Weightloss Surgery Kills 1 in 50

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I know that I was the exact person Educator is talking about. I didn't care. I was fat, lazy and didn't want to educate myself enough to change my life. I really felt that the only way I could ever loose weight was prison time. I had no medical problems that slowed my metabolism and I can't speak on behalf of anyone who does have a medical problem. I wanted fast easy food that tasted good because I was a pathetic, worthless piece of shit.

The only thing that got me started thinking was when I got referred for the surgery. I had talked to a guy in my 4x4 club who died shortly after the surgery, flat lined, gone, seen the light at the end of the tunnel. But he was recesitated and lived. Then my bosses sister told me that she would have never had the surgery if she would have known how miserable she would be. She couldn't hold down food for months..she was dehydrated and iron deficient.

So I was the person Mr. Educator is talking about. I understand and relate to what he is saying. I made the choice to reprogram my life and it's working.
 
Good for you Moon. First off you were never worthless because you got addicted to the chemical flavors in our fast food. And obviously tons of overweight people can lose weight just eating less and exercising more. But Educator speaks in absolutes and that is where many of us take issue. I totally agree with Educator on the surgery though, it seems crazy to F up one's body in this manner. There HAS to be a better way than forced starvation!
 
For the record, Educator is taking a couple week enforced hiatus from the forum, this means settle down and stop reporting his posts.

Whilst he made some valid points, he went the wrong way about it.
If we can get the conversation back up to a decent standerd (no more insultfests) we would appretiate it :)
 
That's what I love about this forum. It is only moderated when things get extreme, otherwise free speech = free speech. Those heavily censored forums where posts are constantly edited or moved to this or that forum suck. Love the moderation around here!
 
Free speech is all good, but there is a time when free speech just deteriorates into insultfests and general verbal diarrhea.
 
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