My Gastric Sleeve Experience

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Having been on one diet or another for the past 30 years, I finally made the decision to get gastric sleeve surgery. As part of my preparation, I joined Facebook groups and listened to podcasts. This is my way of giving back.

Tricia Farin


    • Mar 6, 2025 LATEST EPISODE
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    My Gastric Sleeve Experience - 3 Weeks Plastics Post Op

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 6, 2025 20:08


    I am officially 3 weeks from getting my 360 lower body lift with muscle repair and lipo. I am starting to feel like a person again, but there is still more to go.

    My Gastric Sleeve Experience - After Skin Removal - Day 9

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 23, 2025 15:31


    In this episode, I talk about what happens days after the 360 lower body lift with muscle repair and liposuction.

    Phase 2 - Preparing for Plastic Surgery

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 12, 2025 19:42


    It's time to get rid of the extra skin. In this episode, I talk about the preparation I am made to prepare for my 360 lower body lift with liposuction and muscle repair.

    My Gastric Sleeve Experience - 365 days later

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 15, 2023 20:45


    In this episode, I celebrate my one year anniversary of being sleeved.

    My Gastric Sleeve Experience - Getting Back on the Wagon

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 30, 2023 15:36


    In this episode, I talk about how identifying the tendency to go back to bad habits is part of the solution to staying on track.

    My Gastric Sleeve Experience - 8 months out and I am struggling

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 21, 2023 13:44


    In this episode, I talk about the scary, bad behaviors that are creeping up in my life again. The surgery is a tool, I have to remember that. It is not an end all fix. It's time to get back on track.

    My Gastric Sleeve Experience - Let's Talk About Sex...and...what I am giving up.

    Play Episode Listen Later May 22, 2023 19:14


    In this episode, I describe what it's like to go back to normal life. A life that does not involve all the metrics from when surgery first happened. A life that looks new and exciting and brings about a better version of what I thought had peaked.

    My Gastric Sleeve Experience - I Ran...What? Huh? Yes, I Ran

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 26, 2023 19:46


    In this episode, I talk about how I am trying to just live a normal life. Oh yeah, and I started running, too.

    My Gastric Sleeve Experience - I Went on Vacation and Gained Weight, but I Had a Plan

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 4, 2023 17:06


    In this episode, I talk about how I handled going on a 7-day cruise with my family. You don't have to give up everything, BUT, don't go back to old ways. There is a balance and I tried to find it with all the temptations that came my way.

    My Gastric Sleeve Experience - 4 Months Post Op - What to Wear

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 13, 2023 15:03


    In this episode, I talk about the frustrations of the never ending stall and overcoming the challenges of not having clothes that fit to go on vacation.

    My Gastric Sleeve Experience - How I am handling 90 days post op and a 3-week Stall

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 13, 2023 15:00


    In this episode, I explain what life looks like after 90 days since surgery and how I am keeping a level head with a 3-week stall.

    My Gastric Sleeve Experience - What I am eating 3 Months Post-Op

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 6, 2023 11:20


    In this episode, I talk about what I eat for all three meals, plus snacks, and what I drink. I go into the products I use and some helpful tips on how I stay in the game.

    My Gastric Sleeve Experience - The Do's and Don'ts I Live By

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 30, 2023 22:23


    In this episode, I go through many of the Do's and Don't I use to get through each day and have success with this process.

    My Gastric Sleeve Experience - How to Not Eat Everything When on Vacation

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 23, 2023 10:26


    In this episode, I talk about how planning ahead prevents bad decisions when eating on vacation.

    My Gastric Sleeve Experience - Celebrating Non-Scale Victories

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 16, 2023 16:23


    In this episode I talk about the vitamins and supplements I take in hopes my hair doesn't fall out and I share with you the non-scale victories I have been experiencing.

    My Gastric Sleeve Experience - Hitting a Setback 8 Weeks Post-Op

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 10, 2023 10:08


    I knew it was too good to be true. In this episode, I talk about the brick wall I hit around my 2 month mark. It's not a stall...I wouldn't have guessed this could even happen.

    My Gastric Sleeve Experience - Looking Back so I can Move Forward

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 2, 2023 15:38


    In this episode, I talk about how and why I got to be overweight and how understanding my past will help me succeed in my future.

    My Gastric Sleeve Experience - Working Out to Combat Bad Eating

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 26, 2022 9:19


    In this episode, I talk about what I did over the Christmas weekend to compensate for a less than perfect diet.

    My Gastric Sleeve Experience - What I am Eating 5 Weeks Post-Op

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 20, 2022 10:48


    In this episode I explain how I am handling the transition from puree to soft foods to solid foods.

    My Gastric Sleeve Experience - How Setting the Wrong Goals Could be a Disaster

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 12, 2022 9:37


    In this episode, I talk about the issues I face setting the wrong goals and how a reset on my thinking has helped my success.

    My Gastric Sleeve Experience - The Importance of Support

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 5, 2022 9:59


    I can't imagine going through this experience without the support I currently have. In this episode, I talk about what to do if the people who you are closest with are not on board with the new you.

    My Gastric Sleeve Experience - Thanksgiving Week

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 28, 2022 13:02


    Thanksgiving or any holiday doesn't have to be horrendous. In this episode, I explain how I made it through the day.

    My Gastric Sleeve Experience - 1 Week After Surgery

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 21, 2022 9:46


    What a difference a week is. In this episode, I explain how my week after surgery has progressed.

    My Gastric Sleeve Experience - 3 Days After Surgery

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 17, 2022 11:24


    In this episode, I detail my experience on surgery day and the first three days of recovery.

    My Gastric Sleeve Experience - 1 Week Before Surgery

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 7, 2022 7:26


    My last week of my liquid, pre-op preparation.

    My Gastric Sleeve Experience - Pre-Op Preparation

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 31, 2022 5:29


    Welcome to Episode 1 of My Gastric Sleeve Experience. In today's episode, I talk about what got me to decide to start the journey, how pre-op clearance went and how the pre-op liquid diet is going.

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