KHALIAH ALI – 120 LBS: PLACED A BAND ON HER STOMACH TO LOSE WEIGHT
Khaliah Ali is the daughter of boxing superstar Muhammad Ali. She used to weight 325 lbs if you can believe it. She was perfectly fine to go on with her yo-yo diet to keep her weight in order, although the constant criticism led to her decision to go get a gastric band surgery last 2004. The daughter of the national sporting hero later revealed that she was not all that concerned about her weight, although she just found it unbearable to hear the criticisms as the daughter of the wonderful boxer. Gastric band surgery is not as invasive as gastric bypass since it just involves a band on the stomach for weight loss.
ANNE DIAMOND – 70 LBS: SUGAR-FREE DIET
This talented journalist underwent a Lap Band procedure in 2005. Anne Diamond actually had a couple of surgeries done in order to lose weight. If you ask her, she will tell you that a gastric bypass will not turn you into Catherine Zeta-Jones automatically. In fact, she said the procedure soured her relationship with food. She stopped craving junk food and now eats a sugar-free diet. If you are capable of changing your diet plans on your own and sticking to it, you do not need to go and pay for such a procedure!