Did Jackson get gastric bypass? He was heavy enough to look like he could benefit from it.
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Theodosia - Jul 29, 2009 8:03:59 am PDT #3208 of 30000
'we all walk this earth feeling we are frauds. The trick is to be grateful and hope the caper doesn't end any time soon"
Matt the Bruins fan - Jul 29, 2009 8:07:12 am PDT #3209 of 30000
"I remember when they eventually introduced that drug kingpin who murdered people and smuggled drugs inside snakes and I was like 'Finally. A normal person.'” —RahvinDragand
He must have, musn't he? He'd have to have been exercising all his waking hours to lose that much weight without some grave medical condition.
Theodosia - Jul 29, 2009 8:11:47 am PDT #3210 of 30000
'we all walk this earth feeling we are frauds. The trick is to be grateful and hope the caper doesn't end any time soon"
OTOH, he's certainly rich enough now to hire a team of personal trainers, chefs, and dieticians to be with him 24/7.
(My first reaction to his appearance now is that he's looking a whole lot YOUNGER than he did, and is verging on scruffy handsome.)
Sophia Brooks - Jul 29, 2009 8:16:24 am PDT #3211 of 30000
Cats to become a rabbit should gather immediately now here
I have to point out that gastric bypasses, even on extremely heavy people are still quite dangerous and not necessarily better than being fat.
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beekaytee - Jul 29, 2009 10:19:04 am PDT #3212 of 30000
Compassionately intolerant
I posted the following in Boxed Set in error, and since hitting 'post', I've seen a few more photos of PJ that don't look quite as sunken as I thought he did in that video, but still...
I immediately thought gastric bypass + naturally stressed out guy = Qtip impression.
He certainly could, I'm assuming, afford a health staff, but if he's got one, they might need to be replaced.
Various reports have him saying that replacing burgers with 'yogurt and muesli' caused him to lose 70 lbs in 10 months.
I just started on a plan to lose 20 lbs in the next 8 months. At his rate, I should be finished by Monday. Phew!
Volans - Jul 29, 2009 10:21:54 am PDT #3213 of 30000
move out and draw fire
replacing burgers with 'yogurt and muesli'
Ah, Colon Blow.
I assumed gastric bypass, back when I first saw him with the weight off. He'd lost so much, so fast, and looked very much like my coworker who had the stomach stapling.
Typo Boy - Jul 29, 2009 10:24:14 am PDT #3214 of 30000
Calli: My people have a saying. A man who trusts can never be betrayed, only mistaken.Avon: Life expectancy among your people must be extremely short.
70 pounds in ten months = 7 pounds a month = 1.6+ pounds per week. Which is not a dangerously fast speed at which to lose weight. Anything up to 2 pounds a week over the long term is fine. (With much larger losses in the first two months or so fine if you are lucky enough for that to happen, and occassional infrequent higher losses after than fine if not too frequent.)
Steph L. - Jul 29, 2009 10:53:39 am PDT #3215 of 30000
I look more rad than Lutheranism
I have to point out that gastric bypasses, even on extremely heavy people are still quite dangerous and not necessarily better than being fat.
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beekaytee - Jul 29, 2009 10:58:50 am PDT #3216 of 30000
Compassionately intolerant
I'm hesitant to foment a conversation about the benefits or drawbacks of gbs in Movies, but I can say I've seen some pretty bad results in one of my clients. As much or more misery than the original issues.
Sometimes it's great, from what I understand, but in this case, not so much. Then, of course, there is the fellow from the Biggest Loser last season who gained hundreds of pounds back despite TWO surgeries.
Matt the Bruins fan - Jul 29, 2009 11:46:12 am PDT #3217 of 30000
"I remember when they eventually introduced that drug kingpin who murdered people and smuggled drugs inside snakes and I was like 'Finally. A normal person.'” —RahvinDragand
It seems to me like there would be some concern that the bypass continues reducing the amount of nutrients you get even after you've burned up most of the excess fat in your body. Like, at some point aren't you going to have to eat hundreds or thousands of extra calories daily to avoid malnutrition?