has anyone come across people who are on WW or Atkins and tell you they thing getting banded is cheating?? I was so shocked, I couldn't reply to them...

I have been morbidly obese now for about 27 yrs. I have tried every diet under the sun, more than once. My problem is, I never feel full. I feel the band can help me get my appetite under control.

Shame on these people who think I am cheating. They should applaud me for wanting to become healthy.

juju- wanting and waiting to be banded

j. lynn---I like that about the epideral!!! I'll use that if anyone ever says that to me

Staramorcita.......couldn't agree with you more.

I think the thing that ticks me off the most...some one like Renee Zellwegger gets praised because she can put on 30 pounds and take it off for Bridget Jones diary. Heaven knows there have got to be actors/actresses out there who are a size 14 already who have been waiting to be accepted and who could have easily played the part without having to gain wait...yet, it is more dedication for a size 0 person to play the part instead. Man that makes me so mad!!!!

When I come across this argument that wls is "copping out", taking the easy way out, cheating..whatever...I turn it around and ask them...what is more foolish..doing the same thing over and over again or stopping that insanity any way you can?

I vote for stopping that insanity. I always say that if I was going to be in the 5% statistically that loses weight and keeps it off, I would have done it already..now in my late 30's..I am STILL in the 95% that loses and gains back..so why keep doing something that does not work and stop the insanity any way I can..which means WLS for me.

What people don't understand about WLS is that they think "well if you just dieted and excercised, you could lose it"..well yeah..sure thing...but I didn't get this surgery to lose weight only..I primarily got it to KEEP IT OFF for good..stop the insanity of doing the same thing over and over again...

I wouldn't call that "cheating"...just stopped being stupid!

Patty

8/13/02

Dr Kuri

-95 (not a lb gained back in almost 3 years! Yahoo!)

j..some one like Renee Zellwegger gets praised because she can put on 30 pounds and take it off for Bridget Jones diary. !!

Just a theory, but doesn't that Gastric Ballooning sound like a good culprit for the "Hollywooders" who drop weight like mad when a role calls for it? They say 'Oh I went No carbs for 8 weeks" or "I got a personal trainer" Blah. I think they got ballooned! Can't prove it, but I think so.