I had RNY (gastric bypass) on 1/31. I did alot of research too and had first thought I wanted the lapband becuase it was a less invasive procedure but after speaking to my surgeon he said that the lap is for those needing to lose less weight...under 100lbs. I actually only have about that much to lose,..,...but he said long term, the rny AN DS have better success rate than the band. In my research, RNY or DS is the way to go for more weightloss; as well as keeping it off in the long run. YOu have to do lots of reserach and just do what's best for you. there are people that are very insistant on the surgery they had...but in the long run, make a decision based on what is the best for you. You shoudl have an indepth conversation with you surgeon. FYI...my coworker who started out at well over 300 lbs wanted the band; but becaue of the amount of weight, the surgeon and insurance would only consider RNY or DS...so you may be forced to look at other options if you have 100+ to lose. Good luck to you and say on line with OH....it's been a huge help to me.

I have been denied for WLS by my ins-Regence BC/BS of South Carolina. I am going ahead with my surgery (RNY) but could use all the help I can get to proceed with my appeal-personal experience, websites, etc.:help:

How many calories a day are you eating? I had a bad plateau for about two weeks and went to my doctor who informed me that I was eating about 400 TOO FEW. If you are not taking enough in your body will try to hold on to the weight for preservation. Check with your doctor, but mine said to try for 800 cals/day. I have only achieved that once (and it took eating every two hours from the time i woke up until the time i went to sleep) but since I've started hovering around the 700 mark, my weight loss has picked up again. Also, if your caloric intake is low, u might want to go easier with the exercise that day. It's just a theory but when i don't eat enough and work out hard i stall. If I eat well and work out hard i lose. If I eat poorly and go easy on the workout that day i still lose. But that's just me. Hope this helps. Do you keep a food diary? Try one of the online ones. That will give you a good idea of what you are taking in.

Yup, I was also told that we will get better over time. The only meat I can tolerate is pork and pepperoni that has been in the microwave for about a minute to make them into chips. I have been living on soy nuts (11 g. protein a serving) and string cheese. I posted about this same thing on the CT board under 9 weeks out if you want to read the responses.

I was told by my doctor I am a slow loser, I have lost 28 pounds as of this morning and it is driving me crazy because I want to lose faster.