A Post-Easter Blog! Is It Over Yet? For some (read “Me” for this) it began on Shrove Tuesday or Pancake Day with all the excitement of tossing pancakes and retrieving them from the floor or dog (and conveniently forgetting how many I had already eaten). A couple of birthdays, an anniversary, a school[Read More]
Coping mechanisms
LATEST! The Bariatric Bible – New WLS Book Has Arrived!
It’s been a momentous and exciting week here – first the birth of a new grandchild and now the arrival of my new bariatric book ‘The Bariatric Bible’. It’s seems like I have been waiting forever for this new ‘baby’ but here it is (a little earlier than expected). And I am thrilled with[Read More]
9 Tips to Measure and Control Portion Sizes Both Pre- and Post-Op
Since the start of the new year I feel I have been bobbing along like a plastic duck in a bath answering queries from just as many pre-ops as post-ops – changing my hat and direction as each new wave hits! There’s no doubt that the new year brings about a rush[Read More]
Tricks To Help You Keep Your Promises (New Year or Not)
GUEST POST: January 11 — just a couple of days ago — was the day when, statistically speaking, people are most likely to have given up on their New Year resolutions. From a psychological perspective, this make sense. The human brain doesn’t like change. Most of us can make temporary lifestyle changes for a week[Read More]
A Time For Reflection Before Setting New WLS Goals
Many of us are accused of either being blinkered or viewing WLS life through rose-tinted glasses but most of us do reflect on our decisions and choices over this period between Christmas and New Year. Many, me included, make plans (big and small) that we hope will make a difference to our health,[Read More]