Yep. I ate every favorite food I could think of while I was quitting tobacco. Then I went on the pre-op diet and never looked back. Funny thing was I would catch myself watching Man vs. Food while I was recovering from surgery. My wife could not believe it. I told her I was living vicariously through the host!! :-)
Yes. I have now lost 160 lbs. I tried every diet imaginable. I'm still losing 16 months after surgery. Sometimes I forget to eat. Now I eat to live, I use to live to eat!!!!