Do articles like this piss anyone else off?

[Cherub]

I got the latest issue of People Magazine the other day and besides Oprah (ugh!) being on the cover for yet again her endless tale of weight gain and losses - sorry can't stand the woman she's so annoying; there is an article in it featuring women who were very successful in their weight losses. The story is here - http://people.com/bodies/lost-half-t...-submit-story/

So ok that's great BUT why do the articles like this feel the need to make the disclaimer of "they did it without surgery"??? That just ticks me off sorry. It just feeds into the negativity of people who do go the route of WLS and honestly kind of diminishes our own successes. Yes the WLS let me lose the weight but anything after I hit my goal weight is completely due to my own healthy choices as I said here below in my email to the editor of that article. Sorry just venting...

"While it’s great that people lose weight why is it necessary to say “without surgery”? That comment alone implies that one way is better than the other and it’s not sorry. WLS is NOT easy and it’s a myth that once the surgery is done we lost weight and that’s it. I had WLS nearly 5 years ago and yes it helped me lose the weight after I tried everything to lose it on my own after years of being 200 to 100 to 200 to 100 back and forth. But anything past 4.5 years ago after I got to my goal weight is due to me and my own hard work

Stop with the “without surgery” it’s hard enough to get away from the stigma and negativity of WLF without articles as yours"

Thank you for standing up for all of us! Wow the ignorance and judgment in our society is still hard to take.

[ghost_ryder]

The problem with diets is they have an end goal/date. When people reach that goal, they tend to let down and have some of the foods that caused their problems. Atkins dieters eventually eat pasta again and so on. Most of us have done each and every one of those diets too. We just never sought the public eye. I view it like the Biggest Loser, I love the inspiration but know that most of the people on the show will eventually gain the weight back when they return home and faced with our same temptations and daily stresses. One day, I would love to see them do the show with people who go through what we go through and have the physical issues we deal with everyday. I always wanted to lose weight but could not exercise safely on my replaced knee nor at the frequency these folks get to because their job is the show and exercising. I recently caught some episodes of My 600lb Life and thought it was much more realistic, especially what we go through.

And people like Oprah, just looking for the cover to stay in the public eye. Never liked her going back to her "Man Haters Club of America" days.

[Jenn1]

Here comes my rant

I do not like the way media portrays people that are overweight and weight loss.

I have to roll my eye's when I walk next to the trashy magazines near the checkout. Weight loss seems to be the main topic after we celebrate the new year. New fad diets, lose weight overnight, diet pill's with a money back guaranteed and advertisement for exercise equipment.

The message is none of us are good enough. Your body is not acceptable. It's all to sell a product.

Off my soap box...

I am pro-surgery. It would be nice to see better articles on surgery or basic nutrition!

[jamma]

This is the reason I've been careful who I tell. My daughter recently encouraged me to "own" my decision and not let people intimidate me. If they aren't interested to know the real facts of WLS, then, let them be ignorant. I know I needed another tool in my tool box to help me be the healthiest I could be. It's not taking the easy route. It's taking the most effective route. I, too, cannot stand watching Oprah on these WW commercials. SHE should have the surgery and THEN push WW as a means to learn to eat healthy. None of these diets can ever be as effective as WLS combined with new habits and always falling back on our restriction.

[ghost_ryder]

"Here comes my rant

I do not like the way media portrays people that are overweight and weight loss. "

The recent podcasts by Reeger Cortell covered partially this exact topic. The basis of the podcasts is she "is giving her regular introductory Seminar presentation" I suggest anybody trying to decide on whether or not to go on to give this a listen.

http://www.weightlosssurgerypodcast.com/about-2/

On the right side of the screen, find podcast #79 or http://www.weightlosssurgerypodcast....-as-a-podcast/

[Ree]

Yo-yo dieting has been proven to be a detriment to your health. I would NEVER apologize for or defend my choice to people who choose to be miserable all the time, starved, frustrated, and defeated. I lived that far too long. no thanks.

[sraebaer]

Makes me angry too, and the ALWAYS say that, every single article. Too bad we couldn't arrange a meeting with these magazine losers in 4 or 5 years and see who is still thin. I'm betting on us sleevers.

I've lost a lot of weight before too (remember the phen/fen craze?) I joined weight watchers zillions of times and lost a lot. But it always came back, with more. For me, this is the only thing that works.