And one wonders why there are so many misconceptions about how the lap band is really supposed to work and its real purpose.

That is really awful!

I would question the qualifications of a surgeon with an ad like that.

WOW....takes a lot of credit we all have worked very hard to earn and deserve....

I was able to read through the blurring and found the practice responsible for this billboard:

(818) 243-9999

Brand Surgical Institute Medical Center Inc.

1141 North Brand Boulevard, Suite 200

Glendale, California 91202

Lap Band In Los Angeles, Liposuction, Tummy Tuck, Plastic Surgeons

Call and complain about the tasteless and misleading ad!

There's a doctor that seems more interested in making a buck than patient care.

just ONCE i would like to take a bite like that..., just once.

i will admit i really miss sometimes chomping down on something tasty - but i like my pants size now more...... so i live with it.

Not only is it bad for the band but also for fat people everywhere. Look at the size of bite he is stuffing in his face. People already think that's the way fat people eat. that's just helping with the stereotypes.:thumbup:

just ONCE i would like to take a bite like that..., just once.

i will admit i really miss sometimes chomping down on something tasty - but i like my pants size now more...... so i live with it.

Well, you could take one bite like that, but of course that bite would be your whole meal. :thumbup:

that is totally uncalled for..........and that is total malpractice in my opinion.

Keri

Well, you could take one bite like that, but of course that bite would be your whole meal. :thumbup:

sometimes i only get one hot bite - so i'm good w/that one being my meal...LOL

poor taste - yes

malpractice - no

I miss chewing!!! lol - two more days of post-op liquid diet - bring on the mush!!!

I actually think it's kind of hilarious. I guess I'm in the minority on that one! LOL!

If nothing else . . . it is indeed memorable and gets people talking. :thumbup:

That billboard really pisses me off!!!

I've worked my hind end off for months, and will continue to do so for years! I wake up at 4:30am to go to the gym then to work, and make sure my diet and nutrition are perfectly aligned. Then there's this fool (not even looking that overweight) stuffing his mouth with food I will likely NEVER eat again saying "dieting sucks". OMG, I am just cannot believe the gall of whomever decided to run this ad..appalling!

I don't know. I don't see the big deal. Looks like a guy who can't control himself and the ad is suggesting that yes, since dieting DOES suck, perhaps he should get the band to help him control himself? I mean . . . I must admit . . . I DID used to eat like that.

There's nothing in the ad to suggest that he has a band. There's nothing in the ad to suggest that banders eat that way. They didn't even make the guy look obese . . . and let's face it, if we have the band, we ARE or WERE obese! LOL!

I guess I just see it differently from you guys. And, yes . . . I HAVE a band. [i also joke to my dog all the time as she scarfs down all of my scraps that she needs a lapband. LOL]. I guarantee the people who go to this doctor are still going through all of the same education as the rest of us and have to attend all the same seminars and go to the same nutritionist for making healthy changes in our diet.

But then . . . I don't offend easily. Maybe deep down inside I'm European. THEY have some great potentially offensive advertising campaigns.

I have to admit if I took bites that big now, I would have stuck episodes from hell