I know, this is a re-run. I won't be watching it again. Not all of us can afford to have someone follow us around to smack cookies out of our hands!!

ooh. i'll have to watch it. it's on friday? maybe i'll get home in time to catch it!

Yeah its a re-run, i have seen it, but they have a fresh message board there that was what i wanted to share. I will probably watch it again, through my new post-op eyes

I watched it and was furious at the take and view she was giving. She had nothing positive to say on the surgery and only focused on what can go wrong and it infuriourated me. I went on for days afterward and am still fired up about it. What set me off first was when the first gal she interviewed said no one told her about transfer addiction. Uh, hello! If you have a good surgeon and a good program and you do your homework and research before you ever step into surgery, you'll full well know all about it. I learned about it before I ever had labs done, before I ever talked to the surgeon, before they even accepted me into the program they had. They told us during the informational seminar about it. Oh heavens, I best not go on. LOL...that episode flared my temper right up and I'm still not over it I guess. LOL...thank heavens it's over and I'll never ever watch it again cuz WLS is not the cure all as she made it sound to be. It's a tool and that's not what she was teaching the viewers. Ug...I'm done with this. LOL...I'll go on for days otherwise, haha. I should hit up her board and rip loose. Haha!

that episode made me mad too. those people that had WLS were definitely ill informed before they went under the knife. otherwise, they'd know about transfer addiction.

and it pissed me off that oprah basically said that everyone who had the surgery thought that it was an easy, quick fix. screw you bitch!

Times like these make me glad I don't have regular t.v. channels lol~

Oprah can be alright-- but I'm not a big fan of hers. Personally, I didn't watch the show, have only read what you guys wrote here-- but I think we all know here that transfer addiction is a really serious issue that does end up affecting a lot of people- luckily we were all well-informed pre-op.. but unfortunately there is a large majority of people who don't do their research and just expect people to tell them everything they need to know. Sad, but true.

I guess my point of view is this-- a show like that won't scare someone who is serious about getting it, and knows that they NEED it. However, I think it might actually do us a service, and help scare away those people who DO think it is just a quick fix- those people who ARE looking for an easy way out of dieting, because lord knows they are out there!

At the same time, I don't think it is anyone's fault but their own for not doing their research and being careful-- may not be completely their fault- but the bottom line is.. it is.

I read 3 or 4 books from the library before I even called and made an appointment to talk to the doctor. Along with the fact that I actually know 2 people who had the surgery within the last few years. I agree with the statement that I can't afford a personal trainer, a personal chef, and people to monitor every bite that goes into my mouth!! There are famous people who have had the surgery Al Roca and Star Jones who do not have these transfer issues... why doesn't she have them on to discuss the other side of the surgery? What happened to Fair and blananced .... oops that FOX news!!