Something I just don't understand?

[beastman88]

why do people get lapbands and get their stomachs stapled? when all they have to do is go on the diet of these kinds of people which is mainly a liquid diet type diet. I understand the surgerys will make them fuller faster but I think people should just suck up those hunger pangs and just do a liquid diet, boom there's your weight loss. no need to go under the knife.

[whattothink]

I was going to say what Kheserthorpe said. But you do realize that in order to get those surgeries you have to have failed x number of times at losing weight as well as it be a large amount of weight (almost 2x what you should weigh) so it outweighs the health effects that are possible. Along the same lines you could say why do anorexics just not eat instead of going to rehab? Food, weight, and hunger are very hard subjects for many people to deal with. Instead of judging why not be happy about people's life decisions to better themselves?

[beastman88]

iam not saying morbidly obese people shouldn't eat youve missed the point entirely. why suffer going under the knife when all you have to do is change your diet, wake up and realize what youve done to your body. that's all I have to say.

[whattothink]

Once again YOU are missing the point. It's not that easy and you can't just get surgery because you feel like it. People have to show that they have tried and failed to lose weight. As someone that has never had to lose weight as you stated in another answer you just don't get it. Plus the food can be like an addiction. It's not just realizing what you have done it's treating the whole problem. But should they die while trying to do that? Generally surgery is used as a last resort.

[beastman88]

well I was obese last year I was 100 pds over weight but I've managed to get it under control. I was in denial about it but snapped out of it when I saw pictures of myself I really noticed. in the mirror I saw this very good looking man but when I saw the pic it made me change. food can definitely be an addiction, and yeah guess it would be hard because its not like you can just stop eating. all about portion control, people gotta realize when theyre medicating themselves with food

[beastman88]

with me I ate alright its just I drank a lot of soda and alcohol at the time. was slow though, gradual weight gain. took me 4 years to gain those 100 pds, sneaks up on u

[whattothink]

Obviously you are too pious to see some people have a real problem. Also I think you think this is just a thing people decide to get. I think you need to do some more research on how they choose candidates and such. It's not just anybody that wants gastric bypass. I have known two people that had it and it was far from easy for them to get it. Also they had FAILED at every other attempt to keep weight off personally. Also a liquid diet is just as bad as a fad diet.

[beastman88]

well I think youve already demonised me so there's no point in me trying to continue to have relevant conversation with you

[whattothink]

No not really, but you refuse to see anything. Apparently your answer is for them to live on slim-fast the rest of their lives. And like I asked do you even know of any of the requirements for getting the surgery?

[Anonymous]

it a temporarily fix, you get fuller faster and lose weight because you eat less, but you do not fix the emotional problems and over time you stretch your stomach back to normaland gain the weight back.

[beastman88]

true, a lot of people that get their stomach stapled, end up stretching out their stomachs again

[kheserthorpe]

There are a number of studies that suggest quitting an unhealthy eating addiction is more difficult then most drugs.

Eating (a lot of unhealthy) food triggers dopamine release in the brain. People are literally addicted to it. And what makes it more challenging then most drugs is that you can go 'cold turkey' on drugs, you have to eat.

[beastman88]

very true

[Anonymous]

...Diets are short-term. As soon as someone meets their "goal weight," they stop, then gain the weight back.