Kellie and Mel chat with Courtney who suffers from PCOS and eventually got Bariatric Surgery to help treat her conditions. Courtney opens up and tells us her story. Take a listen and if you want to watch the video go to our Patreon.com/OSLP and subscribe to our YouTube Channel.
Mel and Kellie get to speak with Nicci @curvykittensweightlossjourney from Instagram. She gets real with us about how important it is to research your doctor and reviewing your own medical records to make sure they are accurate. Go listen now and find out what happened.
Mel and Kellie meet back up with Nicci so we can tell her complete story. She has been through a lot and we can learn so much from her. Check out what happens if you do not eat enough POST-OP.
OSLP and Dr. Dovec team up and go inside the operating room. Dr. Dovec shows Kellie and Mel how Bariatric Surgery works. She preforms a real surgery on the PODCAST and OSLP ask questions about what she is doing and how she is doing it while she is changing someone's life for the BETTER! If you ever questioned how Bariatric Surgery Works. Go Now and Check out the the first ever behind the OR Podcast video!
Kellie and Mel speak with Stephanie @one_hungry_mother. She has been apart of the Bariatric Community for awhile now and has been a force! She is all about learning and helping others. She finally was able to get VSG and this is her STORY!! Stephanie runs a Bariatric Book Club where you can read a book, and chat with others about it! It is a lot of fun. Check that out on Instagram @BariatricBookClub If you haven't heard of the Bariatric Society then you are missing out. This is a retreat where y...
Kellie and Mel get REAL about Regain. Because it is going to happen. It could be 5lbs or a lot more than that. Staying at your lowest is not feasible. You have to get to the weight that you and your body is happy with and learn how to live your new life at that weight. Maintain is hard but achievable. This is what has happened to us! Take a listen and see if you have had the same experience or not!! Remember we have a YOUTUBE Channel! Please like and subscribe! We are also very active on INSTAGR...
Kellie and Mel interview the guys from Parativa.co! They are 2 best friends that want to help the bariatric community to be healthy and stay healthy. They have a Multivitamin that is a monthly subscription that will deliver to your house every month so you don't have think about it. Your health starts there! Go to there instagram @paravita.co You can purchase your vitamin by going to their website https://paravita.co/ and use our code OSLP10 to get started!...
PUTTING ALL THOSE BARIATRIC TIPS INTO ACTION!! Kellie and Mel talk about how they have taken all the tips that they have gotten from all of our wonderful GUEST and puts those into action! We are basically trying to figure out how can we live our lives with a better mindset, and be successful with keeping our weight off and maintaining a healthy life style.
Mel and Kellie talk with Jana who is a registered dietitian from Baltimore. She teaches us about how to look at food now that we are post-op and how this is our new way of living. She evens created her own business to help Bariatric Patients with there meals. It is call BariBox it is the nations FIRST Bariatric meal delivery service. The meals are made fresh, delivered to your door and meet all of your pre and post op nutrition needs! Take a listen and enjoy! Sign up for your new meals at https:...
Kellie and Mel sit down with Ronak Shah the CEO of Obvi. Ronak answers all there questions about COLLLAGEN, They learn so much about Collagen and how it works, and why it is important. Take a listen and see why OSLP loves OBVI! Go to myobvi.com to place an order and use our code OSLP15 at checkout! You can also find obvi on INSTAGRAM @obvi and go join their community on FACEBOOK OSLP- Breaking the stigma of weightloss and weightloss surgery 1 episode at a time!
Kellie and Mel go down the rabbit hole and figure out what you could get at a Fast Food Restaurant when you forget to prepare for the day. Take a listen as they go through each place and let you know what the stats are and what we recommend.
The Dr. Dovec Diaries: Kellie and Mel continue there conversation with Dr. Dovec. This time Dr. Dovec reveals some personal information about herself. We of course talk about WLS and things to think about when going through the process. We talk about the Bariatric Retreat that is coming up in November! We are all so excited about it and Dr. Dovec announced that she was going to be there. But by the time this airs Dr. Dovec will not be able to make the retreat but know there is more interesting a...
Kellie and Mel speak with @breakingbari_ers. She has been a force in this WLS community! We love how real and raw she is. She got her VSG in Mexico and she tells OSLP how everything went down! Take a listen and check out Natalie's experience!
Kellie and Mel speak with Cristine. She is new to the having WLS. She is one month Post-op and she tells us her experience this far. She lets us in her world and tells us all the things that involves her day to day life. Take a listen and enjoy!
Check out your girls as they went live from 17th STREET STUDIOS! They had such a great time talking about last year's episodes and content and they take live questions from the AUDIENCE! Take a listen and learn more about OSLP and what is to come!
Kellie and Mel get real about what to expect in the BATHROOM after weightloss surgery. Our bodies are going through so much after surgery and that means things change in the bathroom. Take a listen as they get raw and real about what to expect.
Kellie and Mel discuss finding their rhythm with water, protein, vitamins, and sleep! These are the big 4 that we have to stay on track to feel good and maybe lose weight in the process. Every journey is different and no one is perfect! Take a listen and see how they handle jungle all the things!
Kellie and Mel get to speak with Jeanine from ProCare Health. She had weightloss surgery and the procedure she had was the Duodenal Switch. Jeanine also created #iamabariatricpatient and has started a community and following. She is also an Advocate for WLS!! She tells Kellie and Mel about her journey. SO Go now and take a listen to learn more.
Kellie and Mel go on site to interview Kellie's Registered Dietitian. We ask her all sorts of questions about what we should eat post-op. Ellen goes over the nutritional label facts on the products that they brought with them. They learned so much from her. Go now and take a listen! . Let Mel and Kel what you think? ***Ellen did some fact checking and during the interview we talk about saturated fat. The saturated fat recommendation is less than 10% of total calories but should be calculate...
The Dr. Dovec Diaries: Kellie and Mel continue there conversation with Dr. Dovec and we start off talking about what a Bariatric Patient should expect from getting surgery, what are the top 4 important things you can do for your weightloss, and talk about what the MASTER CLASS is and how we all can benefit from it. Watch or Listen to this episode because it is filled with lots of information. If you have a question that you want answered on this show, send us a DM or email us!
Kellie and Mel go over all the things that you may want to bring to the hospital when it is SURGEY TIME. Take a listen and see what is needed.
Welcome to The Bariatric Diaries , brought to you by Our Sleeved Life Podcast! 🎙️ In this special series, Kellie and Mel will follow three individuals through their first year after Weight Loss Surgery (WLS), providing an intimate look at their journeys, challenges, and triumphs. In This Episode: 💪 Meet Matt: Mel’s brother, Matt, shares his unique and inspiring story. After undergoing WLS in 2014, Matt faced unforeseen challenges that led him to have another WLS in November 2019. 🎥 Behind the...
🎥 YouTube Description: Creating a Bariatric Resource Hub | Meet Blessing, the Founder of Gastric Hub In this episode, Kellie and Mel sit down with Blessing, a recent VSG patient and talented web developer, who saw a gap in the bariatric community and decided to fill it. 🌟 As she prepared for her weight loss surgery, Blessing realized how difficult it was to find reliable, up-to-date information. That's why she created Gastric Hub —a one-stop resource for bariatric patients to access essential ...
