Jodi, We all got here because we love to eat! I am 10 months post-op, and recently wrote on my journal page that I am so glad I had this surgery, for the specific fact that I still love food, and I can still eat just about anything I want, I just eat much less, and am SATISFIED with much less. I never feel like I am dieting or deprived of anything. If I want it, I have it. I have to tell you, although alot of people here would bash me for it, that I have a little chocolate everyday (like 3 or 4 mini Reese's Peanut Butter cups, or 3 or 4 Hershey Kisses)and it makes all the difference to this chocoholic. Good luck to you.