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Category: Gastric bypass

  • Up To Speed!

    I am updating this page and adding a lot of old blogs of mine so you can expect to read a lot more from me in the days ahead but lets just say that as August of 2019 draws rapidly to a close I remain incredibly grateful. I am so fortunate to have had gastric…

  • Thank You x

    You guys on here you honestly make me feel like I can do anything and I am so grateful for the support you give to me. I appreciate your likes, comments, messages and every positive thought that you send my way! I am thankful for my family and for their patience as I am changing!…

  • Hair Loss

    HAIR LOSS = ALL THE TEARS So today is the day – yes I look tried as heck – Today I brushed my hair as usual and I noticed a bald patch. I knew that this could happen. https://www.drdkim.net/ask-the-dietitian/understanding-hair-loss-after-bariatric-surgery/ I have had three surgeries in the last few months in addition to all of the usual reasons…

  • When you loose things besides weight!

    I learned a long time ago that everyone does not have to understand, approve of, agree with, endorse or even like my choices. Most of us make life changing decisions quietly. But how does a 150+ kilogram woman become a 60 kilogram woman quietly? It doesn’t happen because people are bound to notice!  I have…

  • Planet Fatty

    Its day Blah Blah after both of the ….. actually let’s just say it’s Wednesday! Happy hump day folks. All I want to do is sleep today. And clearly I am over the word “surgery” don’t even whisper it to me – it honestly feels like you are screaming get f*&^$% right in my face😩!!!…

  • GALLBLADDER = EVIL

    It turns out that it wasn’t in my head, I find out tomorrow if I am heading back to the operating theatre. Doctor and then ultrasound and X-ray this afternoon ☹️ My gallbladder is not okay right now. This can happen after Gastric Bypass and massive, rapid weight loss. I am hoping that surgical intervention…

  • 4 Weeks Tomorrow!!

    Dah da da daaaaaaaaah!!! 4 weeks tomorrow, four weeks tomorrow!! I love that each day that passes is a day further away from when I had surgery. Aaaaand its a day closer to being back at full capacity!! The wretched pain of yesterday is no where near as terrible today! I am still calling the…

  • GOALS

    I don’t know if I can do it but I am putting this goal out there!! Goal 1 to crack the 100kg mark before our wedding anniversary in August. We are going away for a sneaky weekend together ALONE 😉😍♥️😍 8 more kilos off to hit that goal. Goal 2 to be 80 kilos by…

  • Day 15 Post Op

    Day 15 post op – I woke up this morning pretty sure that I could take on the world, then I tried to roll over 😳 ugh not for the faint of heart when you just had your insides chopped and changed and a few bits fixed that you didn’t know needed fixing. I wandered…

  • Surgical Follow up

    Surgical follow up appointment today at 4:30 😊 and I am hoping that I get approval to drive again. In the mean time I have been making a list of things that I am looking forward to doing.  1. Sitting in a cinema seat and not touching any part of the armrest  2. Travelling on…