The Bariatric Bible
eBook - PDF

The Bariatric Bible

Return to Slender' advice, recipes and ideas for eating well after weight-loss surgery

  1. 224 pages
  2. English
  3. PDF
  4. Available on iOS & Android
eBook - PDF

The Bariatric Bible

Return to Slender' advice, recipes and ideas for eating well after weight-loss surgery

About this book

After Carol Bowen Ball underwent bariatric surgery she found there was very little practical information for weight-loss surgery patients and as a result she wrote the first (and to date only) UK bariatric advice and cookery book – Return to Slender. At the same time she launched BariatricCookery.com a website to support the same patients. A year later she wrote a sequel Return 2 Slender… Second Helpings. Both books have been widely praised by the professional bariatric community as well as pre-op and post-op patients. The recipes in The Bariatric Bible are designed and developed to help at every stage after weight-loss surgery. They are colour-coded to suit the 3 main stages afterwards. These are: the Red or 1st Fluids Stage, the Amber or 2nd Soft/Puréed Stage, the Green or 3rd Eating for Life Stage. They will have a nutritional analysis breakdown. This includes measured calories, protein, carbohydrate and fat levels. Recipes are also further coded for suitability for freezing and for vegetarian eating. A new bariatric lifestyle however isn't just about food – it is also about exercise, changes in behaviour and relationships, adhering to essential medications; coping with unsettling situations that can de-rail the best of intentions, dealing with social situations like eating out; finding new ideas for a changing body through fashion and beauty advice; and making new healthier habits to replace old destructive ones. As a result the book will be the most comprehensive book of any currently on the market. It also covers the types of surgery on offer and highlights the many diets that are required prior to surgery – sometimes to lose weight as part of the qualification process. However, its main focus on advice and recipes for after surgery to help the post-op patient maximise their best chance of long-term success with weight-loss and better health.

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Table of contents

  1. Cover
  2. Book Title
  3. Copyright
  4. Contents
  5. Foreword
  6. Introduction
  7. Bariatric Surgery
  8. Pre-op Dietary Regimes
  9. Post-op Dietary Stages
  10. Basics of the Bariatric Diet
  11. Cautionary and Warning Foods
  12. Medications after WLS
  13. Fluids and Hydration for Life
  14. Vital Vitamins and Nutritional Supplements
  15. Stocking Up on the Best Ingredients
  16. Getting Organised in the Kitchen
  17. Essential Portion Control
  18. Coping Mechanisms
  19. Regain and Plateaus
  20. Coping with Holidays, Eating Out and Meetings
  21. Exercise
  22. On and Off the Scales
  23. Dress, Wardrobeand Beauty Issues
  24. Before You Begin. How to Use this Cookbook
  25. Recipes
  26. Acknowledgements and Links
  27. Recipes Index