What’s cooking?

Healthy food is attainable daily Whether you want a quick 5 minute meal or can spare 30 minutes or longer, with a little organisation it’s possible to make healthy meals everyday with minimal effort. Two of my most favourites are Cola Chicken And Beef Stifado Both can be made in 30 minutes, use basic ingredients

WLS Regrets

Don’t get me wrong, I’m happy with my results but, and this is the big one, I still have regrets, I didn’t know I’d have to take the stomach enzymes with everything I eat for life, due to complications this is me now having to swallow tablets as I eat with everything even snacks, I

Breakfast pizza….

I love my Airfryer. It’s a kitchen tool that takes away so much effort! I have a double basket one so I can cook different items, different temperatures and times but the smart little gadget will make sure they are ready at the same time! It doesn’t take much to impress me obviously. I decided

Sneezing after gastric surgery….. ouch!

Oh no one warned me. I wish I knew. That’s sneezing would be so burning painful after surgery too. It started with a sniffle, grew to full on sneeze. The pain shot through my abdomen and had me on my knees. Weeks later it’s still burning. It really hurts to move. Six to eight weeks

Tips for recovery after WLS/Gastric Bypass

I wanted to hopefully help others after surgery as having had complications I know how important it is to look after yourself. So here are my tips for AFTER surgery. 1. You will be sore, be kind to yourself, only walk as much as you can bear. Then rest. Do more when you’re ready. 2.

What as a RNY patient can I eat.

I hope this gives you reassurance you can still eat after gastric bypass surgery. I home cook and use recipe books for inspiration. This is just some of what I make, I live in the UK so my diet may not be the same, I try to eat high protein, low carb. I avoid rice

Bariatric side effect

Not for you, oh no, for your significant other/husband/wife/partner. My husband now complains that he is putting weight on because I’m self conscious about leaving my food if we eat out. It’s true, but I know he’s unhappy about it. When we are out I don’t always want to eat off the starter Menu or

Weightloss with surgery?

So I’m often asked if I could have lost the weight without the surgery. Without a doubt yes! IF I had known what I know now. I had Bypass surgery so what they did was take a small egg sized slice from the top of my stomach, route some intestine to it to create and

Love Yourself

This journey is still a struggle. From knowing I’ll never be able to eat a full size meal to surgery problems and hair loss, there are pitfalls I wish I’d known prior to going through with it. The worst is actually the body dysmorphia. I still buy clothes too big and feel big myself and

Eeek, honest RNY post.

Off to see my new Bariatric surgeon who has been assisting me in the UK, Leeds, with the post operative issues I’ve been having. To say I’m nervous is an understatement. I’m unsure whether I will need another dilation to the stricture I had at my stomach exit, or maybe my current issues could be