Now the family knows...

Sep 12, 2015

Everyone is different. I personally waited until I finished my assessments and knew I was having the surgery before telling my family (my husband knew throughout the process).

I couldn't stand the thought of telling the world I was having weight loss surgery only to turn around and tell them I'm so broken that they [the medical community] can't put me back together again (ie, I don't get approved).

Needless to say there was some shock and even some protest initially. With a little education (Q&A session), I was able to put everyone at ease. The biggest misconceptions were: "you'll never be able to eat more than a tablespoon of food", "you'll be malnourished and die", "you'll never be able to eat another Christmas cookie". I just went in with the attitude that this is my body, and this is what I need to do to fix it. Statistics aren't on my side if I decide to lose weight the "natural" way. 

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