Your ignorance is showing again.

1: Not all surgeries "reroute guts."

2: Any lifetime weight maintenance requires a "highly controlled diet" for life (that's part of the lifestyle change thing that you whined about?)

3: Remaining obese has significant complications.

4: Very few people in OH were "duped."

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Points of your ignorance:

1: Lifestyle change is a frequent topic of discussion on OH.

2: Surgery is a great way to lose weight.

3: Weight can easily be regained after any method of weight loss and studies show those with bariatric and metabolic surgery have lower rates of regain.

4: Not all surgeries "reroute guts."

5: Obesity's often complications are permanent as well - like death, for instance.

6: What is normal eating? Eating in the ways that got a person to obesity? Most of us eat normally - it's just a new, healthier normal.

7: For that matter, how is fasting "normal eating?" Or any other fad diet you've tried or will try?

8: There are also hundreds of studies (and videos) about the benefits of bariatric and metabolic surgery.

I'm sorry, eating six times a day is insanity and will virtually guarantee you will not lose much weight. Your insulin will stay at high levels, your liver will be constantly full of glucose and your body fat will never burn. The best number of meals to eat per day is ONE, or two at most - not too far apart.

There is a non-surgical forum - http://www.obesityhelp.com/forums/non_postops/

And you're completely wrong about surgery not being a great way to lose (and maintain) weight. It would behoove you to read this article -- https://www.vox.com/science-and-health/2017/12/7/16587316/ba riatric-surgery-weight-loss-lap-band -- and to leave your judgment at the door.

You're welcome to make your own decisions for your health, and you should. You're also welcome to come blazing onto OH and rant about how horrible surgery is, but doing so will get you labeled as an ignorant jerk.