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Before and After: Living and Eating Well After Weight Loss Surgery | 
 enlarge | Author: Susan Maria Leach
Publisher: William Morrow Cookbooks
Category: Book
List Price: $24.95
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Rating:  89 reviews
Media: Hardcover
Edition: 1
Pages: 272
Number Of Items: 1
Shipping Weight (lbs): 1.1
Dimensions (in): 9.1 x 6.2 x 1
ISBN: 0060567228
Dewey Decimal Number: 362.1963980092
EAN: 9780060567224
Publication Date: May 1, 2004
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Product Description
At 278 pounds, Susan Maria Leach couldn't fit into a roller coaster 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. Now Susan weighs in at a mere 135 pounds. Her book, Before & After, is the story of her incredible journey from being too big to enjoy her life, to being able to truly enjoy life to its fullest. Now Susan can fit into that roller coaster seat, completely tie that robe, and ride on the back of her husband's Harley. More than one hundred thousand people had weight loss surgery in 2003, and as those pounds continue to drop, the number of people opting for the surgery continues to rise. Part memoir and part cookbook, Before & After includes a foreword by Susan's surgeon, comments from a nutritionist, and a section on frequently asked questions. It is an intimate account of Susan's own transformation, as well as a universal guide for those who have undergone or are considering the procedure. After her own success, Susan participated in support groups for weight loss surgery patients. There, she discovered that people had as many questions about life after surgery as they had about the operation itself. Before & After answers those questions and many more. An accomplished home cook and longtime culinary enthusiast, Susan quickly became known as the "lady with the recipes." Determined not to give up good food and a flexible lifestyle, Susan worked hard to develop recipes that meet her nutritional requirements, yet are delicious and satisfying for her, her family, and her guests. The 100 recipes -- which include everything from Roasted Salmon with Mango Salsa and Italian Meatballs to Belgian Chocolate Cheesecake and Lemon Meringue Pie -- make about four servings, but each comes with a measured serving for WLS people along with a calorie/carb/fat/protein count. Susan has recipes for every step of the way, from tastes-like-the-real-thing milk shakes for those first post-op days to an entire Thanksgiving menu. Before & After is a journal of Susan's own inspirational story, where she shares her ups and downs, her tips and techniques, but mostly it's a book about hope for anyone who has a serious weight problem.
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 Rich B from who cares???? March 7, 2010
glamorkat (USA)
I am having surgery in less than a week so I was reading all the books I could find on the subject. When I read this one I was just screaming WHO CARES? The whole book is about this Rich chick from Florida who's husband sells million dollar mansions. She goes threw her experience of weight loss surgery but the whole time she just talks about how she went to this resturarnt or that one. She went to the spa bla bla bla... After she loses her weight (her motto is somthing about food not being better than thin feels?) she decides she wants to have plastic surgery. Not because her pouch is incumberson to her but b/c she wants a total body lift and to spend her rich husbands money. I mean PLU-EEZE who really lives that that?
 GREAT recipes, but skim over the "Oh I am SO glad I'm rich" mini-autobiography January 9, 2010
The Girl Who Loved Books (Hamilton, ONT, Canada)
Good WLS recipes and some good common sense. But the tone she takes in her little "diary" is SO pretentious. Oh, "travelled to Europe on a whim"..."I went to our condo in Daytona"..."I had my sushi-chef create me a special roll"..."I had a lovely girls-night-out in the limo"...yeah, that sounds like your average WLS patient!
BTW, this might sound snarky, but I HAVE to say it...there is NO FREAKIN' WAY the author weighs 135 pounds. Look at her website (the address is mentioned many times in the book). There are other pictures there, too. COME ON, Maria! Be honest!
 befor and after:living and eating well after weight loss surgery May 19, 2009
E. Furbush (maine)
Great product fast service would buy from seller again.The product was everything the seller said it would be.
Very thin... on useful information May 24, 2008
Grant Ross (Orlando, FL)
4 out of 4 found this review helpful
This was an awful waste of money. Little more here than... "aren't I amazing, and having a good time now?" I have found some of her advice to be contrary to current medical thinking and I have found some of the products she sells - not to be in the best interest of post-op patients.
 Great book, very inspiring! May 21, 2008
Maureen Robey (Bellingham WA)
I 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.
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