HI there....I am VSG on the 2nd too. Dinner with friends? I wish....LOL...I have been on my pre-op diet for two weeks and one more to go! You are brave to tell friends - good for you. I have told my hubby (Obviously lol) and a friend who has also had surgery! BTW I am a Nurse, with many years experience, and did NOT come to this decision lightly (I was ALWAYS AGAINST WLS), so don't worry about your friend. Nurse or not, she likely doesn't understand.