Gastric Bypass – Question & Answer

Gastric Bypass – Question & Answer

After I post an update to my wee Facebook album, I usually get a few questions.  After yesterday’s post celebrating 10 months since I had my Gastric Bypass, there were more [weird] questions than normal so I’ve collated them and here they are in all their...
Accountable August – How Did I Do?

Accountable August – How Did I Do?

Accountable August was an idea that Curvy Cass from Instagram had – and I jumped right on in. Old habits sneak in easier than you want them to, or even anticipate, so a month of being truly accountable came at the right time.  And it’s not that I am being...
Eight Months Post Gastric Bypass

Eight Months Post Gastric Bypass

Its been a long time, four months, since I wrote a diary update on this blog about my life post gastric bypass.  I’ve been keeping an open Facebook album on my personal profile and of course there is Instagram (over there in the sidebar on the right) but I felt...
Four Months Post Gastric Bypass Surgery

Four Months Post Gastric Bypass Surgery

On Friday I had my four months post gastric bypass surgery check up appointments with the team from Weight Loss Surgery. The last time I saw Carol, our nurse, was during my pre-op consultation and since then I have only spoken to her on the telephone.  I remember her...
Knock, Knock, Knocking on 50 Percents Door

Knock, Knock, Knocking on 50 Percents Door

I use an app on my iPhone, in addition to my scales and My Fitness Pal and Fitbit, to keep a track of my weight loss.  It is called My Weight and one of the reasons I like it is that it produces a nice graph and also shows me progress in percent and over time.  For...
A [Not] Shit Week

A [Not] Shit Week

Weight Loss Surgery blogs don’t often talk about the hard and often painful side of recovery.  We talk about food, a lot, and most recipes that suit our new lifestyle.  And we talk about clothes and results and where we get a lot of our support from (HOLLA...