Originally Posted by
GravelMN
I've often wondered what the success rate would be of people who followed the post gastric surgery diet but did not actually have the surgery. Small, frequent meals of nutrient dense foods with little or no "fillers" has been advocated in various forms since the 1970s. Obviously portion control would have to be by some other means than a reduced stomach size, but if one could follow the same nutrition plan, you would think that you could attain similar results without the surgery. Just speculation, but it would make an interesting study.
There is a relatively recent thread started by someone who had decided to have surgery. He noted that he was required to first lose 20 lbs. before you could qualify. With the potential downsides of surgery, my first thought was "Once you lose the 20 lbs. necessary for surgery, why not skip the surgery for now and at least try to continue what you did to lose that 20 lbs.?"
The person who started that thread lost the necessary weight pretty quickly but had the surgery anyway. His personal choice, but I have a hard time wrapping my head around the decision.