Weight Loss Surgery Post-Op Diary
Living my life post gastric bypass, my digital diary contains my highs and lows and all the bumps in between!
Personal Accountability – Why Does It Matter?
At the end of the day we are accountable to ourselves - our success is a result of what we doCatherine Pulsifer Personal accountability, to me, is threefold. And I truly believe that each is of equal importance. * making an ongoing commitment to ourselves and what is...
Learning How to Eat Again
Buckle up Buttercups, this ones a story and a half! Before I went to Thailand in June, for my thigh lift and liposuction, I was truly happy with my eating and my workouts and everything was about as balanced as it could be. I still had my up and down days - a few...
The Next Phase – Thigh Lift and Liposuction and Pain Free Workouts
November 2018 saw my three-year surgeriversary. Time is passing by so quickly these days (not that it is a bad thing except birthdays roll around too quickly) and whilst I did get up an Instagram, post, I didn’t manage to finish a blog to celebrate!...
06, 07, 08, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13 … January 2019
5 days of blogs I managed! What a bloody joke.It was a good idea at the time but blog writing each morning disintegrated into a word doc on my laptop which I added to, then some notes in my paper diary and finally ... nothing. I even stopped the meal photos for quite...
04 January 2018
Whole 30 Day Four - a wee bit of frustration (and constipation) is starting to set in. And there's my topic for today. Completing a Whole 30 Post Weight Loss Surgery. Doing a Whole 30 means eliminating grains and legumes from your diet for a month. Post WLS, this...
2 Years Post Gastric Bypass
I started this post in June. Six months ago. Then its title was 18 Months Post Gastric Bypass. And I wrote a total of two paragraphs. Six months flew by! Since starting Allergic to Sugar, life has evolved into something completely different. Something fucking...
Tuesday’s Food & Workout Diary
Good morning, good afternoon, good evening!! It's been a while since I blogged, I was thinking that I haven't really had anything new to share - but I guess there's been more going on inside my head than anything. I've been maintaining, for the most part. Eating the...
Top Ten Reasons Weight Loss Surgery is NOT the Easy Way Out
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
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 & Wellington is Weight...
Weight Re-gain & When the Scales are NOT your Friend
This is a post that has sat in my Drafts folder for quite some time now. I've added to it and then edited those additions. But at the end of the day there are a few things I want to get off my chest about my weight management and the most basic answers I have for...
Another Whole 30 Round – 30 Day Whole Foods Challenge
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,...
2017 is My Year of Intent, Adventure and Priorities
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 for most weeks so its a...
Currently – December
It feels like so much happened in December - and I can say this for sure as its bloody April and I'm looking back over the 1000+ photos I still have in my camera roll wondering where the fuck to start!! I went to Wellington with the Pet Posse - on both a location...
The 5 Day Pouch Test: Day Five
And that's a wrap - Day Five of the 5 Day Pouch Test is done and dusted. I'll do my day's summary and then we are going to have a wee chat about what I thought and what I think anyone considering doing the 5DPT needs to know. Day Five of the 5DPT is Solid Protein....
The 5 Day Pouch Test: Day Four
Good morning Tuesday!!! I was down another 700 grams on the scales this morning (yes, I do weigh myself every morning) and this morning I had to submit my final weigh in to be verified as a winner for Aubrey's Diet Bet as I had made and maintained my 4% goal ......
The 5 Day Pouch Test: Day Three
Its Monday, no not Moan-day, but Monday. First things first, I'm down another 300 grams. Yay! I'm feeling really really good today (yes I have had my morning Nespresso) so its off to work with me! I'll write my consumption list for the day as I go and we'll have a...
The 5 Day Pouch Test: Day Two
The first thing I do every morning is weigh myself. No that’s not right, I pee and THEN I weigh myself. Down 500 grams from yesterday morning. Okay, that's pretty cool. It's Sunday and whilst the plan for today was to go for a walk/run with Carol and the Poodles, then...
The 5 Day Pouch Test: Day One
The 5 Day Pouch Test isn't new, in fact it is discussed a lot in Weight Loss Surgery groups, and according to the Owners Manual author Kaye Bailey, the program is based on extensive research. The 5 Day Pouch Test (5DPT) is designed to help weight loss surgery...