Weight loss after surgery depends on how successful you are in making significant dietary and lifestyle changes. PAMF's program is designed to support you in making those changes. Most patients lose 10 pounds a month during the first year and continue to lose weight, usually at a slower rate for another year. Successful habits include eating three small, well-balanced meals, and a maximum of two low-fat snack each day. Avoid carbonated or sugary beverages and alcohol.

The amount of weight you lose and the rate at which you lose it is dependent on a number of factors in addition to the LAP-BAND® System itself such as: your starting weight, your post-operative diet, the amount of exercise you do, etc. On average, however, patients have lost about 50% of their excess weight within the first year of surgery. Most patients find they are losing between 5-10 pounds a month, depending on their individual diet and exercise regimens.

The weight loss will be healthy and gradual. Expect an average weight loss of 1 to 3 pounds a week*. To accelerate the benefits of the topical patch it is recommended to eat sensibly and follow an exercise program.

Answer: Usually the weight loss occurs during the first 14 to 20 months following surgery. In the first 3 months, a patient usually loses about 30% of their excess body weight. At 6 months, a patient has usually lost about half of their excess body weight. Weight loss starts out fast, then slows down each month, until near the end, it's about a pound every other week. Usually by about 20 months you're not losing weight anymore, because your bowel and your metabolism have adjusted.

The results may vary for each person, customers have reported weight loss of 25-35 pounds and more after two to three months of regular use.

Weight loss is more variable with LapBand than with other operations. Some patients lose all their excess weight, and some lose very little. Since the Band is only a tool, your weight loss will depend on how well you use it. You can easily cheat by drinking high-calorie liquids. That said, average weight loss is 50% of excess weight at 5 years. But this includes all patients, including those who have lost little or no weight.

If that is your goal, you sure will. How much totally depends on your personal health and how you much you eat. We cover all that in our classes with special nutrition clinics and hand-outs. You will also work closely with your instructor to meet your specific goals.

Guaifenesin doesn't cause weight gain or loss. Fibromyalgia can cause weight gain, because there is a block to energy formation. Food is converted to some heat, but the remainder is converted to fat. So the guaifenesin itself will not cause weight loss, but a cessation or decrease in intensity of FMS symptoms may. Also, medications some doctors prescribe for FMS can cause weight gain, but weight gain is so common in fibromyalgia that it may occur whether or not drugs are used.

Five, even ten pounds does not come as a surprise to me for weight loss during the first week. Each client will be different based on several individual factors. The key is to maintain a steady pace of fat loss each month towards the target body weight and body fat percentage. Initially I see a large reduction in water retention which may account for some of the weight loss, but implementing the comprehensive program will initiate fat loss immediately.