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Eating Well After Weight Loss Surgery: Over 140 Delicious Low-Fat High-Protein Recipes to Enjoy in the Weeks, Months and Years After Surgery | 
| Authors: Patt Levine, Michele Bontmpo-saray, Meredith Urban-skuros
Creator: William B. Inabnet
Publisher: Da Capo Press
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Sales Rank: 1584
Media: Paperback
Edition: 1
Pages: 193
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Dimensions (in): 9 x 7 x 0.7
ISBN: 1569244537
Dewey Decimal Number: 641.5635
EAN: 9781569244531
ASIN: 1569244537
Publication Date: July 1, 2004
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Product Description
In April 2003 Patt Levine underwent "Lap-Band" gastric surgery, one of the primary bariatric surgeries being widely practiced today. As a lifelong foodie, she was expecting the worst when her surgeon's nutritionist handed her dietary guidelines to follow post-surgery, and she was right. With her decades of cooking skills, she immediately set out to devise low-fat dishes that would be just as delicious pureed and chopped as they would be served whole. As an added problem, she wanted to cook for her husband at the same time. This first-ever cookbook for the hundreds of thousands who are lining up for bariatric bypass surgery is proof that it can be done. With collaborator Michele Bontempo-Saray, the author has created 125 recipes that contain no added sugar, are very low in fat, and get their carbohydrates almost exclusively from fruits and vegetables. Each recipe includes specific guidelines for preparation of the dish for every stage of the eating programs for Lap-Band, gastric bypass, and Biliopancreatric Diversion Duodenal Switch (BPD-DS) patients, as well as suggestions for sharing meals with those who have not gone through gastric surgery. Creative recipes cover every meal and food—breakfast and brunch, soups, vegetables, main courses, and sweet indulgences.
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 finally some light! March 18, 2005
Brian Watson (New Westminster, BC, Canada)
107 out of 115 found this review helpful
You know, one of the reasons I underwent a gastric bypass surgery in December was to escape the hordes of diet religionists--those odd folks who have found the solution to their dietary woes and will proselytize until the cows come home!
Enough, says I, of no-carb, low-carb, non-fat, low-fat, this, that and the next! Surgery so altered my body that many of the choices I once made are invalid--out of my hands! I can't eat the crap that made me fat anymore because now it makes me sick.
And yet, imagine my dismay when, recovering from surgery, I found even more no-carb religionists among my surgically altered compatriots. One woman's intolerance of my ideas was such that I had to filter her e-mail directly into the trash! Even though I had now an anatomy that wouldn't tolerate certain foods, she insisted that I had to further subjugate myself to her odd notions of nutrition. No carbs ever again!
And so it was with a sigh of relief that I opened this book to read my new mantra: all in moderation.
After all, surgery means that you can eat what you love. You can have good food and love it. What you can't do is binge. What you can do is make a meal of fat and sugar. And this book points the way.
Salads, entrees, desserts, it's all here. And more: suggestions on how to change the contents of your refrigerator and pantry to make eating easier.
After all, life after surgery need not be deprivation. Most of got fat on deprivation and our inevitable gut-busting reaction to that, so a book that tells me how to enjoy what I now eat is a wonder to behold.
Thank you, Ms Levine! And thanks to my friend Laureen who recommended it!
Good recipes and portion sizes October 20, 2004
T. A Campbell (King George, VA USA)
35 out of 40 found this review helpful
I had lap-band surgery 8 months ago. I wish that I had this book just after surgery. There really are good suggestions of how to fit the recipes into your life at each stage after surgery (liquids, mush food, solids, etc.). The one thing that I didn't like is that her timeline of when to switch from liquids to mush foods, etc. was different than the one given by my Dr. I think that if one follows the Drs recommendations of when to switch and the cookbooks recommendations of how to adapt the recipes for each stage, this book could be a big help.
 Complicated Recipes/Exotic Ingredients June 2, 2005
Cynthia M. Ulreich (Hamilton, OH United States)
29 out of 46 found this review helpful
I am extremely disappointed with this cookbook. I feel mislead, after reading the info about it and the excellent reviews other people wrote.
First of all, the title says "over 140" recipes. There are 142 or 143 (I counted last week...can't remember off the top of my head). Call me pessimistic, but that was the first thing I didn't like.
Second, the ingredient list is overwhelming. The things she expects you to have on-hand are hard to find, exotic and expensive ingredients that I don't keep on-hand and don't expect to, to use for only one recipe.
Finally, the foods are "gourmet" at best. They aren't something the average working mom can come home and make for her family. My family won't eat 3/4 of what is in this book. I've gone through all the recipes several times...I'll probably use 10 at most.
On the plus side, the author takes the time to break down how to prepare the food for each stage you are at in the recovery process. It is printed at the bottom of every page. Some of the instructions seemed like common sense, but it was useful, nonetheless.
Excellent, just what I needed August 21, 2005
Bryce J. Imbler
14 out of 15 found this review helpful
I'm so pleased with this book. Now I'm one month out of surgery, and make one of the receipes weekly(which lasts for four days, i.e., four servings per recipe, and the other meals in my day normally consist of protein shakes). The meals are yummy, easy to make, for the most part, and are healthy. Some ingredients are harder to find, but go online to get them, it's worth it.
Not just for weight loss surgery patients! August 30, 2005
S. Kim (New York, NY)
13 out of 13 found this review helpful
Potential buyers should know that this book's usefulness is not limited to those who have undergone weight loss surgery. It is also of tremendous value to people recovering from dental work or jaw surgery, where soft or liquid diets are of necessity for a length of time. As someone who has experienced this type of surgery, I can attest to the desire for flavorful meals, beyond what can be found in typical shakes, soups and purees. This book is the answer.
The recipes are varied, well-written, and most importantly, produce delicious results. Patt Levine has done an amazing job of creating a valuable resource for people who have gone through a trying physical ordeal, and now long to resume a sense of normalcy. Since so much of our lives revolves around what we eat, this book is a must-have!
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