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…
Bariatric Surgery
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…
Protein in Food
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…
Organisation Success Post Gastric Bypass
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…
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…
My Kiwi Living Makeover
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…
My 10 Post-op Golden Rules
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…
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…
My Woman’s Day Article!
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…