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3 things to know about life after weight loss

Molly’s life changed three and a half years ago. She lost 62kg after having weight loss surgery.By Kate Berridge, Your Weigh Team (formerly Tiaki Whaiaro)RNcP MN (Hons)Molly went from being the biggest person in every room to ‘normal’.She can wear a size 14 dress. She walks every day for 45 minutes.But she’s not feeling as good as she was in the first year after her weight loss. Slowly but surely over the last year, she’s gained 5kg. She’s always tired, and there’s always this...

Why should you spend more for a team approach?

If you've struggled with your weight for a long time, a team approach will help you get the best out of weight loss options.By Kate Berridge, Your Weigh Team (formerly Tiaki Whaiaro) RNcP MN (Hons)Wegovy (Ozempic) sounds like a magic wand for weight loss. GLP-1 agonist medications like it are useful tools, but they can’t ‘fix’ you.Research shows that, on average, a person who adheres to Wegovy and its protocols around eating and exercise will lose around 15% of their body weight in 68...

Daily practice: take a pause

Between stimulus and response, there is a space. In that space is our power to choose our response. In our response lies our growth and our freedom.By Kate Berridge, Your Weigh Team, RNcP MN (Hons)One of the most important things anyone who’s had weight loss surgery can learn is the power of finding that space.The quote above is often ascribed to renowned psychologist Viktor Frankl in his famous book, Man's Search For Meaning. While it’s not a direct quote, it does sum up Frankl’s learning...

Thinking about using (or are using) weight loss meds? Here's what no-one talks about

The big lessons we’ve learned from weight loss surgery patients will help you get the best out of taking these medications....

If you want to make life changes, don’t start now

Feel the urge to think 'new you' for the new year? Don't do it - do this instead.By Kate Berridge, Your Weigh Team, RNcP MN (Hons)December is a blur for most people. There’s enormous pressure winding up work for the year.There are all the events: in-laws, parents, brothers and sisters and their families, there may be the dread of people coming together who don’t get along. The gossip. The tension. Often all made worse if there’s alcohol mixed in.For others, it's a time of little ...

Why you have cravings & what to do about them

Christmas is a time of busy-ness, family, stress, and a lot of food. It’s a time when most people feel they need to be in control of cravings, and then find themselves very out of control. If you’re struggling with cravings, the answer is the last thing you’ll expect.By Kate Berridge, Your Weigh Team, RNcP MN (Hons)Sam isn’t a morning person. She knows she should eat a protein-rich breakfast before she begins work but eating early makes her feel uncomfortable.Instead, she starts her day ...

The first tool every patient needs after surgery

Walk into a supermarket in the months and weeks leading up to Easter and a loud voice is going to start chatting away inside your head.By Kate Berridge, Your Weigh Team, RNcP MN (Hons)Why? Because there are creamy eggs, tiny eggs, marshmallow eggs. Golden bunnies, hokey pokey, hazelnut.There’s special chocolate at the end of every aisle, and shelf after shelf of hot cross carbohydrates.You can feel the craving growing inside you. The voice in your head putting forward such a good case. It’s ...

Why one drink is really two when you’ve had WLS

People who’ve had weight loss surgery are warned about drinking alcohol. The buzz can be way more intense, and so are the effects on your body.But what do you do when it’s time to have a celebratory drink?By Kate Berridge, Your Weigh Team, RNcP MN (Hons)It’s important to be more mindful when you have a significantly smaller digestive system because every drink you have is really two.Here’s why: the 3 strikesAbout 20% of the alcohol you drink is absorbed into the bloodstream via the stoma...