Some people think that the LAP-BAND works by “restricting” the amount you can eat. They ask, “How big is that little pouch above the stomach?” That is not how the LAP-BAND works. The pouch is small, but that is just a transition zone – food stays in that upper pouch only a couple of minutes, then passes through to the rest of the stomach.
Eat Less, Lose Weight
This allows your body to do what it cannot do now– eating less, so you lose weight – but lose weight without being hungry. The second part is even better — you use your fat stores for fuel.
Ever notice on a diet how you lose weight initially, then the weight loss slows down? No matter how hard you try, after the first few weeks, weight loss becomes less and less. Then, when you go off the “diet” the weight comes back, usually with more weight. That is because your body is holding on to fat – trying to save your life. With the band the opposite occurs, because your brain is fooled, it unlocks the fat stores, making it easy for your body to burn fuel. So instead of feeling tired, lethargic, and hungover — you feel energized, and you continue to lose weight at a steady pace.
The LAP-BAND allows you to do two things: you choose what you eat, and you choose how much you eat. What the band does, and what we help you with, is getting the excess weight off with the use of the band. Imagine – you can eat less, feel just as satisfied – and continue to lose weight to the level you want.
