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Thanks, everyone, for your responses! B-52 - I am indeed not banded yet. And no worries, I'm not easily offended As for my expectations... It's hard to say because I've never done anything like this before. With dieting in general, I always expect to feel miserable and hungry. I WAS miserable and hungry when I had gestational diabetes and was forced to give up sugar and carbs. It was easier, though, knowing my child's health was dependent on what I ate. That's a huge motivation to stick to a diet. Incidentally, I lost 30 pounds when I was pregnant. It's unfortunate that I cannot get myself to care as much about my own health as I do about my baby's but there you go. Anyway, my expectation for the lap band is that it'll force me to eat slower and more intentionally, and I expect it to temper my appetite. Once my stress levels are back to baseline I expect it to work well. I'm just worried my desire to eat when not hungry won't go away. Does that make sense? That's why I'm asking on this forum if others had this experience. If the band stopped them from emotional eating or if they had to figure out other ways to deal with it or sabotage the band's effectiveness.