Launch of rosemaryconley.tv

Last week I carried out a very interesting interview with a gastric weight loss surgeon for my forthcoming rosemary conley.tv channel, which is launching on the web on 5th January next year. I felt it was important for viewers of rosemary conley.tv to be able to hear from a surgeon who actually performed gastric banding, gastric bypasses and so on because I think many folk consider taking these drastic measures when they feel a hopeless failure after they have fallen off the wagon from yet another diet.

Mr Chris Sutton is well-known for his gastric obesity surgery and it was extraordinary to learn how the various procedures are carried out. Whilst he stated that they were not particularly dangerous procedures, I would imagine that undergoing such an operation and a general anaesthetic had to present some risk to the patient.

I was assured that gastric surgery was only carried out as a last resort and was only undertaken under the NHS if it was thought that the patient was at serious risk of death without the surgery.

Whilst it was fascinating to hear first-hand what was involved with each of the operations, how they were done, how long they took, how much they cost (when done privately), and the dangers, I couldn’t help feeling it was an enormous shame that people needed such surgery. By cutting back our quantities of food by 20-25%, taking more activity, joining one of our classes and moderating alcohol consumption, weight can be significantly reduced and our health dramatically improved. There is no short cut or quick fix answer to obesity, it has to be a lifestyle change otherwise we will forever be battling the bulge.

You can watch my interview with Mr Sutton from 5th January 2010 on rosemaryconley.tv.