Gastric Bypass is a surgical procedure that literally shrinks the stomach. It costs over $20,000. It is a major medical procedure that makes over-consumption of food impossible, by drastically lowering the amount of food you can eat. The long-term side-effects of having such a radical procedure done to your body are not clear at this time due to the fact this procedure is relatively new as a weight loss remedy.
Gastric Bypass should be reserved for the seriously obese with life threatening health problems. Taking weight loss out of your conscious decision making and physically limiting your body in such an unnatural way seems like a dangerous game to play with your body. It seems to me that a person without life threatening health problems should be able to find the motivation to commit long-term to a new lifestyle with balanced nutrition and daily exercise. Consult your doctor and do as much research as you can. Don't limit your discussions to surgeons who perform gastric bypass. And be honest with yourself: have you really expended all your options?
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