Approaching people about their weight....?

I personally would never approach someone out of the blue gut feeling or higher power regardless, I just wouldn't. I know I would have been humiliated and angry if someone did this to me, so no proselytizing here.. I am an open book if asked. I have not kept my surgery a secret, but I don't share the process and the victories with anyone but others on the same path.. so they need to ask me the opening question first. 

The main reason being.. unless the person is really ready for this, WLS could be a very, very bad thing. It needs to come from within to make all the lifestyle changes necessary to be a success, and to learn and come to grips with the possible complications.. It does not come without risks, some very serious. This is a very personal journey, and one that should not be outwardly influenced by another. There are very few people living in this modern world that are unaware that WLS exists. I am not going to preach to another about it, as my experience though glowing thus far does not guarantee that theirs would be so great. Just as I would not suggest to another to have a hysterectomy to help fibroid issues, I would not suggest WLS to someone suffering from obesity unless I am asked.

I don't think I would ever approach someone regarding their weight. 
I say this as a person who has been bombarded by people who felt that I needed to change my life... The first time I was ever told I needed to lose weight by someone other then my Dr. I was mortified/angry/sad. I ended up becoming super critical of myself and spent the night eating crap in self-pity...(I probably could have dealt with it better). 
The most recent case of this I was Wedding Dress shopping and the sales lady said to me... "You might not want to take any pictures from the side"  (A small piece of my dignity died in that shop) She proceeded to tell me about WLS, WW, Herbal Magic, etc and that I would look soo much better if I just could get the weight off.... I spent the next 3 days crying and I don't cry often..

I think every "Fat" person is hyper-aware of the cir****tance they are in... I know I was... I didn't need people to tell me I need to lose weight... I have been trying to lose weight for years... 

Had someone come to me and tell me they thought I'd be a great candidate for lap-band a long time ago before I started looking into surgery. I promptly told the woman off and told her she might consider that I didn't want or need her opinion on my weight and what might be good for me. I realized what she was trying to do but I found it COMPLETELY inappropriate, and made sure to tell her so.

Ended up looking into surgery on my own when it was something that I wanted for myself.

Just my opinion but I don't feel it's our place to preach about WLS to overweight people. If someone asks me I'm more than happy to chat with them about it but other than that, not my business.

Very good question!!  I work in a pharmacy and see overweight people everyday picking up their 20 something prescriptions every month.  Sometimes I want to say something but don't.  I wear my medical alert bracelet and people ask about it and I tell them why I wear it.  You really just have to feel out each situation.  I take a protien shake to work most days and a younger over weight co-worker started asking me questions yesterday.  Its really sad how I feel when I see someone obese these days, I just shake me head and think to myself they have options and there is a way out of it.  Funny it seems like the right people ask me the right questions when they are ready to hear it.  Just works out that way...