Oy vey. I'm going to a function on the 29th of this month where I will see people I used to work with, but most of whom I haven't seen since before my banding. No one there knows anything about it, and the last time they saw me I had just had my first child (and weighed my highest).There will be LOTS of questions, and while I'm happy to share my story with friends, I don't really want to go into details with lots of former work acquaintances.

HELP! I'm looking for that perfect one-liner that says a) thanks for noticing; it was lots of hard work; c) I did have medical help (in case anyone sincerely wants to know more for themselves or a friend); but d) don't feel like spilling my guts to you who hasn't bothered to keep in touch since I left this job 6 years ago); and e) that can be tossed off with a gracious smile.

Any ideas?

"I've been involved in a torrid love triangle with a set of swarthy Rumanian trapeze triplets"

Oh, definitely use one of Jacks! Although, technically I believe this is a love square. Wait, no, it's a trapezoid.

This is such a tricky subject. I'm most comfortable with a straightforward "I had a band put around my stomach to help me control my appetite." Then I quickly change the subject by telling them how great THEY look.

Just raise your hands to the heavens, lift your head, and cry out "SEX! LOTS OF WILD SEX!"

i promise you will only get a few questioners after that.

How about.........

I decided I am worth it! with a sexy smile and a wink!

I use this one when people keep pressing me...

EAT LESS FOOD!!!!!!

"I have a tapeworm."

:clap2: LMAO, I LOOOOOOVE that!!! Tapeworm!!!!

well I actually dont mind telling people..im proud to have had the band! but I do understand where you are coming from...cause some poeple look at you like you are crazy!!! been there before....but I like what everyone is saying that you have really worked hard mentally and physically and have great tools to help you!

I don't mind people knowing about the band BUT, I HATE them looking at me from that point on wondering how much, if any, I've lost. The band seems to become my new identity. If I "slip", people are watching....

Thanks for all the great suggestions, people! Normally I don't have any problems telling people, as long as they're truly interested and not just making conversation. But in situations like this, sort of like a big reunion, it'll be very easy to draw a crowd and I don't want to make my surgery the centerpiece of any conversation.

Spydr, if I had any confidence that my audience would know what Lap-band surgery was without a lot of followup explanations, I'd be using that indeed.

I'm thinking of something along the lines of "Basically eating less and exercising, with the help of an adjustable gastric band." The words "adjustable gastric band" are technical enough that if someone is not interested in pursuing the subject they can nod and look away.

The Romanian-triplet line is my favorite, but that would DEFINITELY need more explanations.

hmm say lots of wild nights with the hubby..... Great exercise... No in all seriousness.. .

" I ate less (which is true) and exercised more (also true)"

I was tired of being fat and decided to do something about it.

I got off my butt and started exercising.

This is what I plan on saying. It's true

Crystal Meth and Ex-Lax. Shuts 'em up every time.

ROFL, Jonathan!!! I guess that would get em all right!

LOL!!! Jonathan!! Excellent!

I love that Jonathan! And the tapeworm! TOO Funny!

After "sinus" surgery (aka my band) I told everyone the anesthesia made me lose my appetite, which is why I dropped 20 lbs.

Now I just tell them I'm trying to follow South Beach. For the younger crowd, trendy diets seem to do the trick.

Thyroid problems work too.

I'm like some of you here, if people knew they would analyze everything I ate. It's just people's natural curiosity. Now if someone asked me because they seemed to be in the same situation I was in, I would probably tell them in confidence. I'm proud of my decision to take control of my life, but I don't think that my decision should be publicized for public scrutiny by those who have never been in a similar situation.