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Wow the first thing I immediately noticed was your breast..they shrank alot lol!!!! Great job you look great.

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Boy was that difficult to get loaded! You can see my photo from the day of surgery my husband took at the hospital and today at the office :) Everyone keeps asking me what I'm eating...haven't touched the candy!!!! Had a slice of pot roast and some peas and carrots for lunch...coffee and a few cubes of low fat low sodium cheese this morning. So far so good....:)

What do u tell them ? Only a select few know I am banded. When others ask I tell most if the truth .. I eat around 1100 calories n workout 6 days a week.

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What do u tell them ? Only a select few know I am banded. When others ask I tell most if the truth .. I eat around 1100 calories n workout 6 days a week.

Yesterday someone asked me....i said i eat no more than 100 carbs a day. Which is true. Lol

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I only told 1 person at work. Everyone else only just recently started noticing the weight loss. I wear the same scrubs though, they are super big and when i wear my scrub jacket you cant really tell i lost much.

One of the nurses asked me how much i lost and what was i doing, i just said oh just like 30 pounds and exercising like crazy. Meanwhile i dont really like this nurse in particular so i lied. Some staff members im cool with ask and i tell them my real weight loss but not that i had surgery. I talk about the gym all the time so thats what they think.

I dont think its really anyones business how much i lost or how i am losing. So far only few people actually no im banded but thats my choice not to tell them.

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I only told 1 person at work. Everyone else only just recently started noticing the weight loss. I wear the same scrubs though' date=' they are super big and when i wear my scrub jacket you cant really tell i lost much. One of the nurses asked me how much i lost and what was i doing, i just said oh just like 30 pounds and exercising like crazy. Meanwhile i dont really like this nurse in particular so i lied. Some staff members im cool with ask and i tell them my real weight loss but not that i had surgery. I talk about the gym all the time so thats what they think. I dont think its really anyones business how much i lost or how i am losing. So far only few people actually no im banded but thats my choice not to tell them.[/quote']

A few people at work know only because we are great friends outside of work and I can trust then with my life n all my secrets...

I do the same I talk about the gym all the time n check in on Facebook lol I am working hard at this. When people ask how much weight I lost I say enough for new clothes. Im guarding my band n surgery like govt secrets lol just cause of the stigma it's the easy way out. Umm I'm up at 430 am for a 530 warrior or spin class I'm really working hard at this:) with a lil help from my stomach accessory:)

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I agree!! Im not that cool with alot of my co workers but the one I am cool with knows everything. The others are just associates. As of today i lost 70 pounds so far (including 6 month diet) and it is a noticable amount of weight for the ones that pay attention to me.

When some people ask me how much I lost I say like 30-40 pounds just because when I tell the ones that DO know I have the band the real weight loss of 70 pounds, I just think they look at me like wow you were big or something.

Or maybe its just the way I think.like people would judge if they knew the truth that I lost 70 pounds and was a real fat a**. Instead I say like 30-40 pounds so it doesnt seem.like so.much.

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I agree!! Im not that cool with alot of my co workers but the one I am cool with knows everything. The others are just associates. As of today i lost 70 pounds so far (including 6 month diet) and it is a noticable amount of weight for the ones that pay attention to me. When some people ask me how much I lost I say like 30-40 pounds just because when I tell the ones that DO know I have the band the real weight loss of 70 pounds' date=' I just think they look at me like wow you were big or something. Or maybe its just the way I think.like people would judge if they knew the truth that I lost 70 pounds and was a real fat a**. Instead I say like 30-40 pounds so it doesnt seem.like so.much.[/quote']

Lol I totally get you :) and congrats on the 70lb loss :)

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When some people ask me how much I lost I say like 30-40 pounds just because when I tell the ones that DO know I have the band the real weight loss of 70 pounds' date=' I just think they look at me like wow you were big or something.Or maybe its just the way I think.like people would judge if they knew the truth that I lost 70 pounds and was a real fat a**. Instead I say like 30-40 pounds so it doesnt seem.like so.much.[/quote'] Hahahaha!! SNEAKY.... I love it!!

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Lol I totally get you :) and congrats on the 70lb loss :)

Well thank you

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Hahahaha!! SNEAKY.... I love it!!

Well you know how people are. Im just saying even when I say I lost 70 pounds its like OMG. If I say like 30 there like oh.....lol

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