Ummmm.....I wasnt offered surgery, but paid to have a gastric band (my choice, no one elses). It had got to the point that after numerous failed diets and waking with chest pains, I had 2 options...keep going the way I was and die, or do something about it. I had tried SW before, lost the weight, became complacent and then gained it again (as many of us do).
I now, have a gastric band and follow the SW plan as much as I can (certain things I cant swallow).
Children are different, in that they follow what their parents are allowing them to eat and perparing for them. I grew up on stodgy foods as that was all my parents could afford and I didnt know any different. I have had to re-educate myself, but that didnt happen until I was much older and by then too late.
Those parents needed educating on healthier planning too - KFC for goodness sake!
Sorry, I will get off my soap box now! Lol