Hey all!

I just wanted to drop in and say hi. I'm a new kid to all this and I love the fact that you guys have so much information to share from experiences and everything else!

Hmmm....about me. Well, I'm 27 years old and live in Ashburn, Virginia. I've been working midnights as a dispatcher for many years but am switching to day shift soon! I'm to be banded on June 26, 2007 at Reston Hospital Center in Virginia by Dr. Eric Pinnar through www.advancedweightlosssolutions. (sorry if I'm not supposed to be giving that info out...some sites seem to be favoring only one doctor. I personally don't care who had which doctor...as long as it worked for their situation.)

I've only told about five people about this because I don't want to get into the debate of why I'm doing it. I'm 5'3 and am currently at 209 lbs. How did everyone else handle telling people? Do you or don't you?

Thanks for all the information again. You guys are awesome and keep up the great work. Such an inspiration! :clap2:

FarmerE,

I told everyone and thankfully I didn't have any problems. Only one time when my sister saw me when I lost all my weight she opened her mouth to her friends to tell them how much I lost when they saw me and then they asked me how I did it. I told them I had the surgery and then my sister got mad at me. She thought her friends would think that I took the easy way out and I don't care if that is what they did think either way. I don't know them and they don't know me. I live in Texas and they live in New Jersey. I will probably never see them again and they thought it was great that I lost 111 lbs.

You can't care what other people think in this life................ You have to take care of yourself because no one else will..........

Josephine