
Ep 5. Excited to be MY normal feat. Lana
Lana joins us a week before her vertical gastric sleeve surgery. We hear about her journey to this point and her hopes and dreams for life post-surgery.
26 Loka 20201h 25min

Ep 4. She shat her pants too! - The download on private WLS in NZ Part 2 of 2
Following on from episode 3 part 1, Emma and Lian talk about their surgery day experiences and what life was like in the initial recovery phase of surgery. Disclaimer: This was our first attempt at r...
25 Loka 20201h 7min

Ep 3. Eat a donut - The download on private WLS in NZ Part 1 of 2
Emma & Lian talk about their private WLS stories. In this episode they cover funding & choosing their surgeons and the pre-op diet. Hear about withdrawing KiwiSaver, using the Southern Cross Subsidy a...
15 Loka 202042min

Ep 2. Feel the fear and do it anyway (Lian's Story)
Learn more about Lian's VSG story, from slowly gaining weight in her early teens to trying every diet and health approach under the sun and then the big leap into Bariatric Surgery. Disclaimer: This ...
8 Loka 20201h 8min

Ep 1. Hello, I've Arrived (Emma's Story)
Emma shares her journey from before weight loss surgery to one-year post-op as we celebrate her first surgiversary together. Things get real deep, there are goosebumps, tears and the whole rainbow of ...
30 Syys 202052min

Ep 0. The Bariatric Grind - Origin Story
Meet your co-hosts, Emma and Lian as they tackle their first EVER podcast in a bid to reduce the stigma around weight loss surgery, share their own experiences and enjoy a good grind of coffee.
30 Syys 202020min



















