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

I am thinking of having the slave surgery done and was reading all I could get a hold of. She was another version that was interesting. The recipe as are not what I would be able to eat on a daily basis. She eats sorta fancy for me.

This is the most sensible and down-to-earth book I have read on the subject of weight-loss surgery. I had my surgery over 20 years ago, but became lax in my eating and gained most of my weight back. With the help of this book, I have lost 30 lbs in seven weeks, and am confident that I will hit my goal.I recommend this book to people who are considering weight-loss surgery and also to others, like me, who have gotten off-track.

Great book to help bariatric in patients

Susan Maria Leach shares in this newly revised version (of the identical book, "Before + After" with the identical cover photo of the New! Sassy! Slimmer! kicked up leg from 2004  Before and After: Living and Eating Well After Weight Loss Surgery ) that her business, the now defunct "BariatricEating.com" is touted by top Bariatric Centers nationwide.Except that it's not, at all. Let me shed a tear.What you find in the fore-ward, preface and introduction of Before + After is a lot of chest-huffing and anger, one section in particular where Susan Maria refers to an ex-friend, which is extraordinarily offensive to my entire weight loss surgery community. Anyone who is visible in the community will recognize it immediately.This is followed by the same exact book from the early 2000's regurgitated from the last printing. Her personal story and recipes are all the same. Nothing new to see there.Also notably, her own before and after photos many years old. Anyone seeking to see a long-term weight loss surgery success in weight maintenance will not see it in this book. Susan Maria touts an after bariatric surgery weight of 147 pounds, and shares a photo or two from 2004.This book was published in 2012. There is no evidence that she was able to succeed long-term according to her own self-flagellation and advice.The book ends with "new" sources, such as her own "support forum," which is all but shut down, and abandoned by Susan! Her staff has quit, and they announce that the forum is no longer connected to "Susan Maria" or "Bariatric Eating.com."The book also offers lists of products that Susan Maria Leach wishes she had to sell. Susan Maria lists flavor profiles of whey protein isolates she's never even HEARD of, let alone developed: such as Hot Chocolate with Marshmallows, Pistachio, Natural Vanilla Cookie, and Tangerine Pineapple.Truth is, her brick and mortar store in Pompano Beach, Florida has been closed for nearly a year, and the URL you are directed to in the book is completely useless. Hit up Google. Go on.Do yourself a favor and check this woman out of the Better Business Bureau before you purchase a SINGLE SAMPLE from this woman.[...]

A friend of mine who's already had bariatric surgery suggested that I read this book. I gobbled it up. I loved the writers formula in combining her experience with research and facts. I loved her sense of humor and her attitude. Unfortunately, I can't find any other book even remotely similar to this one, so I highly recommend that this is one to read if you're considering weight loss surgery.

It's an uplifting and honest approach to help begin the new journey of WLS. Nothing tastes better than thin feels

I bought an earlier version seven years ago before my surgery. It's been passed around and re gifted. My surgery center first recommended it and now as I coach people preparing for surgery I recommend it. In addition to being a great book, their product line for post-op and ongoing is the best in the business. If you are going to have gastric bypass and have your health thrive, you need to know and use this company. Their website is an amazing resource for recipes and medical updates. If you are going to undertake any weight loss surgery, this book and company should be your first stop.

I wish I would have read this BEFORE my surgery. I read it 4 months post op and learned so much I had done and was continuing to do wrong. I am now on the right track and feel so much better and my weight loss has picked up again. Although each journey is different this book is so full of knowledge and insight. It's a 1 stop shop instead of researching on the internet for hours and hours.

Good information. Great value.

Very informative

Great book!

great

I enjoyed reading this book. I was insightful and gave lots of valuable; information and it was nice to see the recipes