“Food & Diet” Posts
This page contains a compilation of Posts in the “Food and Diet” category… i.e. all the posts associated with Food, Diet, and Dietician related activity.
22 Months Update
22 months since my gastric Bypass Operation - and my weight has finally started to level out. At the moment it has been as low as 80KG, but is currently stabilised at around 82KG... which is remarkable because when I first started this journey I had "hoped" that I...
O.M.G… What a Difference a Bowl of Muesli Makes !!!
You might assume from the title that this post is about food... You'd only be partially correct, as it is mostly about Exercise - and a bit about Nutrition... I've been going to the gym (see Why I Love 12rnd Fitness) for almost a year now... and for the most part do...
Iron Infusion – A Burst of Energy ??
My Gastric Bypass surgery has been a spectacular success... I have lost more than 45Kg (over 62 weeks) - am still losing weightI am now Non-Diabetic - My blood sugar (Hb1ac) levels are normal and I have had no diabetes medications since the day after surgery... in...
No Longer Obese !!! (Officially)
45Kg and 58 weeks after surgery ... I am finally No Longer Obese !!!(and I have not been down to this weight for more than 30 years)... According to my BMI, I am officially not Obese any more ... but I am still Overweight (which I guess still makes me a Fat Bastard)....
49 Weeks – Feeling Fantastic
Its been a little over 3 months since my last post... but how many times can you say "things are going great" ?? I've continued to lose weight and are now just over 90Kg.... That's a total weight loss of 40Kg or nearly 1/3rd of my original body weight 🙂 Gym Junkie...
Muscle is Denser than Fat … Apparently …
As per my last post (Still Losing Weight & Getting Fit)... I started back at the Gym after reaching my 100 Kg Milestone... Without thinking too much about it, I had anticipated that this would give my weight loss a bit of a boost... I was WRONG !!! In fact, rather...
5 Months after Surgery – Still Losing Weight & Getting Fit
5 Months now since my Gastric Bypass Operation and I have reached another Milestone. I am finally down to 100Kg ...Losing now more than 30Kg I have not been down to this weight since 2003 - more than 15 years ago !!!! Time to hit the Gym.... I have been increasing...
3 Months after Surgery – All Systems Go!!
3 months since my Gastric Bypass Surgery and all system go !!! I have just had my 3 month follow up with the Dietitian and Surgeon and have now lost almost 15Kg since surgery 3 months ago - which is apparently a little more than the surgeon expected. 🙂 ALL my blood...
What’s Brown and Sticky ??
The title of this post "What's Brown and Sticky" is unfortunately the lead into one of the few jokes I seem to remember with any consistency.... It is my favourite "Dad" joke... and the answer is of course .... A Stick !!! It is curious, that even though we don't...
6 Weeks after Surgery – On Track !!!
6 weeks since my surgery and I am still on track My weight has been on a bit of a roller coaster over the last couple of weeks... going up and down a bit... I have more or less started eating "real food" so some weight gain is apparently not unusual... but overall...
Weeks 5 & 6 – Soft Food Diet
OK... I've survived 2 weeks of liquids and 2 weeks of mush puree... for the next 2 weeks I graduate to "soft food" Here are the "key points of my diet for the next 2 weeks : Separate Liquids from Solids - wait 10 minutes before eating and 30 minutes after eating...
1 Month after Surgery – Feeling Great !!!
3 weeks know since my surgery and I am still feeling GREAT !!!