In the beginning I only told those closest to me. Mainly because I there were so many steps until I had final approval. I didn't want to announce it and then something happen. I am now scheduled to have the sleeve on October 24th and everything has been approved. I've decided to be very open about it. I've realized the people who have had negative comments, which has honestly been very few people, just didn't understand why I was doing it. I had lost about 70lbs on my own before my wedding and then gained about 40lbs back when I started law school. So they thought that I just needed to go back to that and do it the natural way. What's hard to understand is that I've always been obese. ALWAYS! When I lost that weight on my own I was at the gym about 10 hours a week. I don't have that kind of time now. I want to use this as a tool to basically put me on a more even playing field so I can focus on other aspects of my health. But once I explain that people seem to get it. I explain that I think my success in the past was just learning the skills I needed to make this surgery work. Everyone is excited for me. I've also made the decision to tell people because I don't want people to worry that I'm sick when I'm out of work and then hopefully losing weight. I'd rather people actually know what is happening instead of making assumptions. I'm very proud of my decision. I think it's the best thing for me and I know it's going to be a lot of work but I'm so excited for this chapter of my life. I think it's really going to be a major life change and I want those around me to understand what is happening. I know I'm going to need support. Ultimately, everyone is different and you have to do what is best for you. But i felt so much better when the people who I thought wouldn't understand turned out to be extremely supportive.