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>I don't think it quite works >that way for someone who >was significantly obese for a >long period of time. >For a person in this >position, the vascular system is >much, much different than that >of a normal weight person. > The body fat cannot >be accessed in the same >fashion anymore. Especially because >she has undergone GBS instead >of exercising the weight off, >the facshia (connective tissue that >binds the muscular/dermal/skeletal system together) >cannot keep up with the >body shrinkage and loses its >strong connectivity, rendering it nearly >impossible for the blood vessels >to adequately reach the fat >stores and mobilize it for >energy consumption. The result >is an uneven burning of >fat and folds of skin >that have lost the only >anchor they have to the >rest of the body. >Put that on top of >being genetically predisposed to having >a pear shaped body, and >that is what happens. > >Have you ever heard the reasons >why an apple shaped person >is more prone to heart >attacks? It is because >the fat is more easily >accessed and more mobile on >its way into the bloodstream. > This is why is >easier and faster for this >body shape to lose weight >(particularly men). Obese people >with this body shape have >MUCH better results post GBS >than pear shaped people.
Sorry, but your assertions here are a bit off. While it is true that GBS patients have skin that appears looser during the first year of weight loss, the GBS patient's skin eventually catches up. Studies have shown across the board that, at two years out and over, there is virtually no discernible difference between the dermal and fat composition of a GBS patient vs. a patient who has lost weight non-surgically. All things being equal (extent of obesity, lenghth of time obese, etc.), both patients will have an equal amount of excess skin, because skin, once stretched beyond the point of recovery, will only retract so far.
It is a common fallacy that GBS patients have more loose skin. This ceases to be true after Year Two, post-surgery. Body shape, weight, body fat percentage, lean body mass -- as with a non-surgical patient, all these things are determined in the post-surgical GBS patient by diet, exercise, genetics and overall health.
Christie's thighs are most likely the result of a) her confessed unwillingness to exercise, b) her poor diet, c) her recent battle with chemicals, and d) her DNA.
The only thing she can't change is her DNA, so she shoudl get on one of those ellipticals, but quick.
Thanks for letting me set the record straight. There is a HUGE amount of misinformation out there about GBS, and it's usually designed to punish the patient for resorting to surgery.
~AR~ (three and half years post-surgery -- and my thighs look FABULOUS w/o lipo, thanks! )
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