I just got approval for my surgery, it has been a long road, but it is going to be well worth it. I have only told my husband, parents and my best friend. I am wondering if I should tell the rest of my family, or keep it to myself? Anyone else wondering about this?

the only people that know about my band are my parents and brother. it just seemed easier than trying to explain to everyone, and having friends feel like they made me feel too fat or something. (even though i promised my psychologist at the pre-op appointment that i would tell everyone, oops)

but when people ask what im doing to lose weight, i just say diet and exercise.. its not a lie!

I've told most of my close family and friends... was a little nervous about telling people at work, but am so glad that I did... turns out someone in the office had it two years ago (she's no longer with the company) but one of the people I eat lunch with a lot was good friends with her and knew a LOT about the diet, etc. It's good to know that I have support from the people around me at work and I personally am glad to have people who will question me if they see me making bad choices! Nice to have a back up system when I'm craving something bad for me!

Everyone is different and I definitely understand keeping it secret... but you might also find support you didn't know you'd have like I did :-)