Before and After: Living and Eating Well After Weight Loss Surgery
by Susan Maria Leach
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Author: Susan Maria LeachEdition: Hardcover
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Published: 2004-05-01
ISBN: N/A
Number of pages: 272
Book Reviews of Before and After: Living and Eating Well After Weight Loss Surgery
Book Review: A Very Entertaining & Educational Book
Summary: 4 Stars
My sister gave me a copy of this book several months after I had
bariatric surgery and I found I was able to relate to many of the
experiences that the author captured in this book. I particularly
enjoyed the author's positive outlook and encouraging way of conveying
even the negative aspects of having such a life altering operation
because not everything about having a Roux-En-Y operation is pleasant.
I did not read the recipes she provided simply because my wife is Czech
and does not allow me to cook anyway, but I am sure they offer some
great ideas for those people finding it challenging to supplement their
new diets with some good and healthy things to eat.
It has now been nine months since I had my operation and I am down to
192 lbs from a beginning weight of 332 lbs. As an engineer, and thus
one that enjoys torturing data to a confession of what transpired, the
one thing I would like to have seen the author include was some data
documenting her progress following her operation. I guess I will just
have to keep documenting my own progress and write my own book of
experiences.
On the whole, this is a very good book for someone considering bariatric
surgery or anyone close to someone considering bariatric surgery to
read. Prior to having my surgery I read a lot of factual information to
gain a thorough understanding of what to expect. In retrospect, it
would not have altered or influenced my decision to have the surgery,
but I am sure I would have appreciated reading this book beforehand if
for no other reason than to reinforce the positives of having the
operation and hear about it first-hand from the perspective of someone
that had gone through it. Sure, I read many testimonials, both pro and
con, but none written as a journey of emotions, disappointments,
failures, and successes through the changes experienced leading up to
and following having the procedure done like this book captures.
There is a lot more to consider than the obvious and this book does a
good job either directly or indirectly - of pointing out many aspects
that one should evaluate before making such a life changing decision.
It is definitely worth reading and will certainly give you at least a
few things to think about.
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