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I am just curious if there is an "Easy Button" I need to get to my goal weight. My motiviation and will power are fading fast. Perhaps, I am not in the zone yet (?) Just curious if you reached your goal weight through DIET and EXERCISE or if the Band helped out. Thanks for sharing

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No such thing as an easy button , sorry.

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You have to eat right ( not diet) and exercise . The band helps decrease the amount of food u can take in at a time but you still have to work it! You have to make good decisions about what u eat.ice cream Cookies chips sugary soda usually go through the band with no problem. U have to get moving.you may never do the new " insanity " work out video but getting that 1-2 mile walk in will be very beneficial ....so NO there is no easy button.some people lose quicker than others for reasons unknown but most successful people will tell you it is hard and you really have to make a lifestyle change

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The band is a tool not a cure all. To lose weight like others said is lifestyle change. Eating protien and drinking Water and exercise helps. Everyone loses at a different pace with me I lost 25 on pre op diet 110 the first year and the last 95 was over the last 3 years but still til this day I think about what I eat, try to exercise and see my weight loss dr and dietician on a very regular basis. The lap band is a tool the rest is all about how you use the tool. So unfortunately no easy button

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The only way to lose weight is by eating a healthy diet and exercise, band or no band. You can have the band and still eat like you did before surgery, but you won't lose weight and will likely continue to gain.

The band is a tool not a magic fix. It's up to us to do the work and that includes making healthy food choices for a lifetime.

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I wish that there was an "easy button" but unfortunately, the band is not that. Ditto what Steph said above. You can do it! :)

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