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

Dear Melissa, So you made the decision to have gastric bypass surgery and you’ve got through what seems like the longest process ever to the…

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

I tend to be a very organised and ordered person by nature. This trait has helped me immensely post gastric bypass in terms of creating…

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

Literally everything in my life in regards to food has changed post gastric bypass surgery. There are things I have had to give up and…

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…