The recent appearance of actress Kirstie Alley on Oprah underscores the biggest problem with conventional weight loss programs like Jenny Craig and Weight Watchers. Even the few who are disciplined enough to strictly adhere to the program and lose a large percentage of their excess body weight, typically gain it back within the first several years. If your BMI is more than 35, the failure rate of nonsurgical weight loss programs is 95%. Ask yourself how many have you failed? ALL of our patients have tried these diet programs multiple times prior to deciding to have a surgical weight loss procedure and our program performed over 1,400 new procedures last year alone.
It’s newsworthy when a paid celebrity weight loss spokesperson like Kirstie Alley or Oprah regain their weight because it emphasizes just how difficult it is in our society to lose weight and keep it off, even if you are being paid to do it. The reason those who undergo surgery experience much more success is because weight loss procedures create literal “restriction” that limit calorie intake and control hunger. It’s a lifestyle change that one makes for the long haul, not a temporary change in eating habits. Such temporary changes only lead to temporary results, if at all.
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– Dr. Darren Soong
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