other things you've tried

[BethinSeattle 0]

Like many others, I've done just about all of it. Started with Jenny Craig when I was a teenager. My most successful period was in 1999 when I lost 95 lbs in 11 months. Most of it was the right timing, the right ephedra-based supplement and alot of exercise..oh and stress going through a divorce.

I've always been able to lose weight. It's keeping it off that's tough.

I discovered the lapband online in 2002. I joined a couple of forums and started researching. I put it off until 2005 thinking that I didn't want to subject my teenage sons to a change in my lifestyle. When the scale crept up over 320 I decided there was no way I was going back to 350 and decided the waiting was silly. I got my consult and was banded 8 days later.

Beth

[Alexandra 55]

From age 10, when I spent the summer in diet camp, to age 40, when I lost 40 lbs using ephedra, I've tried many different approaches to losing weight. They all failed in the long run because ultimately there was nothing to prevent me from eating more than I needed more often than not. And the weight came back on.

Banding is the ONLY thing that has helped my body KNOW when enough is enough. And it's the only thing that has helped me maintain the weight loss for any length of time. I'm totally in love with my band.