Hi all above im new to this forum completely unbiased coz i know none of you at all. maybe slightly biased perhaps coz im a bandster too lol. i have read all of ur points while i can understand ppl that choose not to have the band fitted .... each to their own i say. its wat make s u happy in the end. i have the band fitted since june 2007 and in 19 months i have lost nearly 6 stone i look and fel like a different person. the band is reversible too so when u reach ur goal weight u can choose to have it unfitted to its not too extreme lets say as perhaps the bypass fall out girl. well done for losing the weight naturally... but dont knock us bandsters for wat u might be thinkin coppin out. the band only works as a combo of healthy eating and exercise the three together is what define s the end result... a lot os blood swwat and tears has been shed on all our parts to look good. but maybe u should consider that naturally losing ur weight the last two stone is the hardest .... lipo suction on ur lips ..... reduce the case of verbals ur currently experiencing