My new health mantra
Bari life is not easy It has been 2,5 years since my surgery and I am maintaining a healthy […]
Strategy
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
Emergency preparedness
Why all this? I am writing this post because, in my home country, there are severe floods these days. The
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
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
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, 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.
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
Why fad diets don’t work
Impossible promises Do you remember how often you believed and then tried different fad diets? If you are the same
Bariatric clothes shopping
Let go of the old is hard Getting rid of your old clothes and purchasing new ones is one of
Hunger management – real or head hunger?
If only it were easy A lot of people will tell you that one of the hardest things they had