What do you wish non banders understood about you

My husband always thinks I am heading to the restroom to be ill and when I return to my seat he announces loudly "What is it not going down?".  I have a bladder and occasionally there are times other then traveling down the freeway when it needs to be emptied. 

 I wish EVERYONE could just celebrate weight loss NO MATTER WHAT MANNER WAS USED TO ACHIEVE IT! I don't care if you had surgery - or which one - or if you did Atkins, WW, had your lips sewn shut or did  it the old-fashioned way.

Any and every pound lost and KEPT OFF should be saluted!

Cathy have you thought about revising?

I've tried not to tell too many people.  I just didn't want to be judged or lectured or hear stories of other people's experiences, good or bad.  I just wanted to avoid it.  Although I told my closest friends and family about doing the surgery...and why I was doing it...in the end I need a successful hip replacement surgery and loosing weight will help me reach that goal.  The LAP-band will get me there quicker.   I never really told my inlaws what I could and couldn't eat.  My mother inlaw thought I could only eat salad, so when it came time to plan my birthday dinner, she thought the family could go out to our favorite pizza restaurant and I could just eat the salad while everyone else enjoyed the pizza.  Talk about disappointing!  I had to set her straight and tell her how it all worked.  We ended up at a great dinner place where I ordered a surf and turf dish with veggies.  I took most of it home, but I got my way for my birthday!  I still think she doesn't fully understand. 

So for now...it's a need to know basis...

Lisa Powers
50 pounds lost since 12/1/11

thanks for all the responses. It is encouraging.. My daughter created her own WW facebook page for some select folks. She does WW online and I was part of the group. She said it wasn't fair for me to be part of the group since I had band tightened. I disagreed, but posted on the wall anyway and told everyone what I was doing. I know I will still need that WW guidance when I reach goal. I plan to loosen it some when I reach goal. I've managed to do not badly with it loose, but want to drop mre than I have. Now my mom, well, she just doesn't understand at all. it is nice to hear people say that they feel the same way or have had similar experiences. And yes, we do have to make our decision about what we think is a good goal. I'd like to loose about 83 more but would be super happy with 50 more gone. One day at a time.

I wish people would keep their opinions/inquiries to themselves... Im human and as much as you would like to believe the weight just melts off it doesnt! I have to work at it... I always get the how many lbs did you lost today, this week this month?? Or the can you are you allowed to eat that... I just wanna crawl in a hole and stay there... but im 42lbs down and 4 sizes smaller from a 20 to a 16 i feel great LEAVE ME THE F*CK ALONE!!!!