Had Grastric Bypass surgery (please note this is not my starting weight prior to gastric bypass,but rather my weight when I started on Fatsecret), gastric bypass changed my life literally. I understand this is NOT a quick fix but a tool to help guide me on the continuous journey from being a lifetime overeater. The honeymoon of the surgery does end and has ended for me and I've had to settle into realization I still either have to diet forever or change and except a new way of approaching food. Yes you can gain weight on RNY icecream goes down like water as well as many other unhealthy choices, I choose to select what is good for me. So for ME choice IS so important. I have seen so many people completely re-gain all their weight post weight loss surgery by making poor choices and thinking just having any form of weight loss surgery your be just fine NOT LOL. Everyday is not easy nor hard it is what it is. Personally, I do not believe in diets, been there done that from OA to extremes such as going on Rice Diet in Durham, NC to good old weight watchers. I can't even recall how many of my friends have literally said, "I love weight watchers i did so well, maybe ill try it again." I don't fool myself anymore, I come from big numbers.... I know what foods are good and what is not as well as calorie intake. I don't need a program to tell me oh milkshakes or McDonald's fries are are bad choices, duh lol. I know for a fact diet programs and fads are a business and unfortunately in order to be successful more people have to be unsuccessful for the business to be profitable, this is fact not assumption. You either become so dependent $$$$ or you yoyo so you to keep coming back or at best it's experience a temporary fix. Not to say it does not work IT CERTAINLY CAN FOR MANY and if it works for you I could not be happier sincerely.I love fatsecret. I chart calories, salt, cholesterol, sugar and the support is unwavering ❤, It's all common sense in my book.