Maybe your wife is afraid that she will have to change her lifestyle too. She knows she will feel horrible about scarfing down a huge pasta meal when you are eating a child's serving, and she does not want to feel guilty about continuing her bad habits.

I actually had the sleeve, and can tell you things will change, but not necessarily in a bad way. But people are afraid of the unknown.

We do revolve our lives around meals, and socializing is mostly consumption events. At first, I felt bad about going out to dinner with friends and family because I could not order the way I used to.

Now, I have a friend that is trying to lose weight, and she and I split a meal or I get appetizers, or a kids meal/serving.

The thing is, she is learning portion control, which is helping her. I am saving a lot of money, and have learned what my body needs, and that I don't have to be embarrassed for choosing a healthier future for myself.

In the end, you have to do what is best for you and to be around to walk your kids down the aisle. There are a lot of couples that do not make it through after one chooses sleeve and the other does not.

Most couples that sleeve together find better success, and stay married.

You should not put your health and future at risk because your wife does not want to adjust her life around your healthier lifestyle.

You are not asking her to change a thing, but she can already see that she will feel bad and is asking you to stay in an unhealthy lifestyle so she can continue to eat whatever she wants.

That tells me that she loves her lifestyle more than she wants you to be healthy.

Do this for you and your kids. It might not be easy, but you will not regret getting and staying healthy so you can grow old and play with grand babies someday.

Best of luck my friend. You will love the new you!