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These answers are what I tell my own clients and what our surgeons agree with, but always make sure you double check with your own surgeon, too. If you have questions that aren't answered here please let me know and I'll get onto it. Fill out the contact form or email me
If you're after advice for a specific stage in your journey or on a specific topic click on the tab button below to sort the posts and find what you're after.October 23, 2016
So often I have clients say things to me like ‘I know I’m thin but I still see myself as a big person’ or ‘I still haven’t worked out that I can walk through smaller spaces’ or ‘I still go […]
October 16, 2016
The pre-op diet for a sleeve gastrectomy is important as it reduces the fat around your organs and reduces the size of your liver, making the surgery easier, quicker & reducing the risk. As your stomach sits behind your liver, your surgeon […]
October 9, 2016
I hear it every day. “I’m regular. Why do I need to take the fibre supplement?” We don’t just ask you to take it for the fun of it. There is a very important reason! Fibre is essential for gut health […]
October 3, 2016
The benefits seem endless: easier mobility, improved fitness, improved and maybe even reversed health issues like blood pressure, sleep apnoea, diabetes and cholesterol levels as well as feeling more comfortable. But… like with any surgery, there are risks and it’s important […]
September 20, 2016
It’s extremely important to take daily supplements after any type of weight loss surgery. The volume of food you can eat means that it’s near impossible to get everything that you need from your typical daily diet. As well as […]
September 16, 2016
Apps can make life a lot easier, and there are a few that are fabulous tools to help you adjust to life with a sleeve. These are my favourite apps for sleeve gastrectomy, but I’d love to hear yours, too. […]
September 10, 2016
It can be tricky when people start to notice that you’re not eating much and losing a lot of weight quickly, especially if you don’t want to broadcast your sleeve surgery to the world. Telling someone you’re on a diet, […]
August 1, 2016
Weight loss surgery is not an appropriate option for everyone and not a decision to be taken lightly. You need to make sure you are fully aware of the risks, implications, benefits and changes that you’ll need to make to […]
July 18, 2016
Having a gastric sleeve is a big deal. If you’re not sure what a gastric sleeve diet looks like after surgery, then this is the post for you. Even if you’ve already had a sleeve, you’ll love these simple tips […]
June 10, 2016
You need to get along. This is going to be a long-term relationship, and while you don’t need to get as in depth as you would with a potential spouse, you’ve got to make sure you trust your surgeon […]
August 6, 2015
So you’ve decided to go ahead with surgery, congratulations! The hardest thing to get used to after a sleeve is how to eat not necessarily what to eat. It takes a while for your brain to adjust to what has happened to […]