With a dangerously high BMI of 54, I was morbidly obese and suffering from diabetes, hypertension and high cholesterol. As a doctor I knew that I had to reduce my weight in order to improve my health. In June 2008, I decided that Slimband was the answer I was looking for, and I under went surgery.
Since then I have reduced my BMI to 28, and today I no longer need to take any medications for diabetes, hypertension or high cholesterol. My outlook on life has changed radically.
I had experienced some success with diets in the past, but as soon as I stopped following the diet, I rapidly gained back the weight plus some. When I heard about Slimband I was extremely excited, it was exactly what I needed. For me, Slimband worked because it made food intake and portion control easy. It was the first time in my life that I had experienced actually listening to my body and its signals and letting my body tell me when I was full. I had been diagnosed with Binge Eating Disorder,...
Slimband is a tool that has taught me a lot about my relationship with food. I still enjoy food but I don't use it to satisfy me other than for nutritional reasons. It helped me to find alternative ways to deal with any issues that were challenging me in my life. It also forced me to look at how I was eating. I slowed down. I made conscious decisions about what I ate. I stopped eating when I knew it was time to stop, not when my stomach was so full, I couldn't eat any more.
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My weight was out of control. For most of my life, I struggled with weight gain, followed by weight loss, followed by weight gain - a vicious circle. Like so many others, I tried lots of variations on the themes of diet and exercise; most regimes worked... for a while... and then the weight came back (usually with a few additional pounds). I had dozens of excuses for not being in control of my own body, but what it really came down to was that I needed more help than I was prepared to admit to m...
I had tried every diet out there, but I always gained the weight right back. I eventually weighed over 300 pounds. Then I tried Slimband and not only reached my goal weight, but have kept the weight off for more than eight years, thanks to Slimband's follow-up program. I'm the slim, confident, real me again.
I was always the chunky child. After getting married and having kids, I realized my weight was out of control. I tried Slimband and lost over 80 pounds. The procedure was quick and easy, and with help from the follow-up program I've kept the weight off for eight years. Slimband gave me my life back.
