When I decided to have The band I only told 3 people who are in my immediate family and have no regrets on that decision! I made a complete lifestyle change with my diet and exercise along with getting banded. Here are some reactions that I have had on my weight loss that I have surprised me along the way!

-My good friends who were just as large as i was pre-surgery always feel the need to bring up their weight when we hang out. I feel like I make them feel bad because they are still overweight which makes me feel bad!

-People are very curious about the exact number of pounds that I lost, what my current weight is and what clothes size I am. I could never imagine asking someone how much they weigh but so many people have asked me. I tell everyone the same thing when they ask me how much I have lost. "A good amount!" I feel this is very personal information and not something I need to share!

-This one really surprised me. One of the family members who I told and who has been smaller her whole life said to me..."you don't want to get to small or I wouldn't lose much more". I was a little shocked because at the time that she said it to me I was 30 pounds heavier than her normal weight. I thought to myself, why is it okay for you to be a normal size but not me.

I guess I didn't realize that I was not the only person who had to come to terms with my weight loss and was surprised by some of these reactions. Overall I have had the best year of my life and getting healthy has been an AMAZING journey!

Has anyone else had some reactions that surprised them?

I feel extremely lucky that I was 100 % supported in my WLS journey, I realize not all are so blessed. I too was a little surprised that people would ask me how much weight I had lost. I didn't take it personally, Im not sensitive about the subject, but I felt it was a little more than they should know sometimes. I too felt that this whole thing has been "an amazing journey ", watching myself emerge from the cocoon has been alot of fun ! As far as " reactions that surprised me ?" Yes, the ones from men ! Im almost 57, happily married, but when men flirt with me or compliment me, Im thinking " that's cute, thank you !" but I'm still mentally turning my head around thinking they're talking to someone behind me ! Totally . Strange........

Congrats on your major success! I think it's funny that whenever one person loses a lot of weight, all the people around them suddenly become super conscious of their own weight, be they fat or thin. It's just one of those unexplainable things.