Got a Surgery date and I'm wondering about books

MonaLyssa33
on 1/23/17 4:43 pm - Minneapolis, MN
VSG on 02/20/17

I got insurance approval for surgery today and was scheduled for February 20th!  I'm excited! My question though if there are any weight loss surgery-related books that you guys would recommend? I'm mostly looking for recipes and cooking ideas for after but I'll take anything else.

Highest Weight ~400, Surgery Weight 293, Current Weight 227, Goal Weight 180

Highest BMI: 59.1, Current BMI: 32, Goal BMI: 25

VSG on February 20, 2017

GeekMonster, Insolent Hag
on 1/23/17 4:57 pm - CA
VSG on 12/19/13

  

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Height:  5'-7"  HW: 449  SW: 392  GW: 179  CW: 220

(deactivated member)
on 1/23/17 8:39 pm
VSG on 12/28/16

Check out the low carb books by George Stella. He's a chef. Recipes are easy to follow and lots of variety. He's got a great weight loss story too. My fav one is 'Lo Carb and Lovin' It' but there are others. Good luck. Im one month post and feeling great.

 

 

 

Rachel B.
on 1/24/17 5:50 am - Tucson, AZ
VSG on 08/11/08 with

I don't know about books, but you've got one of the best resources at your fingertips right here on this website.

"...This one a long time have I watched. All his life has he looked away, to the future, to the horizon. Never his mind on where he was. What he was doing..."

Rachel, PMHNP-BC

HW-271 SW-260 LW(2009)-144 ~ Retread: HW-241 CW-190 GW-150


Notaboutperfect
on 1/24/17 9:27 am
VSG on 11/08/16

Congratulations!!

Not a cookbook, but check out eggface's blog--she has some great recipes for each stage after surgery.   As for book, try "The Emotional First + Aid Kit: A Practical Guide to Life After Bariatric Surgery"--I really took a lot from this one.

akindofmagick
on 1/24/17 10:07 am - MD

Congratulations! The time will fly by! I never felt the need to spring for a book - I used my nutritionist's handouts and the resources listed in many postings here. Eggface's blog, mentioned right above, is excellent. Pinterest, too.  You'll do fine!

I've been fat, and I've been thin - and thin is better.  

There is a better way. --Alaine of Lyndar 
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HW: 234. SW: 228 (18 June 2015). GW: 137. Specs: 50ish, 5'4"

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