EXACTLY! While I feel horrible for this woman's plight, being one who's ridden himself of almost 100 lbs of fat, I can attest to the fact that learning HOW to eat properly is the first step in a long fight.
When I started my weight loss efforts in Nov. 06, I had to re-learn how to eat. I started incorporating large breakfasts, lean snacks and hefty salads into my diet to teach my body how to be full without being filled. It's amazing what protein and fiber can do to fill up the belly!
If you're relying on sugar, garbage carbs (HFCS, white anything, etc.) as sustenance, your body is telling you something every time you feel bloated or otherwise stuffed. There's nothing better than watching your body change shape in the mirror day by day as you drop those pounds because you chose a steak and vegetables versus the standard pasta fare at the local diner.
This woman is yet another victim of the instant gratification crowd. If she'd learned to eat slow and proper, she might still be alive today. 8 burgers in a sitting is obscene!
Someone who is that pathologically addicted to food, coupled with people around her who MUST be enabling her, is not going to benefit from gastric bypass anyway. I have an old friend who had gastric bypass and she is fatter today than she was before the procedure. She was about 400 pounds, lost 50-75, then gained it all back plus more. It was lots of milkshakes and relatives whose relationship with her revolved around food and eating. Eventually the stomach stretches back out after this procedure if you aren’t willing to put the hard work in.