Introduction.

Part I: Is This for You?

Chapter 1: The Ins and Outs of Weight Loss Surgery.

Chapter 2: Voting for Surgery: Are You a Candidate?

Chapter 3: Incision Decisions: Your Surgical Options.

Chapter 4: Understanding the Risks of Surgery.

Chapter 5: Drafting Your Dream Team: It’s More Than a Surgeon.

Part II: Preparing for Surgery.

Chapter 6: Paying for Surgery: No Assurance of Insurance.

Chapter 7: Making the Grade: Testing Prior to Surgery.

Chapter 8: Preparing Yourself Physically and Mentally: Getting in Tip-Top Pre-Op Shape.

Part III: The Hospital Experience and Beyond.

Chapter 9: Checking In and Out: Your Hospital Stay.

Chapter 10: Knowing What You Can Eat for the First Few Months.

Chapter 11: Starting on Solid Food.

Chapter 12: Home Sweet Home: Returning after Surgery.

Chapter 13: Hi-Ho, Hi-Ho, It’s Back to Work You Go!

Part IV: This Time I’m Going to Make It: Ensuring Success.

Chapter 14: What Is Success Anyway?

Chapter 15: Food for Thought: An Eating Plan for the Rest of Your Life.

Chapter 16: Getting It in Gear: Making Exercise Part of Your Routine.9

Chapter 17: Enlisting Outside Help.

Part V: Changing Outside and In.

Chapter 18: Avoiding Potential Pitfalls: Physical Challenges.

Chapter 19: Dealing with Post-Op Emotional Issues: What’s Eating At You?

Chapter 20: Me, Myself, and I: Your Relationship with Yourself.

Chapter 21: Working At Relationships: Family, Friends, and Everyone in Between.

Chapter 22: Now That I’m Thin, What about the Skin?

Part VI: The Part of Tens.

Chapter 23: Ten Weight Loss Surgery Myths.

Chapter 24: Ten Benefits of Weight Loss Surgery.

Chapter 25: Ten Ways to Stay on the Straight and Narrow.

Index.