From the star of TLC’s Big Medicine, the complete guide to weight loss surgery Today, an estimated forty-four million Americans suffer from obesity. For most, the traditional prescription of “eat less, exercise more” simply doesn’t work. Thankfully, there is another option— a proven path to reclaiming quality of life, to curing diabetes and other weight-related ... read more

Review Dr. Terry Simpson’s “A Lighter Look” is without a doubt the best and most informative Weight Loss Surgery book ever — Jeannie Colter, RN, C. Obesity Help Magazine, Fall 2004 A comprehensive guidebook for weight loss surgery written for patients, physicians, surgeons, and other health care workers. Written in an easy-to-read style, with humor, ... read more

The support you need to be successful with weight-loss surgery If you’re considering weight-loss surgery, or have already had it, you’re probably filled with expectations, concerns–and a million questions. Author Melissa deBin-Parish knows what you’re going through. She and her husband, Dan, lost a combined 300 pounds after their surgeries in 2003. Melissa went from ... read more

Review Covers all questions regarding bariatric surgery. I would certainly recommend it to any patient who is considering bariatric surgery.” –Dr. Robert Brolin, Past President of American Society for Bariatric Surgery, 2000 – 2001I would enthusiastically recommend it to patients concidering bariatric surgery. –Dr. Arif Ahmad, Journal of Laparoscopic and Advanced Surgical Techniques, Oct 2001It ... read more

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Newly revised and updated with the most current and authoritative information.Is weight loss surgery right for you? After frustrating and failed attempts with traditional dieting methods, more and more people are turning to weight loss surgery. Over 100,000 people undergo weight loss surgery each year and that number is growing rapidly. The Patient’s Guide to ... read more

At 278 pounds, Susan Maria Leach couldn’t lie in bed without gasping for air, wasn’t able to fit into a restaurant booth, and could barely buckle the belt in an airplane seat. It would have been easier to allow life to pass her by than to continue fighting her weight problem, but she made the ... read more

Review “This book is very well done… This workbook takes the issue of further examining the patient’s feelings, thoughts, and behaviors. It does a good job of providing additional exercises that would also be helpful for the therapist to assign as part of his or her cognitive-behavior treatment program.”–PsycCRITIQUES Weight loss surgery is becoming more ... read more

These time and people tested principles are the results of years of research of long-term weight loss surgery patients. They work regardless of the particular type of weight-loss surgery you may have had. Whether you are investigating weight-loss surgery, a new patient, out a few years, or a bariatric professional, you’ll find this book educational ... read more

Written for REAL people, by REAL people, about REAL stuff! If you’re a REAL person considering weight loss surgery, this book will give you the right information to make the decision, whether or not it’s REALLY right for you! If you’ve already decided on surgery, then we’ll tell you what it’s REALLY like to live ... read more