**updated/reviewed March 2022** Before I decided to have weight loss surgery, I endured countless struggles. If I had a dollar for every time I heard one of these things: you just need to make smarter food choices you just need to exercise more eat less, move more your diet must be crap if you’re […] The post Weight Loss Surgery: A Last Resort for a Healthy Life appeared first on All Things Bariatric Surgery ..read more

Gastric bypass can come with pesky complications, or as I like to call them, tolerable nuisances. We’re not talking about the major things that can go wrong but rarely do. Rather, we’re going to touch on the top three annoying side effects and how to make them suck a little less. Also – I say […] The post The Top 3 Complications After Gastric Bypass appeared first on All Things Bariatric Surgery ..read more

**Updated 2021** This Naughty or Nice – Holiday Eating Survival Guide was first written when I was about six months post VSG. I am now 2.5 years post VSG and post conversion from VSG to gastric bypass. And ALLL of the below remains true. This is how I handle the holiday food train like a […] The post Naughty Or Nice? – A Holiday Eating Survival Guide appeared first on All Things Bariatric Surgery ..read more

(Surgeon-Approved Menu Included) Slaying the pre-op liquid diet is a breeze if you’ve got a game plan! Admittedly, this was my least favorite part in the whole shebang. I don’t care how excited you are to get to the OR table…not having anything to chew on for two weeks sucks! (two weeks is standard; yours […] The post How To Slay The Pre-Op Liquid Diet appeared first on All Things Bariatric Surgery ..read more

So, you’ve decided to have bariatric surgery and you’re curious about the recovery time. Lucky for you, you’ve landed on the blog of someone who has done this twice! First Things First Congrats on choosing to change your life! You’re in for a wild but amazing ride. I know you’re probably a little (or maybe […] The post Surviving Day 1 – Bariatric Surgery Recovery appeared first on All Things Bariatric Surgery ..read more

It’s been about a year and a half since I officially entered maintenance after bariatric surgery. And I didn’t do that great at it for the whole first year. Where Did I Go Wrong When the pandemic hit, I was at my lowest weight post op, but I slowly started falling back into old habits. […] The post Maintenance After Bariatric Surgery – The #1 Tool You Need appeared first on All Things Bariatric Surgery ..read more

“What do I need to pack in my hospital bag?” It’s a big question in the weight loss surgery world, isn’t it? It’s probably because the whole process leading up to your surgery date was a pretty big deal. You had to jump through a lot of hoops, make a lot of changes, and prepare […] The post The Only 2 Things You Need In Your Hospital Bag – Bariatric Surgery appeared first on All Things Bariatric Surgery ..read more

I had a gastric sleeve to bypass conversion surgery in May 2021. Okay, I know the correct term is “conversion” not “revision”, but I already made the blog post image so we’re going with it! lol How My Sleeve To Bypass Journey Started About six months after my gastric sleeve surgery, I started experiencing the […] The post Sleeve to Bypass Revision Surgery – The Full Rundown appeared first on All Things Bariatric Surgery ..read more

Weight regain after weight loss surgery wasn’t something I was ever too worried about. I, like a lot of us who have had surgery, didn’t give regain a lot of thought. Sure, I knew it was possible but if I’m honest, I didn’t really understand how it happened. I mean, 80% of your stomach is […] The post Weight Regain After WLS – 3 Truths & A Lie appeared first on All Things Bariatric Surgery ..read more

I am gonna get straight to the point here. We don’t all have the budget to buy the top name brand protein supplements, water bottles, vitamins, or exercise equipment. I have been in the game for a year and a half now, and today I learned a valuable lesson. Through this journey you are going […] The post Don’t Worry About The Hype – 15 Bariatric Products Under $15 appeared first on All Things Bariatric Surgery ..read more