What's your opinion of people who lost weight via gastric bypass/lap band vs. "the old fashioned way?"

Anonymous
I used to be immensely overweight and my family was pressuring me to look into options such as gastric bypass surgery or getting the lap band put in. That idea didn't sit right with me though because I always looked at it as a form of "cheating" so I decided to try doing it the old fashioned way. I lost a lot of the weight but not as much as I would have if I probably did it the other way. What's your opinion of people who did it the old fashioned way (diet & exercise) vs. people who got gastric bypass surgery or the lap band done?
What's your opinion of people who lost weight via gastric bypass/lap band vs. "the old fashioned way?"
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