How Have Family Members And Friends Responded To Your Weight Loss

[vssupermodel 15]

Hello I wonder how have your family members and friend responded to your weight loss, I guess in a positive way but were they shocked or did they know you would acomplish it...

[ProudGrammy 8,322]

VSsupermodel

my adult daughter and grandkids (out of state) are the only ones that have seen me since weight loss

daughter was so excited - she has only seen me overweight, and then some

my eldest grand-daughter Morgan is 12 - daughter asked her if she noticed that grammy had lost weight?

she said "yes, i did, but i didn't want to be RUDE " - how silly is that

will see my 4 siblings, and mom (all out of different states) in january - they all excited to see my weight loss, pretty excited to be seen too

kathy

[fcslboy 5]

I haven't encountered a single negative feeling. All my friends, family and coworkers have been very supportive.

[gloriann 43]

Good for you! Congrats on your weight loss!!

[amr2393 16]

I guess I am lucky that I have some wonderful friends and family. Initially most said they didn't think I needed the surgery at 230lbs. However, after I explained my health issues and that I was doing it for me and health reasons, they all became super supportive and have remained so. I consistently get positive comments on how great I look and then they ask "so, how do you feel?" to me, that is more important than how I look and my true friends know this. I have received one negative comment from someone who asked why I took the "easy way out". I didn't bother answering if that is how that person really saw things.

I think if you explain why you are doing the surgery then your true friends and family should be supportive of you and only have good things to say.