Lap band is FINALLY working - lol only been 3 years

Presurgery weight - 354
Current weight (274 (3 yrs out) and going down

It took me about 2.5 years to finally get my lapband adjusted right. Now I am losing slowly but surely.

My doctor was a surgeon first and he and his staff were focussed on RnY procedures and gave pretty much the same advice to the bandsters as the RnY.  When I didn't lose, they didn't adjust the band, they gave me... diets!!! Like I never tried that before. lol

Finally, after being persistant every office visit (every 2 months), I am finally at an adjustment where I can eat a little, but not too much. Perfect!

The staff warned me that the band might be too restrictive. But it is just fine and has been since Oct 08.

Just wanted to share my story and maybe help someone else with lap band who was as discouraged as I was.

That does sound a bit discouraging...

However, it's better to lose slowly, rather than lose it all within the first year only to regain some, like me.
I would've rather lost slowly, maybe I could've maintained it better..

Congrats to you. Slow and steady is the way to go! :)