Just curious if you shared with friends and family pre op, post op or not at all?

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I don't, just my daughter that lives with me.

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I have always been very open about my WLS. If I can even help 1 person to understand and make a choice to have the help that I have I will be happy!! If someone asks me how I lost my weight I will share.

I did post op but just to let everyone know that I was fine and just had minor surgery.

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I was completely open. I'm a therapist and telling clients I'm taking a month off and then looking different would've been an issue. My family was opinionated but not problematic. If someone asks what I'm doing I tell them. It has made my support system larger and informed.

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I shared (on social media, actually) and was met with great support. People know better than to say anything negative, at least to my face, lol.

I also know it's a very personal decision whether to share or not to share, and I completely respect people who choose to keep it a secret from most.

Nope. No one not living in my house knows.

My family has been very judgemental about my weight my entire life. Living with them caused a ton of my weight and self esteem issues, and I don't need their input.

I work in a very appearance- oriented industry (media), and everyone at work talks about fay people. I don't have anything to share with them, either.

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Parents and husband only, all before. All were very supportive.

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I'm in the very beginning stages of pre-op right now and I'm working on telling my immediate family, I might tell more people post-op but I'm not too sure yet. I worry that my dad and sister will be the most judgmental because they have always judged me for being overweight. I've decided that when I tell my dad and sister I plan on starting out with "Before I tell you I want you to know that I completely respect what ever your opinion may be about this but you will not change my mind."

I haven't announced on SM yet and I don't think I will. Only a handful of people know I even had surgery.

Just immediate friends and family no social media etc however If a overweight person asks me how I've lost all the weight which they have

I'm 100% honest as to give an overweight person false hope about a fad diet or an exercise regime That worked a miracle on me which I never did is something I could never do because as a former big person if someone lost a lot of weight and if asked them I'd be on that fad diet or exercise regime the next day and I can't lie to them.

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No, but I don't share much personal information on Facebook.

I told my parents and my parents in law. They are the only people I consider close enough to share this personal information with.

Been very vocal about it and have been able to help others. See my signature below if you're interested in following along.

I am selective. There is no all or nothing about this. I am sure that some of the people I have not told will find out eventually, and probably through other avenues, but I don't worry about that. Most of the people I have told have been extremely supportive of my decision. One of my best friends was not, and he had the very same surgery a few years earlier! Another was one of my daughters, and that one hurt, but she is her own person. I cannot control her, or anyone else. I barely control myself a lot of the time.

The only reason that I did it is because I am running for a State level position with the Veterans of Foreign Wars. Stories would spread if I was rapidly loosing weight without some sort of explanation.

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I am not sharing. My husband knows, but no one else will know. I am a VERY private person, so it isn't something I'd share with people. I do have a instagram account for it, where I follow others that have had the surgery or are about to. Between that, here and my husband, I have the support and resources that I need.

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