Is weight loss surgery really the answer that obese people are searching for? Or is it just a way to force oneself into new, healthier habits?
I feel that WLS is unnecessary, invasive, and terribly unhealthy. That said, it is not my place to tell you what to do (or not to do) with your own body. I respect all individuals who have had surgery done to lose weight, but I, personally, would never recommend it to anyone.
IMO, if you can afford the surgery, that means you can – alternately – afford to hire help like a nutritionist, personal trainer, etc.. that will get you the same results as surgery but in a much healthier and less physically damaging way.
Please take everything I say with a grain of salt. This is an editorial week and not an educational one – all I can do is present my opinion, and I’ve done just that.
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If you’ve had WLS, what propelled you to that decision? Had you tried everything else first? How have you found your life changed thus far now that you’ve had it done?
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Please see my video response to this video for clarification.
Might as well clarify everything.
My title is the way it is because I am not using any pills or crash diets to lose weight. End of story.
What I don’t understand is why anyone would think that because I don’t believe surgery is a good option, I am against them and their choice to have it. We are ALL on this planet, living by our own values and belief structures – so why can’t we appreciate each other and move past the bullshit?
I was raised in a homeopathic, vegetarian (and sometimes vegan) home. I was raised with Eastern medicine, and we only went to Western medicine when absolutely necessary. I believe in the incredible adaptability and healing power of the body, and personally feel that surgery is extreme and unhealthy. But whether you have it or not, and whether it works for you or not, is not my place to say. And why should you care what my beliefs are anyway? It’s yours that matter to your own decisions.
I don’t hate, look down upon, or mock anyone who has had weight loss surgery. Your decision does not effect me, therefore we can be at peace. Why insult and attack me? Let it be… I am not here to hate, nor have I ever been.
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