Mar 13, 2016 | Post-Op, Whole 30 |
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...
Jan 25, 2016 | Post-Op, Whole 30 |
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...
Dec 11, 2015 | Post-Op, Whole 30 |
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...
Dec 8, 2015 | Exercise, Post-Op |
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...
Nov 29, 2015 | Food, Post-Op |
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...
Nov 26, 2015 | Exercise, Post-Op |
Yesterday was Day 12 (so today’s Day 13) – hard to believe that it is 2 weeks since I had my gastric bypass, in fact most days I could quite easily assume that they just made some nicks on my belly and let me have a 5 hour sleep. This time 2 weeks ago I...
Nov 25, 2015 | Food, Post-Op |
Sorry Food, it’s not you, it’s me. I just don’t care about you anymore. I want to, but … yeah, nah. Me and Food, our relationship has changed drastically. Pre surgery (even pre surgery diet), I used to think about food ALL THE TIME. Now its him...
Nov 25, 2015 | Poultry, Recipes, Soups and Stews |
This has been adapted slightly from a Cuisine Magazine recipe. 2 tablespoons olive oil 1 leek, white part only, halved lengthwise, thinly sliced 2 cups baby spinach leaves 1 carrot, peeled, halved lengthwise, thinly sliced 1 stick celery, thinly sliced 1.5 litres...
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