There has been much discussion in recent times regarding the rush to lose weight and drop those extra kgs of which many have put down to yet another consequence of those dreaded lockdowns, or ‘Covid-kilos.’ Sitting around, house-bound, many of us reached for the comfort of food to help get us through those long and dreary months. The problem was that it seemed like it would never end, and so our clothes started getting a little tighter and our breaths a little shorter. Over time it looked as though there was a new pandemic surfacing – obesity, or at least on the verge of obesity. I remember being excited when we were ‘on probation’ and permitted to go out for 20 minutes or whatever it was, of exercise a day. Some got back into riding their bikes, went walking with a friend, whereas others were so consumed in their home comforts that this new behaviour of being at home it became a habit - and one that felt impossible to break. As we get older, it is a well-known fact that is becomes more difficult to lose weight, and yet, we still argue with ourselves that we should be able to wear the jeans we wore 10 years ago and will often go to what some may consider extreme lengths to achieve that.

And so came the introduction of gastric surgeries, restricting the size of