My Gastric Sleeve

My Gastric Sleeve

My Gastric Sleeve is all about one person's journey through the ups and downs of weight loss, surgery, and the failures and successes therein. It is for anyone who has had, is thinking of having, or knows someone who might benefit from weight loss surgery.

Episodes

July 8, 2025 34 mins

This is a massive update episode! I update on my duodenum revision, my galbladder moving down 50cm, my bile reflux, my twisted intestine, and my weight. I also talk about my gym experience, I read a listener's message, and talk even more about my BM's. This might be the last bonus until I get down to 250. And the final will be when I reach 220. In the meantime, you might get an interview or three. Stay tuned. No telling whe...

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This episode is bonus episode 4 of possibly 5 total episodes.

This is half-way through my Soft Food stage. I discuss my diet changes, my gym experience, my new food adventures, and even my BM's. Be aware. Be very aware. Next episode will be one week after I'm done with all of the stages. Tune in.

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This episode is bonus episode 3 of possibly 5 total episodes.

This is half-way through my Purée stage. I discuss my diet changes, my walking improvements, my food adaptations, and even my BM's. Be aware. Be very aware. Next episode will be half-way through my Soft Food stage.

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This episode is bonus episode 2 of possibly 10 or 11 total episodes. I will be talking about my revision surgery being approved from Sleeve to SADI-S, the ups and the downs, the good and the bad. I didn't feel like doing a whole new podcast, so I am tacking on a few episodes here.

Overall, I will be discussing my physical and emotional health, weight loss, exercise, friends, hanging out, eating out, healing, and much more!

In this ep...

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May 13, 2025 9 mins

This first of possibly 10 episodes, has me talking about my revision surgery being approved from Sleeve to SADI-S, and I mention that I will be doing no more than 10 bonus episodes to showcase this latest update. I will be discussing my physical and emotional health, weight loss, exercise, friends, hanging out, eating out, healing, and much more!

Let me know your thoughts. Send me a voicemail or message and tell me how to keep mysel...

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April 26, 2025 100 mins

This final episode is all about you. All the things that you have said about your experiences and mine. I also update you on my journey and where I am currently, as well as where I am headed. This has easily been the coolest thing I've ever done. Thanks for coming along on this journey with me. Here is the list of people who were on this episode in alphabetical order. Two of these I read. The rest were their own recordings. Also, I...

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April 15, 2025 26 mins

This penultimate episode has updates on my physical and emotional self. I discuss how I’ve been doing and how I’m feeling overall.

I talk about my weight, friendship, hangouts, and much more!

I touch on pivoting, communicating, and lessons learned. Let me know your thoughts. Send me a voicemail or message and I’ll put it on my final episode.

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April 1, 2025 70 mins

This episode will be a new questions and answers episode, with the questions asked by my fellow podcaster, Marco Timpano. Marco has the Insomnia Project Podcast, Eat & Drink with Ali Hassan, and a book out as well aptly titled: 25 Things I Wish I Knew Before I Started My Podcast. Enjoy!

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March 15, 2025 36 mins

This recap episode has updates on my physical and emotional self. I discuss how I’ve been doing and how I’m feeling overall.

I talk about my weight, friendship, hangouts, and much more!

I touch on pivoting, communicating, and lessons learned. Let me know your thoughts. Send me a voicemail or message and I’ll put it on my final episode.

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Eight is Great! The Lovely Michelle is back yet again for the 8th and final time. This episode we discuss her 2-years since surgery, we do some live train updates, and we talk about the "10 pounds of potatoes" mentality. Spoiler alert ... we really get deep into the food addiction part! I really love these episodes! Enjoy!

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February 15, 2025 18 mins

This recap episode has updates on my physical and emotional self. I discuss how I’ve been doing and how I’m feeling overall.

I talk about my weight, friendship, hangouts, and much more!

Let me know your thoughts. Send me a voicemail or message and I’ll put it on my final episode.

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February 1, 2025 90 mins

This episode I will be interviewing a fellow bariatric buddy as well as one of the co-hosts of The Barination podcast. Jason, better known as Tha_Smithsonian_ on Instagram where he shares about his experiences and journeys through posts. We discuss everything from saying "I love you" to our guy friends, to his twang-y banjo accent . Spoiler alert, we talk about my fancy cat for a bit and it's awesome! Hope you enjoy!

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January 15, 2025 21 mins

This recap episode has updates on my physical and emotional self. I discuss how I’ve been doing and how I’m feeling overall.


I talk about my weight, friendship, hangouts, and much more!


Let me know your thoughts. Enjoy this episode. And share it with a friend.

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January 1, 2025 74 mins

This episode I will be interviewing a fellow bariatric buddy as well as one of the co-hosts of The Weighting Table podcast. Murph, better known as Murphs_Losin_It on Instagram where he shares about his experiences and journeys through posts. We discuss being over 400 pounds, mental health, and asking for help as a man. Spoiler alert, we talk about religion for a bit and it's awesome! Hope you enjoy!

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December 15, 2024 15 mins

This recap episode has updates on my physical and emotional self. I discuss how I’ve been doing and how I’m feeling overall.


I talk about my weight, friendship, hangouts, and much more!


Let me know your thoughts. Enjoy this episode. And share it with a friend.

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December 1, 2024 33 mins

This recap episode has updates on my physical and emotional self. I discuss how I’ve been doing and how I’m feeling overall.


I talk about boundaries, friendship, asking for help, parties of 7 or greater, and much more!


Let me know your thoughts. Enjoy this episode. And share it with a friend.

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November 30, 2024 27 mins
This recap episode has updates on my physical and emotional self. I discuss how I’ve been doing and how I’m feeling overall. I talk about pivoting, swimming, water aerobics, getting a new driveway for one week, and much more! Let me know your thoughts. Enjoy this episode. And share it with a friend.
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November 1, 2024 88 mins

This episode I will be interviewing a fellow bariatric buddy as well as one of the founding members of my Instagram message group. Carrie. Also knows as ... @ramonarickets on Instagram. She posts there and on Threads where she shares about her experiences and journeys both physical and emotional. We discuss our love of Seattle, running in the rain, eating food, and being members of the clean-plate club. Spoiler alert, I say "sames...

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This recap episode has updates on my physical and emotional self. I discuss how I’ve been doing and how I’m feeling overall.

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I talk about pivoting, my back pain getting better, walking more, and swimming. Oh … and I am riding my bicycle again with a new seat! So that feels good. Also, I talk about my new microphone that was a gift from the lovely Michelle.

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This recap episode has updates on my physical and emotional self. I discuss how I’ve been doing and how I’m feeling overall.

I talk about the still ongoing A/C stress, my back pain getting better, walking more, and swimming. Oh … and I am playing in the poker finals! So that feels good. Also, I talk about my weight and my motivation.

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