Ep. 178: The Full Story: My Lifelong Weight Struggle, My Gastric Sleeve Surgery, and 5 Years of Keeping It Off

About this episode

Lauren Lappin shares her personal journey with weight struggles and the impact of gastric sleeve surgery on her life.

In this week's episode Lauren gets deeply personal and shares all about her lifelong challenges with weight and body image, and her eventual choice to undergo Gastric Sleeve Surgery in 2021. The surgery was the catalyst for Lauren reaching her goal weight initially, yet it was only the beginning. As you will discover in this episode, Gastric Sleeve is no magic pill, and to keep the weight off you have to be stay ultra disciplined (with diet and movement) every single day. The Full Story: (01:00) Gastric Sleeve Surgery Experience. (02:20) Struggling with Weight. (08:30) The Turning Point After Seeing Photos. (19:10) Surgery and Recovery. (21:20) Weight Loss Journey. (25:00) Maintaining Weight Loss. (28:20) Importance of Daily Choices and Consistency. (47:10) Effective Weight Loss Strategies. .... Rate and Review the Show in Apple: https://podcasts.apple.com/au/podcast/the-lash-business-lounge/id1609510128 Rate the Show in Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/0xvJ8MNZM9cbjYBGcMDtb8?si=b23764e4d0ed4b59 Lauren on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/laurenlappin_ Allure's Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/allure_lashbeautybar .... This Episode was Recorded and Produced by Josh…

People in this episode

Host: Lauren Lappin

Topics covered

• weight loss
• gastric sleeve surgery
• body image
• discipline
• health journey

Keywords

• gastric sleeve
• weight loss
• body image
• diet
• consistency

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Organizations: JCAL Media Group

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