` Men actually flirt with me ; it cracks me up , but freaks out my daughters , '' says Hill . Patty Hill weighed 280 pounds at her heaviest and wore a size 26/28 . She lost 135 pounds and dropped 10 dress sizes with the Lap-Band . Hill says weight loss surgery is not easy , takes discipline and planning . The Lap-band was invented by Dr. Robert C. White in 1987 to help obese people lose weight.
Patty Hill weighed 280 pounds at her heaviest and wore a size 26/28 . She lost 135 pounds and dropped 10 dress sizes with the Lap-Band . Hill says weight loss surgery is not easy , takes discipline and planning . The Lap-band was invented by Dr. Robert C. White in 1987 to help obese people lose weight.