No, not you.
I do think it's an easy way out. All those things you listed that are off limits, yo ucan't have because they will cause medical problems after the procedure. After the procedure you don't know more about proper diet, proper intake, nothing. You have to be taught that in classes and in meeting with doctors. Why not do that before the sugery? I could understand if your weight is a physical disability. Let us say you weigh 900lbs and are bed ridden. I could understand someone like that getting sugery. But, IMO in this case is was cosmetic. Nothing that couldn't be fixed with a nutrition, weight management and excercise. I lost 100 lbs in 1 year with NO sugery. So yea I do think it's an easy way out. I don't think it's painless. But, nothin worth while ever is.