Friday Fitness Fun Fact

Having difficulty in deciding which type of weight loss surgery to have? Pick a "star" to help you decide.

Celebrities who have had traditional gastric bypass weight loss surgery (RNY, Fobi, etc.) include :

• Star Jones (TV personality)
• Carnie Wilson (singer in Wilson Phillips, TV personality)
• Al Roker (weatherman on Today Show, author)
• John Popper (lead singer of Blues Traveler, songwriter)
• Michael Genadry (actor)
• Randy Jackson (American Idol judge, musician, record producer)
• Roseanne Barr (actress, comedienne)
• Etta James (singer)
• Jo Marie Payton (actress)
• Jennifer Holliday (singer, actress)

Celebrities who have had LAP-BAND® surgery include :

• Sharon Osbourne (TV personality, music manager/promoter, wife of Ozzy Osbourne)
• Ann Wilson (lead singer of the rock band Heart)
• Khaliah Ali (fashion designer, author, daughter of Muhammad Ali)
• Joe Gannascoli (actor)
• Brian Dennehy (actor)
• Anne Diamond (British TV personality)
• Mikey Robbins (Australian media personality)

Seriously, Al Roker's decision to have WLS was a factor in my decision to go forward with RNY. I saw him at the winter olympics in Salt Lake City and he was extremely obese. I watched his progress following his WLS and it was remarkable. I thought, worked for a good guy like Al so maybe it'll work for me. Small factor but his success certainly impacted my decision to git er' done.

Boner

 

Boner,

It funny that you said that Al Roker is the person who got you thinking about WLS.  It was his surgery that really got me to consider it.  After his surgery thought about it and about a year and a half ago I started my last ditch effort to loose the weight with diet and exercise.  Since I went to my WLS orientation class last November, you can guess how the diet and exercise plan went, but I needed to convice myself that I had tried all I could before I went under the knife.

I have to say, I feel that I owe so much to Al Roker for putting this idea in my mind.  I am not sure if I would be living this life today without his planting the seed. 

Jim

Hey guys

Al Roker's doctor is Dr. Kurian.  She is now part of the group I use.  I have seen her for post-surgery follow up.  She is great and a real ball of fire.  She is also the author of the WLS for Dummies book, which is very educational for all newbies.  My doctor and her husband are co-authors of Ali's book about obesity in her family and lap-band surgery.

Does that put me on the list by association?

 

Lou

I was totally scared of RNY and wanted the lap band, which I had located through internet searches  about obesity. My impression at the time (may have been mistaken) was that Al Roker had had more than one surgery and was still gaining back his weight. So although I knew he had had surgery, it wasn't a factor.

My first contact in Japan convinced me that the RNY was safe and would also help protect me if I slipped  and began eating liquid calories/ sweets.

This is has got me curious. Has Al had more than one surgery?

Thanks,

Dave