Episode 79: 1 Year Post Bariatric Surgery: The Mental Health Changes Nobody Warns You About - Taylor’s Story

About this episode

Taylor Hultquist shares her one-year post-bariatric surgery journey, focusing on the mental health changes and physical transformations experienced.

In this candid patient interview, Taylor Hultquist shares her complete bariatric surgery journey one year post-op, revealing the physical, mental, and emotional transformations that extended far beyond the number on the scale. This episode covers the real, unfiltered experience of bariatric surgery including: Post-Surgery Physical Changes: Taylor discusses her weight loss progress, strength training routine, and unexpected non-scale victories like hiking without knee pain and jogging for the ...

People in this episode

Hosts: Matthew Weiner, MD, Zoe Schroeder, RD

Guest: Taylor Hultquist

Topics covered

• bariatric surgery
• mental health
• weight loss
• patient experience
• physical transformation

Keywords

• bariatric surgery
• mental health
• weight loss
• emotional transformation
• patient interview

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