Over the last year I have published, from time to time on Instagram, some advice tips – called The ‘Bariatric Bee’, and they cover just about every subject relating to WLS in the form of motivational tips that I have unearthed or found to be helpful as you progress from pre-op to veteran post-op. I[Read More]
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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]
So What Do The ‘Experts’ Think Brings About WLS Success?
I was delighted to take part in this feature by Kristin Willard for her website – 8 of us so-called ‘experts’ (mainly by experience) or well-known folk in the WLS world (and successful patients), gave an account of just one top tip that made all the difference to weight-loss surgery success. You’ll be surprised[Read More]
I Wish I Had …
GUEST POST: How many of us have dreams that we never quite manage to achieve? OK – some of them would never happen, however much we want them to. But others are within our reach…..it just never seems to be the right time to do it. Or perhaps we are too scared to try…..maybe it[Read More]
Optimism and Weight Loss
GUEST POST: One of the reasons I believe that diets ultimately fail, is that we usually start them in a negative frame of mind – because we feel bad about the way we look or feel. What’s more, for the majority of us who have been on repeated diets, it is difficult not to feel[Read More]