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Barbarajo · 06-28-2005, 07:45 AM

I have lots of close friends who have not lost a lot of weight or have put a lot of weight back on. They were very verbal about their instance that I NOT have this surgery. They said it doesn't work stuff like. One even said it distroyed her life. LOL

But I common theme in all these women it that they power down candy, pie, cake, they eat a lot of pizza, they dont' drink water, don't exercise, they don't get enough protein, they are making really really bad food choices.

But they are watching with exictement as I lose weight and get healthy. So I printed them the WLS Rules for Dummies and point blank asked them if they were following the rules. Two of them started following the rules and one of them has lost 20lbs since starting the rules.

What I am trying to say it this. Turn there negative stuff around. Use your life to encourage them. Maybe not in words cuz most negative people don't want to hear positive stuff. But you just go do the things you are suppose to do and see if they follow. Changes are they will follow you, even if they dont' tell you.

Last but not least. I made a decsion to not let what others thought about me having the surgery matter to me. I asked God and my husband. God said yes so no one elses opinion mattered to me. But I really didn't tell to many people before surgery. I really didn't want to hear what they had to say. Because it didn't matter to me.