Things I miss after gastric bypass surgery
This post compliments the post I did recently about the things I don’t miss after having to give up lots of things in my decision…
Head Issues
The Post Gastric Bypass Skin Situation…..
*Please note this post contains some photos that you might not want to see. If you're at all squeamish then turn back now. If you…
Things I Don’t Miss
In making my decision to have gastric bypass surgery I knew there was a lot that I would be giving up. This was one of…
Habits
One thing that has become greatly apparent since my gastric bypass surgery is how much of my behaviour around food was purely habitual. Once you…
Mindfulness
I did a lot of work sorting out my head issues before my gastric bypass. I guess somewhere deep down inside I knew that the…
A letter to my pre-op gastric bypass self
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…
What I think of my body 18 months out….
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.…
Confidence
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…
Happiness After Gastric Bypass Surgery
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…
Does weight loss surgery affect your Self-Esteem?
I will start this post by saying that we each have a very different experience in life and our own sense of self-esteem is influenced…