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How many of you saw MTV True Life: "I'm Obese"? It showcased three people: a plus-size model who was relatively happy with her weight, an obese (300 pound?) teenager who wanted gastric bypass, and an obese adult (500-600 pounds) who also wanted gastric bypass. It was a really frustrating show to watch, but also really sad.
The obese women who weighed about 550 was a good candidate for gastric bypass -- she had some kind of condition where she basically couldn't move anymore because she gained so much weight and her legs were so swollen. She did get the surgery covered by her insurance. However . . . the teenage boy who was obese bothered me a lot. He kept eating junk food and instead of changing his eating habits, just kept telling people that he would change them after he got the surgery. He clearly had issues with emotional overeating, and so it seemed obvious that surgery wasn't going to address the root of his problems. Therapy would have done a lot more good.
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