Written for REAL people, by REAL people, about REAL stuff !!

This book is for all the non-celebrities who struggle with their weight!!

Funny. Easy to read. Accurate. If you’re a REAL person considering weight loss surgery, this book will give you the necessary and correct information to help you decide whether or not it’s REALLY right for you! If you’ve already decided on surgery, then we’ll tell you what it’s REALLY like to live day to day as a weight loss surgery patient, and how to find a good bariatric surgeon in a multi-disciplinary practice who’ll help you live. This book is about REAL life, and finding your way back to a healthy way of living, whether or not you have weight loss surgery. We’ll give you the REAL skinny on all the aspects of life as a bariatric surgery patient, and hopefully answer all of your questions with the most up-to-date and accurate information available.

PLUS, you’ll get the REAL Skinny on:

• What the average weight loss surgery patient can REALLY expect
• Hidden costs associated with weight loss surgery, and tips to deal with them
• REAL answers about skin issues, protein diets, co-morbidities, and other scary thoughts
• REAL information about potential complications, and the “after-effects” of surgery that are rarely discussed
• REAL insights into emotional and psychological issues
• REAL experiences specifically related to men’s issues
• REAL information on the Lap-Band® procedure

Successful weight loss surgery patients Julie Janeway and Karen Sparks, are Michigan educators who pull no punches in telling you about the good, the bad, and the really weird involved with being a bariatric patient. Dr. Randal Baker is a Board Certified practicing surgeon, a leading bariatric medicine researcher, and an Assistant Professor of Surgery at Michigan State University. He also helped develop a bio-absorbable staple line product to decrease bleeding and leaks from staple lines. This product won the 2002 American Medical Innovation of the Year Award, and for his related research, he and his partners won the prestigious, international INAMED Award.

No celebrity life stories. No unrealistic Hollywood expectations. Just real life experiences, tips, and information to help you make the decision that’s right for you.

If you’re considering weight loss surgery, and if you are looking to save your own life, then you need to buy this book!