My breaking point
My weight history I knew I was big. Well, I have never been a skinny girl. The weight was dragging […]
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Exploring new sports
… and you will have to do sports. I knew it. It was part of the package I signed for.
Nonscale victories
Scale number obsession When losing weight, everybody is literally obsessed with the scale number. How much do I weigh this
A bariatric diet is not pregorexia
What is pregorexia? Prego what? Did somebody get pregnant here? 😮No! 😀Pregorexia is a diagnosis of people who are obsessed
Scared of going back to eating junk food
Reality check Bariatric patients are kinda vulnerable folks. From one point of view, we are very strong, we dared to
Postponing the surgery
You are on the fence Should you do it or not? It would be great to be slimmer, healthier, being
Fear of food after bariatric surgery
Our little secret I have been thinking about this topic for a while. And to tell the truth, IÂ think
They want to see you fail
Opinions of everyone Many people around you will have strong opinions about your surgery. Most of them will keep it
Bariatric surgery as a problem solution
Expectation “Today is my day, the day I have been waiting for so long. I will never forget this day.
Asking for help after bariatric surgery
You are blissfully unaware People think that you have the surgery and thats it. That you start losing weight, that
Feeling tired after bariatric surgery
I thought I knew it all When I was preparing for my surgery, I kept reading feeling tired after the
Second thoughts before the surgery
You are almost there You have been fighting to get to this point for months most likely. It took you
Loose skin after bariatric surgery
Collateral damage Along with hair loss, loose skin is one of bariatric surgery’s most dreaded collateral damages. Well, not the
Bariatric stall of weight
It will happen Stall of weight! It is dreaded, it is hated, but it happens to everyone. We somehow think
Is bariatric surgery for me?
Crucial question There are two very different aspects of bariatric surgery. The technical and the personal ones. Both of them
Please don’t believe the lies, it is hard work
Unrealistic expectations I will have the surgery, preferably this week, and I will lose all the weight. I will be
Will I lose butt after the surgery?
General worry It is funny how many times one will see these questions around the different forums. Will I lose
Keeping a journal as accountability tool
Confession I have been keeping some kind of diary, log book, or brain dump, no matter what you will call
Results of Minoxidil for hair loss treatment after bariatric surgery
So it starts… At the beginning of the fourth month after the surgery, my hair started to fall. Exactly as
Alcohol addiction after bariatric surgery
Why do you want it? The first question that pops up in my mind is: Why do you want it?
Signals of feeling full after bariatric surgery
Tricky question This is a very intriguing question. Why is that? Because everybody is different and gives a little different
Unrealistic expectations of bariatric surgery results
Controversial ads Have you ever thought how much some of these ads that sell you bariatric surgery manipulate the real
Return of hunger after bariatric surgery
Surprisingly, no hunger Bariatric patients are often surprised that they don’t feel any hunger after the surgery. It is a
Fertility increases after bariatric surgery
Surprise baby This is a topic especially for women. Some of them know that having the surgery and losing a
Chasing the number on the scales
The hunt starts Did it happen to you? You set a goal weight for yourself and you are working on
Bariatric emotions
I wish I had known… If there is something I wish I had known before the bariatric surgery, there are
Fainting because of low pressure after bariatric surgery
Again, it is all fun and games until it happens to you. Fainting because of low blood pressure! This one
Fat shaming
It is all fun and games until it happens to you. Definition Fat shaming… What is it? Merriam-Webster says: the
Food intolerance after bariatric surgery
I wish I knew If there is something I wish I had known before the surgery, there will be some
Importance of slow eating (not only after bariatric surgery)
Eat fast and faster I was always a fast eater. Slow eating was nothing I even considered. It came
Consequences of antibiotics after bariatric surgery
This can only happen to me. There is nothing else to say. Only I can end up with infection and
Changes during the first summer
Past experience Although I had the surgery in mid-April and I have not lost that much till the first summer,