the idea of surgery

So my whole life ive been fat, or bigger than the rest of the people around me. At my biggest I was 278 pounds and that was about 3 years ago. I was down to 225 but wasn't able to get any more to come off and now have been gaining weight back. A while ago, before the gym, I was interested in gastric bypass surgery. However, at the time my insurance didnt cover weight loss surgery, 4 years later now they cover it. No worries I am not going to have gastric bypass, however I am researching a surgery called LapBand surgery. I am pretty sure I will have it done because it is covered by my insurace. No worries it is actually safer and better than gastric bypass. Its a saline filled band that is placed around the top portion of your stomach. The saline is added to make a small pouch which a smaller amount of food sits and digests through. The band can be tightened and loosened based on the needs of the patient. I dont want to lose too much weight and with the bypass surgery I think I would end up looking too sickly, like Star Jones. With the LapBand i won't lose as much but will still lose enough. Its a slower process so I hopefully won't have too much excess skin when the weight is gone. I am a good candidate for this because other than my weight I am essentially a healthy woman. There isnt the issue of not absorbing vitamins like with bypass surgery and the long recovery time. It is laproscopic and I would be home within two days. I think this is the best thing for me. It will change what and how much I can eat and I do plan on continuing with the gym and working out. If you've never been big your whole life you might not understand where I am coming from. I don't want to be a stick but I want to be a healthier weight. I know many of you won't agree with what I plan on doing and thats fine but THIS is what I want.