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Foundations of Healthy Living – a Health & Wellness Retreat

May 25, 2017 | Mental Health | 2 comments

The Foundations of Healthy Living (FOHL) is a four-day health and wellness retreat hosted at The White Haus in Ohakune by Andrea Schroeder and the team from Weight Loss Surgery Ltd. The retreat originally began as a Back On Track for those that had weight loss surgery...

I Am Embracing … Slowly

May 18, 2017 | Blog, Diary | 2 comments

Last week I finally saw the movie “Embrace”. Embrace is a film made by Australian Mum Taryn Brumfitt. In 2013 she posted a Before and After photograph online which was the total opposite of your standard Before and After – the Before being after a bodybuilding...

Top Ten Reasons Weight Loss Surgery is NOT the Easy Way Out

Apr 5, 2017 | Featured, Post-Op | 10 comments

Before you even have bariatric surgery, you need to complete the pre-op diet. This can be 2-4 weeks and is no bloody joke. Pre-op diets vary but as a basic plan you have 2 very low calorie shakes each day and then 100grams of lean protein and green vegetables. You...

The Tongariro Crossing

Apr 2, 2017 | Blog, Diary, Exercise, Post-Op | 4 comments

Sometime in 2016, Andrea mentioned to me that they were thinking of putting a trip together for the Hamilton & Wellington WLS ‘Family’ to walk the Tongariro Crossing together.Just quickly, a bit of info for new readers, WLS Hamilton...

Tinks’ Tongariro Trail Mix

Mar 28, 2017 | Snacks & Sweets | 0 comments

I wanted something salty but sweet with a protein kick to put into single servings to take on the Tongariro Crossing. Bearing in mind I can’t handle too much sugar, I thought creating my own was a good way to go. I reckon this mix is absolutely delicious and as...

On Giving Up the Whole 30 and Trying Not to be a a Crazy Person

Mar 22, 2017 | Blog, Mental Health, Whole 30 | 2 comments

Week Two started really really well but as you get through the next section, you will see the wheels didn’t just come off so much as the bloody bus went down a hill, over a bank and exploded on the stones at the bottom. Still, […]

February’s Whole 30 – Week Two

Feb 20, 2017 | Blog, Whole 30 | 0 comments

Another Whole 30 Round – 30 Day Whole Foods Challenge

Feb 17, 2017 | Blog, Food, Post-Op, Whole 30 | 0 comments

We arrived home from Fiji on Wednesday night full of wonderful holiday stories … and sugar. A week of cocktails (me) and pastries (him) had us pushing the snooze button several times this morning. For 30 days we will be eating Meats, Fish, Eggs, Vegetables,...

2017 is My Year of Intent, Adventure and Priorities

Jan 24, 2017 | Mental Health, Post-Op, Self Care | 0 comments

I’ve recently used the last page in my Food & Exercise journal – and I was a wee bit sad about that! I’ve been using that journal since my surgery and although I haven’t written in every day, there is at least one entry per month and one...