NY Post by Tara Palmeri and Beth DeFalco May 7, 2013
New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie secretly underwent lap-band stomach surgery to aggressively slim down for the sake of his wife and kids, he revealed to The Post last night.
The Garden State governor agreed to the operation at the urging of family and friends after turning 50 last September.
He told The Post he was thinking of his four kids and how it was time to start improving his health when he decided to have the procedure.
“I’ve struggled with this issue for 20 years,” he said. “For me, this is about turning 50 and looking at my children and wanting to be there for them.”
He also insisted that, contrary to what observers may say, the effort to slim down was not motivated by thoughts of a presidential bid.
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It works, for a time. However, without the requisite changes in life in terms of diet and exercise, it's rarely permanent.
He should install a desk treadmill. He can walk all day, at a very slow rate while working, and burn the equivalent calories of somebody who has walked 8 or 10 miles in a day.
Quote: jonty30 wrote in post #6It works, for a time. However, without the requisite changes in life in terms of diet and exercise, it's rarely permanent.
He should install a desk treadmill. He can walk all day, at a very slow rate while working, and burn the equivalent calories of somebody who has walked 8 or 10 miles in a day.
I have to agree. Any weight loss program that doesn't include lifestyle changes is going to fail over the long term. He will simply put the weight back on.
You have to change the lifestyle that caused you to gain weight in the firstplace, for their to be any long term maintenance of healthy weight. IMO its a non-negotiable.
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