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i have a few comments about this subject myself. oh where to begin.
first of all, i did see the mtv show about it and i agree with most of you on the whole calves guy and the two annoying chics. but as for the girl who had gastric bypass, i think it was okay to do, but this is where i had problems.
the committment factor in having this surgery is probably equal if not more than the committment to working out and eating right. the difference though is the drastic and abrasive nature of having surgery. being obese is something i know about. i am 5'7" and weigh about 260lbs. i considered the surgery, but have opted not to do it. my brother who is a doctor basically showed me that it isn't worth going under the knife and completely changing myself internally to lose weight. instead i started a personal fitness program and began to eat properly. i haven't lost much yet, but i'm working on it. i'm staying committed to it.
i, like the girl in the show, was pretty much a lazy a$$ who didn't want to eat properly and work out, but the reality of it is that eating properly and working out is the best option for almost everyone. it is possible for someone who is over 500 lbs to lose weight without having surgery. i have a friend who weighed about that much and simply went to a dietician and get himself on a special diet program to help bring his weight down. it worked as long as he stuck to it. he ended up losing over 100lbs in the first 6months.
the key is, you have to stick to it if you want to lose the weight. i hate not being able to eat sugars and carbs, but if i wnat to lose the weight i'm not going to eat them. i hate going to work out all the time, but i do it.
i do understand that it seems to be the best option to some people and some people have tried losing weight the old fashioned way and failed.
as for vanity factors, well, regardless of what anyone says, i believe that vanity is always a factor in someone's desire to lose weight. it's not the only factor by any means, but it is a factor.
i will try and refrain from getting into the whole fat discrimination issue too much, but like it or not overweight people deal with fat bashing and fat discrimination all the time. i've even experienced it on this site. but that's a whole other thread that i'm probably going to start soon anyways.
either way i think it's an extremely drastic decision to get surgery for something that you can usually take care of with a little hard work.
shelley j
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