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Weight Loss/Maintenance

irresistable

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9. So you had the permanent surgery rather than the temporary lap-band.

Reply to MissMillie (Reply #8)

Tue Feb 12, 2019, 09:43 AM

Feb 2019

The doctors told my friend that his outcome was quite far outside the range that most people experience.

I am very happy to hear that your experience was good.

When you say that the surgery is also designed to limit WHAT you eat, what kinds of food are off-limits?

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Chris Christie tried the lap band surgery back in 2013 and is still very large [View all] irresistable Feb 2019 OP

I know someone who claims to have had it and is now bigger. I have no idea... TreasonousBastard Feb 2019 #1

My friend had one of the surgeries. He lost weight and kept it off (3 years) 3Hotdogs Feb 2019 #2

did he have the temporary or the permanent? irresistable Feb 2019 #4

I believe Al Roker had the procedure oldlibdem Feb 2019 #3

Al Roker had a gastric bypass and lost 150 pounds TexasBushwhacker Oct 2020 #16

I'm big customerserviceguy Feb 2019 #5

I agree. irresistable Feb 2019 #6

I'm not a controntation kind of person MissMillie Feb 2019 #11

I really wanted to hear someone tell me that things went well for them. irresistable Feb 2019 #12

I can only tell you that it worked for me... MissMillie Feb 2019 #13

A neighbor a few years ago looks great . No more high bp or diabetes 2. He was huge lunasun Feb 2019 #7

I have MissMillie Feb 2019 #8

So you had the permanent surgery rather than the temporary lap-band. irresistable Feb 2019 #9

processed sugar is a HUGE negative MissMillie Feb 2019 #10

Some info about 'me' auntAgonist Oct 2019 #14

I don't have a high opinion of the lap band procedure 47of74 Oct 2019 #15