Kirsty, I completely understand. The only way that I don't have digestive no. 3,4&5 now is my little bubbles and hiccups that tell me my sleeve has had enough. I don't know whether you get that feeling with a band or not. As you know, my weakness is wine and as its liquid, it's up to my own willpower for me to say 'no' to another glass. As you know also, I'm not always successful in saying no. God, what are we like!!! We've paid all this money to change our lives - and we're so nearly there. If we could just iron out our one little issue. Grgrgrgrgr