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[MommyB23 4]

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

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[sleeveisa 333]

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

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[shedo82773 1,236]

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.

[Redmaxx 740]

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

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[elisa5150 212]

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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[Babbs 14,680]

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.

[Vinasu 621]

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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[woo woo 872]

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

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[bubbz333 49]

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."

[TiredOfMyself 141]

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

[Shell ???? 224]

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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[Hammer_Down 631]

No, but I don't share much personal information on Facebook.< /p>

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

[SalOdyssey 441]

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

[LittleBill 2,231]

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.

[Redmaxx 740]

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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