My Final Straw
My Final Straw: The Moment I Decided to Embark on My Weight Loss Journey Weight loss journeys often don’t start […]
Motivation
Why Do You Want to Start
Why Do You Want to Start the Weight Loss Journey? Starting a weight loss journey is a deeply personal decision,
Your Weight Loss Journey Begins Today
The Future Starts Here and Now: Your Weight Loss Journey Begins Today When it comes to weight loss, it’s easy
Non-Scale Victories
Non-Scale Victories: Celebrating Progress Beyond the Numbers When it comes to health, fitness, and weight loss, most people are familiar
The Biology Behind the Yo-Yo Effect
The Biology Behind the Yo-Yo Effect The yo-yo effect is more than just a result of willpower or dietary choices—there
What a Restrictive Diet Will Do to Your Body
A Deep Dive Into the Consequences The allure of a quick fix to weight loss is ever-present. Restrictive diets—those that
The Truth About Diets
The Truth About Diets: If You Can’t Do It Forever, Don’t Even Start Diets… They come in all shapes, sizes,
Trick yourself that you feel full
How to Trick Yourself into Thinking You’re Full (Hint: Eat on a Tiny Plate) Have you ever stared longingly at
How to Survive a Juice Cleanse
How to Survive a Juice Cleanse Without Hating Life Juice cleanses. The words alone conjure images of glowing skin, shrinking
The Balance Myth
I Ate Salad for Lunch and Now I Deserve a Pizza Let’s face it: salads have a reputation problem. They’re
A good diet starts on Monday
Why Every Diet Starts on Monday and Ends by Tuesday Ah, diets. The never-ending cycle of hope, discipline, and eventual
10 Hilarious Reasons to Consider Bariatric Surgery
Subtitle: The Journey from Couch Potato to Mobile Avocado Bariatric surgery is often framed in very serious and somber terms.
Make Your Bad Eating Habits Invisible
Because Quitting Cold Turkey is Hard Ah, weight loss—the lifelong battle between you and the snacks in your pantry. We’ve
Time to stop being a patient
Once bariatric, always bariatric We took so much time and effort to get to the surgery, it was our only
Invest in yourself
Dichotomy in “me” There are two different concepts of “me”. The first one is typical for Western cultures and sees
Allow time for a new habit to start working
It is always the same Once we decide to create a new habit, it seems to us that nothing can
Breaking a habit
Breaking a habit doesn’t mean you will forget it Habits, habits, those tiny invisible creatures that rule our lives. We
Break the beliefs that hold you back
Creative brain I have read somewhere that if you believe that you can do something, you are right. And it
Your actions reveal how badly you want something
The basic division Have you ever noticed that there are two types of people? Both set some goals. But the
No one gets up alone – you need help
Inaccurate self-perception You consider yourself to be a strong person, but at the end of the day, when things don’t
Time after bariatric surgery as stages of grief
And here we are again. The moment when we thought that we had it all figured out and that we
Time before bariatric surgery as stages of grief
The more I have been thinking about my bariatric surgery, the more I am getting to the point that it
Hope is all you have
You have an idea You would like to do something. You think it is a good idea. You have been
Choose the habit that best suits you
Habits are crucial A lot has been said about habits. We know they are important and that they shape who
No habit will stay interesting forever
Creating new habits They always tell us that we need to create new habits. Better ones. Habits around food,
Time to reorganize my life
My previous life I have to admit that the past few years were all about my weight and my health.
30 months to recover health
My reason to do it all I started my bariatric journey because my health started crumbling. I tried many ways
Being grateful
Being grateful has something to do with weight loss or bariatric surgery? It does. And much more than you could
Quick rebound after failing your diet
The beginning is easy It all started like a fairy tale. It was all so easy, so smooth, so straightforward.
My new health mantra
Bari life is not easy It has been 2,5 years since my surgery and I am maintaining a healthy
15 common misconceptions about bariatric surgery
It is widespread The more I talk with people about bariatric surgery, the more I hear the opinions of
How to sustain motivation
The easy beginning In the very beginning, it seems all clear and easy. We are pumped and hyped, motivation is
Feeling guilty while eating
Attention seeking “I have eaten an X! Should I feel guilty?” I have seen this recently in one of the
My breaking point
My weight history I knew I was big. Well, I have never been a skinny girl. The weight was dragging
Avoid temptation, don’t resist it
Simply avoid it There is something about it. Avoid temptation. Why make your life unnecessarily difficult when you can have
Exploring new sports
… and you will have to do sports. I knew it. It was part of the package I signed for.
A fresh start feels motivating
It seems easy at first Each of us had been there. When we first decided on the surgery, it felt
Nonscale victories
Scale number obsession When losing weight, everybody is literally obsessed with the scale number. How much do I weigh this
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, I 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
Meal prep routine
New life, new meal prep If there is something you will learn pretty fast after the surgery is that you
Levels of change to undergo to be a successful loser
The sweet beginning When we are preparing ourselves for bariatric surgery, we know that there will be many changes we
Building your daily routine
Everything changed There was one important thing I noticed after the surgery. My daily routine changed altogether. I am quite
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
Bariatric patient confession
Hello everyone! First of all, on behalf of your loved one who is about to undergo bariatric surgery, welcome to
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
Importance of daily routine for your long term success
What is this good for? At first, it may seem a little silly. Importance of daily routine? What is it
Sports clothes shopping experience
Reality check I am 2,5 years after the surgery, and I have reached my healthy weight, I am size 6/M.
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
Long-term success as a product of daily habits
Our past, our roots Let’s face it. Our past habits were not the best ones. That is why we ended
Try new healthy recipes
New life, new food When I was able to eat solid food, and it took me forever, I was really
Pre-op diet survival strategy
It is all shaping up Once you have got this far, you feel like a king/queen of the world. You
Emotional stages of bariatric patients
Before and after There are two emotional stages of a bariatric patient: before – they are very impatient, they are
Old behavioral patterns taking over again
It is about profound change There is one thing that we are painfully unaware of before the surgery. We will
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
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
Importance of the Psychologist evaluation
Will you succeed? Psychologist evaluation is an integral part of the preparation for bariatric surgery. It is not only about
Behavioral change toward you
Weight matters If you thought that your weight did not matter that much, and many friends of yours would have
Bariatric clothes shopping
Let go of the old is hard Getting rid of your old clothes and purchasing new ones is one of
Comparing your weight loss to others
You did it again! I did this diet and I lost 20 pounds in 2 weeks. WOW! Thats something! I
Sources of motivation to maintain lost weight
Many people, many reasons Motivation is one of the key factors of weight management. Each of us has a very