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A GPS for Bariatric Success: A Holistic Guide to Transforming Your Mindset, Achieving Sustainable Weight Loss and Maximizing Your Well-Being
Surgery is a tool. Not a GPS.
A tool can change a stomach in a few hours. It cannot navigate the years that follow — the family dinners, the stress, the plateaus, the hormones nobody explained.
A GPS for Bariatric Success is the roadmap. Written by a Physician Associate and Certified Functional Nutrition Counselor, it bundles functional-medicine principles — nutrition, health maintenance, mindset — into every stage of the weight-loss journey, before and after surgery.
Inside, you'll
• A sustainable weight-loss strategy that applies even if you decide not to have surgery
• The three hormones to understand if keeping weight off is the goal
• A simple daily breathing routine that supports long-term success
• How doctors decide who qualifies for surgery — and how the different procedures compare
• A common ingredient found in 68% of barcoded foods in America, and why this book advises avoiding it
• Why surgery can cost less than years of trying to lose weight alone
• Six ways to manage stress so weight doesn't creep back
• Why dieting alone doesn't work — and a mindset approach to use instead
• The one habit to change before even considering surgery
• Four simple steps that can reduce risks around the procedure
Readers describe this book as well researched, easy to read, and covering the questions they were afraid to ask — leaving them feeling ready to make a decision.
Whether surgery is already scheduled, still a question, or not the path at all, this book gives you the map.
Educational only and not a substitute for your surgical team's advice.
A tool can change a stomach in a few hours. It cannot navigate the years that follow — the family dinners, the stress, the plateaus, the hormones nobody explained.
A GPS for Bariatric Success is the roadmap. Written by a Physician Associate and Certified Functional Nutrition Counselor, it bundles functional-medicine principles — nutrition, health maintenance, mindset — into every stage of the weight-loss journey, before and after surgery.
Inside, you'll
• A sustainable weight-loss strategy that applies even if you decide not to have surgery
• The three hormones to understand if keeping weight off is the goal
• A simple daily breathing routine that supports long-term success
• How doctors decide who qualifies for surgery — and how the different procedures compare
• A common ingredient found in 68% of barcoded foods in America, and why this book advises avoiding it
• Why surgery can cost less than years of trying to lose weight alone
• Six ways to manage stress so weight doesn't creep back
• Why dieting alone doesn't work — and a mindset approach to use instead
• The one habit to change before even considering surgery
• Four simple steps that can reduce risks around the procedure
Readers describe this book as well researched, easy to read, and covering the questions they were afraid to ask — leaving them feeling ready to make a decision.
Whether surgery is already scheduled, still a question, or not the path at all, this book gives you the map.
Educational only and not a substitute for your surgical team's advice.
157 pages, Kindle Edition
Published February 10, 2022
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February 4, 2024
Wonderful book for starting this journey
June 3, 2025
An amazing book, really for anyone considering WLS, or even people who have already had WLS. I’m even going to have my partner read this because it has great content about mindfulness, how the body functions, etc; I think there’s something in here for everyone.
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