Expected weight loss with a Gastric band

How much weight you will lose with the band differs with everyone. It depends on how much work you put in – the more you put in the more weight you will shed. The band will automatically do about 30% of the work for you in terms of small portions and reducing hunger – this is once the band is optimally adjusted.

However you still have to put in the hard graft for the other 70%

• Regular meals
• Not eating past 20 mins
• Not snacking in-between meals
• Not having too many of the junk foods – chocolate, biscuits, cakes etc
• Choosing lower calorie, healthy meals
• Having half of your plate just veg or salad
• Adopting healthy cooking measures – not too much oil or butter in cooking
• Avoiding soft, slider foods
• Not having too many high calorie liquids
• Exercising regularly

If you follow the above then your weight loss results will be better. Realistically with a band you should aim to lose between 1 and 2 pounds a week

Expected weight loss results show that the average figures at 3 years have lost between 44 and 55% of their excess weight loss. But everyone is different – work hard and smash those figures!