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!
Currently – November.

Currently – November.

November 2016. Wow. What a year! I know it’s not the end of it, I know there's still a month to go, but this month is my Surger-iversary. One year ago I took control of myself and headed down a path to better health. One year ago I had weight loss surgery, a gastric...

Currently – October.

Currently – October.

Spring is well and truly here in New Zealand - and so are the spring rains. I guess its the reason our country is so green but I am getting quite sick of it and I cannot wait for summer to arrive (its only a few days away) and summer should dry some of it up! It...

Moments: Things That Wouldn’t Have Happened a Year Ago

Moments: Things That Wouldn’t Have Happened a Year Ago

Friday 23rd of September was an anniversary of sorts.  It was one year ago that I sat in the car crying and eating KFC popcorn chicken and then walked in to Dr Schroeders surgical offices for my first bariatric surgery consultations.  Please, Help Me was the post I...

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 glory. Got...

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 slack, or...

Currently.

Currently.

I have been semi-not regularly writing a Currently blogpost on my other site (Pet Photography by Tara Sutherland) for the last 6 or so years.  Although I write another very non regular gastric bypass update here, I do love the format of Currently and thought it might...

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 like...

Winning the Battle of the Brain

Winning the Battle of the Brain

I also think about food a lot.  And I blog about food a lot.  The majority of my Instagram posts, especially lately, have been about food.  But then I was writing a cookbook you know.  Oh yes - RELEASED SOON!! So what I wanted to talk about today was the Battle of the...

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 INSTAGRAM!)...

How the Whole 30 helps my Meal Planning and Eating

How the Whole 30 helps my Meal Planning and Eating

For the last few years, my partner and I have chosen to eat Paleo style - well, for the most part.  He is a Type 1 diabetic and there are instances where he has to have toast and peanut butter "my bloods are low babe" or like yesterday, a raspberry cronut "low blood...

But What Do You Eat?

But What Do You Eat?

One of the most talked about parts of a post gastric bypass lifestyle is food - because its the biggest change especially in comparison to someone else.  And so the question I get all the time is ... but what do you eat? The first few weeks are quite restricted, your...

Gastric Bypass – The First Month

Gastric Bypass – The First Month

I know as you get older time passes a whole lot faster but yikes! A month has gone by since I had my surgery and I can remember waking up from it like it was yesterday. Rather than just write a summary of my week, I thought I would use a couple of emails I've received...

I Won’t Get the Ass I Want By Sitting On It

I Won’t Get the Ass I Want By Sitting On It

Yesterday I walked into the gym for the first time in .... let's not even go there.  And I've spent time in the gym before, I know a few moves, how the machines work - but fuck me, I was nervous as all hell! I actually played dumb.  I let her guide me around and show...