WLS Books

lizziee · November 10, 2007

Has anyone looked into Weight Loss Surgery books.

I am thinking about buying the Weight Loss Surgery for Dummies and called Eating Well After Weight Loss Surgery by Pat Levine that has recipes that cordinate where your at in your post-op (I know I could have used that 5 weeks ago) b/c it addresses liquid and mushies stages.

I'm going to B&N tomorrow so I'll let you all know what I find.

I was just wondering if anyone else may have purchased and what they thought. The reviews on Amazon seems to favor the one by Pat Levine the most.

GR8 · November 10, 2007

I have not purchased those you listed - but would be interested in your opinion once you review them.

Good luck tomorrow getting them.

Saintluver · November 10, 2007

I asked for the 2 cook books that Amazon has... hope they are under the christmas tree.

crazy4jags · November 10, 2007

I got two books; Eating Well After WLS and recipes for Life After WLS (had to order through B&N, not in stock). I am not at all what you would consider a good cook to be and some recipes are rather complex but the book gives suggestions for LB patients and how to eat based on number of weeks post-op, i.e. weeks 1-4, pureed; weeks 5-8, chopped.

To give you an idea, some of the recipes include chicken breasts stuffed with ham and cheese; teriyaki turkey burgers; beef stroganoff; and even a basic cheesecake with only 3.91 grams of carbs.

How about ground beef and spinach scramble; asian chicken wrap or garlic shrimp.

Even if I don't use the recipes, they've given me some ideas for dinners.