I was wondering what most of you are doing about telling people prior to surgery.

At first I wasnt going to tell many people. But, then I decided that it was easier to be open and honest about it at work. I figured if I told anyone, then everyone else would "hear threw the grapevine". So, I wanted everyone to hear from me personally and then any questions they had I could answer directly.

So I told all of my "close" friends at work one on one a few weeks ago. When I was going to the "dr" every week or so they were asking lots of questions so I just started telling.

It has actually been really helpful. I know that they are all really supportive and here for me. It has been nice to be able to talk about one of the biggest decisions I am making at this point in my life.

How about you guys? What are you doing about this?

I have told my close family and friends, which some are co-workers, so I'm sure some more people at my work know...but no one really has asked me about it. I had to have a big talk with my mom and my sister about it because they weren't super thrilled with the idea at first, but now they seem to be excited for me.

I'm not hiding it, but I'm not real vocal about it either. I figure once I have surgery and people start noticing any weight loss I'll probably have to explain myself more. But I am not afraid for people to know...but not everyone understands this decision so I don't feel the need to make it a big deal right now.