Slimchic2013

Morning ladies !! I'm in a similar boat ... Hubby does not know my weight n maybe post op I will tell him what my heaviest was. He loves me for me & is a big supporter. I've always been heavy but gained with my pregnancy n more after. I've always been very anal about personal hygiene; I shower 2x per day, always smell good, dressed nicely regardless of size & kept up with my hair n nails cause I didn't want to give big girls a bad wrap.
WLS is an investment to find me & my self-esteem again. Plus I wanna be healthy for my son & any more kids we have.
We will get thru this !!!

@ makemyownluck , Same here with time off. I've taken the time I need, nobody at work knows cause I decided not to say a word. I'm self-pay n so it's my choice, I don't need opinions unless they chipping in on the cost !? 3 people in my life know: hubby, my 2 closest BFF's (1 was sleeved in 10/2012).

Wow!!! I'm so impressed by everyone's weight loss I can't wait to have surgery!

Good for you for saying something!! I was stuck in a group convo at work a few weeks ago and this woman was going on and on about how her 4 and 6 year old children eat and how she wants to make sure "they don't get fat". She said it several times as she was talking about how she keeps them physically active and how she feeds them good foods and stuff. On one hand, I get it. If I have kids, I hope they don't suffer obesity like I did. But, IDK, coming from her (perky, tiny woman) and the way she was saying it (and/or the way I was hearing it), it seemed like it would just be THE WORST THING EVER if her kids were fat. They would be ugly, they would be bad in some way.
I've told 4 people at work. Two managers, who I've asked specifically not to share the news, and two work buddies (who I'm also friends with outside of work) who were also asked not to share the news. So far, as far as I know, word has not gotten out. But I haven't really figured out how to explain my 2 week absence, because in the 5 years I've worked at this company, I've never taken a 2 week vacation. I've never taken a 1 week vacation. I like to take long weekends here and there, never a big chunk of time.
I think I've decided I'm not saying a darn thing. If/when they ask when I come back, maybe I'll be ready to tell them when it's all said and done. But as far as pre-op, I don't really want to hear everyone else's opinion on this right now.
I applaud your courage to wear it proudly right now. I'm still not 100% sure I'll broadcast my surgery, but if it gets out, I'm curious to see who comes out of the woodwork to share their story. There are a few people I suspect have had it... and I just LOVE it when I'm right!

That should have read "I'm scheduled for 04/26/13 at INT hospital with Dr Jose Rodriguez"