"University of Melbourne professor of medicine Joseph Proietto said recent research showed that while obese people who made the effort could shed weight in the short term, after four to five years the lost weight was almost completely regained.

Far from being due to laziness, this appeared to be caused by hormonal changes as the body sought to return to what it considered its benchmark weight."

See link below for full article:

http://www.theaustralian.com.au/news/health-science/exercise-and-diet-no-use-for-obese-claim-researchers/story-e6frg8y6-1226105580445

That is not good news .

At least it explains what's happening to us anyways.

That is not good news .

Actually this is good news for those of us who have chosen some type of bariatric surgery! It says that we have chosen to lose weight the most effective way for the severely obese - we are on the right track and WE WILL SUCCEED!!

The MOST effective WLS is the Duodenal Switch. I've seen stats on excessive weight lost (EWL) with the VSG as being 70% and with the DS as 80%.

You do have to be more diligent with taking enough vitamins and protein with the DS and that surgery does carry more risk than the VSG.

The good thing about VSG is that you could subsequently revise to the DS if necessary (although you're likely to be a slower loser if you choose the 2 stage route).

Actually this is good news for those of us who have chosen some type of bariatric surgery! It says that we have chosen to lose weight the most effective way for the severely obese - we are on the right track and WE WILL SUCCEED!!

Just realized I'm on the plication forum not verticalsleevetalk.com. Still plication is not the most effective WLS. I only lost 17.5lbs and I've regained ~10lbs of that.

The MOST effective WLS is the Duodenal Switch. I've seen stats on excessive weight lost (EWL) with the VSG as being 70% and with the DS as 80%.

You do have to be more diligent with taking enough Vitamins and Protein with the DS and that surgery does carry more risk than the VSG.

The good thing about VSG is that you could subsequently revise to the DS if necessary (although you're likely to be a slower loser if you choose the 2 stage route).