Wasn't sure how to title this but what Im asking is what is your response when people acknowledge your weightloss? For example if someone who has not seen you in a while says OMG, you've lost so much weight, what have you been doing??" what do you tell them? Do you tell them you have had weight loss surgery?

I'm doing low carb which is the truth. Depends on the person whether I confide in them or not.

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Yes.

I tell them I had VSG surgery and have followed the new way of eating most of the time.

There is no other way I can explain losing 185 lbs. What do I say, "Oh yeah....I was in Kamchatka on vacation and was bitten by a rabid sea snake while skin diving for dinner......and the venom burned away all my fat?".

I tell them I had surgery, follow a high protein/low carb diet and don't drink alcohol (much).

I'm planning to tell people I'm following a high Protein diet under doctor supervision... When I get to the final result I may be more opened... I would not be comfortable saying I had surgery until I'm sure it resulted in significant weight loss... Odds seem to be in my favor that it will, don't want to jinx it.

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Edited May 29, 201610 yr by nyteacher125

You don't have to lie, but you don't have to tell everything you know.

if I feel the situation is appropriate I tell them I had the surgery and am following the plan.

if it is more a passing comment and not inviting explanation then I just say thank you, and yes I am trying to loose the weight. (that part is due to a recent cancer scare, and some acquaintances are concerned about my health and I appreciate their care)

Low carb

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I just say "thanks, I've been working at it" and if they insist on knowing what I'm doing I bring up that I started running... It shuts most up as they aren't interested in it themselves

@missmac... I don't feel I'm lying, I would just be omitting an important detail til a later time... I live in a apt building with many gossipers... The less the know about how I'm dropping weight the better.

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if I feel the situation is appropriate I tell them I had the surgery and am following the plan.

if it is more a passing comment and not inviting explanation then I just say thank you, and yes I am trying to loose the weight. (that part is due to a recent cancer scare, and some acquaintances are concerned about my health and I appreciate their care)

This is how I handle it too. If I'm in the mood or the situation is appropriate, I'll tell them. If not, I just say watching my portions and exercise

Personally, I don't feel that I owe anybody an explanation about my body. While I graciously and happily received compliments about my weight loss, further inquiry is generally in bad taste and not something that I encourage of people. To me, the body is extremely personal. At the very least it's very rude to ask someone about the decisions they make for their bodies.

I tell them high Protein low carbs. I get more upset when people pretend not to notice the change! Lol

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I've told my family, friends, and co-workers. Everyone has been supportive although my mom tried to talk me out of it, saying I was a big-boned individual who was meant to have meat on my bones. I disagree.

Wasn't sure how to title this but what Im asking is what is your response when people acknowledge your weightloss? For example if someone who has not seen you in a while says OMG, you've lost so much weight, what have you been doing??" what do you tell them? Do you tell them you have had weight loss surgery?

When people ask me, "what's your secret?" to weight loss. I tell them I have been doing EVERYTHING. I diet, I exercise, I participate in a medically supervised weight loss program, I attend a monthly support group, I track my food daily using My Fitness Pal, I weight myself daily, etc. By the time I'm done, I have told them what they don't want to hear- that you have to work lose weight and keep it off.

If it is in passing I say say, "Thanks, decided to get healthy." If someone takes me aside and asks me specifically what I have been doing, then I say "I decided to get healthy and had WLS."