I can understand wanting to avoid a little pain – but this is ridiculous!
When surgery becomes the preferred method of weight loss we are in trouble. In this article from the New York Times doctors are suggesting that those with a Body Mass Index over 40 should have this elective surgery. I personal know what it feels like to have a BMI over 40. That is what I started at about 4 months ago now. So I am not being critical of something that I have no experience with. So hear me out on this if you have been considering a surgery to help with weight loss. In this article they state that I should have had surgery because I was over 40 on the BMI – clinically classified as morbidly obese. Now that obese part is true – but surgery! give me a break. This new procedure says that will help you lose 40% of the excess weight in 1 year – and that this is better than diet and exercise! Heck I have lost almost 75% of the 100+ lbs that I needed to lose and I did it in less than 4 months. So in a year they expect most people to have lost 1/2 as much weight. That just does not seem like a good plan to me After the surgery you have an increase risk of disease, hernia, staff infections etc. And there is a 1% chance of dying in surgery. Gee. Let me think. Sure let’s do that! Winning a slot machine in Las Vegas is a 1/250,000 change. And people think that is good odds – can you imagine 1/100! Do you really want to gamble with your life? Amazing. And at the end of the surgery – you took on all the risk and are no more healthy right after than you were before. Same habits, same lungs, same heart etc. It is all the same. So why not achieve an actual change and avoid the $25,000 surgery and the possibility of death. Personally I would rather really live. Kind of a random post, but important to consider I hope. Be Health – Enjoy Life! Matthew Stearmer
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I have no doubt that there are some people for which a gastrointestinal
staple surgery is the only way to deal with the weight loss. There might be
2 or 3 of them on the planet:) – So of course it should be made as safe as
possible. But when it is “recommended” based just on BMI I cannot accept
that. It is not even taking the easy way out.
The easiest weight I have ever lost has been over the last 4 months and what
I am doing now can be done forever. I do not have to rely on a surgery and
hope that you develop the right habits later. But realistically – if you
were going to develop the habits – why get the surgery anyway? That does not
seem like a very strong argument in favor of the surgery.
Matthew Stearmer
i totally agree that a lifestyle change is for the better. I have seen a few people that I knew previously and then after they had a surgery- sure they were smaller and thinner, but i couldn't help but think that they looked sick, thinner hair, bad complexion, sallow, etc. there is one thing about being slim, but a totally malnourished slim, no thank you. You can even tell when people are on 'diets' and losing weight compared to people using Isagenix. It's lifestyle not your old deprivation 'diet'. I just can't believe it is so pushed as the accepted alternative- go get surgery. anyway i could go on:)
I don't think that it should be unavailable, there are probably some people
who need it. But they way that it is being pushed is ridiculous.
It reminded me of a Star Trek movie. In the movie Insurrection there were a
group of people that lived on a planet that let them basically live forever.
Where they lived and how they lived made the difference. Then there was a
group of people that wanted to live forever and used technology to live as
long as possible. They had machines to stretch the skin and make you look
younger – but on the side – they were still just the old rotting bad guys.
Outside looks mean very very little if the inside in not changing. I'll just
take some good old fashioned discipline and weight loss.
Matthew Stearmer
he easiest weight I have ever lost has been over the last 4 months and what
I am doing now can be done forever. I do not have to rely on a surgery and
hope that you develop the right habits later. But realistically – if you
were going to develop the habits – why get the surgery anyway? That does not
seem like a very strong argument in favor of the surgery.
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Yes, people want to gamble with their lives….its better than accepting themselves as they are…perhaps “this” will make me happier, better, smarter, prettier….right on!
Articles from the New York Times are pretty influential. If you are afraid of surgery, and I don't blame you, you surely don't want their kind of advice. As usual the obese person is probably more at risk during surgery anyway than an already skinny person. I think you are supposed to rest up, quit smoking and take some vitamins before the surgery, these measures probably make the threat of dying next to nil, but it is painful, and a fat person may be prone to infections after surgery, prior to slimming down. It depends on the person if they would rather do it.
I think that it is not possible to all kind of people some people want this but they didn't get such money so it is ridiculous in my opinion
It is a good post.This article from New York Times doctors is not good to have a surgery for weight loss. People have so many chances of increasing the risk of disease,hernia etc.Surgery is not preferable,decrease the weight by doing exercises and proper diet.
I agree. Invasive surgery vs lifestyle change . . . I don't have to wonder which will win out over the long term.