Give me your best "how I did it" lines!

[Spydr 0]

Here's one for you: "I had LapBand Surgery." Pretty impressive, huh?

[Anwyn 0]

"I've been involved in a torrid love triangle with a set of swarthy Rumanian trapeze triplets"

Oh, definitely use one of Jacks! Although, technically I believe this is a love square. Wait, no, it's a trapezoid.

This is such a tricky subject. I'm most comfortable with a straightforward "I had a band put around my stomach to help me control my appetite." Then I quickly change the subject by telling them how great THEY look.

[FunnyDuddies 6]

Just raise your hands to the heavens, lift your head, and cry out "SEX! LOTS OF WILD SEX!"

i promise you will only get a few questioners after that.

[Jerseytammy 0]

How about.........

I decided I am worth it! with a sexy smile and a wink!

["Just" Paul 1]

I use this one when people keep pressing me...

EAT LESS FOOD!!!!!!

[Wheetsin 714]

"I have a tapeworm."

[Yoda 0]

:clap2: LMAO, I LOOOOOOVE that!!! Tapeworm!!!!

[Txblue_eyedqt 0]

well I actually dont mind telling people..im proud to have had the band! but I do understand where you are coming from...cause some poeple look at you like you are crazy!!! been there before....but I like what everyone is saying that you have really worked hard mentally and physically and have great tools to help you!

[Ms. Vicki 0]

I don't mind people knowing about the band BUT, I HATE them looking at me from that point on wondering how much, if any, I've lost. The band seems to become my new identity. If I "slip", people are watching....

[Alexandra 55]

Thanks for all the great suggestions, people! Normally I don't have any problems telling people, as long as they're truly interested and not just making conversation. But in situations like this, sort of like a big reunion, it'll be very easy to draw a crowd and I don't want to make my surgery the centerpiece of any conversation.

Spydr, if I had any confidence that my audience would know what Lap-band surgery was without a lot of followup explanations, I'd be using that indeed.

I'm thinking of something along the lines of "Basically eating less and exercising, with the help of an adjustable gastric band." The words "adjustable gastric band" are technical enough that if someone is not interested in pursuing the subject they can nod and look away.

The Romanian-triplet line is my favorite, but that would DEFINITELY need more explanations.

[Alexra 0]

hmm say lots of wild nights with the hubby..... Great exercise... No in all seriousness.. .

" I ate less (which is true) and exercised more (also true)"

[YeeHaw 0]

I was tired of being fat and decided to do something about it.

I got off my butt and started exercising.

This is what I plan on saying. It's true

[Jonathan 5]

Crystal Meth and Ex-Lax. Shuts 'em up every time.

[lianna 3]

ROFL, Jonathan!!! I guess that would get em all right!

[PhotoNut 7]

LOL!!! Jonathan!! Excellent!