We hope this announcement finds you well. As the world’s largest online community dedicated to the gastric sleeve BariatricPal can provide valuable support and information along your weight loss journey. We’d like to take this opportunity to tell you that BariatricPal.com has another exciting way to help out our members pursue weight loss and health. It’s our very own Big Book on the Gastric Sleeve!

The Big Book on the Gastric Sleeve!
That’s right! BariatricPal.com is not only a social network, but now also the source of the complete book called “The Big Book on the Gastric Sleeve: Everything You Need to Know to Lose Weight and Live Well with the Vertical Sleeve Gastrectomy.” Author Alex Brecher is the founder of BariatricPal.com. He is a weight loss surgery patient who has successfully lost and kept off over 100 pounds, and he is committed to helping other weight loss surgery patients experience the same success. Co-author Natalie Stein is a nutritionist and weight loss specialist who provides expertise on the sleeve diet.

A Complete Guide to Life after the Vertical Sleeve Gastrectomy
This unique book is one of the very few that are dedicated completely to the gastric sleeve. As the title says, it’s a big book that covers everything about the sleeve! It is a guide that you can use from before surgery to after you have reached your goal weight. These are just a few topics that are covered in the book.

• How obesity can harm you and millions of others
• Why it’s so tough to lose weight without surgery
• The vertical sleeve gastrectomy procedure
• How the gastric sleeve works to help you lose weight
• Risks and benefits to decide whether the gastric sleeve is for you
• Choosing a surgeon and preparing for surgery.
• The postoperative follow-up care program
• The postoperative diet progression from liquids to solid foods.
• The vertical sleeve gastrectomy diet: healthy eating and weight control for life
• Starting and continuing an exercise program.
• Physical and psychological changes to expect as you lose weight
• How to build a can’t-fail support system
• BariatricPal.com and other resources for support and information.

How Can You Get Your Copy?
The Big Book on the Gastric Sleeve: Everything You Need to Know to Lose Weight and Live Well with the Vertical Sleeve Gastrectomy is available direct from BariatricPal.com, Amazon, Barnes & Noble, iBooks and Kobo. You can get a hard copy or download an electronic version for Kindle, Nook, iOS or Kobo. Check it out and spread the word!

BariatricPal.com Members Tell Their Stories in the Book!
The book doesn’t just have complete, understandable information about the vertical sleeve gastrectomy. It’s also a compilation of real-life member stories told in their own words. The book features BariatricPal.com members who were kind enough to share their stories with us and now with you! These members are some of BariatricPal.com’s most active ones, and you’ll probably meet them on the boards soon if you haven’t already!

Do You Want to Be in the Next Book?
If you didn’t get involved this time around but you might like to be featured in another book, please contact us. We’d love to hear from you and give you the scoop!

We’d love to hear your thoughts about the book! Let us know what you think when you check it out! We’re always delighted to hear from BariatricPal.com members and we want to know what we can do to help you along your journey. Thanks for your support up through now, and enjoy The Big Book on the Gastric Sleeve!

I bought this book on kindle I didn't want to wait for shipping and I wanted to have access to it on my phone to help at the grocery store if I needed it. This is a must read! my surgery is in 9 days and the info in here was amazing...

Ordered the book tonight off of Amazon should have it by Thursday .. Very excited !!

Just bought a copy on iBooks! Surgery is scheduled for 12/28/15, so I have a lot of reading to do! I also was banded and am revising to the sleeve.

Alex the band is still in you?? I'm miserable with mine but I'm still over 100 pnds lost mark and haven't gained but I throw up a lot...

Alex the band is still in you?? I'm miserable with mine but I'm still over 100 pnds lost mark and haven't gained but I throw up a lot...

Yup! So far so good. When was the last time you went for an esophagram? I'd check it out to make sure it hasn't slipped. Sounds like you might just need an adjustment.

It has slipped and I have a leak and my port has flipped.. I want a revision to the sleeve...

I'm completely unfilled since my band landed me in ICU for 3 weeks cuz it aspirated into my lungs and the left lung started to collapse...

It has slipped and I have a leak and my port has flipped.. I want a revision to the sleeve...

Ouch! I'm not sure what I'd do if I were I were in your shoes. I have thought about it quite a bit. Not sure if I'd get another Lap-Band if I had issues with it or revise to another procedure. What is your surgeon suggesting?

I'm reading that book now. Great information. I just finished my pre-op testing waiting for everything to get approved. The book is helping me know that I am making a great decision for me.

It has slipped and I have a leak and my port has flipped.. I want a revision to the sleeve...

Ouch! I'm not sure what I'd do if I were I were in your shoes. I have thought about it quite a bit. Not sure if I'd get another Lap-Band if I had issues with it or revise to another procedure. What is your surgeon suggesting?

I meet with him Wednesday... We will see... If he does not agree with revision I will find someone who will... Glad your doing so well.. I was told "you have a failed surgery in you" by my thyroid Dr...

I purchased the book and found that it was very informative, thank you

I've been reading this book and have found it VERY helpful. Thanks for putting it together.

I have been wanting to listen to this book on Audible.. however, the narrators for the book are awful. It sounds like a robot (for both the female and male voice). It would be nice if the author himself would read the book so that it's more personal and less like we're listening to an automated system from T-Mobile for many hours in the car.

I have been wanting to listen to this book on Audible.. however, the narrators for the book are awful. It sounds like a robot (for both the female and male voice). It would be nice if the author himself would read the book so that it's more personal and less like we're listening to an automated system from T-Mobile for many hours in the car.

I don't sound much better. There's a reason I went with a pro. Sorry they're not to your liking.

I have been wanting to listen to this book on Audible.. however, the narrators for the book are awful. It sounds like a robot (for both the female and male voice). It would be nice if the author himself would read the book so that it's more personal and less like we're listening to an automated system from T-Mobile for many hours in the car.

I listened to the sample and it's not too horrid. Plus, you can listen at 1.25x speed (or faster), which is what I usually do on books like this.