I was banded on 23 April 2012 and for the next 4 months, I lost 50lbs, and then I went back to my old ways and started gaining weight, I noticed i wasn't drinking or eating as much protein, somewhere along the line I fell off the wagon and I am now so confused. I read your post, which is very encouraging, I am going to try it. I need to restart somewhere.I hope this works for me.