Even sweets aren't an issue for me now. I took a bite of a former favorite and it actually tasted too everything. Down the road I'll probably crave something and taste it, but for now, I mostly want the protein so I will have energy every day.

Do try to get off the carbs before surgery, so you'll have already worked through the withdrawal period. I talked to one woman who didn't quit them 'til the day before surgery & she has had a rough time. I went on South Beach, Phase I, three months before surgery & was really very well weaned from the carbs.

See that's what she means about Weight Wise being more restrictive; we are told no whole grains or peas after surgery and beans are allowed but on a fairly limited basis.

 The quick answer to your question is yes... weight wise has a stricter diet post op. But weightwise also has one of the highest success rates in the country when it comes to average weight loss after surgery so its a trade off. That being said, there are plenty of people that don't follow what the nutritionists say exactly. For instance, one of Weight Wise's rules is no liquid calories, including milk. Well, I can say I very regularly enjoy a latte from starbucks (which happens to be 190 calories) and I even drink it in front of my nutritionist or at support group. I guess my point of all this is that the rules are what you make of it. Though I will say that there is a direct correlation between how much someone follows the diet and exercise plan given to you and how much weight is lost.
As for the carb thing... I was a HUGE carb eater before I had my sleeve. I would say that rice, pasta, or bread was a main part of at least lunch and dinner everyday for the years before I had surgery. I went on the pre-op diet of no carbs over a year ago and I can honestly say I do not miss them at all! I've ordered food at a restaurant in the time since surgery that happened to come with a side of rice or pasta and I've had one bite of it, decided it tasted kinda like cardboard and went back to my protein. I'm not saying that's going to be the case for everyone, but I will say that as a former carbaholic, the only carbs that bother me post-op are sweets, everything else is totally unappealing, especially bread. That and when you do try to eat it, you get full- QUICK! I would say for me, maybe part of a tortilla is the most carb I can eat with out being stuffed almost immediately. 

I hope that helps a little, and I guess my main advise would be try not to think of it as giving up food, just making some changes to the way you eat things. There are hundreds of recipes that are low/no carb that you'll be able to make plus a lot of people are really good at altering their favorite recipes on their own to lessen the number of carbs they're eating.

 Thanks for the info... 

I placed an order with http://www.coffee-authority.com/ this weekend and it is on it's way right now. You might check them out. I get the big bottle in a 6 pack case of mix and match flavors.