My sister had a lap band done last spring and has lost over 40 pounds, but she has lots of probs with food not going down and only able to eat a few teaspoons of food at a time. However, she was prediabetic, her blood pressure was high, and she is the main breadwinner for a large family, so she opted for the lap band. Now she has thin stick legs and still is apple shaped. I think our basic shapes stay the same. However, she is doing well. I can't believe the sacrifice she made, though.

For me, I gained over 50 pounds with my last child and went on WW. The points system works well for me. I also had thyroid problems and am now on synthroid, so I've kind of evened out in that regard.

But the problem is I love to eat too much. So I guess lap band is out.

Good luck,

Struggling along, too