BARI BANTER

Today’s guest was sleeved in November 2018. With a start weight of 119.3kg, like a lot of us she had a fear of failing after surgery. 3 years down the track she has lost over 50kg and proved that through hard work and dedication, she is definitely not a failure, but indeed a success. Join us as we chat with @mssubtle_vsg, Zoe, about how she navigates being a full-time working mum, her insecurities...

Today’s guest went under the knife at the young age of 21. Nearing her 4 year surgiversary, she was sleeved back in March 2018 with a start weight of 110kg. Since then she has managed to drop and maintain a 50kg Loss! Join us as we sit down with Amelia @ameliawilliams96 to chat about the impact WLS had on her at such a young age, the mental battles she faced being an overweight kid and how proud s...

Today on bari banter we sit down with none other than Ashlee Taylor. Recognise the last name? That's because it's Shannon's ex wife. Gearing up to bite the bullet with the Bypass, she talks to us about her anxieties, preconceptions and what she has gone through so far! Join us as we follow Ash's journey from the days before surgery, all the way through... the good, the bad and the ugly! Join our P...

This week we decided to scale it back. No guests this week, just us talking about the lead up to surgery. We try to cover everything you would need to know while preparing for WLS. We chat about our own experiences as well as getting the stats from a surgeon. This is not an episode to miss if you want to know about the different procedures, success rates, complications and costings. Great episode...

Today’s guest was born into the Bari world in the same year us both of us! Sleeved in July 2018 she went under the knife at 155kg and has lost more than 70kg! 3.5 years down the track she has definitely flipped her life around and come back fighting! Join us as we chat to the beautiful Averly @___.aves.___ about her journey.

Today’s guest went under the knife in December 2019 to have sleeve surgery with a goal to be “happy and healthy”. With a start weight was 108kg, she has managed to lose and maintain over 40kgs and someone who both of us draw inspiration. Join us as we sit down with the bubbly, motivated and kind Maddie Milton Maddsbritt @madsbritt

Today’s Bariatric guest is relatively fresh in the grand scheme of things. Only 9 months post op, he had the gastric sleeve in May 2021. With a start weight of 141kg, he has lost close to 70kg in the last 9 months and completely taken to this journey like a duck to water. Here to talk to us about his journey so far is Michael @the_fat_yeti_journey

Our guest tonight was sleeved in Oct 2020. He went under the knife at 128kg and has since managed to drop more than 40kg, gained his confidence back and really started living. Here to talk to us about this journey so far is Nathan @natesroadtobuffness

Our lovely guest today is social, outgoing and strong! She took the Leap in May of 2020 and since than she has not only dropped 40kgs, she has made many more changes in her path and recently made a pretty huge announcement about her future. Here to talk about her process and all the ups and downs its had is Jade Cameron aka @jade_wlj

Today's guest was sleeved in 2015. With a start weight of 102.5kg, she has maintained a 75% weight loss over the 6 year and completely turned her life around. When asked the 3 word that describes her, she answered…. Resilient in adversity. Please join us as we chat everything bariatric with Kirsty McGrath.

Today’s guest not only had the bypass in 2017, she is also a clinical nutritionalist that specialises in bari nutrition. 5 years down the track she has managed to maintain a 60kg loss, completely overhauled her relationship with food, and have a successful pregnancy. Here to talk to us about her journey today, please welcome the honest, inspired and successful Carrie AKA biome.integrative.nutritio...

New year, New podcast set up! Join us in our new studio (AKA the garage) for our first episode of 2022! We chat everything 2021! From the feelings of failure, what we learnt last year, what we hope to achieve this year, how we are coping 4 years post gastric sleeve and where we would like to take Bari Banter and our little podcast family in the future. We would also love to say thank you to each a...

Today’s guest was bypassed in 2019 with a start weight of 155kg. Since going under the knife she has lost close to 60kg, had a beautiful baby boy, survived almost a full year of lockdowns and is well on her journey to become a personal trainer. Join us as we chat with the resilient, resourceful and honest Kelly @discovering_mrs_p about her journey.

Today’s guest is someone that Lita relate to very much. Going under the knife in 2018 to have the gastric sleeve, but not primarily for weight loss reasons. She has since lost 50kg and become a new Mumma. Here to talk to us about her journey through weight loss, fertility and now mumlife, please welcome Sammie, AKA @insear@insearchof_sammie

Today’s guest had the gastric sleeve in November 2020. His heaviest recorded weight was 162kg and he has since lost over 50kg and completely overhauled his life. Please join us today as we chat with Ben Jones (@benwah87) about his incredible transformation, both physically and mentally., how he has overcome the habits from his past and put in the hard work to achieve some pretty amazing goals. Tha...

This week we sit down the Ness @nessie_archer. Sleeved back in August 2020, with a heaviest recorded weight of 155kg. She has lost close to 80kg and learnt some very valuable lessons along the way. Join us as we chat to Ness about her new habits, how she has regained her life and what is next for her.

It's the last Tuesday of November, which means it is Bari Banter day! Today’s guest is the Honest, awkward and bright (her words, not ours) Zoe! (@zoes_losingit) Sleeved back in 2017, with a start weight of 130kg (ish). 4 years down the track, she is well and truely into the maintenance phase. Join us as we chat to her about her weightless journey, plastics and the not so exciting side of maintena...

EPISODE 64 IS NOW LIVE! We did something a little different this week. We appreciate each and every one of you who have come and and told your true and raw stories. So we thought that it was only right for us to open up and be completely real and raw with how and where we are at the moment. Join Shan and Lita as they chat about the effects of social media, where they are at at the moment and calli...

Their journeys might of started at different times, but together they have kicked goals and worked their way through this jungle together! This week we where lucky enough to sit down with Kelly also know on insta as @doingitkelsweigh and Benny @bennyatric, to talk everything from eating disorders, to habit understanding! This episode is full of some very insightful tips and we hope it helps the li...

This weeks guest joins us all the way from New Zealand. Join us as we chat with Shelley about her journey through health. We chat about how Aus and New Zealand differ in the terms of health insurance and what is offered, we discuss the importance of having a great team to support you and also how she has managed to navigate her life after surgery. Another great episode this week. Thank you to Shel...

Today’s guest was sleeved back in December 2018 with a start weight of 114kg. She has since put in the hard work and managed to loose close to 50kg. Join us as we talk to Gabby @gabbywilson181 about her journey through obesity, eating disorders, plastics, regain and happiness. Yet another incredible member of our community. Thank you Gabby for joining us this week.

This week we do a recap of the week that was and talk everything from mental struggles and nutrition around the Blackall 100! If you enjoyed this episode please let us know and also make sure to listen to others and show your support to the amazing guests who come on and share their stories.

Our guest today has gone under the knife on more than one occasion! Initially Sleeved in 2015, in 2020 she went back under the knife to have the RNY due to reflux. Join us as we sit down with Kelly, AKA @krich_vsg to talk about her journey thats included over not only a massive amount of weight lossed but also some pretty epic achievement as she found her way through her journey. Kelly you are a t...

Our guest today has gone under the knife on more than one occasion! Initially bypassed in 2018, not too long after she went back under the knife to have the RNY due to severe reflux. Join us as we sit down with Jess, AKA @jessjourneytogoodehealth to talk about her journey thats included over 100kg lost, plastics, multiple health hurdles but ultimately lead her to a path of better health. Jess you...

Todays guest was sleeved a little over 15 months ago, he has lost a staggering 65kg so far and really thrown himself head first (hid words) into his journey. Join us today as we sit down with @notsobig_shaun to talk about how he has navigated his journey so far, what his goals are in the future and how his life as a father has changed since surgery. Another great episode to ad to the archives. Tha...