Awesome for you !!!! I understand all of that and I get it !! I have gotten to the point that food doesn't taste good to me anymore ! It's that weird ? I too was at the point where I'm afraid of the slippage and all this being for nothing ! We just came back from vacation and I think the airplane flights tighten my band . That was great as it helped a lot but I hated not eating the king crab legs ... Lol. I'm slow on my journey but I'm getting better .. One day at a time !!