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The BIG Book on Bariatric Surgery: Living Your Best Life After Weight Loss Surgery (The BIG Books on Weight Loss Surgery) (Volume 4)
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About The BIG Book On Bariatric Surgery: Living Your Best
Product Description Weight loss surgery is a big deal, but it is only an early step in your weight loss journey. The long-term weight loss journey begins after the surgery, and it lasts for a lifetime. The Big Book on Bariatric Surgery: Living Your Best Life After Weight Loss Surgery is your guide to losing weight and living a healthy life long after you are discharged from the hospital and are on your own. This book takes a realistic approach to life after weight loss surgery. In a friendly and helpful tone, the book provides practical advice on getting through everyday tasks, such as planning meals, getting enough protein, taking the right nutritional supplements, and developing an exercise program. It also suggests strategies for staying motivated day in and day out, communicating better with friends and family, and having fun at family gatherings, on vacations, and during other special events without getting off track. The Big Book on Bariatric Surgery is easy to read and conversational, but packed with indispensable information and ideas for success after weight loss surgery. The book targets recent weight loss surgery patients, weight loss surgery veterans, and those considering weight loss surgery. The book includes these features. • Written by Alex Brecher, a weight loss surgery patient and advocate who has successfully lost 100 pounds and kept it off for over 10 years. • Co-authored by Natalie Stein, a nutritionist and expert in weight loss strategies. • Easy high-protein recipes for breakfast, lunch, dinner, snacks and desserts, with plenty of suggestions for modifications and variations. • Food lists and sample menus to make meal planning easy. • Step-by-step guides to meal planning and developing an exercise program. • Tips for eating at restaurants, parties, and while traveling. • How to stay motivated and break through plateaus. • Time-saving tips. The reason to get weight loss surgery is to lose weight so that you can be happier and healthier. Take a look at The Big Book on Bariatric Surgery to see how it can help you make the most out of your weight loss surgery. From the Author Weight loss surgery is not a single event; it is a lifelong process. Most patients struggle for years with obesity and turn to weight loss surgery only after many unsuccessful diets. For many,the surgery is another chance at life. It does not end when you leave the operating room or when your surgery wounds have healed. It lasts beyond the first year and continues past goal weight. It is a lifelong journey. Each day leading up to and following weight loss surgery is part of that journey. You focus on protein, measure each bite, chew slowly, and drink plenty of water. You read nutrition labels, go for walks or to the gym, and avoid high-fat, high-sugar foods. You weigh yourself, try on new clothes, and take your vitamin and mineral supplements. You need a lot of support as a weight loss surgery patient, and you need to know what to expect. Helping patients prepare for and recover from weight loss surgery was the inspiration for our first three books: The BIG Book on the Lap-Band: Everything You Need to Know to Lose Weight and Live Well with the Adjustable Gastric Band The BIG Book on the Gastric Sleeve: Everything You Need to Know to Lose Weight and Live Well with the Vertical Sleeve Gastrectomy The BIG Book on the Gastric Bypass: Everything You Need to Know to Lose Weight and Live Well with the Roux-en-Y Gastric Bypass Surgery The BIG Book trilogy focuses on weight loss surgery itself. The books discuss each weight loss surgery procedure, who should consider it, and how to find a good surgeon. They offer details about recovering from surgery and the post-op diet, dealing with possible complications, and making changes in your life after surgery. The books are mostly for pre-surgery patients and patients who had their surgeries less than a year before. After we published the Big Books on weight loss surgery (WLS), many re
