Extreme Weight Loss: Get a Tongue Patch and Lose 50 Pounds

This new extreme weight loss method suggests that you can lose 25 to 30 pounds in just a month, and possibly 50 or more in just two months. But how far are you willing to go to meet your weight loss goals?

This Beverly Hills doctor boasts that all you need to do is sew a patch onto the surface of your tongue. And because the patch is so uncomfortable, it makes it hard to eat. Forcing tongue patch wearers to eat a liquid low-calorie diet. Dr. Nikolas Chugay's weight loss plans include liquid drink recipes, psychological treatments, and much more. The patch is the size of a postage stamp and is secured to the top of the tongue with just six stitches.

Source: Daily Mail

Patients recover immediately after the patch is removed and he says it cheaper, safer, and less invasive than the lap band. Watch the video below with the doctor's explanation of his services and more on the procedure.

Possible negative side effects include:

• Speech difficulties
• Trouble sleeping
• Swelling of the tongue

“At the start, you can’t even move your tongue for the pain. I’ve tried to eat solid food but it’s impossible,” says Yomaira, speaking from her family home in Charallave, an industrial conurbation on the outskirts of Caracas. “It’s a huge inconvenience, but I’m doing it to feel better about myself. I was very fat.” - From the Time article: The ‘Miracle’ Tongue Patch: Beauty-Conscious Venezuela’s New Extreme Diet

Possible positive effects:

• It teaches you discipline
• Teaches you to eat differently
• It costs $150 in Venezuela, a lot cheaper than weight loss surgery

Personal notes:
Alternatives to this may be to staple your own tongue instead of getting the patch sewn on (do not do this, it is just a joke). Or just force yourself to live on smoothies for a month (probably a better alternative to either of the aforementioned, but talk to your Dr first), and if you give in to temptation and find yourself going for solid food just take a hammer and hit yourself (also just a joke).  In 2013 Venezuela, this is the new weight loss fad and the preferred gift for a 15-year-old girl's birthday present. Hmmm...

Source: World Time

Disclaimer:
All suggestions are not recommendations, and this blog/blogger holds absolutely no responsibility for your actions.

Will weight loss surgery work for you?

With claims from doctors that there are no scars, a fast surgery and instant weight loss, why not? But let's cover some of the basics first, before we make an appointment at the local doctor's office:

1. The surgery started many years ago on cancer patients with severe ulcers. Where the doctors removed large parts of the stomach or intestine to help control the cancer patient's ulcers. The doctors noticed that the cancer patients began to loose weight after the surgery, and weight loss surgery was born.
2. Obesity surgery involves manipulating the stomach or/and small intestine in some way.
3. There are two types of surgery used currently for weight loss: malabsorption and restrictive surgery.
4. Malabsorption surgery shortens the length of the small intestine therefore limiting the amount of food that is digested or absorbed.
   
5. Restrictive surgery involves making the stomach smaller. In restrictive surgery a section of your stomach is removed or closed off therefore limiting the amount of food it can hold which also causes you to feel full.

Photo courtesy of: PennMedicine.org

The University of Rochester's Medical Center states that in order to have bariatic surgery you must meet these qualifications:

• BMI (body mass index is determined by your height and weight) of 40
• BMI of 35-39.9 with one of the following obesity related health conditions: diabetes, high blood pressure, sleep apnea.
• Absence of any psychiatric disorders
• Absence of any eating disorders
• No active substance abuse
• 21 years of age and older
• History of obesity of at least 5 years or greater
• Documented failed attempts at conventional weight loss programs
• Ability to follow pre-operative and post operative dietary, exercise and behavioral recommendations

To calculate your body mass index visit the University of Rochester's website: URMC.Rochester.edu

Keep in mind like most surgeries there is the possibility of many side effects, for a list of side effect consult your physician or WebMD.

Aside from physical side effects keep in mind the emotional effects of this surgery. Sure you feel fuller and you will begin to drop the pounds if all goes as the ads state. However the underlined behavior not being mentioned is dealing with the emotional patterns that began your weight gain nightmare. So if you decide to take advantage of this new advancement in medical technology, just don't forget about inner emotional self. The self that you buried deep underneath those extra pounds. Remember that your butt may look better for now, however that phases out after some time when the underlined emotions that created all that fat in the first place begin to resurface. Whatever your choice may be, best wishes in a new happy and positive you!

For more information on weight loss surgery, here is a brief list of informative websites:

• WeightLossSurgeryChannel.com
• American Society for Metabolic and Bariatric Surgery
• National Association for Weight Loss Surgery
• Obesity Help
• Is Bariatric Surgery Right for You?
  

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WebMD's - Is Weight Loss Surgury For You?