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Don't feel bad. I was banded June 3. I had a day where I ate a lot of mashed potatoes...and you know what...the next day I still lost weight. Consider it a day that throws a curve ball at your metabolism. Though it does help that certain foods may upset your stomach. Last night I had a couple of the Dove sugar free chocolate rasberry singles (they're about 20 calories each). I had diarrhea the rest of the night....I won't be eating those again! I tell myself that if I was perfect and had perfect self control I wouldn't have needed a lap band. just think of all the foods that you've probably passed on already.....really bad foods. :thumbup:

I sometimes get a little upset when some people get so righteous about whether people told others or not. They say 'oh..you're lying' etc. First of all---if someone came right out and asked me I would tell them that I was banded. however, if people get nosy about my weight or weight loss (which is none of their beeswax in the first place)..I'm not lying if I say I eat less and work out. With the lap band, if I continued to eat like I did before and never work out...I wouldn't lose weight period. The lap band is a tool but it still needs to be utilized correctly by making PERSONAL choices to use it effectively...eating less and working out. That's the whole reason why I chose to do lap band instead of bypass...because you actually have an active part in it. "What if another fat person came up to you and truly wanted to know about lap band, etc." Everyone is an adult. Everyone is capable of doing their own research, finding a doctor, etc. It is not that hard. I did all the research and started this procedure by myself...and it didn't take me that long. The internet is a wonderful thing. If people choose to tell or not...it's a personal thing depending on who they know and what they have going on in their life. Everyone just needs to chillax.

I did NOT tell anyone. So far, my husband and my best best friend (mind you she lives across the country and will be less likely to let it slip to someone I know) are the only ones I've told. I was banded on June 3 and I toiled over this one a long time. I searched out threads on this site to see what everyone else did and finally it just came down to whether or not I wanted people to be nosy about me. I'm a bit private--I don't socialize outside of work with everyone and have striven to keep a conscious work/home divide so I stay sane. To me...it just wouldnt' be worth it to tell everyone at work--because honestly I think a lot of them are bitches! I don't want or need to be scrutinized on a daily basis--I've had enough of that with being fat my whole life. I thought that it would be hard because weight loss would be fast...but so far it's been almost a month and i've lost about 18 pounds. No one has even noticed. For me...a pound or two a week is not going to raise flags with everyone. They know that I eat healthy and they all know I work out all the time. After being banded...i still eat healthy and I still work out all the time. I eat lunch with evyerone else and no one says anything...cause 4 ounces actually is a lot of food depending on what it is. If and when someone notices the weight loss I will not have to lie...because I've been working damn hard and they all witness it every time I say no to office Cookies or birthday cupcakes. ciao