I'm looking into gastric banding and if I can get financing I'll probably do it. I have lost weight before (of course it always comes back:rolleyes: ) and I had a lot of people asking me questions, some people were speculating on what I was doing and others enjoyed telling everyone I was too skinny and needed help, come on people I was still 180 lbs after a 75 lb loss.

I am not looking forward to the questions. I will not be telling anyone if/when I get the band. I'm a terrible liar!

How do YOU deal with it in your individual situations?

I was never embarrassed to tell my family & close friends. I did get mixed replies from some friends, like you could lose weight if you just eat less and exercise. That describes my last 40 years. I had a very tough experience the weekend before surgery (4/3/07) where I had to stay on a liquid diet while visiting Disneyworld with family and friends. Brother, was it hard watching them eat...eat...eat. But looking back, it was worth it.

I eat better I eat less and I move more... it is the truth totally the truth.

I tell some people and don't tell others and there is no rhyme or reason to it. I get some good reactions, I get some bad reactions. I love my business partners reaction his statement is I put my money where my mouth is literally. And if more people were willing to do this we would live in a better world. People will talk but when it comes to stepping up a ton of people just can't do it.

Who knows my best friends, my family and that is basically it. There are a few others but not a ton. My bandster life people know obiviously since I meet with them once a month or so.

I told two people, DH and one friend who came with me for the surgery. I told no one else, and I am not planning on it. I have a friend ( sort of, who always talks about everyone elses short comings, I know that she would tell everyone about this and laugh at me as well , Good friend ) This is private.