Lisa Lampanelli Talks About her WLS

Good read!  If you're not familiar with her, she's a comedian and she had VSG back in 2012.

Lisa Lampanelli Talks WLS

So gratifying when a celebrity discusses WLS sensibly - worth the read

That was really great. I like how she addressed the emotional component--that surgery doesn't fix your head. Thanks for posting it!

Jen

I saw this yesterday and appreciated how she addressed the emotional issues and that VSG is simply a tool.  Go, Lisa! 

I thought it was a really great article. It is refreshing to see someone in the public eye taking the corrct approach! 

Of course, mass ignorance directed at having WLS reared its ugly head. I schooled ( tried to anyway ) a few of the naysayers...it probably didn't do any good, but I said what I wanted to say. 

One of the best celebrity interviews about their WLS.  I appreciate her honesty and pointing out the emotional aspects.  

Great link.  Thanks for posting it.  This portion of the interview resonated with me:

"What advice do you have for women who are beginning a similar weight loss journey or looking to have the same surgery performed?

If you have tried everything that you wanted to try for weight loss and have a clear conscience about every angle and every diet and every exercise program that you think is necessary for you to experiment with before – and you can really look at yourself in the mirror and go, “I can’t stop the self hate and the eating without getting the weight off first, and then I’ll tackle the emotional issues” – then get it done. Don’t get it done if you think the surgery ends the problem. Many, many people have the surgery and gain it back because they’re just too uncomfortable in their own skin, and they don’t work on the underlying feelings for the reasons they eat. The weight is just the tip of the iceberg. Then you have to work on the real you. If you don’t mind doing the hard work and the long haul once this weight is off, then they should get it. Don’t be scared."