I need feedback on gastric bypass (bariatric) surgery from those who have person!

I need feedback on gastric bypass (bariatric) surgery from those who have personal knowledge. Thanks?

My physician has extolled it's virtues but I am afraid I won't follow the diet involved. I am a cook and have a 20+ year habit of tasting while cooking. Honestly I don't know if I have the willpower required. I was told that can be a real no-no due to the dietary restrictions and I would like to hear from those who have firsthand knowledge about their ability/inability to follow guidelines while I am trying to decide if bariatric surgery is for me. Please answer seriously and truthfully; thank you.

Hey - my partner had the surgery and works in restaurants and does the whole tasting thing. She still does to a degree, but the one thing she has followed faithfully is the no soda. She had it almost 3 years ago and is pleased with the results. She is half the weight she was, and doesn't have near as many health issues as she did. The one thing she did was stop taking her vitamins for a few months and she became very anemic and sick. She can't eat as much as she could before so she doesn't pick as much as she did, and then when she has a meal they tend to be small. She tries to choose something healthy to pick at, but doesn't always. I would say there have been more pluses to having it than not, before after being on her feet so long she would hurt and not be able to walk around easily, now she has no problems staying on the go. She doesn't follow exactly what she's been told (although I doubt she ever stops her vitamins again), but she does try to choose her food wisely, and if she really wants somethings she eats her tiny serving.