Carnie Wilson Suffers Setback in Weight Loss
Posted on June 26, 2008
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We all remember Carnie Wilson, right? The lovely musical star who subjected herself to a gastric bypass surgery–a painful, but quick weight loss procedure that that reduces the size of the stomach to that of an egg, live on the web in 1999. At the time of her surgery, she weighed 300 pounds. At first, it seemed her weight loss surgery was a success; she lost over 150 pounds and her new thin body seemed to promote weight loss surgery.
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n 2005, she regained 70 pounds when she got pregnant, but later lost the weight. Up until recently, she had a leaner, trimmer figure. Photos released by abcnews.com indicate that Carnie is significantly and unfortunately heavier than before. The photo on the left was taken after her gastric bypass surgery and the one of the right was taken in March 2008.
According to Daniel Jones, director of the bariatric program at Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center in Boston 5 percent or even more of these patients over time regain the weight. “A large part of that has to do with the fact that the factors that caused them to be overweight to begin with are still out there.”
How does that happen? Excessive eating stretches the stomach to make room for more food, which results in weight gain. “If you tend to keep pushing yourself, taking one extra bite with every meal, then you can stretch the pouch,” Jones said. “Over time you will eat more and more.”
My heart goes out to Carnie. To come so far and gain the weight back is dreadful. She must feel that she has failed yet again. Having the weight loss surgery only treated the symptom, not the cause, which is psychological in nature. The cause of her weight gain, and I’m assuming, is compulsive eating–an addiction to food. I hope she gets help for her unhealthy relationship with food before it costs her her health, or worse yet, her life.
Please, next time you see an overweight or obese individual, instead of feeling repulsed, try practicing some compassion by considering how much pain and suffering they must in.
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