Hes not just the president of Weight Watchers, hes also a client.

David Kirchhoff, president and CEO of what must be the most famous weight-loss support group and corporation in the world, joined us this morning to tell his personal story and explain how Weight Watchers is now reaching out to men.

His book, Weight Loss Boss: How to Finally Win at Losing And Take Charge in an Out-of-Control Food World, is aboutKirchoffs story, and offers tips on slow, steady weight loss and maintenance.

The numbers are scary. More than one-third of all Americans are obese. Forty-five million say they are trying to do something about it. Until now, most of the focus has been on women their weight struggles, their diets. Now Weight Watchers is going after the guys, with a very high profile and outspoken spokesman.

Charles Barkley has jumped on board, saying he cant believe hes getting paid to lose weight. The retired basketball player told ABCs 20/20 in May that hes lost 42 pounds whileservinc asspokesman for the program. As the first malepublic voice for Weight Watchers, Barkleysays the program lets you be a he-man whilegetting healthy, which is exactly Kirchhoffs point in his new book.

He talked to George Stephanopoulos this morning about how he got involved with Weight Watchers, how he came up with the idea to target men, and if hes really seeing more men in the Weight Watchers meetings.

Kirchhoff was 34-years-old when he was at his heaviest 245 pounds. It was only by happenstance that he joined Weight Watchers. He started as an employee of the company and thought it was just a nice perk of the job. He reached his goal weight of 203 pounds in 2009, and has maintained that weight (within 2 pounds) since then.

But ladies, dont think your husband will only join the program if it somehow relates to a job perk. Kirchhoffgives you tips on how to gently push your guys into jump-starting their weight loss regimen and becoming their own Weight Loss Boss.

Top 5 Tips to Becoming Your Own Weight Loss Boss

1. Dont go solo. Its not as easy to hit the snooze button when you know youre meeting a friend for a power walk through the neighborhood. A weight-loss partner, like a friend or a spouse, can provide motivation and accountability. Also, seek out social support. From posting updates on Facebook to creating a weight loss blog, sharing your experiences can be motivating to both you and your followers.

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Minimally-invasive weight loss surgery is safer than open surgery, with patients suffering fewer complications during those procedures, according to a new study of more than 150,000 people who had a gastric bypass in the United States.

Patients also left the hospital sooner -- and with a slightly smaller medical bill -- after so-called laparoscopic gastric bypass procedures, researchers from Stanford University in California found.

During gastric bypass, the surgeon creates a pouch out of the top portion of the stomach, then connects it to the small intestine so fewer calories are absorbed during digestion. For laparoscopic procedures, only a few small cuts in the stomach are made and a tiny camera is inserted to allow the surgeon to get a full view during the procedure, as compared to the one large cut made during open surgery.

"From a surgeon's perspective, the ability to see (during) the surgery is enhanced doing it laparoscopically," said Dr. Anita Courcoulas, a professor and bariatric surgeon from the University of Pittsburgh Medical Center, who wasn't part of the new research team.

"From the patient's perspective, there's much less pain, so they can walk and move and return to normal activities sooner."

The findings support past research suggesting the less-invasive procedure is safer, and are "important" because they reflect complications and deaths on a national level, according to Courcoulas.

Dr. John Morton and his colleagues analyzed data on weight loss procedures done at about 1,000 U.S. hospitals each year between 2005 and 2007, including 41,000 open gastric bypass surgeries and 115,000 laparoscopic surgeries.

Looking back at safety records for the procedures, the researchers found about 19 percent of patients undergoing open surgery had at least one complication -- such as developing pneumonia or needing a blood transfusion -- compared to just over 12 percent of those who had less-invasive surgery.

One in 500 obese patients in the open surgery group died during or shortly after the procedure, compared to one in 1,000 in the laparoscopic group.

People getting open surgery also had longer hospital stays -- 3.5 days versus 2.4 days, on average, the researchers reported in the Archives of Surgery. And their procedures cost slightly more, with a price tag of $35,000 compared to just under $33,000.

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New York, NY (PRWEB) June 21, 2012

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NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Minimally-invasive weight loss surgery is safer than open surgery, with patients suffering fewer complications during those procedures, according to a new study of more than 150,000 people who had a gastric bypass in the United States.

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Patients also left the hospital sooner -- and with a slightly smaller medical bill -- after so-called laparoscopic gastric bypass procedures, researchers from Stanford University in California found.

During gastric bypass, the surgeon creates a pouch out of the top portion of the stomach, then connects it to the small intestine so fewer calories are absorbed during digestion. For laparoscopic procedures, only a few small cuts in the stomach are made and a tiny camera is inserted to allow the surgeon to get a full view during the procedure, as compared to the one large cut made during open surgery.

"From a surgeon's perspective, the ability to see (during) the surgery is enhanced doing it laparoscopically," said Dr. Anita Courcoulas, a professor and bariatric surgeon from the University of Pittsburgh Medical Center, who wasn't part of the new research team.

"From the patient's perspective, there's much less pain, so they can walk and move and return to normal activities sooner."

The findings support past research suggesting the less-invasive procedure is safer, and are "important" because they reflect complications and deaths on a national level, according to Courcoulas.

Dr. John Morton and his colleagues analyzed data on weight loss procedures done at about 1,000 U.S. hospitals each year between 2005 and 2007, including 41,000 open gastric bypass surgeries and 115,000 laparoscopic surgeries.

Looking back at safety records for the procedures, the researchers found about 19 percent of patients undergoing open surgery had at least one complication -- such as developing pneumonia or needing a blood transfusion -- compared to just over 12 percent of those who had less-invasive surgery.

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*These statements have not been evaluated by the Food and Drug Administration. This product is not intended to diagnose, treat, cure or prevent any disease.

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Some people who get weight-loss surgery may end up with a higher tendency to abuse alcohol.

But the risk is only apparent two years after the procedure and only with one type of surgery.

That's from a new study in the Journal of the American Medical Association.

Researchers looked at the drinking habits of more than 24-hundred obese adults before and after weight-loss procedures.

They found the number of patients with an alcohol problem jumped more than 50 percent within two years.

The risk was twice as high among patients who underwent Rouxen Y gastric bypass.

In that procedure, doctors create a pouch out of a small portion of stomach.

Then, they connect the pouch to the small intestine, bypassing most of the stomach and some intestine.

The lead author says that allows alcohol to enter the bloodstream more quickly.

So, some patients may have increased sensitivity to alcohol.

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