About this episode

Arthur Shadwick shares his transformative journey through weight loss surgery and overcoming food addiction.

What does it truly take to reverse severe sleep apnea, throw away your CPAP machine, and drop nearly 200 pounds? In this incredibly raw and inspiring patient story, your host Mel sits down with Arthur Shadwick @mypurposefit to talk about what life is really like on both sides of bariatric surgery. Arthur opens up about growing up as a heavy child, hitting his highest weight of 440 pounds, and making the life-saving decision to undergo gastric bypass surgery. This conversation dives straight into the nitty-gritty things nobody warns you about from pushing through the liquid and pureed phases to tackling food addiction head-on and completely changing generational health habits for his kids. Arthur shares how his deep faith, major mindset shifts, and a rock-solid support system completely transformed his relationship with fitness, family, and food. Whether you are considering weight loss surgery, currently in the pre-op phase, newly post-op, or looking to get back on track, this episode is a safe space packed with encouragement, lots of laughs, and pure inspiration. Grab your water, pull up a seat on the winner's bench, and let's get into Arthur's incredible transformation! What…

People in this episode

Host: Mel

Guest: Arthur Shadwick

Topics covered

• weight loss surgery
• food addiction
• bariatric surgery
• health transformation
• mental health
• family health habits

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Organizations: mypurposefit

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