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The support you need to be successful with weight-loss surgery

If you’re considering weight-loss surgery, or have already had it, you’re probably filled with expectations, concerns–and a million questions. Author Melissa deBin-Parish knows what you’re going through. She and her husband, Dan, lost a combined 300 pounds after their surgeries in 2003. Melissa went from a size 24 to a size 4, dramatically improved her life, and started her own support group to help other patients find the same success. Today, her website is one of the most popular and informed support groups available for patients. And now, with this comprehensive guide, she’s combined the firsthand experiences of other weight-loss surgery patients with the latest medical information to help you:

• Decide if surgery is right for you
• Choose the best surgeon and procedure
• Overcome “emotional eating”
• Get the support you need
• And keep the weight off for life!

You’ll also find invaluable insider’s tips, delicious recipes, and journal pages to make your journey positive, successful, and rewarding. And, with the right guidance, you’ll see just how wonderful it can be to transform your body, your health, your attitude, and your life.

About the Author

Melissa deBin-Parish is on the advisory board of the Obesity Action Coalition. Her support site, thewlsconnection.com, has been called a “comprehensive web destination” by BariMD.

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“Give Me 45 Minutes And I’ll Show You How To Transform Your Metabolism Into A Calorie Burning Machine!” Do you have a “slow” metabolism? The truth is, no one has a slow metabolism the way you might think. But there’s good news – anyone can speed up their metabolism! (Keep reading to find out how you can give your metabolism a boost) The metabolism is one of the most misunderstood processes of the human body. You may have even made the mistake of thinking it was a body part! (It’s not) And the lack of information is leaving people confused. Each year, tens of millions of people attempt to retake control over their health and the shape of their body; and each year, tens of millions of people feel that they’ve “failed” because, try as they might, they just can’t speed up their metabolism. This book is the antidote to that way of thinking and feeling, because the perceived failure is not a failure in any of these hard working dieters and exercisers (of which you may be one). The failure is with the medical and nutritional sector as a whole, which has simply not provided people with the information that they need to know in order to speed up their metabolism! The secret of boosting your metabolism to shed pounds effortlessly! When you get my guide today, you’ll learn practical ways to raise your metabolism starting right away.

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From the star of TLC-s Big Medicine, the complete guide to weight loss surgeryToday, an estimated forty-four million Americans suffer from obesity. For most, the traditional prescription of -eat less, exercise more- simply doesn-t work. Thankfully, there is another option- a proven path to reclaiming quality of life, to curing diabetes and other weight-related diseases, and to living without the constant emotional and physical struggles that being obese entails.This option is weight loss surgery. Having performed more than one thousand weight loss surgeries in his career, Dr. Garth Davis-star of the hit TLC series Big Medicine-knows, firsthand, the surgery-s ability to transform lives. In The Expert-s Guide to Weight Loss Surgery, Dr. Davis combines cutting-edge medical advice and compassionate guidance into what promises to be the definitive handbook on the topic.The book features a user-friendly breakdown of the various types of weight loss surgeries available today (gastric bypass vs. adjustable gastric banding vs. sleeve gastrectomy); a no-nonsense guide to finding the right doctor; and words of wisdom from dozens of patients who have undergone WLS. Most important, because weight loss surgery alters the digestive tract-s size and structure, Dr. Davis lays out a complete diet and exercise plan to help ensure that readers- success is long term. This book should be required reading for anyone seeking a permanent obesity cure.

About the Author
Garth Davis, MD, is a bariatric surgeon and star of TLC?s Big Medicine. He is medical director of the Weight Management Center Program at the Methodist Hospital in Houston, Texas, and is a frequent speaker and guest lecturer across the country.

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“This book is very well done… This workbook takes the issue of further examining the patient’s feelings, thoughts, and behaviors. It does a good job of providing additional exercises that would also be helpful for the therapist to assign as part of his or her cognitive-behavior treatment program.”–PsycCRITIQUES


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Weight loss surgery is becoming more and more popular as a long-term solution for people to regain control of their bodies and their health. Once you make the decision to undergo surgery, it is up to you to ensure the best possible outcome. This will entail radical changes in both your lifestyle and eating habits.
To reap the maximum benefits of your weight loss surgery, you must learn new methods for dealing with unhealthy attitudes about food. When used in conjunction with therapy, this workbook provides practical tools that have been scientifically tested and shown to help people successfully prepare for, and overcome the post-operative challenges of creating new and healthy eating and lifestyle habits. This treatment program does more than teach you how to guarantee yourself a successful recovery after surgery; it teaches you the skills to manage your health and weight for the rest of your life.
This workbook includes user-friendly devices to help you learn these new skills, including food records and checklists, body image journals, weight graphs, problem-solving exercises, and interactive homework assignments. All forms and worksheets can be photocopied from the book or downloaded from the TreatmentsThatWork website.
Written by professionals in the area of eating disorders and obesity, this book will help you take control of your health as you begin your new life after weight loss surgery.

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