I've released The BIG Book on the Gastric Sleeve and The BIG Book on the Lap-Band and releasing The BIG Book on the Gastric Bypass in a few weeks (a trilogy!)

I'm working on a fourth book targeted towards individuals that are post weight loss surgery.

Some of the topics I'm planning to include:

• patient stories
  
• patient tips
  
• recipes
  
• meal plans
  
• specific food tips
  
• famous people with WLS
  

Please let me know if there are other topics you think might interest individuals that are post weight loss surgery.

Hi Alex

I think you should have a chapter on "head" issues (psychology) and how to fight/win the inner and constant battle of staying with the rules in the long term.

There are a lot of books dealing with the journey up to and just after WLS surgery, but virtually none for "long termers".

There should also be a section on how to get back on track if you fall off - that's a popular and frequent topic amongst "oldies".

Good luck and keep us updated - I'm certainly interested in a helpful book for long term WLS patients.

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The recipes will be awesome!!! I'm looking forward to the new book. Might also be a good idea to include some updated information...

1) its okay to sip Water while your eating...as long as your not washing your food down with it.

2) a picture of the size of plate you should be using with the sample sizes of Protein, carbs, and veggies.

3) some exercises that are healthy and safe depending on your weight.

The Big Book on the Lapband was fantastic...I'm sure this one will be just as good no matter what.

Definitely recipes - I second Leanne on that. I also second Kris150 on including psychological issues that arise. This has been a big part of the journey for me, and I wasn't necessarily that prepared for some of the strange and powerful emotions that came up. A journal section might be a good idea as well - possibly with motivational sayings or ideas to focus one's writing.

i feel a section on (want power) would help...

there is a difference in wanting something bad enough to do what it is you need to do in order for it to happen......very different from will power.

DEF recipes...(please include alot of grilling outside types) as i do alot of that

All great ideas so far. I would include a section on weight maintainance for sure. That is a struggle for so many obese people. I know for me, all my life my weight has been up and down. I am either gaining or loosing. Regain is a serious issue, help with that would be great.

Thank you very much for your awesome feedback! Keep the ideas coming.

Recipes, BUT the easy kind (i.e. 5 ,ingredients or less) for full time workers and mommies on the go!!!

Alex, Expectations is a huge one. I know I am not alone when I said the day after surgery "OK I had weight loss surgery so when the weight going to fall off?" I have seen many people including myself get discouraged when at month 1or 2 they're still not losing much weight. I have seen some who wished they never had the surgery and even one who wanted the band out after a month.

I wish I was more prepared in that aspect of things.

Hi Alex

You might want to quantify "post WLS surgery" a bit more closely:

- are we talking about anything as soon as you're out of surgery?

- or are we talking about years down the line?

There is a huge amount of literature out there for the first group, but virtually NONE for the second.

I like the idea of the poster above regarding expectations, but not in the light of "a month or two out of surgery"... More like in the long term: two years, five, ten ....

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I like the idea of the poster above regarding expectations, but not in the light of "a month or two out of surgery"... More like in the long term: two years, five, ten ....

May be both would be good. Seriously the amount of posts daily from new banders dealing with frustration of the scale not moving right away is unreal. Short term and long term expectations would be a great addition.