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This is NOT Brain Surgery! A Mental Health Companion for the Gastric Bypass Patient

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Author: Teri Kai Holtzclaw
Publisher: Morris Publishing
Category: Book

Buy Used: $21.35

Media: Paperback
Edition: 1st
Pages: 47

ISBN: 0971260109
EAN: 9780971260108
ASIN: 0971260109

Publication Date: September 2001
Availability: Usually ships in 1-2 business days
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Condition: unread, very good condition, clean pages, very rare

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Editorial Reviews:

Product Description
You asked for it! Here it is. A condensed version of my philosophy on maintaining successful weight loss after weight loss surgery. This book is small yet worth it's weight in information and ease of understanding. It is self-published and originally created to introduce the coming book to interested publishers. Due to popular response, I am making this "primer" available to you. PThis publication is a "primer" to a larger more in depth book due to come out in December of 2002. PI highly recommend this "easy to read" text to anyone interested in gleaning the "Basics" of my approach to successful weight loss after surgery. PThis "Primer" is designed to provide new insight in to your own weight loss journey and inspire you to continue seeking out greater knowledge. PSo many of my clients are hesitant to pick up my recommended reading because of the size or depth of the books I encourage. PThis "Primer" is written with that client in mind. PI have put great care behind offering a book that will not intimidate the most discerning client -47 pages packed with quick and easy to understand lessons on weight loss success. It is filled with enough substance to create -even inspire, the most reluctant of readers.

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1 out of 5 stars

Too Little Substance, Too Much Space July 4, 2002
3 out of 4 found this review helpful

As with her other book, The Magic Pill, this book has one basic and useful premise. That insight is interesting, but not worth the price of the book. The problem is that the material for one paragraph has been turned into an entire book.pEverything I've said in my review of The Magic Pill applies here. Ms. Holtzclaw would not have passed my junior English class. Moreover, as someone who has since had RNY and dealt with the issues surrounding it, I don't find her premise to be at all universally applicable. If you want one good guide to weight loss surgery, there are better choices.

1 out of 5 stars

This book was totally useless to me June 27, 2002
4 out of 4 found this review helpful

I bought this book pre-op, and at 6 months out, I can truthfully say that it was a complete and utter waste of money. The author seems to believe that all morbidly obese people are completely [messed up] in the head and losing the "crutch" of overeating is going to cause all our demons to come surging forth to wreak havoc. Well, sorry to disappoint you, Ms. Holtzclaw, but the only demon plaguing me was a metabolism that was [messed] up from years of yoyo dieting. OF COURSE this is not brain surgery...DUH (and by the way, I am hard pressed to imagine a more condescending and insulting title for a book like this). But I've got news: most of us don't NEED brain surgery; what we need is a tool that will keep our bodies from sabotaging all our efforts to lose weight and keep it off. Gastric bypass has given me that, and the only emotional challenge I have faced is adjusting to my success. (And believe it or not, pre-ops, that IS a challenge, albeit a fun one. *grin*) To anyone planning to have weight loss surgery, my recommendation is to give this book a pass and save the money to help pay for the new clothes you're going to need in a few months.

1 out of 5 stars

DO NOT READ THIS IF YOU ARE PRE-OP March 29, 2002
3 out of 3 found this review helpful

I have purchased and read many books on the topic of Gastric Bypass surgery this is by far the worst. I would strongly advise you against reading this if you are Pre-Op, as it will make you feel like a complete failure. I felt like I should have been going to a 12 step program instead of getting Gastric Bypass surgery. I feel very bad for anyone else that might become infected with this authors Glass is always empty thought process. Please do yourself and some trees a favor and DO NOT READ OR BUY THIS BOOK!

5 out of 5 stars

Transformation March 17, 2002
1 out of 2 found this review helpful

The cultural mainstream has become petrified by clinging to fixed ideas and rigid patterns of weight loss behavior. This author is a member of the creative minority who will carry on the process of challenge and response. This small book introduces it's readers to how our emotions and our physical body inter-relates. It's a great beginners guide to this author's journey through weight loss and spiritual enlightenment.

5 out of 5 stars

Preview of The Magic Pill March 17, 2002
1 out of 2 found this review helpful

I read this one but preferred the final product. I highly suggest purchasing The Magic Pill and bypassing this preview version. I understand this preview was only a sneak peek into the book The Magic Pill.

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