It’s exactly one year ago today that I went into St Vincent’s Private Hospital in Dublin to get my Gastric Bypass surgery. It’s been a strange year, what with the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, but it’s also been a great year in terms of prioritising my health. My weight loss surgery…
Tag: <span>Diet</span>
I’ve been hovering around the same weight – give or take a kilo – for the last 6 weeks. And, more worryingly, for the last 4 weeks my weight has actually been creeping up! I had been making good progress, and in first 7 months after my gastric bypass surgery…
I came across this Comeragh protein water drink at the checkouts in Aldi a few days ago. I haven’t seen any other protein water drinks for sale in supermarkets, and so I was excited to try it. It says that the 500ml bottle contains 10g of protein, is just 50…
It’s exactly five months today since I had my gastric bypass surgery, and my progress so far is that I’m down 33 kg (5 st 3 lbs / 73 lbs) from my weight on the day of surgery. I’m really pleased with the weight loss, and I can definitely tell…
If I need to add a bit of extra protein into my diet, I’ve found that Fulfil bar are a good and tasty choice, and they’re also Irish! Each 55 gram bar has 20 grams of protein in it, but less than 3 grams of sugar. So they’re a handy…
Like many overweight people I used to crave high-fat and high-sugar foods before my surgery. But those cravings have now gone! When I think back to the amount of bad food I used to eat, I’m shocked. My actual meals – breakfast, lunch and dinner – were generally quite healthy,…
