Books and blogs

pugmadkate
on 7/28/13 5:22 am

I am considering having the VSG done. I love to read and have found this forum to be fantastic but I'm looking for books and blogs as well.

I've ordered Dr. Alvarez's The Gastric Sleeve and Jen Larson's Stranger Here: How Weight-Loss Surgery Transformed My Body and Messed with My Head. Any other books or blogs that have helped you along the way? Thank you!

Chrissy W.
on 7/28/13 5:32 am - Indianapolis, IN

VSG on 07/01/13

There's one called "Losing It" by Anne Andrews. It's more autobiographical, but informative nonetheless.

VSG 7/1/13 with Dr. Jack Rutledge 28 y/o female - 5'10" - HW: 298 - GW: 174 - SW: 290 (-8) - M1: 262 (-28) - M2: 247 (-15) - M3: 235 (-12) - M4: 228 (-7 ~First Stall: almost 2 wks~) - M5: 218 (-10) - M6: 209 (-9) - M7: 199 (-10) Onederland on 1/31 - M8: 196 (-3) 100 lb total loss on 2/2 - M9: 192.6 (-3.4) - M10: 188.6 (-4) - M11: 182 (-6.6) - M12: 175.6 (-6.4) - M13: 173.8 (-1.8) CW (7/8/15): 167 - GOAL reached in 1 Year and 25 Days! - TOTAL WL - 131 lbs

themexcellentone
on 7/28/13 6:05 am

VSG on 07/08/13 with

I blog about my experiences so far! Here's my site: http://laguerradelagorda.com

Another book you might want to consider that my therapist recommended to me is Judith Beck's The Beck Diet Solution. It's a good book that helps you examine the behaviors behind why you eat.

Good luck as you pursue your path to better health!

VSG by Nick Nicholson in 2013. Revised to DS 2/23/2023 by Chad Carlton.

frisco
on 7/28/13 6:48 am

VSG on 09/30/09

debk21 has a book out....
I'm on my phone so I can't get a link for you.... Hope she chimes in... If not look for her postings to get a link.... She knows what's up.... Check it out...

frisco

SW 338lbs. GW 175lbs. Goal in 11 months. CW 148lbs. WL 190lbs.

      " To eat is a necessity, but to eat intelligently is an art "

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Dr. Paul Cirangle

gonna-be-sexy-nana
on 7/28/13 7:39 am, edited 7/28/13 7:40 am - CO

VSG on 09/30/13

On July 28, 2013 at 1:48 PM Pacific Time, frisco wrote: debk21 has a book out....
I'm on my phone so I can't get a link for you.... Hope she chimes in... If not look for her postings to get a link.... She knows what's up.... Check it out...

frisco

debs book is www.sleevedforlife.com

Phyllis

Wendy Covill
on 7/28/13 7:58 am - VT

I have read The Emotional First Aid Kit A Practical Guide to Life After Bariatric Surgery! This is a great book with pre, during, and post coping skills with great case studies of folks who have gone through it. This book was written by Cynthia L. Alexander, PsyD

Good luck.

Wendy

SophieNJ
on 7/28/13 9:48 am - Parsippany, NJ

VSG on 03/05/13

I agree with Wendy...The Emotional First Aid Kit is excellent!!!

Sophie

pugmadkate
on 7/28/13 8:22 am

Thanks, all!

Imakitekat
on 7/28/13 7:04 pm - ID

VSG on 09/23/13

Weight loss surgery for dummies is excellent, anything you want to know and more and it's a great reference book. Any question you can imagine having and recipes as well.

Anne64
on 7/28/13 10:07 pm

VSG on 06/19/13

My favorite books are not about the surgery but more about the food we eat. They helped me in a big big way prior to surgery and now post surgery...they are:

Fat Chance (author, Lustig) This book helped me understand metabolic syndrome and the toxic nature of processed sugars.

Salt, Sugar, Fat (author, Moss) This one does not deal with obesity head on, but made me so damned mad at the food companies that I now avoid most of their products like the plague.

I also found documentaries helpful...these are on netflix: Hungry for Change, Killer at Large, and Food Inc.

Good luck!

Anne

HW: 260 SW:233 CW: 159 Pre-surgery loss -27 Month One: -16.5. Month Two: -14.5 Month Three: -14 Month Four: -8 Month Five: -8 Months 6 - 9 total: 17