Thanks! DH and I both had weight loss surgery. The exact procedure is commonly referred to as a gastric sleeve. It has a similar effect as a lapband, but with no foreign object it's considered to be much safer. Basically, I now has a smaller stomach that just can't hold as much food. We were both diabetic, and this surgery took care of that. I had tried the "old fashioned way" numerous times, but my diabetes made my blood sugar so out of whack that I couldn't control my hunger. The sleeve changed that and made it so that I could use the same techniques as the "old fashioned way." It just made everything more doable. We still had to diet and exercise... the sleeve is just another tool to aid with those efforts is all.
Feel free to PM me if you have further questions. I'll be happy to discuss this at length; I just don't want to hijack this thread