Exodus from Obesity: 2nd Edition

Paula F. Peck is committed to the education and support of gastric bypass surgery patients and considers it a calling and honor to assist in improving the quality of their post-procedure lives. She is a warm, compassionate and caring person. Her book, Exodus from Obesity; The Guide to Long-Term Success After Weight Loss Surgery is for pre-operative and post-operative bariatric surgery patients and their personal support team: spouse, parents, and friends.

The book is a clear, authoritative guide providing readers a thorough, step-by-step approach for undergoing gastric bypass surgery and for creating a new life thereafter. It focuses on the lifestyle changes necessary for maintaining long-term weight loss after surgery including tips for preventing binge eating when hunger returns, skills for dining out at restaurants, salad bars and parties, identification of the triggers that set off out-of-control eating, approaches for overcoming self-defeat, ways to change a distorted self-image, methods for restructuring relationships and dealing with sexuality, and new attitudes for raising self-esteem and celebrating their new life.

There has never been a time in my life that I can remember where food and weight were not an issue. My journey was a struggle to overcome the pain and prejudice of obesity. Eventually, I weighed 325 pounds and my health was deteriorating. I made the decision to have the Roux-en-Y Gastric Bypass Surgery. My surgery went well. I awoke from the operation with the realization that I had been granted another chance at life.

I am about to celebrate the thirteenth anniversary of my surgery. My body has shed 185 pounds. I have found a renewed love of life. I am endlessly grateful.

I embrace anyone who wants to walk through the door marked Weight Loss Surgery! I know of no other method that offers as much quality of life for the morbidly obese.

There are many books available that instruct about the gastric bypass procedure and teach the basics of surgical preparation. But, as revealed in my Support Groups, there exists a distinct need to address lifestyle change issues, particularly after healing. That is the purpose of my book. Emphasis is placed on how to maintain weight loss long-term, deal with your changing body image, address feelings of sexuality, cope with resentment from fat prejudice, change your attitudes about relationships, and enjoy your new life. I sincerely hope this book will be of value to you.