I've got my bypass booked in 11 days time and I'm excited to finally get a grip of my life again.

However the only people I have told is my husband, mum, dad and sisters. NO ONE else knows including rest of the family and my friends.

I don't want to tell everyone because I don't want people to think I have 'cheated' 'took the easy way out' and people are so ignorant and uneducated I cannot deal with fighting my corner with them.

Did anyone else just tell their close close family and no one else?

When I start to lose a dramatic amount of weight I don't know what to tell people when they ask how I'm doing it?

What shall I do? What shall I tell people?

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Edited July 31, 201610 yr by Kernowgirl

When people mention how much weight I've lost, I thank them and tell them it's been really hard work. It is! This is not easy, it's a commitment.

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The only people that knows about my surgery date is my husband and my younger children that's living under my roof...

My oldest had ask me last month "what is this new Facebook page I have made? "(The new Facebook ad had popped up in her adding new friends)

I did tell her; I was going through the process of getting approved for VGS and she told me; that she'll be here for you me and she'll help me out...

She never brought it up again nor have I.

I still haven't told my mom, sisters, nor my brothers... I didn't want to hear any negative feedback...

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I told everybody I was having surgery for a hernia and if anyone asks about the weight loss I'm just going to tell them my blood work from the pre op showed me very alarming information and made a change in lifestyle. No one needs to know if I don't want them to.

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