Hi Big Daddy, congratulations on the decision to change your life. I wanted to add my 2 cents about pizza. It is my all time favorite food and I could eat it every single day of my life (but I obviously don't). I have no intention of giving it up. The band is my tool to eat normal food in normal portions. If I have to eat "diet" food to lose the weight and keep it off then I really have wasted my money. I do eat a great deal of diet food but I can't live like that without encountering a situation where I need to eat normal food. That's what the band is for. I want to be one of those people that "serving sizes" were made for. Pre band I thought they were made for toddlers.
Good luck!