Episode Details

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

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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

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