hello youre story sounds similar to mine have been sober just a little over 3 years stopped smoking a little over a year and a half ago. was overweight the whole time. got banded sep 17 08. I still stuggle with head hunger. Maybe if journaling like writing down how much and when you eat. i know its hard for me to make a habit of new things. My sponser {a.a.} thought i should wait on being banded . Ive lost 44lbs so far sorry I dont know the metric conversion. Hope this helps