You are not alone my friend.
I've been looking into getting LapBand for 5 years now. People in general are very negative towards WLS calling it the "easy way out." Friends have said you me "you're not that big" or "If you focus you can lose the weight"....well fuck them! The only person I am telling is my big sister...and that is because she is considering WLS also.
I am going in for my consult next week and I am so excited!