(? cal) wrote in message ...
Good for you!!!!

i want to be banded also but at this time my insurance will not cover
it.

in the interim until they do, why don't you try eating less and
exercising more? This is a serious question.

Just a 500 kcal deficit each day should get you losing at 1lb/week.
Not as dramatic as WLS survivors, but 50 lbs/yr is a very healthy rate
of loss, and a 500 kcal shortfall doesn't require hunger pains if you
eat smart and avoid empty calories.