Slim band false advertising

[freshair 135]

Hey all banders as I'm not a a fellow bander i just wanted to share/ask you guys something. Wgen i started to look into WLS i really wanted to get a lap band but I'm in canada and we only get the bypass or sleeve covered. If we want the band we need to pay out of pocket. But after doing some research i realized that slim band was false advertising anyways because they advertise get the band eat whatever you want in smaller portions and lose weight! Now that I've read some of your stories this advertising is sooo not true. My question is how does that make you guys feel?

[samcat681 38]

Hey freshair, I have recently been banded and I too live in Canada. Yes I made the investment and paid out of pocket. I chose to go with Dr Cobourn in Mississauga Ontario. I looked into slimband but found they were too commercialized. The clinic that I deal with has been nothing but upfront and factual with how the band works. If you have done some research then you should know the general basics of how the band works. Dr Cobourn stated straight to my face that the band is a tool that will help with satiety. You have to follow the diet recommendations and exercise daily. They tell you that the band doesn't stop what you put in your mouth. If you make poor decisions you WILL NOT get the results you want. I have seen the slimband commercials and yes they could be miss leading but I think if you are going to invest $16,000 out of pocket you better be educated about your investment. I have been doing well with the band. I follow the recommendations made by my Dr and I feel amazing. I am down 30 lbs and 2 dress sizes. There is nothing better in the world than feeling good about yourself and knowing that this is a life changing procedure.

[gowalking 10,790]

Hey all banders as I'm not a a fellow bander i just wanted to share/ask you guys something. Wgen i started to look into WLS i really wanted to get a lap band but I'm in canada and we only get the bypass or sleeve covered. If we want the band we need to pay out of pocket. But after doing some research i realized that slim band was false advertising anyways because they advertise get the band eat whatever you want in smaller portions and lose weight! Now that I've read some of your stories this advertising is sooo not true. My question is how does that make you guys feel?

FYI freshair...I eat whatever I want in smaller portions and have lost more than 150 lbs. Just saying...

[Miss Meg 199]

I had my band put in 10 weeks ago and I can definitely eat what I want in smaller portions. As samcat681 stated it is still up to you to put the right things in your body. Good luck with whatever decision you make.

[freshair 135]

FYI freshair...I eat whatever I want in smaller portions and have lost more than 150 lbs. Just saying...

That's amazing that you been able to lose all that weight i just made the comment because I've so many people on here having issues with the band and thier food guidelines are very similar to those of my surgery so i felt the commercials were a bit misleading

[freshair 135]

Hey freshair, I have recently been banded and I too live in Canada. Yes I made the investment and paid out of pocket. I chose to go with Dr Cobourn in Mississauga Ontario. I looked into slimband but found they were too commercialized. The clinic that I deal with has been nothing but upfront and factual with how the band works. If you have done some research then you should know the general basics of how the band works. Dr Cobourn stated straight to my face that the band is a tool that will help with satiety. You have to follow the diet recommendations and exercise daily. They tell you that the band doesn't stop what you put in your mouth. If you make poor decisions you WILL NOT get the results you want. I have seen the slimband commercials and yes they could be miss leading but I think if you are going to invest $16,000 out of pocket you better be educated about your investment. I have been doing well with the band. I follow the recommendations made by my Dr and I feel amazing. I am down 30 lbs and 2 dress sizes. There is nothing better in the world than feeling good about yourself and knowing that this is a life changing procedure.

I glad you found a team that was up front and supportive. So i guess you too found slim band commercial and again i feel like they are more interested in your money than your real outcome.

[KateP 359]

Well I more or less eat what I want in small portions and lost all my excess weight! If what I wanted had been nothing but ice cream and chocolate it wouidnt have worked but as long as I made healthy choices around 80% of the time, it worked!

[Miss Meg 199]

I think sometimes you need to read between the lines as well - sometimes it doesn't work for people because they don't let the band work for them. I've come across this a bit on this site and also in people that I know or have met that have had it done. Usually the over-whelming factor as to why it didn't work is because they really didn't want it to. By that I mean not wanting to change their day to day eating habits from high fat to nutritional substance. It isn't easy, I know that for sure after 20+ years of yoyo dieting - it just has to come at the right time for you personally.

[freshair 135]

Well @missmeg this is kinda what i mean by the false advertising because this is how slim band advertises the band. Eat all the food you love and lose weight. Well no not really. Because in order for the band to work you need to maintain a balanced food lifestyle. Im sure you just can't eat fried chicken and Macdonalds in smaller portions and lose the weight

[Bandre 13]

@@freshair, I'm a Slimband patient and I love them! The staff are so nice and helpful. I've lost over 70 lbs and I do eat whatever I want. Ive made lifestyle changes and try to eat healthy, but I want to be a healthy person, not just a thin person. I'm young and single and I don't cook, I eat almost all my meals through take-out or prepared at the grocery store and I've still lost that much weight.

I think it's still a business and all companies are a little creative with their advertising. Even Weightwatchers commercials say you can eat what you want and we all know that isn't true. You can eat what you want as long as it's less than the 30 points you get for the day or whatever it is. You can't eat big macs and milkshakes all day and expect to lose weight.

Slimband has changed my life!

[freshair 135]

@@Bandre glad to hear it!!

[endzone 55]

Hey freshair, I have recently been banded and I too live in Canada. Yes I made the investment and paid out of pocket. I chose to go with Dr Cobourn in Mississauga Ontario. I looked into slimband but found they were too commercialized. The clinic that I deal with has been nothing but upfront and factual with how the band works. If you have done some research then you should know the general basics of how the band works. Dr Cobourn stated straight to my face that the band is a tool that will help with satiety. You have to follow the diet recommendations and exercise daily. They tell you that the band doesn't stop what you put in your mouth. If you make poor decisions you WILL NOT get the results you want. I have seen the slimband commercials and yes they could be miss leading but I think if you are going to invest $16,000 out of pocket you better be educated about your investment. I have been doing well with the band. I follow the recommendations made by my Dr and I feel amazing. I am down 30 lbs and 2 dress sizes. There is nothing better in the world than feeling good about yourself and knowing that this is a life changing procedure.

. I had mine done at the same place..they are great!

[MarieMarie 346]

Strange how people join support groups to put us down. I paid Slimband I am enjoying my 40 lb loss and looking forward to 40 more. It is important to follow your doctors rules for all wls. I support my friends choices for their WLS and wish them well in their journey

[freshair 135]

Strange how people join support groups to put us down. I paid Slimband I am enjoying my 40 lb loss and looking forward to 40 more. It is important to follow your doctors rules for all wls. I support my friends choices for their WLS and wish them well in their journey

I'm not trying to put anyone down except companies who take advantage of our weight to make money. Again my issue is that they advertise eat all the food you love and lose weight and most of us who have gone through some weight loss surgery know that that just isn't the case. Because if i love pizza and wings and eat pizza and wings everyday im a gonna have the same results as you. I doubt that. Again what I don't luke about slim band is that they make it seem easy peasy. And we all know it's not that easy. And again as I've read on here do many plp with the band have issues with fills slips etc. So my point is don't make it seem like a cake walj cause it's not. I don't like thier marketing scheme. I'm not tryning to down any individual who has used them and had succeeded. On the contrary I'm happy for anyone who has gone through this life changing experience and been successful. I find slim band to be trying to lure you in and only interested in your money and not offering a lot of support and clear guided rules to follow like other programs i researched and again this could just be the office in Toronto. Sorry if you felt i was trying to put you or anyone else down.