Do you really want lap band or gastic bypass surgery when you could take a potentially safer and more effective route to weight loss?

I weighed 75 pounds more than I do today just a couple of years ago. I lost it slowly. Just the same way as I put on my body. I gained the weight over several years so it seems logical that the safe way to lose the weight was to take it off slowly. In hindsight, it took longer than planned but I am so glad that I didn't lose the weight (seemingly) overnight.

Losing or gaining weight is very emotional. It takes time to cultivate and process emotions. I don't know how people move through the phases quickly as must be what happens during quick and dramatic weight loss. I saw a dear friend of mine go through a huge range of emotions when she had lap band surgery. She looked amazing at first but she struggled through a lot of things long after her body had changed. Part of her weight came back because she wasn't physically prepared for the emotional part of the weight loss and she wasn't logistically prepared for her new way of eating.

Coincidentially, every one that I know who has undergone weight loss surgery, has gained some amount of the weight back. Have you seen Al Roker lately?

Weight loss is hard and it needs a certain amount of attention which takes time, wouldn't you agree?