Most of us recognize that the very best way to lose weight is to take control of your portion sizes, eat solely the healthiest foods and to work out regularly. Sometimes, however, it doesn’t matter how hard you work at this, in the end you can’t lose the weight that you want to lose. Why is it so hard for some people to get rid of weight using this simple method and so easy for others? The reason this can be true is that all people are different and what succeeds for our friends might not work for the rest of us. Some people have glandular, hormonal as well as genetic illnesses as well as a host of additional problems that they cannot control and that make it difficult to lose weight. It is these people who are the most helped by gastric bypass surgery.