July 2015 - Melissa Loses It

30 July 2015

Alcohol and drinking post bypass

One of the things that you have to completely give up (for the first year at least anyway) when having bariatric surgery is alcohol. When…

28 July 2015

Today I would like to share a letter to my pre-op gastric bypass self that I wrote...... Dear Melissa, So you made the decision to have…

23 July 2015

You may have seen my first post about reading food labels and if you haven’t you can check it out here. That post was about the…

21 July 2015

Organisation is one of my main keys to post-op bariatric success. I tend to be a very organised and ordered person by nature. This trait…

16 July 2015

When I set my goal weight of 65 kgs it seemed like a bit of a magical number that I never thought I’d actually reach.…

14 July 2015

One thing that has changed quite a bit for me post gastric bypass is my confidence. People who knew me before and after have probably…

10 July 2015

There have been many things I have had to start at the beginning with and figure out for myself again since having my gastric bypass…

9 July 2015

Here are my golden rules for life after gastric bypass surgery. Literally everything in my life in regards to food has changed after gastric bypass…

7 July 2015

I’ve had a couple of interactions this week that have stuck around in my mind and have led to this post. As you can tell…

5 July 2015

If you haven’t picked up a copy of this weeks Woman’s Day you should, you may just find a story about me! I am also…