I was hoping to hear from some bandsters who have been successful but started out with a bad food addiction. I know we all probably have a food addiction to some extent but I feel like mine is sometimes uncontrolable. I'm scared that I might not be successful because I am already slipping. I know this is about will power. I just want to hear from the people who started like me.

I am an ice cream addict. And I apparently was a bit of a binge eater. I didn't realize that I was a binge eater until I read the definition on an OE website recently. The lab band stopped the binge eating. I can't physically do it anymore. I really truly believe the 70 pound loss I have maintained over the years was from binge eating.

Then I realized, ****, I am still addicted to ice cream and sugar and the band does not do a damn thing to stop that. That is ALL me. I decided I didn't want to deal with that for awhile and I stalemated. Then I got real again a few months ago and have been losing again.

I think it is 50/50 for me right now. The band does help, A LOT. I can't overeat. It makes it easier for me to step back and focus with the head hunger and addiction for the ice cream and sweets. Do I slip up? Sure. But it is easier to get back on track.

I am still working towards my goal. I have hope for making it. I didn't have that before the band.