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...
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...
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...
Week Three – and a Birthday!

Week Three – and a Birthday!

So last weekend we went to a wedding and this weekend we had a birthday – mine!!!  All year I had been thinking about how I wanted to celebrate but when it came down to it, I just wanted a simple cruisy and quite relaxing day. My beautiful friends drove down...