{"podcast":{"title":"Our Sleeved Life Podcast","slug":"our-sleeved-life-podcast-122251","podcast_index_feed_id":122251,"rss_url":"https://feeds.simplecast.com/6Lo75ekJ","website_url":"https://www.oursleevedlifepodcast.com/","image_url":"https://image.simplecastcdn.com/images/9d132fc6-20d2-40e9-b367-124b2e026332/1431c858-48d2-4a0c-891a-ba30d09e44d8/3000x3000/2.jpg?aid=rss_feed","author":"Melanie Gottfried","episode_count":376,"summary":"My name is Mel, and when you mix one passionate weight loss surgery patient, over 10 years of lived experience, unfiltered side stories, and a whole lot of real talk, you get Our Sleeved Life Podcast—your go-to resource for all things weightloss! If you're loving what you hear on Our Sleeved Life Podcast, consider supporting the show on Patreon: Patreon.com/oslp 💖","last_synced_at":"2026-06-07T00:17:32.850255+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/our-sleeved-life-podcast-122251"},"episode":{"title":"They Told Me I Was Too Big To Finish The Hike… Interview w/ Ana Banana","slug":"they-told-me-i-was-too-big-to-finish-the-hike-interview-w-ana-banana","published_at":"2026-05-26T00:00:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/our-sleeved-life-podcast-122251/they-told-me-i-was-too-big-to-finish-the-hike-interview-w-ana-banana","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/our-sleeved-life-podcast-122251","url":"https://www.oursleevedlifepodcast.com/","audio_url":"https://injector.simplecastaudio.com/91b88356-749b-45a3-a8a8-621754d7aa9f/episodes/07081dcf-c30e-404a-8c33-eea6bcbe57e5/audio/128/default.mp3?aid=rss_feed&awCollectionId=91b88356-749b-45a3-a8a8-621754d7aa9f&awEpisodeId=07081dcf-c30e-404a-8c33-eea6bcbe57e5&feed=6Lo75ekJ","summary":"In this episode of Our Sleeved Life Podcast, Ana sits down with us to share the REAL side of bariatric surgery, weight loss, emotional eating, food addiction, CrossFit, bodybuilding, and everything in between. 💜 This conversation got deep fast. Ana opens up about struggling with obesity her entire life, dealing with PCOS and hypothyroidism, emotional eating, family trauma, and how food became both comfort and coping. She shares the moment she realized she needed help, what led her to gastric sleeve surgery, the scary complications she faced afterward, and how she fought her way back physically and mentally. And honestly? Her story is going to hit home for a LOT of people. We talk about:✨ food noise and food addiction✨ emotional eating and binge cycles✨ weight regain fears after bariatric surgery✨ CrossFit and rebuilding confidence✨ losing over 140 pounds✨ body dysmorphia and learning to love your body✨ DEXA scans, muscle gain, and body recomposition✨ bodybuilding after weight loss surgery✨ how tracking macros changed everything✨ learning how to fuel your body instead of punish it One of the biggest takeaways from this episode is this:Weight loss surgery is NOT the easy way out. It’s a tool. The real work happens mentally, emotionally, and physically every single day. If you’ve ever struggled with obesity, emotional eating, food addiction, PCOS, hypothyroidism, bariatric surgery, regain, or just feeling alone in your journey… this episode is for you. And if nobody has told you lately:You are NOT broken. You are NOT failing. And you do NOT have to figure this out alone. 💜 If you ever need support, have questions about bariatric surgery, CrossFit after weight loss surgery, macros, emotional eating, or just need people who get it — message us. Seriously. That’s why this co…","meta_description":"In this episode of Our Sleeved Life Podcast, Ana sits down with us to share the REAL side of bariatric surgery, weight loss, emotional eating, food addict…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":5334,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/our-sleeved-life-podcast-122251/episodes/they-told-me-i-was-too-big-to-finish-the-hike-interview-w-ana-banana/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/our-sleeved-life-podcast-122251/they-told-me-i-was-too-big-to-finish-the-hike-interview-w-ana-banana.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}