Release Your Regain

Weight regain following bariatric surgery is a huge topic that needs more attention, especially where lifestyle change is concerned. There are many reasons for regain which go beyond the food you eat or the steps you track. The mental, emotional, and behavioral reasons for regain after weight loss surgery are staggering. Many believe that once they have gone beyond their two-year honeymoon period, all is lost. After having bariatric surgery myself - and mentoring thousands of bariatric patients - I'm here to tell you it is not. Weight loss after regain is possible - and probable - once you shift your mindset, tackle your emotions and change your behaviors to support your desired outcome (body, life, health, or energy). In this book you'll discover tried and true ways to stop regain in its tracks. With practical tools and strategies that integrate into any lifestyle, this book gives hope for reclaiming your ideal weight.

An experienced dietician shows how to keep the weight off after bariatric surgery. With twenty years of training in the field of bariatrics, trusted dietitian Sameera Khan shares strategies toward a balanced, stress-free weight-loss journey so that readers can feel confident, powerful, and successful. Weight regain is a manageable setback that can be reversed with a little effort and guidance. The longer one ignores it, the harder it is to regain lost ground, so act now. Regain Be Gone is the only resource people need to help them keep weight regain at bay after bariatric surgery. Praise for Regain Be Gone “A great book and really good, comprehensive companion for both patients and practitioners.” —William S. Richardson, MD, FACS, FAMBS; Professor, University of Queensland; Section Head General Surgery, Ochsner Clinic, New Orleans, LA “Sameera Khan is an incredibly knowledgeable guide on your weight loss journey following bariatric surgery. With decades of experience as a dietitian and physical assistant working with weight loss surgery patients, she is an invaluable resource.” —Allison M. Barrett, MD. FACS, FASMBS; Director of Bariatric Surgery at Penn State St. Joseph Medical Center, Reading, PA; Clinical Assistant Professor of Surgery at Penn State University

Weight loss surgery is not the quick fix to having the body of your dreams, it's just the first step! Did you know that 40% of WLS patients regain weight within 5 years of surgery? When it comes to long-term WLS success, you've got to get a handle on your emotions and motivation.This is why MINDSET is essential.If you are not in the right headspace, you can slide backward and enter the danger zone of regaining weight. After investing so much time to get your body where you want it, is having the wrong mindset worth the risk of sabotaging all you've worked hard to achieve? In Bariatric Mindset Success, you will be guided through the WLS basics as well as advanced mindset, motivation, and emotional techniques to help you stay motivated through the ups and downs of life and create lifestyle habits that keep you focused on WLS success for life, not just in the short term.Make weight regain a distant memory, take a stand for yourself and create a healthier version of you.You're worth it!

In this book you will learn to permanently maintain your ideal weight and stay off the dieting treadmill.

In a humorous memoir, the actress explores the American obsession with food, fat, sex, love, beauty, and weight as she recounts her own battle with the bulge and reflects on what it means to be overweight in a skinny-obsessed world.

Hypnosis techniques to get you to a healthy weight once and for all. In Reprogram Your Weight, award-winning hypnotist Erika Flint combines insightful, leading-edge hypnosis techniques with client success stories of weight loss. She understands that many people don’t know what to do to lose weight—and often have a hard time consistently following through. Some people feel like there’s something deeper going on inside that’s keeping them from achieving their weight loss goal. Here, Flint shows how to bring these issues to the surface and combat them in a healthy, mindful manner. Within these pages lies the roadmap to a healthier, happier you!

There is life beyond your eating disorder—and you deserve to enjoy every minute of it. Johanna S. Kandel, founder and executive director of The Alliance for Eating Disorders Awareness, struggled with her eating disorder for ten years before finally getting help. Now fully recovered, Kandel knows firsthand how difficult the healing process can be. Through her work with The Alliance—leading support groups, speaking nationwide and collaborating with professionals in the field—she's developed a set of practical tools to address the everyday challenges of recovery.

A DEEP DIVE INTO SELF-DISCOVERY Do you know who you are anymore? Having weight loss surgery is a huge life change. While achieving extreme weight loss is the goal, many post-ops struggle with who they are after they achieve weight loss surgery success. This journal is specifically designed for individuals who are looking to reconnect, reignite, and rediscover the core of who they are after having surgery. Often, after having achieved such amazing weight loss, there's still something missing. Having goals and dreams are important for reaching the next step in your life. This journal will help you gain perspective, find the person you truly want to be, and get you in touch with what you truly want in life, now that you've lost the weight. Filled with 75 journaling prompts, the aim is to help you build both the practical life goals, as well as to get you in touch with your dreams for your NEW life. Using this journal will help you discover your passions, uncover your dreams, and rediscover who YOU are and who YOU want to become. Having weight loss surgery is the first step to weight loss and achieving the life and body of your dreams. The next part is digging deep into personal discovery, so you can grow into the person you've always wanted to become, bridging that gap to build a life you are totally in love with.