the band. I weigh 265 and i am 5'10". and he also asked if i would be fine if i weighed 200lbs because statistics show the most i would lose was between 50 and 60 lbs.

thoughts?

[his_spirit 62]

Personally, I do not go by any of those statistics because it is an average taking the people who did not work it mixed with the ones who did use it as it was intended. If you search and read a lot on here you will see many many success stories of people who worked the band, changed their habits and have beaten those statistics over and over.

Have not seen many or any that i recall where people worked it properly and did not succeed in excess of the "average". It is only a tool after all, it is what you do with it that matters. You can do it.

[Sunshyne068 97]

You're literally telling my story. I'm 5'10 and weighed 260 when I got my surgery approved. I opted for the band over RNY or GS because I didnt want to have uncontrollable weightloss. I have been large all of my life and I think that 200 lbs is still a healthy weight for me. Doc told me that I would get down to 130 if I got RNY. I feel that I would be too skinny and sickly looking.

I think it's all personal preference though ... if you're not comfortable with only losing 60 lbs, then you do have other options - you can get a more aggressive surgery, or you can diet and work your azz off with the band and shoot for 75-80 lbs lost too.

Im shooting to get down to 190 so that I can least say I'm in "onederland"

[B-52 7,113]

Statistics......take the best number (those successful) and take the worst number (those who are failures) and come up with a average number in between.

Means nothing!!!!! It is still up to you what you want!

[okiekatt 40]

That is exactally what they told me too, I answered yes because I did not want to fail the phych eval, but inside I was thinking, "HELL NO" I am not going to be happy with only loosing 50-60 pounds WTH? ..... lol I agree with what his-spirt & B-52 are saying you can use it and lose it or not, I have seen a few on here that has lost over 200 pounds (thank God or the stastics might be 20-30 lbs)