Gastric Banding surgery, need more ideas about it
dear friends,
I am actually obase with BMI of 35, i have heard if BMI is more then 30 then we are considered to be obase. i recently heard about a surgery called Gastric Banding where they lessen your apatite with a laproscopic surgery and it help to lose weight in around 6 months after the surgery. some people have lost around 40 kgs( i think 88 pounds)..
Let me know your views
DNS:
I have several friends who've had gastric bypass surgery, which is more traumatic than banding but essentially the same result - smaller stomach volume. Long term - both can work but ONLY if the person follows good nutritional plan (I hate to use the word 'diet') an exercises regularly.
Thing is, if you started eating right and exercising, you'd have the same results without the surgery.
Pat
DNS,
I am going to have to agree with P. The more I hear about any type of this surgery, the more it seems like it works temporarily, but if the person doesn't change the types of food they are eating or start working out, your stomach can stretch itself back out and you are back into the same position after having gone through surgery. While a BMI of 35 is high, it's not so unruly that you can't try to do something on your own. Mentally, you have to figure out why you eat and try to use to that energy elsewhere.
THe hardest thing for me (still today) after losing 80+ lbs about 11 years ago is not using food as a crutch and not expecting it to make me feel better. You might not be able to lose 90 lbs in 6 months if you do it the normal way, it might take you a year, BUT your body will have more time to bounce back also. I'd start by doing something small. You can give up sodas, or not allow yourself to have seconds at a meal or drink a big glass of water prior to every meal. Then try to do something exercise wise...If you can't move much, that's OK! Just do what you can. If walking 1/2 a mile is strenuous for you right now, then walk a 1/2 a mile. In a month or two, you can make it a whole mile, then a mile and a half, whatever.
I'd seriously try to see what you can before investing the time and money into a drastic surgery. We all want an easy fix to our weight, but generally there is way more below the surface than just eating too much.
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BMI is only one piece of the whole body measurement system, and to be honest - it isn't 100% accurate. Height, weight, and gender are not everything that makes up a person's physiology. For example, if you have more bone density, or more muscle, you could be in the "obese" range of BMI, but still have a healthy body fat %.
I suggest you speak with your doctor, get a blood test and a physical to get a better idea of what level your body is in physically. Then try to change your lifestyle with healthier eating habits and exercise before you have any sort of invasive surgery. The point of the surgery is to force you to eat less and have to eat more nutritious foods anyway by not allowing your stomach to hold much food (that is, until it gets stretched back out)... so how about you eat healthier without having your guts sliced open?
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The thing with Lapband is that it is a TOOL to assist you in losing weight, it is NOT a magic cure all and nothing is. You have to be committed to the band and committed to the changes that you need to make in your life to make it work. There is a lot of restriction on the diet, so if you don't feel that you can follow your Dr's and nutritionists orders, you will not be successful.
The weight loss is a lot slower than that of bypass because you are not losing through malabsorption, you are losing through restriction. That 6 month figure you have, I guarantee you, that that is not the average. Maybe for bypass, but not for banding. For most, goal is reached between 12-24 months, depending on amount wanting to lose.
Be sure to do your research and find a Dr who have a proven program of success. Again, I stress, research research research, the more knowledgeable you are, the better you will be for it.
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dear friends, thanks sooo much for your responses.. i am now thinking to start some physical regimn before i think of surgery.. my main problem is i am emotional eater..whenever i am stressed or depressed with some prblms i tend to eat more.. and when i start feeling like eating somthing like a burger, pizza or some Indian curries made of paneer etc i lose my control and forget about my obesity and go to eat.. i suddenly start feeling like if i cant eat what i want whats the point in struggling soo much in life, i know such thoughts are wrong but still i get it when i want to eat.
will there be any counselling on such thoughts
I am developing a lot of physical problems like pain in legs, back etc.please help
Hi DNS- there are definitely councelling services out there that will help you with your emotional eating problem! I am so happy you've asked, because this is the best path for you for a healthy lifestyle. Surgery will only set you back, make you less healthy, and it won't treat the root of your problem - comforting yourself with food.
There are online forums like this one dedicated to people who struggle with emotional eating (I know sparkpeople has one for sure). There are also professional services that will guide you into changing your coping habits and making healthier decisions for yourself - you may want to do an online search to see what resources are in your area.
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DNS,
We all have those moments. It's very easy to get emotional and eat an extra 500-1000 calories before you know it. Especially when you're dealing with sauces that are high calorie or foods with lots of fat. BUT it is possible. IT's not easy. It is a LONG process. I did this very badly as a pre-teen and early teen and I still fight this a few times a week easily. Trying to ask myself WHY I want to eat helps. I also consciously have to think about the fact that perhaps I *just* ate two hours ago and shouldn't be hungry.
It's not about starving yourself by any means, but it's about learning the difference between a true hunger and when you *think* you are hungry. It might help to keep a diary and write down everything you eat and how you feel when you eat it. Especially make note of things that might have happened immediately before...argument, stressful moment, sad moment, whatever. Most of the time, the food consumed immediately following those moments are NOT because you're really hungry. But you have to make yourself work through whatever you are feeling without the food.
If you smile when no one else is around, you really mean it.
-Andy Rooney
It is discouraging how many people are shocked by honesty and how few by deceit.--Noel Coward
Live your life and forget your age. --Norman Vincent Peale
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