My surgeon's office took care of setting me up with a dietitian for six months of visits. I have to track everything that i eat, do meal planning, set monthly goals, learn new eating habits ( the hardest was giving up my daily beer), I weigh in at each visit and we review the previous month's food diary, set new goals, and do some post lapband nutrition counseling. I'm pretty happy with the program but it's very hard to follow a nutritious meal plan. If I could do that I wouldn't need a lap band.