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Aoife · 06-09-2008, 03:27 PM

I think it is an option for people who are really so bad off mentally that they think there is no other way. They've convinced themselves of that, and that's just the way it is. There's often people I see (We watch that show... Big Medicine on Discovery Health or some similar channel, check it out, kinda interesting) Who prolly have no real other recourse. They're convinced that this is the only way. OR people who are bedridden, extremely obese, etc...

But there's plenty of options... apparently they don't even need to do the band or the reroute... they could just make the stomach smaller, for instance. There's apparently a case for the surgery being able to cure diabetes although I didn't go look up how... but apparently there's been cases... probably having to do with how hormone production changes after such surgery or something.

If you can and are succeeding in a lifestyle approach, then I don't see a reason to change that. I don't really think anyone that goes for it sees it as an easy way out or a magic bullet... just that it's the ONE THING that can truly help them. Is it? I don't know.

There's something to be said for the cases where maybe it's "not the person's fault." I mean, is lack of proper nutrition education your fault? Is a predisposition to being sedentary and overweight your fault? Not really. Are there ways to take control of your own life and overcome disadvantages? Sure.

But I think the "not your fault" is true in most cases, in a small way... very few people set out to become obese... it just "happens." Now, usually it happens from overeating and undermoving... but for many people the subconscious reasons for the overeating ... not being personally aware...

Hell, most people don't have that high degree of personal awareness. People who think they can still function on no sleep, after working for too many hours, whatever...

ramble ramble ramble...

still though, that show is interesting from the perspective of trying to better understand who does this stuff and why. For some people, at least in their mindset, it's their only hope. They think they'll die without it.

06-09-2008, 03:27 PM	#4 (permalink)
Aoife ninjamonkeyqueen Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: City of Dis Posts: 6,540	I think it is an option for people who are really so bad off mentally that they think there is no other way. They've convinced themselves of that, and that's just the way it is. There's often people I see (We watch that show... Big Medicine on Discovery Health or some similar channel, check it out, kinda interesting) Who prolly have no real other recourse. They're convinced that this is the only way. OR people who are bedridden, extremely obese, etc... But there's plenty of options... apparently they don't even need to do the band or the reroute... they could just make the stomach smaller, for instance. There's apparently a case for the surgery being able to cure diabetes although I didn't go look up how... but apparently there's been cases... probably having to do with how hormone production changes after such surgery or something. If you can and are succeeding in a lifestyle approach, then I don't see a reason to change that. I don't really think anyone that goes for it sees it as an easy way out or a magic bullet... just that it's the ONE THING that can truly help them. Is it? I don't know. There's something to be said for the cases where maybe it's "not the person's fault." I mean, is lack of proper nutrition education your fault? Is a predisposition to being sedentary and overweight your fault? Not really. Are there ways to take control of your own life and overcome disadvantages? Sure. But I think the "not your fault" is true in most cases, in a small way... very few people set out to become obese... it just "happens." Now, usually it happens from overeating and undermoving... but for many people the subconscious reasons for the overeating ... not being personally aware... Hell, most people don't have that high degree of personal awareness. People who think they can still function on no sleep, after working for too many hours, whatever... ramble ramble ramble... still though, that show is interesting from the perspective of trying to better understand who does this stuff and why. For some people, at least in their mindset, it's their only hope. They think they'll die without it. __________________ My Etsy Fe Chick Apparel tumble log Aoife in Wonderland Werkit.com - Providing the most stylish training logs you've ever seen, while retaining all the function you need. Oh yeah!