Too much attention

Hello all, first time posting, mostly I lurk, well anyhow this is my problem. I had the band done in March '06, and I've lost 96lbs so far. I still have 100 more to lose so I'm half way there. My problem is I'm a somewhat shy person and with me losing this weight it is putting me the center of attention at my job and at the Church. It's nice to get compliments but it is becoming overwhelming sometimes. Yesterday at church a group of ladies was telling me how good I looked and what I was doing to lose weight, and it was like they were really interested. Another lady told me I am her inspiration! Me an inspiration??? I told them about the low carb eating and I workout everyday. No one knows about the band, except my hubby and best friend. Each week when I go to Church it is getting worse and worse. I really don't like being the center of attention, I never imagined it would be like this. Geez, I still have 100lbs to go. It is also pressure on me, cuz I know there are others who are looking and waiting for me gain it all back. I know I can't escape it all, but someone tell me some ways I can dodge all this attention. It is not too bad at work because they see me daily.

Hey, count your blessings and take it all IN!! You deserve it 100 lb loss is a great loss and you can be that inspiration and are to those that see you. Don't look at what you haven't accomplished yet - that's still a journey to be walked but be proud of what you have done...and so be it if you tell them that's it's exercise and eating right...thats the true key to losing weight (we just needed an extra push to get us going in the right direction.) I usually always say that it's due to diet and exercise and hopefully I will inspire someone to get on the right path as well. In the beginning I got LOTS of compliments etc...now it's not as much so just receive the compliment and shake it off..eventually they will stop pestering you. I did have one gal tell every week how much I was losing - and at that point I said to her...."I don't lose weight every week, do you?" And kept on walking. Needless to say she stopped asking after that. And don't worry so much of what others think..keep up the great work and get the support you need here. Hugs!

thanks Ruth, I will take your advice and keep it moving, I'm sure once people get used to seeing me the attention will fade, hopefully I can inspire someone else to lose weight and they will be the center of attention, cuz I don't want it

I had the same problem......I didn't want to tell anyone that I had surgery done because I didn't want to hear about the dangers and the easy way out sermon. I didn't want any attention either because the question of how was I doing it always followed the compliments. So I would rather no one said anything. Telling them I was losing it by diet and exercise, and not telling them about the surgery felt like I was leading them on by not telling them the whole truth, because there was no way they would lose as fast as I did with diet and exercise only....(been there and done that) Feb. will be two years for me and it is easier to tell how I did it.

It takes some getting use to. I am a little shy myself, but I love the compliments. I have never hid the fact that I had RNY. I didn't let anyone know at first, but afterwards I would tell them if they asked. I was in church the other day and a lady sitting by me slipped me a note that said " I need to lose 30 pounds call me." and then she listed her phone number. I told her after church what I had done. The weight lose sure does start a lot of conversations.