Newbie here...Is it really worth it?

[Betsyjane 2]

There are no guarantees, in anything. What will help him most is if he is totally committed to the process, with or without you. You can't do it for him. And you can't be disappointed in him if he doesn't lose weight on schedule. Your role in this is to learn as much as you can and then be supportive. His role is much bigger....to struggle through the plateaus, to learn an entirely new way of relating to food, to handle the physiological changes, the frustrations with fills, etc. It's not magic, and living with the band requires a HUGE learning curve. The rate of complications is actually very very low, but if you focus on the complications, you may be looking for a guarantee of success. Weight loss can and should so slow, to give the skin a chance to adapt, to give the body a chance to adapt. It's a marathon, not a sprint. And be sure to let him go to some meetings alone, so he can ask questions without you there. He's the one who has to make the decision and deal with a big change in his life.