To find this frankly offensive

[Littleredshoe]

www.dailymail.co.uk/femail/article-1202767/I-afford-live-healthily-says-600-month-benefits-wo man-lost-weight-free-gastric-band-surgery.html

FGS what is this country coming to???

some folk dont have the mindset or skills to eat healthily.this has a strong psychological component.how one perceives food,and their relationship with food

takes time to undo years of bad habits.many cant just go from KFC and crisps to fresh fruit and veg

knowing what is good for your health,and actually doing what is good for your health is two differnt things

i imagine this woman maybe idealised her operation.thinking have the op things will be different

yes things are physiologically different but she is psychologically still the same. same patterns,same cognition,poor coping strategies

but people have to be educated to shop for the right things and learn how to cook pulses etc..

as scottishmummy says you don;t go from a bucket of KFC to quinoa and lentil stew over night

someone has to tell you and show you especially if your paretns never cooked or showed you how to shop and cook properly

yes education and support maybe counselling,CBT are needed to precipitate a major behavioural change. a structured programme about food,eating well,mananging on a budget,food preperation and chosing well.

the operation only addresses the physiological side not the psychological side

Well she obviously does know the difference if she knows the foods which are healthy are too expensive!No one is suggesting quinoa and lentils but there is a middle ground and enough literature and advice in doctors surgeries tv and mags to educate anyone.

She's lost over 15 stone! Well done her!

ah well knowing a fact eg over eating/smoking is bad for you and having the volition/ability to actually change behaviours they are two different things

knowledge is not what prevents many people acting.they may have cognitively dissonance and use that to explain unhealthy behaviours

noddy - she thinks healthy food is weightwatchers branded snack bars, she has no clue

Just read that article. Poor girl: that's no sort of life. Can't believe she's only 25.

I think she's trying to make as much money as possible by selling her story to whoever she can while she can. Makes sense.

The old 'huge weight loss story' was wearing a bit thin - har - so she made it controversial for a second bite at the cherry (if she emotionally feels like the cherry, that is)

Oh dear, she manages to come across so badly in that article. She can't possibly be as stupid and petulant as that story makes her sound. What was she thinking, selling her 'story' to Closer and the Daily Mail?

Message withdrawn

oops sgb

I'm with Riven. I don't believe theres anyexcuse on those grounds anymore. Also never understand how crap can be cheaper than good stuff when it's clearly not

tbh, this just points out all that is wrong with a gastric Band....surely counselling etc. to get behind the issues and changing their lifes is more effective long term....

if the story is true, than bloody hell...I can understand Riven being pissed off with it...because like she says , many disabled people get turned down, that possibly deserve it more...shouldn't be that way...

like Pointy, I loved her line about "emotionally not always wanting an apple"...utter brilliance

Seriously, it has been portrayed very badly, but anyone is going to be affected by a drop in income of £340 per month whatever the source. And for her, it amounts to over a third of her income.

Many, many people use their DLA money as part of their day to day finances. That means that they will be affected if it stops.

And the woman is still 22 stone. My mum weighs about 18 stone atm, and it seriously affects her health and ability to carry out simple tasks. (She doesn't get DLA for that) Another 4 stone would affect her profoundly.

I get very bored with the idea that the poor are overweight because they are thick and greedy and what they need is even more bullying from their 'betters'. Don't forget that the peddlers of crap like slimming bars/shakes/drinks spend a lot of money on advertising that their products are honestly just as healthy as learning how to cook properly. DOn;t forget that poor people often don't have cars, and it's not that easy to lug sacks of lentils and pulses on the bus - even if you can find somewhere to buy them (ie if your corner shop sells more than tinned steak pies and economy burgers).

Make home ec/food technology in schools compulsary I say.

Everyone here has a couple of years of home ec at secondary school. I think it's a far wider issue. Magazines and cookery programmes are forever promoting healthy eating, the importance of fruit and veg, how to cook balanced meals, free recipe cards on balanced meals.

It is good to teach young people the basics of cooking at school but when those young people go downtown for their dinner and buy a sausage roll, candy floss and irn bru and then when they go home and eat ready-made pizzas and microwave meals/snacks, the hour at school spent on food lessons isn't going to count for much.