Discussion: Obesity, Weightloss, and Liposuction

It's sad that kids are having Liposuction . If you don't change your eating habits the weight will just come back I've seen it happen after a friend had Liposuction.

I don't think liposuction should be considered a treatment for obesity. If dieting doesn't work there are other options....and maybe it isn't so much that it doesn't work, it's just not the right diet for their lifestyle. I've always viewed liposuction as a cosmetic change, not a lifestyle change. The underlying problem is still there.

Sarah,
For me it is a little hard to think it is the children's fault when their parents are and were the ones who bought them the food that got them obese to begin with...my four children grew up on the basics since I couldn't afford to take them to MickeyD's or other fast food places....they ate at home and got such things are broccoli, brussel sprouts, corn, green beans and chicken as those were the cheapest things at the time to eat for us...I was the one cooking so that is what they got along with rice and potatoes...

Thinking back wish I could eat so well these days myself...it takes almost the same I spent back then to buy food for myself these days and I get way less for it...

:O\

I belive there are many overweight people.

I am on a diet now because I am overweight, Like you Sarah I also like the wrong foods.

I am on the "Fat Smash" Diet. I am now in phase three. To date I have lost 23 lbs., I have a goal to lose a total of 40 lbs. 50 would be the ultimate goal, but I'll be happy with 40.

I have allowed my self a moderate 'cheat day' in which I will have a food or two that I gave up. For instance Last Saturday was my cheat day I had two Taco Bell fresco Crispy Beef Tacos & a medium diet soda for lunch, for dinner I had a slice of veggie pizza, with a tossed salad.

This diet in Phase first in phase two & noe in phase three has shown me how to eat. I have learned portion control. Plus I am now eating more fruit and vegetables than I was before I went on this diet.

I do not ever think Liposuction sould be considered as a treatment for obesity.

Rita - I agree. I'm sure it's easy for the weight to come back.
Ashley - That's true. It's DEFINITELY NOT a diet. It's a lifestyle change.
James - You are so right. Also a lot of the children they showed on this TV show had emotional problems. That's why they ate so much. I think they needed a psychologist more than liposuction.

Elaine - Sounds like you are doing really good. The hard part for me is always keeping it up.

I saw that special on the Discovery Health network last night too. I personally think that lipo on children is wrong. She says she tried dieting, but then they show her gorging herself at the buffet. Now don't get me wrong I'm not criticizing her, after all she is still a child. But what type of example are we setting for our children!!! Her mother tried to get her to eat apricots and she did not even know what they were!!!! As parents we should be instilling good eating practices in them from the time they are babies. I know it's a touchy subject but it's just so sad to see someone so young suffering in such a way.

Dusty - I know... I felt like that mother was really abandoning that poor child. But sometimes what's portrayed on TV is not real.

I think lipo is not good for children.I think parents should give healthy foods to the kids.If all they have are fruits or celery sticks,carrots,raisins,etc. all kinds of good veggies for snacks That's what they will eat. also give only limited time for tv and video games.
Parents need to care more and stop blaming children for not eating certain things,I think it's a cop out for them.(my Opinion)

Elaine - You've got some good points there.

I think it's a really really really big problem Sarah.........

I think obesity is a problem in our country. I also think liposuction can be dangerous. Regular diets may be slower, but I think regular diets is best. Nutricious foods, and regular exercising. About 5 years ago I went on a diet because I gained weight after having children. I was slow in loosing pounds, but the weight came off. I ate vegetables, fruit, baked chicken, fish, and nothing fried. I also ate in portions, but the weight finally came off.

i just heard on a news show this A.M. that childhood obesity also leads to 'fatty liver' and can be very dangerous. I was a chunky kid, and thru my life have struggled off adn on. its tough!

but,,,,,,,,,

let me explain---
my whole family have a very bad problem with ibesity......

me........130# soaking wet......

but I treat my body as if were a fuel burning machine......
ooopsss.......sounds like a Disney cartoon..........

I follow the rules of the four food groups...
and the food pyramid system we were always taught in health class....these were in t/th and "gym" class was m/w/f......... and sitting around all of the time drives me crazy, even now I force myself to hobble around the 'hood in the am and then go do paper routes in the eves.....

sucking the fat from the flesh is just so gross..................

I think obesity is at epic proportions. Just look around, I bet you see more overweight people than you do people in shape.

And I think of liposuction as more of a cosmetic procedure, and it shouldn't be covered. Gastric bypass and other procedures should be covered. It is probably much cheaper for insurance companies to cover this initial surgery than years of treatment for obesity related health issues (heart, diabetes) later on.

And with liposuction, if you still consume more calories than you burn off, doesn't the fat just return?

I think the child should be seen by a doctor and her weight monitored. When other plans or diets have failed. Than use liposuction as a last resort.

I have a problem loosing weight. But I know alot of it has to do with me not being mobile. Plus the foods I eat. I don't have alot of money to get the good things for us..have you ever noticed how expenisve the stuff that is good for you is. Plus hubby does the shopping. he gets what he likes.....veggies and fruits are not one of them. I have to pull teeth to get him to get those.

I also think that the parents have a lot of responsibility here for their children's heath.
I do not think that liposuction is NEVER an answer for anyone.
The fat will return if you don't learn how to eat properly.

I am the fattest I have ever been in my life. I reached 200 pounds during my pregnancy. I started out at my heaviest BEFORE I even got pregnant. That was because of lack of exercise and too much drinking.
I have already lost 30 pounds since May 30th (Violet's birthday). I am hoping to lose another 30!

30#'s Sarah.....????

that's great ! ! !

I struggled with weight all my life. I don't want my kids to do the same. I wouldn't use lipo. though. It is a quick fix and not a healthy lifestyle.

I actually have a medical problem that makes weight loss necessary but extremely hard, and all my doctors have said NO to liposuction. It's not just about being skinny. It's about being healthy, and liposuction doesn't really teach you how to do that.

Liposuction may be the answer when someone's life is in danger, but most obesity is due to laziness and ignorance. I was there...425 pounds...and lost 250 pounds on my own; not surgery, just self-determination. Anyone can lose weight if they really want to. A child gets overweight due to the parent not caring. No liposuction should be done on anyone without first trying their best to lose weight in more conventional ways. Surgery is the lazy way out...and before you know it, those who have had liposuction will soon balloon back up to the weight they once were...because they didn't teach themselves the proper eating habits and are too much of a slug to get up off their dead azz and exercise a little. I'm not talking about joining a gym, but you'd be surprised what simple walking can do for you.

Liposuction should not be done for weight control. I find it hard to believe if there are no other medical issues that this child cannot lose weight. It just takes some determination and commitment, most of which our youth is lacking. About a year and a half ago I was heavy (not quite obese, but clearly overweight) and I decided to try weight watchers. Now I can still eat sinful foods (in moderation!) and I've managed to lose 50 pounds without ever being hungry or feeling like I couldn't eat something because it was too fattening. Well, I do make better choices now and sometimes opt for foods I normally would not have chosen, but that is what weight watchers is about. Choice. You can have that fattening piece of cheesecake, but then you have to give something else up like eating a smaller dinner. And sometimes even though the cheesecake looks good, I want to have a nice dinner. And other times I choose the cheesecake and eat the small dinner.

I think the first thing people who are overweight need to realize is that it is THEIR choices that make them overweight (that is if they have no medical issues that cause them to be overweight). You have to figure out if giving up the tasty but not good for you foods is worth the health benefits and possible longer life. To me it is worth it and I struggle each and every day but I always remind myself that I want those extra days,weeks possibly years that the healthy food will give me. And there will always be another chance to shove that ice cream cone down my throat, so I don't have to have the biggest one there, the small one is fine.

I hope that made sense. When you get me started on weight loss I tend get long winded because it's been such a hard, yet rewarding journey for me.

What I'm about to say might be the most controversial thing I've ever said in my life. I have never had a weight problem, but my sister and my husband have. Both at one time were considered morbidly obese by doctors. In both families, other members from different generations have the same problem. I have seen both sis and hubby go through diet after diet, stick to exercise plans, all to no avail. I believe that genetics is somehow involved in being morbidly obese.

Having said that, my husband had gastric bypass four years ago. It was a very difficult decision and we put a lot of research and prayer into it. I'm so proud to report that he's lost about two people...more than 300 pounds. It wasn't magic, but it sort of gave him a head start. He's had to change his entire eating habits. He can exercise more now, as he was so heavy before that doctors advised against it. He's off all medicine and no longer has a sleep apnea machine. Instead of visiting the cardiologist once a month, it's now once a year.

Every case is different, but I would be very cautious about having liposuction or any other weight loss surgery. It can be very dangerous. If you eat pizza a few weeks after gastric bypass, you'll probably die. I don't know if many young people have that kind of discipline, especially as teens. Plus, you have to be old enough to understand the changes that will come.

Okay, that's my $5 worth.

I'll never forget an experience I had as a child. My uncle owned a dairy. Once, he gave my parents a whole cow. By that, I mean he butchered her, and gave my parents the proceeds of this entire cow -- steak, and ground beef, all of that -- which is a lot of meat.

I could not WAIT to eat THOSE hamburgers! YUMMY! Natural meat!
But when I tasted them, I spit it out. I did NOT eat them. I said,

"Mommie, there is something wrong with this meat. It's nasty."

What was "wrong" with the meat was that is WAS 100% natural.

My uncle did not use steroids, additives, and the other JUNK in his pasture, or the other things used today by butchers and large meat processing companies when they are preparing meat. Lesson learned; lesson NEVER forgotten.

The reason that children -- and adults -- are heavier today is because of all of the additives, and the chemicals used in the processing of foods. It's true, that some of them are unavoidable, but many are.

The best way to lose weight is through diet

Fresh fruits and vegetables, (or frozen, too)

Fish and poultry

Unsalted nuts, in fact no iodized salt, try sea salt

Vitamins

Unsweetened juices (natural juices)

NO SUGAR, or at least try to avoid processed sugar.

If you chow down on fresh fruit and especially fresh veggies, there is virtually no limit to how much of them you may eat. Then see just how much weight you shall lose.

It is not so much how much you eat, but WHAT you each, and by the way,

alcohol causes weight gain.

15 is way too young for liposuction. It doesn't solve the problem. This girl will need to change her lifestyle completely to keep it off.

I do not believe that kids should have lipo unless their lives are at risk. My first husband was overweight, all of his siblings & all of their children. There may have been a "fat gene" in the family, but as a snack the kids would get a 2 liter of DIET coke & a bag of chips & sit in front of the TV. One of the many problems I had with the family was that I was rail thin & they thought that I was a freak. I literally made a conscious decision NOT to have kids with him because I was afraid of my child being big & getting teased. Inactivity & portion size are the main keys to obesity I believe. (Aside from thyroid & etc. problems.)

I think 15 is too young for that procedure. Most diets don't work because when you stop it comes back. Life style change is the only way to go.

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Surgeries can be very dangerous, even Lipo....Try getting the parents to stop buying the junk first and see where that gets them.

Teens having liposuction is a sad thing - there is no substitute for a healthy lifestyle - if we can't start in our youth, then when?

In most cases it is not so much what you eat, but exercise that gets people. When I ws more active I could eat anything and still maintain my figure. After I got pregnant, I stopped exercising and could never lose more than ten pounds. If you are going to eat fattening foods you have to put in the extra effort to burn off those extra calories. Good advice that I can't seem to follow myself.

The liposuction is not the fix it is a bandaid. They needto find the underlying reason for the person beinging overweight. I would never do this kind of procedure on a child or teen.
I am overweight as you can see from my icon. I was told at 36 my metabolism was so slow it was like it packed it's bags and left. The diets I have tried may yield the loss of a few pounds I usually ended up sick.
Since 2002 I have been unable to exercise so the pounds go on very easily.

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