Tips For Eating Slowly
The food related rule I have to stick most closely after having my gastric bypass is the one about eating slowly. I occasionally have food…
Food and Recipes
Reheating Food
Leftovers are my life. Since I eat so little and hardly ever actually finish a meal I usually eat the same things over and over…
Caffeine Post Gastric Bypass Surgery
There are some big forever lifestyle changes you need to make after weight loss surgery and some things that need to be let go of…
How to Cope With Christmas Post Gastric Bypass
One thing I have noticed since having my gastric bypass and completely changing the way I think about and focus on food is just how…
Nothing Naughty’s Protein Bars Review
I have been spending a lot of time at Auckland Hospital lately and of course out of boredom I spent a bit of time perusing…
Post Gastric Bypass Food Issues
When you are thinking about having weight loss surgery such as a gastric bypass you do eventually find out that one of the things that…
What Drives my Cravings and ‘Hunger’
One of the major advantages I saw of gastric bypass surgery is that for a while after surgery it takes away your hunger. This can…
My tips on how to make Optifast more palatable!
Optifast is a very necessary evil of having any kind of bariatric surgery in New Zealand. Before my gastric bypass I had to go on…
A Post Gastric Bypass Day In Food
I recently had a great message sent to my Melissa Loses It Facebook page (the link is on that button up there to the right)…
Plane Food! Part 1 of my post-op travel series
If you haven’t been following me on one of my social media accounts (Links from the buttons up there to the right) you may not…