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I love your positive outlook. You rock girl! When is your surgery date? I look forward to hearing about your journey and successes as a BIG LOSER!

Wishing you all the success. I know that you will do just fine and I think that everyone has had thoughts similiar to yours. I will say a little prayer for you.

wish I could put you over my shoulder and pat your back...

Its a difficult thing - deciding whether to tell people or not. You're under enough stress with dealing with the situation, you don't need naysayers and fearmongers crawling up your....leg. If you feel obligated to tell them, I'd wait until the last minute - that way they don't have time to weigh on you about it. Let them know you've done your research, made your decision and its a topic not open for discussion or negative comments - and stick by that! They may have questions, which is normal, but you can answer those questions with an email or showing them a website. Bottom line, you know your body better than anyone and you've decided what your body needs. Good luck!

By the way, good luck with your surgery. It was rough for me at first, but it's still the best decision I've ever made for ME.

I only told my husband and my older children. I also told my mother because well, she's my mother and I knew she wouldn't betray me by telling people about it. I say keep it to yourself, but be prepared to answer questions like "how'd you lose the weight?" and "What's your secret to weight loss?". You're going to lose weight rapidly, so the drastic change always gets people's attention. I find myself getting a little uncomfortable when asked these questions, so I give my usual answer of "Oh, I been drinking protein shakes and I cut back on my portions in addition to going to the gym". So far it's kept people at bey, but I do feel a little guilty at times because I have friends who want to know what kind of shakes I'm on and want to follow my food plan to the tee. smh

I am also gtting sleeved on the 30th. I have only told a few good friends, a few people at work, my kids and three family members. I already regret telling so many people. I chose not to tell the rest of my family because I already knew I would not have their genuine support. The people that I have told I assumed I would have their support. I do from a few. But from others I do not. I plan to tell people after the fact when I am asked but I will not volunteer the information. My thought on waiting until afterwards is that they have no choice but to accept my decision. If you can get by without their support while at the hospital and during the first couple of weeks recovering, I would consider not telling them for now. Good luck on the 30th! I started the pre-op diet yesterday. I knew it would be tough these first few days. And it is. :-)

Ohhh, that is really uncomfortable. I don't have any recommendations, other than lay back and then sit up and lean forward a little. Good luck.

My surgeon also gave me a little card saying I have had surgery and that allows me to order off the children's menu, which is really nice!

hello sister...try drink ice water it should make u burp