amen girl,17yrsOut,They will not let me blog in on Veterans,Why I don't know my guess I will tell it like it is you don't have surgery and presto your skinny for life,You loose weight and you think Wow that was easy then you start feeling oh I can eat some of this and that and pie,Ice cream,Pizza,Steak,All the yummy food and wow not bad for a while maybe a year maybe two them all of a sudden wow 10 lbs I can get that off then 50# then wow your out of control,Sure you still got your little pouch but you can still enjoy all those yummy foods and and weight comes on and bam,Your gaining weight and not so easy to take off.Well that's probably why they won't let me on the vet blog. Cause I tell the truth and believe me,It's not a magical surgery,Believe me! Seventeen years and still learning and working at it!!