Ep3 Sam Ladage @sams_sleeve

Welcome Home to BariDiaries, Sam Ladage joins Cece to share a bariatric journey that changed far more than the number on the scale. After choosing VSG in Mexico, Sam lost 115 pounds and began navigating the work of maintaining that loss while building a life inside a changing body. She opens up about the everyday realities of the journey, including cravings, the habits that helped her move forward, and learning what it takes to sustain change beyond surgery. But Sam's story reaches beyond weight loss. She shares her experience with PCOS, her hopes of starting a family, and a new chapter of life after moving from Colorado to Austin with her husband. Through laughter, tears, and the kind of conversation that happens when two people recognize pieces of themselves in each other's stories, this episode reminds us that transformation isn't one thing. It's health, relationships, hopes, hard days, new beginnings, and sometimes figuring out how the hell to deal with bread. The life we're building after surgery is still life. Messy, meaningful, unfinished, and full of possibility. Find your place in Bariatric Community: https://www.bariatriccommunity.org/get-involved BariDiaries is a podcast from Bariatric Community, a nonprofit organization. #BariatricCommunity #BCFirst