One of the most common questions I am asked is whether insurance or Medicare will pay for weight loss surgery. I wrote this book to help people who want and need weight loss surgery navigate the maze of insurance requirements and avoid having to pay thousands for the procedure out-of-pocket.

Not only weight loss surgery is unnecessary but also it deprives human being a normal life. People after surgery would never be able to enjoy their food ever for the rest of their life whether it is Christmas or they are on their holidays or their child birthday or any other festival.

List of problems and complications after the weight loss surgery operation are endless as one may get additional problems such as Hernia, Internal Bleeding, Swelling of the skin around the wounds, etc. I wonder how many weight loss surgeons advice about weight loss surgery to their own family members.

There is no magic pill for weight loss.

Weight doesn't matter as long as you're happy with yourself.

[So, to lose the weight, she avoided faddy diets and devised a balanced eating plan.] I was careful not to lose loads of weight quickly because I didn't want to put it all back on again, ... I decided not to give myself a hard time, so I just ate healthily.

When younger, I was thin as a rail. As I've grown older, I've put on weight. I have continued to love myself in all those roles. Part of my spirituality, I always tell people, is to accept yourself for who you are.