My Life Affirming Bari Story

Sharing my life, one post at a time.

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  • Let’s Talk: My Real-Life Tips for Recovery + Long-Term Success Post-Surgery

    💛 I get asked all the time in my DMs — “What helped you the most in recovery?” or “How have you kept the weight off long-term?” And honestly, it’s never just one thing. There are layers to this journey, and every one of them matters. First up — get…

  • Why did you decide to have Bariatric Surgery? My friend if you are here because you are looking for information about surgery, or if you are trying to decide if it is going to be a good idea for you, I would really love to be able to share a…

  • My love of smoothie bowls

    I swear that I never tire of these pretty little bowls of deliciousness. The products that I generally use to make these are Feel Good VLCD shakes and Pure Botany Purveyor Superfood and Fruit Powders. I guess they really just make me happy to look at and to eat! 🥰

  • I have been invited to things in my life, I have been uninvited and I have been not invited – I think most of us can relate to at least two of those things and if you are like me, like to speak your mind, have no hesitation about calling…

  • Over the last little while I have been working on things that make me happy. Things that bring joy into my life and focusing my time and attention on them. I think I have been doing this to distract myself from the fact that my surgery is just 4 sleeps…

  • Today is one of those lazy kind of days. Its super rare for me to have a nothing sort of a day and I am relishing it and just lapping up the moments of quiet. We have been away from home for 19 days now and quite honestly it is…

  • Be yourself; Everyone else is already taken. — Oscar Wilde. This is the first post on my new blog. I’m just getting this new blog going, so stay tuned for more. Subscribe below to get notified when I post new updates.

  • Purée phase – hmmmm in my usual blunt and honest style I am going to attempt to unpack how I feel about this. I know that I can’t stay on fluids as I will end up deficient in essential vitamins and minerals (Gastric Bypass already causes malabsorption) but I can…

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  • Tin Man

    I have felt like the Tin Man lately. I have felt fairly numb and I know full well that I have been disassociating because it…

  • Lockdown Talks

    We have some very interesting conversations in lockdown and one of the kids recently asked me what happened in my heart to cause me to…

  • Body Positivity and Weight Loss Surgery – just my thoughts

    I think I always had a bit of angst with my body. Things that happened to me when I was a child caused me to…

  • Plastic Surgery Update

About Me

Hi there, I am Tash. I am a passionate foodie, wife and mother. I had a lapband 16 years ago and then went to gastric bypass 6 years ago. I am the co administrator of Bariatric Support Australia on Facebook and Co-host of The Bari Chronicles Podcast. My like to share the things that I think might be helpful, with others.