Half of all bariatric surgery patients regain their weight, sometimes by as much as 90% by some estimates.
Temporary fixes and knowledge alone don’t cut it. Old habits, social pressures, and hidden addiction patterns lurk behind every nutrition plan. Even drastic interventions can fail if the root causes are left untouched, leaving people frustrated and searching for hope.
This episode exposes the real obstacles to lasting weight loss, revealing how true change requires more than just willpower or another new diet. You'll learn what it takes to rewrite your relationship with food, rebuild your environment, and break free from self-sabotage.
Shenelle Green is the founder of Bariatric Rewrite, a coaching platform supporting women navigating bariatric surgery, GLP-1s, and food addiction. She’s known for telling the truth most people avoid: weight regain after surgery is common, and it isn’t a moral failure. Shenelle works with women worldwide, who feel ashamed, confused, and stuck after doing what they were told and still not getting lasting results.
“If I regain my weight, am I going to come back to my surgeon's office? Probably not.” - Shenelle Green
In this episode you will learn:
- What bariatric surgery is, how it works, and the changes it makes in the body.
- Why mindset and coaching before and after surgery matter more than knowledge alone.
- How common it is to regain weight after bariatric surgery, and the limits of current tracking.
- Steps used to help people rebuild their eating habits and home routines for lasting change.
- How food choices and common diet foods can backfire after surgery due to digestion and hunger signals.
- Why support from those with shared experience is key and why the system lacks long-term solutions.
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