Daily Post--2/20/08

99. percent of the time yes, but there are a few like my family that I do not tell anything too!! They are too condeming.. and too easy for them to have more reasons to put me down

Nope, I figure it is really no ones business but my own. My hubby knows, and that's it. It was a personal decision for me, and my weight loss has nothing to do with anyone else.

Before surgery, I said nothing at work, because there was a possibility they would ask me to reschedule as it is "elective" surgery. After, I told THE WORLD, BABY!! Anyone who wants to know gets the story. I'm proud of what I've done.

Since my surgery I will tell anyone who asks, doesn't ask, listen, won't listen........lol. I have nothing to hide. I have and still am working very hard at my weight loss and am extremely proud of what I have accomplished so far. When I do talk about it I try to emphasize how HEALTHY I have become due to the surgery and that it is not the EASY way out but still requires a lot of willpower and determination and is not a cure all solution. Sally

I'm VERY selective on who I tell... I will help those who struggling as I have for so many years and let them in on my little secret... I figure I would never bring up any other surgery I've had in the past... why start now?

Even though I am pre-op I have been very vocal about letting others know I am planning on having WLS. I don't think they are really going to think that I lost it all on my own when it is melting off of me. And if I can plant a positive seed in someone else's head then so be it.

Heck yes. I tell everybody. Even strangers.. any body that will listen or won't ... I just talk and talk. I am so HAPPY that I had this WLS. Alice

I don't hide the fact that I had surgery, but I don't necessarily offer the information to people either. If someone asks, I will tell them. Most people who know me know that I had the surgery. I've never tried to keep it a secret.

I am very open. I did not tell many people until I was approved and had a date, but now, 10 months after the fact and down 140 pounds I shout it from the roof tops. I have no shame in using a medical intervention to help me lose weight and stay healthy. I was one of those people *****ally had no co-morbidities....I was just FAT...That may be due to the fact that I have been an athlete all my life, even though I was heavy. It wasn't until I got injured in my 40's and could not participate in all the athletic activities that I gained massive amounts of weight. Gayle

Before & after surgery, I was totally open about it--like "shouting from the rooftops" open!! I was so excited & proud that I was doing it! My family was 100% supportive, as were my good friends & co-workers. (If any co-workers were NOT, I didn't know about it.) Yes, I had a few skeptical questions/comments from other more casual acquaintences, but they were fairly typical remarks, nothing really rude. Honestly, I could not have cared less if someone disapproved, but I know I was very fortunate to have the strong support system that I did. I realize it is much harder to be open & excited in front of people if you know they are judgmental or negative. I still love to talk about it to people! I especially get a kick out of telling someone that I've met in the last couple years who didn't know me before wls and have no idea I used to be MO! Not that I just bring this up out of the blue, but if it's appropriate to the conversation, I sure do!