If I knew pre-op what I know post-op, I would have....

[Jachut 487]

I wouldnt change a thing.

I got a band to stop dieting forever. I got a band so i could never count calories again, never fuss over fat or Protein, so that I could eat a completely normal balanced diet, only in reasonable portions. I fully expected that I would eat better some days than others, and that's true, and I knew that healthy eating is key to losing weight but that is different to *dieting*. I dont diet and never will again.

I was prepared to work hard though, to sort through all my head issues, what drives me to eat the wrong things, and to work out when it is OK to eat those things and when youre eating them for the wrong reasons. I was also more than prepared to exercise hard - it was one of my major dreams and goals.

It all worked out that way for me, luckily. Because of the type and amount of exercise I do, my calorie needs are fairly high and this eating approach works for me.

So there's nothing I would change. I dont just feel thin these days, I no longer feel like I'm a fat person in remission, I feel cured.