Can anyone recommend some good books to read on lapband surgery and/or good recipes for the mushy stage and after?

Honestly there arent any good books I've found yet - For the mushy stage though I'd suggest some Pasta sauce blended up and then put it over some cottage cheese and warm up - Add some parmesan as well if you want.

I was also told whatever the family have just to have that as well but blend it up and thin it out - saves you heaps because you're not buying other stuff. Be careful about rice and pasta at that stage though as it could possibly still swell in the pouch. You can also try the recipe forum part on here as well =)

(eating well after weight loss surgery) by Pat Levine and Michelle Bontempo_Saray

I bought 2 of these books. One for me and one for a friend who had lap band surgery. I am waiting for a surgery date right now.

The other book i haven't read yet is( Recipes for life after weight-loss surgery) I hope this helps

Bstone

I highly recommend Fighting Weight by Khaliah Ali (Mohammed Ali's daughter). She had lap band surgery several years ago. The book goes into all the practical nuts and bolts pre and post op information as well as her own personal journey with weight issues.

I highly recommend Fighting Weight by Khaliah Ali (Mohammed Ali's daughter). She had lap band surgery several years ago. The book goes into all the practical nuts and bolts pre and post op information as well as her own personal journey with weight issues.

I read this book too and thought it was great. Worth reading cause it's something that pertains to something your going through. Inspiring reading others doing it and succeeding, just like here on the board. :smile:

The absolute BEST BOOK on the whole Lap Band journey...

(includes several personal stories with before/after pictures and is written by a reknowned surgeon and a program coordinator)

Lost and Found: A Guide To The LAP-BAND Journey by Dr. Nirmal Jayaseelan and Cynthia Jones O'Kelly (Paperback - 2009)

I really loved this book -- Amazon.com: Weight Loss Surgery with the Adjustable Gastric Band: Everything You Need to Know Before and After Surgery to Lose Weight Successfully: Robert Sewell M.D., Linda Rohrbough: Books

It really told me so much about what to expect, the things I might experience, and I liked the set-up. They have short sections written by people with different perspectives -- doctors, other bandsters, psychologists, etc. I thought it was a great read, and it was my favorite of the 3 books I bought.

I also read Fighting Weight, since my post-op doctor (I had surgery in Mexico) co-wrote it. Honestly, I liked the parts written by the doctors, but I really didn't relate to Khalia Ali very much, and I didn't find her part of the book to be that interesting.

I hope that helps! Definitely get this book -- it's great.

Catherine

I read 2 books on WLS, one was Fighting Weight which I didn't really like, if I wanted to read an auto-biography on Ali I would have bought one! Rhe other was actuallu on a woman who had gastric bypass, but it related to lots of WLS facts. I thought it was excellent! It was called BEFORE & AFTER by Susan Maria Leach. I highly recommend it! Thanks for the book suggestions, I'm going to order right now :-)

BigAli

I found a book called recipes for Life After Weight Loss Surgery by Margaret Furtado and Lynette Schultz.

One thing that I liked was the mashed califlower. I actually did a vlog about it on youtube. the book also has a lot of other good recipes and it tells you how many weeks post op you should be before trying each recipe. You can find the book on Amazon.