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The Success Habits of Weight-Loss Surgery Patients

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I had only planned on buying one WLS book because I only had a few questions left unanswered. Well, the first book told me everything I already knew and did not answer one of my questions. So one book became two and I ended up with 4 books when I finally decided to buy this book. Let me tell you, if you only want to buy one book then this is the book. You can find all the basic information about WLS on the internet and the surgeon will tell you all the basics too. But this book tells you things no other book talks in-depth about. This book is a must have for anyone who has had the surgery, is planning on having it, or is even considering it. You will read it again and again...I have.

This book is a must for anyone having WLS. There are so many things that we seem to forget as we go through the process of "dieting". This is a life style change that effects everyone in the family. It is not a "diet" it is a new way a living. Where food is not the center but the fuel for the body. Colleen gives us great examples and goal setting techniques that I have never thought about. Great Book for anyone at any stage of the "new life".

This book truly changed my life after surgery almost two years ago. It taught me how I needed to use this opportunity that was given me by having weight loss surgery. I now know what I need to do to make the most out of this procedure and be successful.

I am grateful for my surgeons skilled hands but will be forever indebted to the wonderful insight of Colleen and her book.

Colleen Cook's book is an excellent resource for people who are either considering weight loss surgery or who have already had the surgery. As the director of the National Association for Weight Loss Surgery (www.nawls.com), I talk to people every day who are struggling with long-term WLS success. This is one of the best books I've read on how to be successful. I found the information to be practical and very useful. I apply Colleen's lessons to my WLS recovery every day.

This book is packed full of FACTS on how to loose and keep those pounds off for good. This is a must have for the long-term success of all weight loss surgery patients.

This book tells it like it is. Anyone who is thinking about weight loss surgery or who has had it should read this book. Weight loss surgery is not an "easy fix" to your battle with weight, but by developing the habits in Ms. Cook's book you can finally win the battle!

Common sense for the long term success of Weight Loss Surgery Patients. It's all spelled out for us in an easy to understand way. This is a must have book if you have had or are considering having WLS of any type. Check out the BSCI website for more support and education! www.bariatricsupportcenter.com

This book has been a life saver for me post surgery. All the information is easy to understand, and follow. Colleen and Ken have deeply researched this topic and I would recommend every patient OR person not wanting surgery - to follow this guideline for successful weight loss. Yes, it also works and can be applied to non-surgery patients as well.

As a Registered Nurse and candidate for bariatric surgery, I have begun reading books and searching websites in search of information and encouragement.
There's really nothing wrong with the information in this book.
It's just that there's so little of it.
There are about 12 pages of genuinely useful information and about 20 pages of interesting patient-experience descriptions.
Colleen Cook compiled those 20 or so pages, she didn't write them
She has written a list of 6 habits that she sets out well on 12 pages.
That's a pamphlet, not a book.
In addition, there's no real medical evidence cited in any of her recommendations.
They are taken from her and other's real life experience and although that is useful, I think some real data would have been more helpful.

Of all the weight loss surgery books I've read, and there have been a few, *The Success Habits of Weight-Loss Surgery Patients* was barely memorable. In my opinion if you're truly serious about having weight loss, the best book you can get is "The REAL Skinny on Weight Loss Surgery". Having contemplated the surgery for well over 2 years, it is time to take the step to improving and hopefully prolonging my life. "The REAL Skinny..." will be the book I turn to again and again and one I will recommend to patients.