The latest crazy diet fad

FearAnLoathing

I saw this on the news tonight you can now get a patch that they sew on your tounge to prevent you from eat solid food.:huh: I guess it makes eating solid food really really painfull

http://www.myfoxla.com/dpp/health/tongue-patch-weight-loss-surgery-20100914

Crystal817

WTF?!

123nikki123

That is CRAZY! :laugh:

FearAnLoathing

I read that only 10 people have done it so far,but now that its hit the media im sure that number will go up

DrBorkBork

DUDE.

Or as Super Grover from Sesame Street would say: "HUBBA-WHA?!" (sorry, can't resist, he cracks me up)

I'm thinking the SEWING IT TO YOUR TONGUE part would be painful enough. I wouldn't even want to eat. *Head-desk*

antijen

Oh man! No thanks!! I could see how that would make a great many things in life uncomfortable.

cdthom

that is so messed up

natersmama

seems reasonable. not for the average person. but lap band and gastric bypass are more invasive and force you to be on a liquid diet. maybe for those types of patients who have 100+ pounds to lose, this would be an option. i bet recovery is faser, the procedure is cheaper and it can be reversed easier than gastric and lapband.

__flexylexi

Soooo... let me get this straight.. No working out and no dieting wanted, so they sew a patch on their tongue?

Yea, next thing you know they will be putting that steak in the blender... then what? :sick:

FairyMiss

might as well find a big guy at the gym, punch you in the jaw then have it wired shut!!!

rnroadrunner

WTF!!! When are people going to realize that only through lifestyle changes will any weight loss stick.:noway: :grumble:

christinathompson1

ouch!!!!!!

JunkFoodJane

I have been waiting to hear what this was. I assumed it was like numbing strips to kill taste for periods of time, this just sounds... Stupid.

Thanks for posting!

natersmama

WTF!!! When are people going to realize that only through lifestyle changes will any weight loss stick.:noway: :grumble:

maybe when doctors stop coming up with "easy" procedures. which will most likely never happen. =/

nurseaim

Holy cow! One word: OUCH! It is crazy what some people will do to lose weight the unhealthy way. I'm glad that's not the way of us, MFPers.

tammyquinnlmt

WTF!!! When are people going to realize that only through lifestyle changes will any weight loss stick.:noway: :grumble:

maybe when doctors stop coming up with "easy" procedures. which will most likely never happen. =/

Easy loss = Easy re-gain:grumble:

bjscmg

WOW where do I sign up for a net applied to my tongue so i can be unhappy all day because I have to drink my meals. Oh and I really hope my husband finds it sexy cuz it will be there for 30 days. ugh when will people get a clue? STOP EATING JUNK!

sassylilmama

And eventually it has to come off. Then they will eat everything they see. Yeah great plan there.

Jade_Butterfly

That is so way out of this world disgusting ! Geesh.

LuckyLeprechaun

i ...

just...

but...

nevermind.

ebgbjo

hmm and here I was going to just cut off my hands at the wrist

AllyS7

I'm so sad that people will actually try this...

stephanie_m

Wow... seriously what is wrong with people. Oi!

Losingitin2011

. . . I have no words. . . other than wanting to slap that chick around for being too lazy to commit to a healthy lifestyle. Seriously, it isn't that hard to say I think I'll have a salad instead of 20 tacos or burgers. GAHHHHHH! :headdesk:

sassiebritches

Uhhhhhhhh :huh:

bachooka

And eventually it has to come off. Then they will eat everything they see. Yeah great plan there.

I don't know if they would eat everything that they see... the memories of trying to eat the food (wich they would because honestly thirty days?) being uber painful... would probably turn me off from solids for quite a while! lol.

Sunshine_Girlie

Good gravy! That is ridiculous. Pure and simple. I cannot make it liquids alone. I'm sure there's a cheaper method to this idiotic movement. Have your teeth removed. Actually, I don't know if that's cheaper or not. Either way, it's foolish.

enriquez18

Now that is just CRAZY...OUCH!!!!!!!!!!!

halobender

And eventually it has to come off. Then they will eat everything they see. Yeah great plan there.

I don't know if they would eat everything that they see... the memories of trying to eat the food (wich they would because honestly thirty days?) being uber painful... would probably turn me off from solids for quite a while! lol.

Indeed, it would probably be one of those things where the pain caused their stomach to hurt and, thus, they won't want to eat such foods. Theoretically. I have a feeling that would, typically, only last for a little while. And for those whom it lasted longer, well ... I would have great pity for them.

It's a Pavlovian response. Except, you know, the opposite of the original experiment.

elizwelshman

......
::facepalm::
:huh:

♥jewel♥

I have a friends who does piercings and tongue bifercations. I bet he could do this for me!