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I thought Christie looked different. He had lap-band!

Posted: May 7, 2013

I am the biggest liberal you'll find, but I'm happy to see Chrstie has taken steps to improve his health. Speculation is he's doing it for political reasons. As a Democrat, Christie is one of the few Republicans I respect. He seems to show a genuine interest in the people he serves. Even though I don't agree with his politics, he didn't allow political consequences to come in the way of showiing Obama respect, and he takes a more common sense approach rather than the radical right-wing agenda. If he does decide to run, no doubt he'll be a serious contender. It will be interesting to see if the right wing will see the light. As a Democrat, I hope not ;-)

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As another Democrat, I agree with you!! - nm

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Hope he does better then I did with LB - Effie

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It totally did not work for me.. lost only 20 lbs after lb surgery.

40 pounds since February. - More power to him. nm

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This NJ liberal agrees with you. I'm - so glad he is taking

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steps to get healthier. The more I hear from him, the more I respect that man, and I hope he is around for his family and NJ for years to come. I can't imagine how hard it is to eat right and exercise when you are in such a demanding position.

I guess self-discipline - is just too big of a pain

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Ridiculous. Instead of making a plan and setting goals, people just trot off to have that quick fix. You don't get fat overnight; you won't get un-fat overnight, either.

I'm not going to judge. But I'm eagerly anticipating him smashing Rand Paul like - he did that spider!!

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I don't think surgery is a quick fix. Maybe a crutch. It's a personal thing. I can't wait to see what he looks like in 6 months. I bet he'll be a handsome devil!!

Most MTs understand the health consequences of - metabolic disorders

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and refrain from making personal judgments, wildly unfounded by medical fact, against those who suffer with them. Then there's the economic impact of obesity and the laundry list of related medical problems that ensue when action is not taken to combat it. Lap band surgery has reversed or stabilized countless cases of hypertension, diabetes, heart disease, stroke risk, etc that cost Americans both in terms of dollars and cents and human suffering by patients and their loved ones. "Just say no" has been an abysmal failure when applied to the war on drugs and is doomed to fail in this setting as well.

I admire Governor Christie for taking control of his individual situation after 20 years of traditional dieting and exercise that has apparently done nothing more than exacerbate his metabolic disorder. I too look forward to the day when his skinny self throws his hat in the national ring and brings the cons fringe to its knees at the polls.

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