It's an amazing journey. I had mine done on the 9th of December and I'm already down ~20 lbs. The only thing that you have to watch out for is the liquid diet that they put you on pre-op and post-op.
My sister in law had the lap band surgery about 5 years ago and has managed to keep the weight off. Congrats on your weight loss, can't wait for my journey to start. i have an apt next week to go over everything before the surgery