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Well I'm 3 weeks+ post-op....

Today I have to attend a family gathering... an all-nighter. The kicker us that I lied to them and said that my appendix was removed :/ I want to keep my WLS private... I've only told a handful of trustworthy people... Husband... my kids ( 17 &15) Mom & Dad.

I will be visiting my husbands family- A big Mexican family... and as always the food will be abundant!!!

How do I fake it at lunch... dinner and Cake time. The pre-op me would be all over that food!

When I eat a cheese stick for lunch... 1 scrambled egg for dinner and 1/2 a sugar free popsicle for dessert -

It's gonna be soooo obvious!!!

No cake for me is unheard of!!! Lol

Just tell them you are still recovering and cannot eat too much. I didn't eat right for weeks after getting my appendix out.

I will try... I wasn't going to tell them anything... but 2 days after surgery... my inlaws came to visit... so I lied!!!

My mother-inlaw... God Bless her wanted to make me chicken Soup etc... I know she will be eyeballing today - out of concern. I do look thinner 20+ pds down... it really shows in my face :/ Which makes me look sickling cuz my face isn't very big...

I guess I'll try to fake it!!!!

you can do it! I'd think it would be fun and challenging!! let us know how it goes, the comments, etc. Don't cave in and tell if you don't want to....good luck, and enjoy the gathering!!

I will try... I wasn't going to tell them anything... but 2 days after surgery... my inlaws came to visit... so I lied!!!

My mother-inlaw... God Bless her wanted to make me chicken soup etc... I know she will be eyeballing today - out of concern. I do look thinner 20+ pds down... it really shows in my face :/ Which makes me look sickling cuz my face isn't very big...

I guess I'll try to fake it!!!!

Tell them you are on a health food diet. This will also help explain the weight loss as time goes on. You are not really lying as with the sleeve you really are on a healthy diet. Xxx

i would tell them you still feel so nauseous from the anesthesia and everything makes you feel sick since surgery LOL. That does happen and at least then if you turn your nose up at food, they'll just think you don't feel well. Less pressure than getting quized about a diet and things of that nature.

Spend a lot of time helping out in the kitchen. When it's eating time, say you've eaten too much already while working in the kitchen.

Also you can try a half-truth... Tell them that you're on a strict medically supervised diet that only lets you drink shakes and you REALLY need to stick with it for health reasons. When they argue with you that it's not healthy and try to get you to cheat... just tell them about how your doctor said it was urgent for you to lose weight due to your fatty liver and high blood pressure or whatever and that you take what he tells you seriously because you need to look after your health.... then get all weepy and say "you don't want me to DIE do you?"

Just tell them you got a stomach bug.

I agree with fyre_storm, was going to say food poisoning. That way you not contagious and they pitty you and leave you alone

I'm just a little over a month out and I have lost 45 lbs since my highest weight. So people notice! && like you i did not tell anyone.. When they ask me what I have done or am doing I simply reply that I have change my lifestyle and I'm on a major diet! I stress how hard it it but my result have been worth it && Im excited! I explain that I'm not eating fast food no sugar no carbs!! No drinks but water and ice tea! Very strict and I have been exercising like crazy! I only eating protein and veggies for lunch/dinner and a couple eggs and bananas for breakfast. I go on to tell them that since I was eating so crappy and much that when I cut it all out of my life it was t hard for me too lose it ... But the loosig has slowed down a bit And people think its great! The awesome part is that not one lick of it is a lie I just leave out the part about the sleeve ???????????????? hehe! I hope this helps!

.... Oh! As far as the them trying to feed you!! Just simply tell them that u have come to far to let a piece of cake take u back!! && if they say "oh one piece won't hurt" tell then last time u ha a couple cheat bits that it made u super sick because ur stomach isn't used to it anymore and u don't want to cross that bridge again!

I'm here... my challenge has begun!!! Lol

chips & Salsa on the table... food smells great - But my sleeve is working... cuz I'm not tempted or hungry

Only 5 hrs of this to go! Lol

Wonderful!! Should be easy peasy then! Just stay busy, be the one to get this that what not and maybe they will never noticed you didn't eat!! Good Luck, Enjoy!

I planned to keep mine a secret but my boy/bestfriend told his family and I'm not sure how many other folks!!! Ugghh!! His mom always cooks for me and he had her cook me a special dinner before surgery! She's a great cook. But after I always eat so little she must have thought I don't like her cooking anymore. Bad thing is they speak Creole so he told her one day, he says at dinner one night, babe how much weight have you lost since surgery???!!! Whattt!!!!! I could have killed him, but like a good sport I said oh about 25....then began a million questions but they were cool, they just said don't get too skinny!

I just say that i have changed my eating habits to lose weight and get heathy.

I just tell ppl I'm on crack.