Your first year after bariatric surgery is SO important
The first year after bariatric surgery is the most crucial time period and I want you to maximise it as much as you possibly can…
Weight Management
Just drink your water, Melissa, it makes everything easier!
Habits are such funny things. The good ones are hard to keep up and the not so good ones are oh so easy and comfortable…
7 reasons why bariatric surgery is not the easy way out
If you’ve had bariatric surgery you’ve most probably had some doofus say to you that it’s the easy way out. In my, and every other…
Gosh, I have some work to do on myself ……
I’ve been looking at and assessing where I’m at lately and I’ve come to the conclusion that I have some serious work to do. I…
Melissa Loses It is Three!
Well how about that, time has flown by and now my little old blog is three! I really didn’t know what to expect with my…
My thoughts on The Big Ward season 2!
Season 2 of The Big Ward, oh how I waited for you! It’s nice to see bariatric surgery being talked about on TV. My main…
Food intolerance after Gastric Bypass
Food intolerance, to some degree or another, after gastric bypass is normal and should be expected. After gastric bypass surgery we have to work our…
You’ve watched The Big Ward, now what?
Season two of The Big Ward is finally on our screens. It’s a TV series made here in New Zealand and follows patients in one…
Bariatric Meatloaf Recipe
I have a confession to make, I am a lazy cook (or efficient, we’ll never know.) Today I’m going to share my meatloaf recipe with…
Be careful who you complain about your weight to ….
I was reminded recently that having had weight loss surgery puts you in a weird position. I was having a whinge about the fact that…