What life is like long-term after weight loss surgery
The process of weight loss surgery is all consuming. It takes up so much space in your life, head and body that you start to…
Emotional Strategies
Things I will never take for granted
It’s a well-known saying that you don’t know what you’ve got until it’s gone. I think obesity and morbid obesity are things that slowly take…
Head hunger or physical hunger, how do you tell?
One thing I love most about having had a gastric bypass is that I, for a long time after surgery, did not feel physical hunger…
The pre-op, are you sure you can’t do this on your own, suggestion
If there’s one thing I’m sure we all hear just before our surgery it’s the good old, “Are you sure you can’t do this on…
How to support someone through weight loss surgery: Post-op edition
This post follows on from last weeks Pre-op edition so head there to read that first! The initial post-op stage The first few weeks after…
How to support someone through weight loss surgery: Pre-op edition
Making the decision to have weight loss surgery is a massive one. We all have our own journey through it but not one of us…
Why you need to find your people after weight loss surgery
One thing I have noticed in myself and in many others is that weight loss surgery sets off a process of personal evolution. When I…
My four must-do things to track your bariatric journey!
When you’re going through your bariatric journey and your whole life is revolving around it you don’t expect that you’re going to forget the little…
Here’s to the diet and weight loss experts!
When you set out to lose weight you, intentionally or not, get on a path of learning. Sooner or later you’re going to figure out…
The three stages of accepting compliments after weight loss surgery
The main thing you want to happen after having weight loss surgery is to lose weight. When it starts to happen hard and fast it…