Chrisitians: Tell everybody OR Keep it on the downlow???

I ponder

As a woman of God, the first and really the only source you need to consult on this is the Holy Spirit and do what He is leading you to do.  If you feel at peace when the time comes to share it, then do so.  If not, like Mack said you don't owe anyone the entire explanation.  Saying that you have changed your eating habits and are exercising will be the truth.  If they want to know what diet you are on (people ALWAYS ask that when they see you loosing) tell them you are eating smaller portions and making healthier choices.  Again, all true.  But before ANYTHING, pray about it.  God will lead you.  He always has.

 I'm honest to a fault. As long as I am being totally honest then I don't have any regrets. I can educate and help those who truly want it.  And those who have been or will be jerks...  have to deal with themselves and their own weaknesses. I am not good at even telling half truths so eventually it would all come out anyway. 

Your decision is nobodys business. Do what is best for you.. all the way thru

Thanks to everyone who took the time to understand the question & give helpful answers! 
@Mack -- you make a good point - I never thought of it that way!!  I wouldn't give you my personal financial info because you might use it to hurt me, much the same way a co-worker could hurt me if I offered them too much of my health information... and they turned out to be a backstabbing gossip.

OK, well, now that that's off my mind, I'm going to finish packing for the hospital-- see you guys on the other side.

If someone is foolish enough to ask me for personal information that I do not wish to divulge, I frown slightly, give them a suspicious look and say, "Why do you ask?"   Then regardless of whatever response they give, I just respond, "Oh, I see" and offer no further explanation. 

People do notice - and a lot of people are very sincerely caring when they ask.  I had a stranger come up to me in the elevator of my 18 floor building and ask what I was doing - because I was losing a lot of weight.  There really is no way around the attention.  Make up your mind ahead of time how much you want to share, and rehearse your answer.  You certainly do not OWE anyone any kind of explanation, and if someone is really pushy, you might just want to ask, "Isn't that a little personal?"  Still, there might be a few people - on whom soical graces have never settled - that keep pushing.  If that happens, stick to your resolve, and don't give out more information than you are comfortable with.  The most amazing thing for me has been the number of people who have a real interest, because they are at a point in their lives to make the same choice about surgery.  If I can help someone else - anyone else - through this process, the way someone helped me - then I really want to be there...

For me, personally, I opted from the beginning to be open and honest with everyone - people at work, at church, my friends - and the support I've received from them has been phenomenal!  I have a church and workplace full of cheerleaders!  And again, for me, it has been wonderful seeing people react to my weight loss.  I understand that not everyone is comfortable with that kind of attention, so you have to do what is right for you.

It's going to be your decision...but don't expect everybody to feel the same way about surgery as you do, there will be some nay-sayers out there somewhere just be ready to stick with your choice. I personally only told a select few...some were supportive and some were not. I had to come to grips with the fact that everybody's opinion is not going to be the same as mine, I had to respect that. But MY "results" spoke for me...if I didn't share with them previous to me having surgery I didn't share with them afterwards...I just told them I watch what I eat and exercise (which was true).

I guess it depends on the type of people you work with, if you have very catty and unprofessional women that work with you then *I* would keep on the downlow, but if you have friendly professional women then I would think it would be OK, to disclose...but carefully and I would not disclose unless someone asked....since you have the VSG it is similar to the lap band and from what I hear there are not too many life changing events with your surgery meaning you will not get sick if you eat certain foods that may make people concern...you just say you are cutting back, NO ONE would KNOW I have a lap band even at nearly 5 years post op if I did not tell people, I just can't eat that much and I can just say I am "dieting".  Good luck on your journey!

 I'm a newbie as well and I thought about this very question myself. For ME I decided to tell my co-workers now even though I don't even have a surgery date set. The office I work in  can be a bit gossipy (sp?) at times so rather than have rumors float around about me, I just rather tell everyone myself. I didn't go into much detail other than " I'm going through the process to have weight loss surgery" and left it as that.