Hi, I hear you! You are going through a stage. They come and go. I was there i know. I have had my lap band for two years now and let me tell you i eat anything that will allow me to eat. Breads don't go down to well. I drink a pop if i want it basically anything i want. It is just smaller portions. The first month is the hardest and the scariest because it is a life change to you. My family wanted me to take mine out when i first got it because of my mood swings and i was choking all the time. But i had to train myself and that is all you have to do. Believe in your self and if you want to be thinner which you do or you wouldn't of done the surgery give it time it does get better. You get to enjoy your life in the long run. I eat everything i use too and yes i could loose more if i ate all the sugar free stuff but i too missed my regular food and figured if i am going to eat less than what i use too i will loose. I have lost 80 pounds in two years with the lap band. The first year did not work because the band did not fill right so i lost 30 lbs by my self than in Sept. they did a fill under x-ray and it worked and has ever since. Good luck to you it does get better just like everything it takes time.
