Hi, if you are doing the surgery you are doing a great thing,, i had my surgery 11/22/2011 and I only told my kids my dad and one of my best friends 2 weeks before the surgery, my oldest son was not happy but is my life and one of the best things i have done for me..for everyone else I told them i went on a Protein diet since I had to do the pre surgery diet no one noticed.. i took a week vacation came back with 25 pounds less...but i rocked my sleeve and everyone things im still on the diet but I eat much more now...and evrything.
so do it people sometimes are a bit selfish and dont want to loose their eating buddies.
Good luck you wont regret it..just give time since at the beginnig you wont eat at all much, but you are not hungry so who cares.
Best thing that I did for myself