Tough Love

Every once in a while, when the stars align correctly, I get in the mood to write a manifesto. The disclaimer here is that these are my thoughts. I’m not a doctor. I’m not a registered dietician. I’m not a psychologist. But I am a post-op who comes into contact with a LOT of other post-ops on a day-to-day basis …

This open letter was written in January 2013. Since then, possibly through the advocacy of the bariatric and general community, I’m happy to report People has elected NOT to use the “No Surgery! No Gimmicks!” language on its 2016 weight loss issue.  As it happens every year, this morning I was standing in line at the grocery store and happened upon …

I guess you can call this another of my manifestos. But I’m not angry about anything so…not sure if that fits. People ask me about hunger a lot. It confuses them. And it is confusing in general. What is hunger? And especially, what is hunger after weight loss surgery? These are good questions (which I’m not even going to try …

  Obligatory Disclaimer: The views expressed in this BF Basics post are OPINIONS of Bariatric Foodie blogger, Nikki Massie. This post should NOT be taken in place of medical advice. If you have concerns about your weight, weight loss or understanding any of the numbers outlined in this BF Basics series please consult your bariatric surgeon’s office or primary care …

So one of the benefits of being your friendly neighborhood blogger is that I speak to a LOT of you on a day-to-day basis. And I do actually listen to what you are telling me. I’m that blogger who, when you email me, I WILL email you back! I thought I’d start tapping out some general thoughts about my interactions …

What is up with me writing manifestos lately? This one is CLOSE to my heart. I’d like toaddress the 5-Day Pouch Test, the so-called “Cottage Cheese” test and, really,any other type of thing we do when we are afraid we can eat too much. I’ve avoided these subjects in the past because I thought bytalking about them, I’d perpetuate them …

I don’t know about the rest of you, but I feel like I got an education on the inner workings of hunger AFTER I had weight-loss surgery. What hunger is, how I experience it and how I do (and should) respond to it are all subjects that have consumed a lot of my thought in the last five years. That’s …

This has nothing to do with food but I see a lot of folks question the long-term success of bariatric surgery. I’ve never shied away from sharing my experience because I think it’s important for longer-term post-ops to be honest about where they’ve been and what they’ve been through in order to paint a realistic picture of life after weight-loss surgery. …

This isn’t directed at anyone so don’t be messaging me all mad! This morning…when I did NOT fulfill part of my week 3 pledge to go to my Thursday Body Pump class I was reminded of a saying Mama Foodie used to make me recite as a child: Excuses Are tools of incompetence They build monuments of nothingness Those who …

You ever make a goal and it didn’t quite work? Were you left wondering why? I know I have been. But did you know there is actually a “recipe” for effective goals? There is! And I’m going to tell you about it. Common Goal Pitfalls I can’t speak for every single person, or even every single post-op, but when I talk …