The BariNation Foundation Podcast

Have you had an experience where someone else was more concerned about your plate of food, what you were eating, or what you weighed than you were in the moment?

Jason recently had an experience with his family over Thanksgiving that solidified his commitment to his bariatric lie. At the moment, he could have responded with anger and frustration. But he chose a different path, chose a different mindset, and chose a different reaction. And in doing so, he chose a different future for himself.

Are you feeling alone or stuck in your bariatric journey? Connect with fellow patients and experts in the BariNation Membership Community! As a member, you can access virtual support led by bariatric therapists, registered dietitians, wellness coaches, movement experts, and patient moderators. Try our community for 14 days to see if it is right for you! Find us at https://barination.mn.co

Follow BariNation on Instagram @bari.nation for continued support aligned with your bariatric journey. Follow April @actively_april, follow Jason @tha_smithsonian_, and follow Natalie @breakingbari_ers

 Thanksgiving is one of those holidays that could go either way. Either we are excited to reconnect with family and friends, or we are worried about encounters with said family and friends. And how do bariatric patients navigate a holiday that is centered around eating? April, Jason, and Natalie each took some time to reflect on how they celebrated Thanksgiving in the past and how it has shifted after bariatric surgery. In this episode, you will hear from each of them as they share from the heart in a new way. This episode is not just about surviving but thriving during difficult situations. We hope this episode leaves you inspired with new tools to try and a hopeful feeling for your celebrations ahead.

Are you feeling alone or stuck in your bariatric journey? Connect with fellow patients and experts in the BariNation Membership Community! As a member, you can access virtual support led by bariatric therapists, registered dietitians, wellness coaches, movement experts, and patient moderators. Try our community for 14 days to see if it is right for you! Find us at https://barination.mn.co

Follow BariNation on Instagram @bari.nation for continued support aligned with your bariatric journey. Follow April @actively_april, follow Jason @tha_smithsonian_, and follow Natalie @breakingbari_ers

Community, connection, and celebration are the rewards we earn for doing the work of weight loss surgery. Obesity is a chronic and lifelong disease with no cure, but we can learn to manage it and maintain a weight that keeps metabolic disease at bay. The work, in many, is endless. But the rewards are priceless.

We talked with some of our beloved BariNation Community Members about how community, connection, and celebration have impacted their journey before and after surgery. Their insights will leave you inspired, uplifted, and recommitted to your journey and our amazing shared community.

Are you feeling alone or stuck in your bariatric journey? Connect with fellow patients and experts in the BariNation Membership Community! As a member, you can access virtual support led by bariatric therapists, registered dietitians, wellness coaches, movement experts, and patient moderators. Try our community for 14 days to see if it is right for you! Find us at https://barination.mn.co

Follow BariNation on Instagram @bari.nation for continued support aligned with your bariatric journey. Follow April @actively_april, follow Jason @tha_smithsonian_, and follow Natalie @breakingbari_ers

We believe, or are led to believe, that surgery would be the only thing we would need to find success after surgery. Our stomachs will be altered, and we will eat less. Poof, the weight will magically disappear, never to return.

What happens when we discover that surgery is not enough? How do we deal with the shattering news that to lose and maintain a new low weight, we need many different kinds of adjunct treatments? What do we do when the work of weight loss surgery feels too big, too much, and overwhelming?

We sat down with our friend and BariNation Expert Timisha Malone to talk about movement, but the conversation went much further than that. Timisha helped us understand why this “news” can be so devistanting and gave us tools to help us find our way through it all! Follow Timisha on Instagram at @time_for_a_change_rny or join her in one of her many BariNation therapist-led support groups in our Membership Community!

Are you feeling alone or stuck in your bariatric journey? Connect with fellow patients and experts in the BariNation Membership Community! As a member, you can access virtual support led by bariatric therapists, registered dietitians, wellness coaches, movement experts, and patient moderators. Try our community for 14 days to see if it is right for you! Find us at https://barination.mn.co

Follow BariNation on Instagram @bari.nation for continued support aligned with your bariatric journey. Follow April @actively_april, follow Jason @tha_smithsonian_, and follow Natalie @breakingbari_ers

Birthdays are a big deal. They signify growth, change, and the passage of time. It is hard to believe that one year ago, on November 4th, East2West_WLS became BariNation. The shift was needed and necessary. We were ready to acknowledge a shift in our community and live out our values more meaningfully. We believe that when we unite as a nation of bariatric patients, we can create the support and community we need to find lasting success.

This year has been filled with so many firsts; new connections and friendships, new opportunities, new learning curves, and a lot of GROWTH! In this episode, April, Jason, and Natalie reflect on the year that has been, talk about what we have learned, and share a vision for our bright, BariNation future!

If you are looking for extra support along your bariatric journey from experts, clinicians, and patients just like you, join the BariNation membership community! As a member, you can access virtual support led by bariatric therapists, registered dietitians, wellness coaches, movement experts, and patient moderators. Try our community for 14 days to see if it is right for you! Find us at https://barination.mn.co

Follow BariNation on Instagram @bari.nation for continued support aligned with your bariatric journey. Follow April @actively_april, follow Jason @tha_smithsonian_, and follow Natalie @breakingbari_ers

We all have some *feelings* about movement. For many of us, movement was (or is) a punishment for eating decisions that were not aligned with our goals. We were determined to work off that bad decision one grueling mile or rep after another and rarely saw any lasting results. To find long-term success before and after bariatric surgery, movement must become a part of our lives. So how do we shift from a place of resistance and dread to a place of joy and celebration?

In this episode, our friends and fellow patients Dalton and Rob share with us how they have embraced movement as a part of their identities and how their stumbles and “failures” led them to a newfound commitment to themselves and consistent routines centered around movement.

Follow Dalton @msslwht and Rob @my_weight_is_history on Instagram for some movement inspiration and motivation!

If you are looking for extra layers of support along your bariatric journey from experts, clinicians, and patients just like you, join the BariNation membership community! As a member, you can access virtual support led by bariatric therapists, registered dietitians, wellness coaches, movement experts, and patient moderators. Try our community for 14 days to see if it is right for you! Find us at https://barination.mn.co

Follow BariNation on Instagram @bari.nation for continued support aligned with your bariatric journey. Follow April @activley_april, follow Jason @tha_smithsonian_, and follow Natalie @breakingbari_ers

There are three pillars of bariatric success after bariatric surgery. If surgery is the foundation of our journey, the pillars are what support everything that is built on that solid base and movement is one of those pillars. While a majority of our weight will be lost through dilligetnation attention to nutrition, movement ensures we live long, healthy lives. Before surgery, movement was a form of punishment, a way to absolve our eating or drinking sins and pay for the wrongs we committed along the way. After surgery, movement is a celebration of what your bodies can do, but it does not mean we move in the ways we should.

In this episode, Jason, April and Natalie share their personal movement stories and discuss the role movement has played in their lives post-op. And to no ones surprise, a conversation about movement quickly took a deep dive into our self-worth, our shifting mindsets, and our long-term goals.

If you are looking for extra layers of support along your bariatric journey from experts, clinicians, and patients just like you, join the BariNation membership community! As a member, you can access virtual support led by bariatric therapists, registered dietitians, wellness coaches, movement experts, and patient moderators. Try our community for 14 days to see if it is right for you! Find us at https://barination.mn.co

Follow BariNation on Instagram @bari.nation for continued support aligned with your bariatric journey. Follow April @activley_april, follow Jason @tha_smithsonian_, and follow Natalie @breakingbari_ers

Jason and Natalie sat down with Tabitha Johnson to talk about her journey with movement. Tabitha explained that her relationship with movement didn’t begin until the last year. For her, the opportunity presented itself, and she took it by the reigns, made it happen, and now feels empowered to continue building her strength. They discussed her journey to Summer Shredding and how her movement has improved her relationship with her family. Tabitha’s piece of advice? “Just try something. It doesn’t have to be in the gym or to get to a fitness competition.”

Follow Tabitha on Instagram @therealbariboss and join her Healthy Habits Support Group in the BariNation Membership Community, where she is a Mindset Expert!

If you are looking for extra layers of support along your bariatric journey from experts, clinicians, and patients just like you, join the BariNation membership community! As a member, you can access virtual support led by bariatric therapists, registered dietitians, wellness coaches, movement experts, and patient moderators. Try our community for 14 days to see if it is right for you! Find us at https://barination.mn.co

Follow BariNation on Instagram @bari.nation for continued support aligned with your bariatric journey. Follow April @activley_april, follow Jason @tha_smithsonian_, and follow Natalie @breakingbari_ers

Leanne said something so powerful in our conversation with her. She said she used to be a quitter, and that statement stopped us in our tracks. We can all identify with that statement. We have quit ourselves on diets, mindsets, or hopes and dreams. Life after bariatric surgery is about living it differently than ever before, and Leanne found a way to stop quitting on herself and her dreams.

In this amazing conversation, Leanne shared how she found freedom, joy, and peace in our life through movement. She shares with us some strategies we can all use to welcome movement into our life and discover just how committed we can be to our new life, our new mindset, and our new future after bariatric surgery.

Follow Leanne on Instagram @leanne_latley and join one of her movement classes in the BariNation Membership Community, where she has joined us as a Movement Expert!

If you are looking for extra layers of support along your bariatric journey from experts, clinicians, and patients just like you, join the BariNation membership community! As a member, you can access virtual support led by bariatric therapists, registered dietitians, wellness coaches, movement experts, and patient moderators. Try our community for 14 days to see if it is right for you! Find us at https://barination.mn.co

Follow BariNation on Instagram @bari.nation for continued support aligned with your bariatric journey. Follow April @activley_april, follow Jason @tha_smithsonian_, and follow Natalie @breakingbari_ers

Sometimes, stepping away from life is the only way to get through it. At times, life calls us to step away. Other times, we feel the call within ourselves to step away, to move back, to retreat from something big, bold, scary, or sad. But what happens when we come back? What do we do when we have to come back, or we are called back? How do we engage with our lives again when we feel tectonic shifts have forever changed the landscape?

April, Jason, and Natalie reflect on their summers and dig into why we step away and how we come back. Each person experienced something different this summer, taking away different teachings and lessons from their experiences. All three learned how powerful the bariatric community is, gained a new understanding of what it means to be supported, and discovered new ways to ask for support.

If you are looking for extra layers of support along your bariatric journey from experts, clinicians, and patients just like you, join the BariNation membership community! Our support groups are led by bariatric therapists, registered dietitians, wellness coaches, and other clinicians and there are weekly opportunities to connect with patients just like you in peer-to-peer meetups and live events! Check it out! You have 14 days to try the community for free before your membership kicks in! See if the support is right for YOU.

Follow BariNation on Instagram @bari.nation for continued support aligned with your bariatric journey. Follow April @activley_april, follow Jason @tha_smithsonian_, and follow Natalie @breakingbari_ers