I have a friend who had it done last summer and yes she has dropped a ton of weight. . .but it seems to me what people who have the surgery have to eat after the surgery is the same thing we all are doing already. Every calorie must count. . .no junk. . .veggies and protiens. . .can't fill up on empty calories. So basically she is low carbing. ..no pasta, bread, sugar . . .she could have had that without the surgery. redawn