Lap Band Success Stories

Paul
Lost 130 lbs.

"It is the single best decision I have ever made for myself."

I have fought my weight my entire life. I started my first diet while in the 3rd grade. I must say that I have been on a diet for about 14 straight years. I have gained and lost 50+ pounds about 5 times. During my 20's I managed to stay around 180 pounds, swearing that I would never cross 200. Well, the year between my 29th and 30th birthday, I gained 50 more pounds and maintained my weight around 236 pounds for the next two years. I had long quit socializing with people and isolated myself out of shame for the next two years. I would just come home, sit on the couch, watch TV, and eat. That was it, that was my life.

So, I found the American Institute of Gastric Banding, had the surgery, and in just under a year have lost 130 pounds and have a whole new life. Would I do it again? Yes, in a heartbeat; one thousand times over. It is the single best decision I have ever made for myself. I have more confidence, pride and energy than I ever dreamed of. It is not that I became a new person, I just finally, thanks to the lap-band, found the real me.