we sit down with Mel Gottfried—a bariatric surgery advocate and proud member of the 130 Pound Club. Mel opens up about her 10-year journey through weight loss surgery, trauma, divorce, regain, GLP-1s, and the emotional rollercoaster that followed. If you’ve ever struggled with weight loss resistance, toxic relationships, or the mental load of healing, this episode will hit deep. We talk gut health, metabolic recovery, protein intake, and how trauma and environment influence long-term success. Mel’s story is one of grit, grief, and gut-check moments that’ll make you rethink what healing really takes.

Connect with Mel:

Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/melunfiltered.vsg

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Youtube - https://www.youtube.com/c/OurSleevedLifePodcast

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Big Sister Program - https://www.patreon.com/oslp