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		<title>Diary of a Gastric Band Patient Part 14: The Dreaded Pre-Op Diet</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 07 Apr 2013 14:28:47 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Diets are hard work. They get you obsessing over food, hungry, irritable.  That’s just a normal diet.  You try an 800 calorie a day diet – it is hell on earth. As an example of exactly what 800 calories a &#8230; <a href="http://www.tamarwhyte.com/blog/2013/04/07/diary-of-a-gastric-band-patient-part-14-the-dreaded-pre-op-diet/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Diary of a Gastric Bypass Patient – Part 13: The Date is Set!</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 07 Apr 2013 14:03:05 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[It’s been a while since I’ve updated the diary, thanks to being busy, working, or feeling pretty rough.  After a quick nose, I realised that the last entry looked at being put on the waiting list for surgery, so I’ll &#8230; <a href="http://www.tamarwhyte.com/blog/2013/04/07/diary-of-a-gastric-bypass-patient-part-13-the-date-is-set/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Diary of a Gastric Bypass Patient: Part 12 &#8211; A Second Opinion</title>
		<link>http://www.tamarwhyte.com/blog/2013/01/22/diary-of-a-gastric-bypass-patient-part-12-a-second-opinion/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 22 Jan 2013 01:33:32 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[I had booked in to see a surgeon who did both band and bypass operations to have an unbiased viewpoint on which would be the best option for me. He talked me through both procedures, and said that with my &#8230; <a href="http://www.tamarwhyte.com/blog/2013/01/22/diary-of-a-gastric-bypass-patient-part-12-a-second-opinion/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Diary of a Gastric Bypass Patient: Part 11 &#8211; Questioning My Decision For Surgery</title>
		<link>http://www.tamarwhyte.com/blog/2013/01/22/diary-of-a-gastric-bypass-patient-part-11-questioning-my-decision-for-surgery/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 22 Jan 2013 01:18:04 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[A rather interesting coincidence made me question my decision over which surgery to have. I had a glass tile workshop booked at Ort Gallery, above Ort, the creatives cafe in Balsall Heath. I was toying with using a microwave kiln &#8230; <a href="http://www.tamarwhyte.com/blog/2013/01/22/diary-of-a-gastric-bypass-patient-part-11-questioning-my-decision-for-surgery/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Tamar Performs&#8230;?</title>
		<link>http://www.tamarwhyte.com/blog/2013/01/21/tamar-performs/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 21 Jan 2013 20:50:37 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[There is a question mark in the title, not because I&#8217;m unsure if I&#8217;ll perform at The Brown Lion on 30th January&#8230; I&#8217;m just unsure of exactly what this may entail! Over the last year I&#8217;ve been waxing lyrical about &#8230; <a href="http://www.tamarwhyte.com/blog/2013/01/21/tamar-performs/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Diary of a Gastric Bypass Patient: Part 10 &#8211; Gastric Bypass vs. Gastric Band</title>
		<link>http://www.tamarwhyte.com/blog/2013/01/19/diary-of-a-gastric-bypass-patient-part-10-gastric-bypass-vs-gastric-band/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 19 Jan 2013 22:21:32 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Once my funding was in place, I had a decision to make.  Which surgery should I have?  There are many different types, but the main two I had to decide between were a Gastric Bypass or a Gastric Band.  I &#8230; <a href="http://www.tamarwhyte.com/blog/2013/01/19/diary-of-a-gastric-bypass-patient-part-10-gastric-bypass-vs-gastric-band/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Diary of a Gastric Bypass Patient: Part 9 &#8211; Weight Loss Management &amp; Surgery Application</title>
		<link>http://www.tamarwhyte.com/blog/2013/01/04/diary-of-a-gastric-band-patient-part-9-weight-loss-management-surgery-application/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 04 Jan 2013 18:42:49 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[I was still seeing the weight management team regularly. My sleep apnoea test came back at 5.5, and as anything between 1 and 5 instances of stopping breathing per hour are considered normal, I didn&#8217;t need to have a CPAP machine. My &#8230; <a href="http://www.tamarwhyte.com/blog/2013/01/04/diary-of-a-gastric-band-patient-part-9-weight-loss-management-surgery-application/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Diary of a Gastric Bypass Patient: Part 8 &#8211; Maintaining Mental Health &amp; Weight Loss</title>
		<link>http://www.tamarwhyte.com/blog/2013/01/04/diary-of-a-gastric-band-patient-part-8-maintaining-mental-health-weight-loss/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 04 Jan 2013 18:37:38 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[My mental health deteriorated a fair bit in 2012, but I was extremely fortunate to have had help from a very supportive mental health team.  I was assigned an excellent care co-ordinator and occupational therapist and I also benefited from a course &#8230; <a href="http://www.tamarwhyte.com/blog/2013/01/04/diary-of-a-gastric-band-patient-part-8-maintaining-mental-health-weight-loss/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Diary of a Gastric Bypass Patient: Part 7 &#8211; An Emotional Trigger to Weight Loss</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 04 Jan 2013 18:33:39 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[I had begun losing weight gradually at the end of 2011, and had also met a musician who had approached me at a music event.  He kept in touch, invited me to some of his gigs.  He seemed to like &#8230; <a href="http://www.tamarwhyte.com/blog/2013/01/04/diary-of-a-gastric-bypass-patient-part-7-an-emotional-trigger-to-weight-loss/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Diary of a Gastric Bypass Patient: Part 6 &#8211; Turning Point</title>
		<link>http://www.tamarwhyte.com/blog/2013/01/04/diary-of-a-gastric-band-patient-part-6-turning-point/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 04 Jan 2013 18:28:03 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[My psychiatrist kept weighing me and telling me off about my weight.  He was pissing me off.  I was past caring.  He was worried that I was on the highest dose of anti-depressants and that they wouldn&#8217;t work so well with such &#8230; <a href="http://www.tamarwhyte.com/blog/2013/01/04/diary-of-a-gastric-band-patient-part-6-turning-point/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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