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Binding: Paperback Dewey Decimal Number: 617 EAN: 9780061242854 Edition: 1 Revised ISBN: 0061242853 Label: William Morrow Cookbooks Manufacturer: William Morrow Cookbooks Number Of Items: 1 Number Of Pages: 336 Publication Date: July 01, 2007 Publisher: William Morrow Cookbooks Release Date: June 26, 2007 Studio: William Morrow Cookbooks
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  - Do not have the surgery without reading this wonderful bookThis book is the real deal - tells you the good and bad. I really enjoyed it - read the whole book in one day! I am convinced this is the right path for me - I am so glad I am in the program at in Rochester NY Rating: - Recommend for WLS patientsThis book was an easy read and has the experiences of a WLS patient goes through before and after surgery and an example of the 'dumping' episode one hears about pre-surgery. I have travelled internationally extensively in my career and I fully understand what the Author is saying about her great travels, eating, spending etc. and because she can do them now as before she felt prohibited to do so, she inturns shares her experiences. I didn't take this as a 'look at how great I am' book, rather a look at life and your eating life after surgery. Her receipes look easy and most ingrediants can be purchased at your store. It is not a surprise that the author has a website of product one can purchase. I do find them extremely high in price and the average income person would only be able to afford a few items. Rating:  - Disappointing unless you want the recipesI have to admit, I found this book disappointing. I am pre-surgery, in the qualifying stages, and have done a lot of research. I hear about dumping and emotional changes and mood swings and changes in relationships with people, as well as with food. So I expected this book would give me a realistic view of what to expect ahead. I know each person's experience is different, but I got tired of the diary of what gourmet food she was able to eat each day after surgery...plenty of ! points throughout the narrative, like a pre-teen's diary, but not a lot of useful information. I was also disappointed she went right on eating absolutely everything pre-surgery to say goodbye to food, and then found she can still enjoy gourmet delights, just in tiny portions. Most of us are not gourmets, and it is not a healthy approach to weight loss surgery to have your last supper three times a day every day before surgery. You need to get your head in the right place first, and for me, it is breaking the food addiction. Susan obviously is able to continue her love affair with food without skipping a beat, just tiny portions. There's very little about the emotional changes to expect, etc. - her life seems perfect, she can afford the plastic surgery afterward, etc. There was nothing about the psychological aspects involved, just the good times with friends and sharing delicious food and being loved. It just wasn't the kind of book I'd hoped for. On the positive side, though, I will say the recipes are good, and are broken down into WLS portions and normal portions. I guess I was expecting a "real" person with real issues, but instead this book is about someone who has her cake and eats it too. Rating: - Good read, very inspiringI really enjoyed this book. Unlike some other reviews I don't think that she came across snobby or stuck up or full of herself. I think she came across as a woman who had finally gained confidence and was finally getting a chance to experience life! Yes, she has money and therefor has the means to travel and go shopping and throw parties, but that shouldn't be a reason to not like this book. Susan Leach worked hard to achieve her goal, and I think her story was very inspiring. The only reason I gave it 4 stars was because I wish the book had been longer. Half of the book is recipes and I think she should have maybe only had 1/3 be recipes, and then most of the book devoted to her weight loss story. I think the only reason people don't like this book is because they are jealous of her life style. But I for one, really enjoyed it and it inspired me a great deal. I recommend it. Rating: - Before & AfterGood book for anyone that wants to get a realistic view of Bariatric (Lapband) surgery and the food you can eat. |
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