The obesity syndrome

A lot has been said about Obesity,but fat continues to baffle scientists even today.We have the following available options to lose fat.Every doctor will tell you that Obesity will lead you to diabetes and Hypertension,heart disease and many other untold horrors.In reality you will find this to be true.By the time you reach this stage you are desparate for a cure.So for those of you who have not yet reached the stage of developing co-morbidities mentioned above,now is the time to wake up.For those of us who already have these problems it is never too late.
So what are the options we have?

Diet, exercise, counseling, plus Weight loss drugs.
Conventional dietary and exercise therapy with lifestyle counseling.

We have all tried hitting the gym, and eating salad and soup.There is some weight loss to being with.After a while it slows down and then completely stops.At this point you are just about fedup of your healthy diet and heavy exercise programme.Somebody will point you towards weight loss drugs,which come with their own set of side effects.
Probably the only sensible thing that we hear of is a Lifestyle change.But that is easier said than done and takes a lot of courage,perseverance,and determination.
So where does that leave an Obese person.Does an Obese person have any other option,than resort to personality changes which require tremendous will power.
After going through every possible beaten path I came across what i consider the only long standing solution to the weight problem.
Bariatric Surgery which is now also known as Metabolic and Obesity Surgery.
Surgery conjures up images of being cut up and exposed to grave danger and it is only natural that it strikes terror in the heart when a supposedly normal individual imagines going under the scalpel.Before we understand more about Bariatric surgery we must know more about food habits and lifestyle changes.We will also look at whether Bariatric surgery is for everybody.You need to be motivated to have surgery too.So are you ready for that yet!More on this in my next post.Till then keep the faith.

Lapband Journey - The End of Obesity and Beginning of Tenacity

I got lapbanded on 17th May,2008.Well for those who know nothing about lapband this could be unfamiliar territory.Let me start at the beginning.Battling weight is something that can be compared to climbing the Everest.The odds are in favor of climbing the Everest though:) Just Kidding! When you go from childhood obesity to adult obesity and then middle-aged obesity you are going through various stages of problems.The common factor is that you never seem to get any thinner.You just keep getting heavier and heavier with every passing decade.In your teens its' more of a cosmetic thing.Later on in life you learn to live with the weight.You get a job,you have friends,you may even have boyfriends if you are fat and pretty.(by the way if you are fat and ugly,that is the worst thing to happen to you)Most Obese people have a good sense of humour.No prizes for guessing where it comes from.Of course from being laughed at and pitied all their lives.
Well it is not as though an obese person does not want to lose it or lacks the will to do so.It's just that the person is fighting a losing battle against appetite and the various temptations offered at every corner.From where do you get the will to stop eating and get in to shape.
Somewhere along the weighed down life,one does analyse why one is fat.And time and again you feel that you are no different from anyone else you know,who also eats the same or even more than you do but is thin.
So you join the gym and go on atkins diet,slim fast diet,general motors diet,or any possible diet that can work.Initially these diets do work.But after a while you hit a plateau and then you start regaining the lost weight.There are various factors that go into sustained weight loss and each individual is different.Understanding the way the human body works is the first step towards a healthier lifestyle.And through this blog we will try to find this understanding.I will appreciate healthy comments from avid readers and bloggers.More on this tommorrow.Keep the faith.