Star Jones lost her weight by having gastric bypass surgery — a major move. While it can seem like a quick fix, Andersen explains how serious it really is.

“Surgery should be reserved for … cases where serious health issues and failed long term lifestyle interventions have occurred. If a person does not change their daily choices to habits of health, gastric bypass is unlikely to yield long term results.”

Andersen also points out some of the risks including: nutrition deficiencies and, uh, death. So let’s consider this one a last resort.