Epi 198
💬 In This Episode:
Kellie and Mel sit down with bariatric coach Laura Ballantyne, who shares her incredible post-op journey after having Vertical Sleeve Gastrectomy (VSG) in New Zealand back in 2018. 🌏
What makes her story so powerful?
💯 She lost 100% of her excess weight, kept it off, and even navigated a healthy pregnancy three years after surgery! This is an unfiltered conversation about sustainable success, mindset shifts, and how bariatric surgery can transform not just your body—but your entire life.
🧠 What You’ll Learn:
✔️ How to keep weight off long-term after WLS
🍼 Managing pregnancy after VSG surgery
🧘♀️ Replacing emotional eating with mindset tools
📚 How education became Laura’s healing power
💪 Why wellness isn’t just physical—it’s a full lifestyle shift
📲 Find Laura Online
📸 Instagram: @laura_bariatriccoach
📚 Explore her bariatric coaching & mindset courses
🧡 More from OSLP:
💌 Join our email list: www.oursleevedlifepodcast.com
💖 Support the pod & become a Badass Benchie: www.patreon.com/OSLP
🎙️ Follow us on Instagram: @oursleevedlifepodcast
If Laura’s journey inspired you, don’t forget to hit that subscribe button, leave a comment with your biggest takeaway, and share this with someone on their own WLS path. Let’s break the stigma, together 💪💖 #BadassBenchies
Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.
