Before & After, Revised Edition: Living and Eating Well After Weight-Loss Surgery - Softcover

Leach, Susan Maria

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0061242853 ISBN 13: 9780061242854

Publisher: William Morrow Cookbooks, 2007

Synopsis

At 278 pounds, Susan Maria Leach couldn't lie in bed without gasping for air, wasn't able to fit into a restaurant booth, and could barely buckle the belt on an airplane seat. In 2001 she resolved to take back control and underwent gastric bypass surgery—cutting her weight in half and beginning a journey that would change her life forever.

At once an eye-opening memoir, a self-help guide, and a cookbook filled with delicious, healthy recipes, Before & After is Susan's inspiring personal account of her remarkable transformation as well as an indispensable handbook for anyone who has already undergone or is considering the procedure. This newly revised and updated edition includes a wealth of important new material, including:

A Q&A section, featuring answers to frequently asked questions—essential advice from someone who has experienced more than a decade of post-bariatric-surgery lifestyle changes.

Revised nutrition discussions based on the real and very serious deficiencies faced by a many bariatric patients.

Menus and meal plans containing new products and recipes.

Weight-loss surgery may not be the answer for everyone. But reading Susan Leach's personal story, and sharing her ups and downs and her tips and techniques, will provide inspiration, motivation, and hope for anyone with a serious weight problem.

About this title

Synopsis

Since the 2004 hardcover publication of "Before and After", Susan Maria Leach's guide to living and eating well after weight loss surgery, the number of people undergoing gastric bypass surgery every year has continued to rise, reaching into the hundreds of thousands. Now is the perfect time to release the paperback. Part memoir and part cookbook, "Before and After" is an intimate account of Susan Maria Leach's inspirational story. At 278 pounds, Susan couldn't fit into a rollercoaster seat, couldn't tie a bathrobe around herself, couldn't even ride with her husband on the back of his Harley. Enough was enough. Susan underwent gastric bypass weight loss surgery, and melted down to a mere 135 pounds. Two years later, Susan is as svelte as ever, and ready to update her book in time for the paperback publication. The revised edition of "Before and After" includes a new journal entry giving perspective on the three and a half years since Susan's last entry in November 2002; a new Q and A section, additional recipes, an expanded source guide, and more., updated with a new Q and A section, additional recipes, an expanded source guide, and more.

About the Author

Susan Maria Leach maintains her new weight and devotes her time to motivating others to keep on track and sustain healthy patterns of diet and exercise not just for a short period after surgery but for life. She owns and operates BariatricEating.com and has opened her first nutrition store in Pompano Beach, Florida. Her company is a member of the corporate council of the American Society for Bariatric Surgery.

Edition details

• Publisher: William Morrow Cookbooks
• Publication date: 2007
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0061242853
• ISBN 13: 9780061242854
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 336