7 reasons why bariatric surgery is not the easy way out
If you’ve had bariatric surgery you’ve most probably had some doofus say to you that it’s the easy way out. In my, and every other…
Gosh, I have some work to do on myself ……
I’ve been looking at and assessing where I’m at lately and I’ve come to the conclusion that I have some serious work to do. I…
Melissa Loses It is Three!
Well how about that, time has flown by and now my little old blog is three! I really didn’t know what to expect with my…
My thoughts on The Big Ward season 2!
Season 2 of The Big Ward, oh how I waited for you! It’s nice to see bariatric surgery being talked about on TV. My main…
Food intolerance after Gastric Bypass
Food intolerance, to some degree or another, after gastric bypass is normal and should be expected. After gastric bypass surgery we have to work our…
You’ve watched The Big Ward, now what?
Season two of The Big Ward is finally on our screens. It’s a TV series made here in New Zealand and follows patients in one…
Bariatric Meatloaf Recipe
I have a confession to make, I am a lazy cook (or efficient, we’ll never know.) Today I’m going to share my meatloaf recipe with…
Be careful who you complain about your weight to ….
I was reminded recently that having had weight loss surgery puts you in a weird position. I was having a whinge about the fact that…
The 10 things nobody tells you about weight loss surgery
The experience of having weight loss surgery is like nothing else you have or will ever do in life. There are a million and one…
Where I’m at with my post gastric bypass and one-month postpartum body
One of the most incredible things my gastric bypass surgery gave me was that for the first time in my life I felt happy with…