Alana ‘Honey Boo Boo’ Thompson On Why She’s Seriously Considering Weight-Loss Surgery (Exclusive)

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Alana “Honey Boo Boo” Thompson is still not 100 percent sure she’s going to actually go through with her weight-loss surgery, citing concerns over going under during the procedure and the ensuing pain.

During a conversation with ET’s Rachel Smith at Lauryn “Pumpkin” Shannon’s house in Atlanta, Alana addressed recent reports that she’ll be going under the knife following her 17th birthday next month and undergo a $13,000 procedure called suture sculpt endoscopic sleeve from a Queens, New York, doctor.

These reports say the goal’s to slim down from around 275 pounds to 150 pounds. Alana tells ET that while the weight-loss surgery is “still in the works,” it’s certainly not something she’s 100 per cent ready to do, at least not yet. “I just wanna make sure that this is actually something I wanna do before I just go and do it,” Alana tells ET. “I wanna make sure that it’s, like, not something that’s, like, gonna kill me.

And I just wanna make sure it’s something I actually wanna do before I go and do it.” And while Alana is cognizant of the fact that a consistently healthy diet and gym regimen could lead to the results she’s eyeing, she’s not shy about wanting to take the faster way there. “I know for a fact I could get in the gym and I know for a fact I could diet and I know for a fact I can do this to lose my weight,” Alana explains. “I’ve tried.