Hi Alex Cole, the most important thing for you is to learn how to change how you feel about food that affects how you relate to it. This is what makes you eat. the surgery will shrink your stomach, but if you don't learn to modify your eating habits and move every day, you're bound to gain the weight right back. Basically, calories in need to be less than calories burned to lose weight and keep it off. Hope this helps you. ~ Allison