CONGRATS!

My younger son, 9 yrs old, had similar issues. He didn't want his dad to look different than what he is used to. Change can be hard on kids but I also think they are so very adaptable. It doesn't happen over night and they adjust as we change. For a lot of people here, our kids or loved ones are a major reason we have the surgery. We simply want to be with them as long as we can.

Good luck and best wishes.

AWWW ,from the mouth of babes!

That's so sweet.

My 5 year old son is the same way. I lost 27 lbs on the pre op diet and he said "Mommy, I can give you bigger hugs." He told all of his friends at school that I had surgery to be healfy. LOL!

Merydia710,

you have made such a smart choice! It is hard for the little ones to "get it"! Even my 7 year old grand daughter can't grasp or understand the whole weight loss thing. I just had my surgery in June of last year, and she saw me on an almost daily basis before and after my surgery, doesn't comprehend or understand the whole thing.

When I make a comment to her mother about how much I have lost, she will say "did you lose weight Grandma? You look the same to me." I am now smaller than her mother (who weighs a normal weight for 5'3") and she still doesn't understand that I used to weight twice as much as her mother. It is just so hard for the younger ones to grasp any of it.

But take heart in the fact that you are on the road to being healthier, and willl still be around to love your daughter when she is an adult. Something that she can not appreciate right now, but surely will when she grows up! My two daughters tell me all the time how happy they are with my weight loss, as they know I will be around a lot longer to bug them, be there for them, etc. now that I am healthier and slimmer!

I just had my lapband removed and am getting prepared to have my sleeve in 3 months. My 9 year old asked me on the phone from hospital "are you skinnier yet mom"? so cute.

For my daughter this has been a great learning curb - she loves to eat - she is not too big yet, but seeing my surgery and what I have been through - she seems more interested in being healthy and walking our dog more. This can only be a positive thing. She is mature and totally understands all the implications of being overweight. If this helps save her the misery of what I have been through in my life - then it is worth every bit of it.