It’s exactly 26 weeks (or six months) today since I had my gastric bypass. And my progress so far has been fantastic! I’ve lost nearly 37 kg (nearly 6 stones) in weight, and have dropped a couple of clothing sizes – from 4XL to 2XL. But I suppose the most…
Tag: <span>Addiction</span>
One of the things they tell you ahead of having bariatric surgery is that you should not have carbonated drinks afterwards the surgery. For me, this was potentially a big problem, because I was addicated to drinking Pepsi Max. I used to spend up to 150 euros a month buying…
They say that misery loves company. And sometimes, so do over-eaters! How many times have you been led astray by someone else? Perhaps they were about to tuck into a whole tub of Ben & Jerry’s ice-cream, or maybe a packet of Hobnobs, and they persuaded you to join them.…
Many decisions in life have short-term and long-term impacts upon us. If I decide not to study for my exams tonight, then the short-term impact is that I have more time to relax or party, but the long-term impact is that I might fail my exams! The same kind of…
The term “Opportunity Cost” is something I remember from the Economics class at school. The definition is somewhere along the lines of the loss of value or benefit of not doing something in order to achieve something else. An example of this in the world of economics is that if…
