Fair enough, I think its good you know what you need to do and I think its probably the best decision you've made there. I got down to 68kg in 1999 and couldnt maintain it, it slowly crept back on but when I look back now I should of stayed going to the gym. The band is definately a tool and I dont think its the easy way out at all, I saw the Australian Story with Mikey Robbins and for him it worked tremendously and gave him his life back, I think he had a lot of emotional issues too, and for people that never feel full or know when enough food is enough its beneficial for them.
Hows the wife going? Is she going to get banded too? How old is your son, it was always my fear of my kids being fat like me when I was a kid, so I think as parents we need to teach them the correct way to eat, as a kid I was never given chocolate or lollies as a treat it was given to me to shut me up or a guilt thing because my father left us when I was 3 but anyway I dont keep it in the house if I give my kids a treat its bought and eaten straight away, if not I would eat it until its all gone.
My son is 13 and luckily he rides his bmx everywhere and has stripped his puppy fat off,also having braces on his teeth restricts what he can eat,oh and girls he's a handsome lad so he's gotta keep the image LOL, and my 4 yr old daughter is genetically skinny like her dads side. What can I say ya just gotta do the best you can with what ya got. Cya Don
