In my review of Susan Maria Leach’s book, Before & After: Living & Eating Well After Weight Loss Surgery, I mentioned that this book has helped me make a major change in my life.
After reading it, I realized for the first time that I’ve acquired the unhealthy habit of overeating at the dinner table. I clean my plate every meal. It’s a habit, and I don’t even consider whether I feel full or not. I also feel like this shows appreciation to the cook (even when it’s me) by eating every single bite. And to further express my gratitude, …read more

I just finished reading this book, Before & After: Living and Eating Well After Weight Loss Surgery, by Susan Maria Leach. I checked it out from our library because the key words “living well” caught my attention — see, I was thinking of you Lively Women readers!
Actually, somebody in cover design did a great job because skinny Susan in her black dress and killer shoes, set against the bright pink cover drew my eyes to this book immediately.
I confess I’d never thought about weight loss surgery before, so this book was eye-opening for me. After a lifetime of …read more