Trish I recently had this conversation with a cousin and as I was explaining the surgery to a friend, my cousin who is much bigger than I had the nerve to tell me that I was taking the easy way out, and I had to explain to him that no this is not only easy, but maybe the hardest thing that I had attempted. As we Stood there at a wedding reception, his plate over filled with everything I told him don't you think for one minute that I don't want a plate like the one you are holding after only 5 day post op that is no longer an option for me and that what was easy was going on one diet after another and failing before the diet get started good and restarting again next week just to fall back into that victious cycle again and again... ect so whats easy is you standing there stuffing your face what's hard is me not.