OK, I'm very new to this - just starting to gather information even though I'm pretty sure I will follow through with it.
I keep reading, "The band doesn't do it by itself. You need to manage your diet and exercise". So this confuses me. The reason why I'm here in the first place is because diet and exercise have failed me on numerous occasions. I'm sure I've lost and gained back half a ton in my lifetime. I assume that everyone else is here for the same reasons.
Yet, I know many people who have had successful bariatric surgery and no one's regretted it. So what's the difference? Why can you diet and exercise and stick to it after, but not before?
