Pre-op appointments and stress
If you’re looking at trying to get bariatric surgery in New Zealand on the public health system it’s going to be a bit of a…
Gastric Bypass
Not feeling full immediately after bariatric surgery
One thing I keep seeing mentioned from recent post-op bariatric patients is a worry that they are not feeling full after eating soon after surgery.…
The Food Show Auckland 2016!
What a difference arriving at The Food Show on preview day as the doors open makes! The first couple of hours at the show it…
Revised entry criteria for Massey University bariatric research!
Updated Feb 2017: Please note Sara has enough participants and she is not currently accepting anyone else. You might remember that a couple of months…
How I’m treated differently within the health system now that I’m a normal weight
I can only imagine like me, anyone who has been noticeably overweight or morbidly obese has a story or five to tell about how their…
GAINZ Eatery Review
I had heard about GAINZ which is located down on the waterfront in central Auckland and had been meaning to go there. Then a Bloggers…
Is the weight loss ever going to stop?
Never in my lifetime did I ever think I would reach a point where I was worried about losing too much weight and not being…
The Food Show survival guide
The Food Show has been an annual event that I look forward to for a long time now. Naturally the first time I went the…
The fine art of saying no
One thing I never really expected to increase after my gastric bypass surgery was how often I have to say, “No,” to people. The rules…
Meatza: The bariatric answer to pizza!
You know when you see someone do something and you think, “Why didn’t I think of that myself?” This happened to me recently and oh…