This is the ‘million dollar’ question everyone wants an answer to, the fact is that weight loss results will vary from client to client, the amount of weight lost will depend on a variety of factors. Your gastric band will be adjusted according to your stomach anatomy and the amount of weight you need / want to lose. Of course a large degree of the success you achieve will be directly related to how closely you work with your gastric band and adopt new lifestyle and healthy eating habits. There is no such thing as a miracle cure for obesity, but the gastric band is a very popular method and has helped over 600,000 people to change their lives completely. Weight loss of approximately two to three pounds a week in the first year after the operation is likely, but one pound a week is also normal; it all depends on your food intake. The average total weight loss with most clients is between 6 to 15 stones (84lbs/38kg to 210lbs/95kgs) spread over 1 to 3 years