Patti Austin performs during the 4th Annual Holiday Tree Lighting at L.A. LIVE & Opening Of L.A. Kings Ice at Nokia Plaza L.A. LIVE on Dec. 2, 2011 in Los Angeles
*In a move that goes against standard practice in the entertainment industry, singer Patti Austin has no problem speaking openly about her decision to undergo gastric bypass surgery in 2005 and gain control of her health.
“That was something that I was in denial about,” Austin tells EURweb exclusively regarding the detrimental effects of being overweight.
Both of Austin’s parents were obese and eventually passed away from diseases linked to excess weight. Her mother died of complications from a stroke; her father of complications from diabetes. Patti was suffering from type 2 diabetes and asthma when her doctor said she was at risk for a stroke and ordered her to have the surgery.
“I went through the process alone. I didn’t claim anything until I had accomplished what I wanted to accomplish with it,” she said of the surgery, which dropped her weight from 300 to about 180 during the first year. “And once I had, I felt that I was sufficiently successful enough to share that with other people.”
Austin, whose current album is titled “Sound Advice”, says no one who undergoes gastric bypass surgery, no matter how famous, should be ashamed of sharing the news with other people — or try to convince folk that they lost the weight strictly through “portion control” and “pilates.”
Patti Austin on being open about her gastric bypass surgery by CherieNic
She looks really pretty, healthy and happy and if thats what it took to live, WTH not!!!
Newsflash Patti, you CAN loose weight with portion control and pilates/exercise. People have always been able to do it when they’re ready and will always be able to whenever they’re ready. Don’t try and be a smart ass because you didn’t have the willpower, self-control, self-discipline, etc., to do so. Portion control and exercise are the proper way to do it, not the lazy way you did it.
And, for the nosey people who don’t truly have any lives, it’s none of your damned business what other folks do. They don’t have to tell you sh*t! You want to know. Too damned bad for your sorry little ass. Patti wants to be all look at me because it took someone cutting up, stapling, etc., her in order to save her life because she couldn’t be bothered to make the necessary changes to accomplish it herself, WHATEVER. Sorry, I don’t celebrate those that go that lazy route. You can accomplish the same thing through Weight Watchers, Jenny Craig, Nutrisystem and taking your fat a@@ to the gym or working out hard at home four times a week.
I have always and shall to continue to enjoy Patti’s music and wish her well otherwise.
Brooklynbabe, I don’t know you so for that reason alone I’m going to be respectful, but CLEARLY you don’t know what the hell you’re talking about! Please stay in your lane… For those who are genetically prone to carry weight, have a family history of obesity and health issues – telling them have more self-control and discripline is a slap in the face. That’s not just my opinion – that’s years of bariatric medial study talking. I applaud Patti for taking control of her life. It’s her life.. And if she feel she can help people who are imprisoned by the wreckless judgment of people like yourself and make a decision to do something to change THEIR life for the better HOW IN THE HELL can that be wrong? Yeah, there have been people who may have had weight loss surgery and probably didn’t need it, but who are you to say? When do we look at the overall good and intention of something like this? Does it even matter how many lives have been saved? And after typing such vitriol and literally calling her a “fat ass” how can you sincerely say you wish her well? Hogwash!
I don’t care if you like what I wrote or not. And, no you weren’t respectful. So, let’s just say that you’re entitled to your view and I’m entitled to mine!
Oh, and I didn’t call her fat, I basically called her lazy and lacking of self-control! Knew what to do, chose not to do it. Saw her parents die, saw her own health declining and still wouldn’t act right. Her choice and she put it out there.
Another “newsflash,” brooklynbabe, yes you CAN lose weight with Weight Watchers, Jenny Craig, portion control, blah, blah, blah, but the results are not long term. In many cases, people who lose weight using these methods end up gaining it back within five years. All Patti is saying is that using surgical methods is nothing to be ashamed of, and it’s ridiculous to say you lost weight with exercise and portion control when you know you had surgery.
There are plenty of naturally thin people who never exercise, but will never be fat due to heredity and metabolism. Will power and self-control have little to do with it. Eating the wrong foods is just a small part of the obesity dilemma. Next time, do some research before you go on the attack. It’s easy to judge when obesity is not your achilles. But I find that many people who criticize heavy people sometimes find themselves getting fat over the years. Good luck with your will power when age catches up with you.
Well at least she was honest and admitted she had gastric bypaa.