this is a toss up. on one hand, exercise has all-over benefits. on the other, surgery is the lovely, coveted quick-fix and fast road to confidence. to be honest, i'd probobly go with surgery.

To be honest, we don't really know our our body functions fully. Only recently did doctors start to view fat as an organ. In other words, liposuction is now sucking an organ our of one's body. It may be fast and easy, but exercise will raise your self confidence too.

I've been looking for the motivation to exercise for years now. I would take Plastic surgery if cost was not an issue.

i have been exercising for awhile now, have made it part of my daily routine :) and while it certainly makes me feel good, and very "zen like", ill be going with plastic surgery now even though i can't really afford it lol i have had a 100lb weight loss and have A LOT of loose skin that will not go away no matter how much cardio or abd crunches i do. so yes...if cost wasn't an issue plastic surgery all the way lol...even now im doing it with cost being an issue ;) exercise can only go so far.....

plastic surgery is a quick fix but it does nothing for the heart so I would say excersise!

I would go for the excersise myself, I think there are more benefits.

I think that this is a YES and a NO answer. I say YES to some people who would only be able to loose some of the weight with the surgery but I say NO to people who can get off their butts and do the exercise and healthy eating themselves. I think that surgery is an easy way out for lazy people who don't want to put in the hard work and that you get so much fulfillment out of exercising and getting to your goal by all the dedication that you have put into achieving it!

Definitely exercise. I've got myself into the habit of making it a daily routine and even though it's only been a few weeks I feel way better. I sleep better, have far more energy, walk taller, my skin looks healthier, I don't get out of breath as easily, my clothes are fitting looser, etc. I feel good about my accomplishments and that's something plastic surgery can't do for you. To top it off, 2 out of 3 girlfriends who have opted for plastic surgery have horrible scars from the procedure. I do, however, believe it's ok for people who have not been lazy and literally worked their butts off to opt for plastic surgery to remove excess skin as there's no amount of work you can do to get rid of that.

You bet I would.

I would definitely choose exercise, but I do agree that there are some things that exercise can't fix. Things like womens inner thighs, but maybe that's just something we gotta live with.

Exercise all the way. I don't know why on earth someone would elect to have surgery. It is the opposite of healthy.

And AC3, I used to have large inner thighs and I have worked them off with a regular exercise and diet plan. The idea that some parts can't be fixed with healthy diet and exercise is BS.

Can't I opt for both? My (wannabe) surgeon told me that after a tummy tuck and lipo I will still have to maintain a healthy lifestyle or slack muscles and fat WILL come back again - it's a myth that it doesn't.

If cost wasn't an issue I would absolutely go with plastic surgery, because let's face it, in todays day and age if effort or laziness get to the same results most people will go with laziness. The only reason everyone doesn't now is because cost IS an issue. It's unfortunate but it's true. We're in a society in which too many things are made too easy for everyone so we've grown accustom to it, myself included.

Surgery does not fix the underlying problems of obesity... I have recently lost 103 pounds in 8 months with no surgery or weight loss gimmicks, just healthy eating and exercise. There is nothing more to it than that. It is a LIFESTYLE change that needs to happen to maintain a healthy weight, not surgery. If I can do it, anyone can.

Exercise. We weren't born fat.