Every Journey Is Special
Only you have lived your story, and we aspire to provide a platform for a wide selection of your incredible efforts, the challenges you have overcome, and the successes of having Bariatric Surgery.
We Are Not Alone
When you share your WLS journey and how it has impacted you, you show people they are not alone. Your story can show that overcoming any WLS difficulties is possible and raises the opportunity for connection.
Become Empowered
BN Healthy is committed to delivering a safe community to share your story. We strive to break down the stigma around obesity and Bariatric Surgery with ethical, individual storytelling.
BNspired Stories with Akevai Johanson
Have you listened to someone share a life experience and thought, 'Wow, someone else has been through that too? I thought it was just me!' Akevai is one of our community members who continuously inspire us and everyone else to keep pursuing a healthier life. Whether you're a busy mum or a businessman, you're welcome to join BNspired.
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Please help build our BNspiring stories, sharing some aspects of your journey to empowerment, In the end, we all become stories - and your story matters!
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Suz Johnson
To know my family are very proud of me for doing this & basically saving my life as my doctor told me with my high blood pressure I had (which I don’t now) I was a walking time bomb...
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Matt Stephens
Do your research and surround yourself with positive people to encourage the lifestyle change you are making
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Amber-Lee McCrea
I noticed people's change in attitude. Being able to have kids and keep up with them. Being able to shop for "normal" sized clothes.
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Paige Lindon
Best part - buying size 10 jeans. I have never owned a pair of size 10 jeans! Hardest part - I can't think of anything!
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Kathy Graham
For me I found the non scale victories are better than the numbers on the scales, I can have a bath now, I can climb stairs, I am happy, I do have energy, I can go to a clothes store and have choice, I can wrap a towl around me, people can hug me, I dobt get called the big fat scary woman anymore.
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Jenny Hinds
I am able to participate more. My favourite past time is pole fitness which I'm able enjoy even more.
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Jodie Patterson
''I feel much healthier, more confident and funnily enough im starting to like myself again''
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Kerry Chapman
I feel so much healthier. The hardest changing my mind set on my body image size and excepting complements from people.
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Debbie Wullschleger
Do your research, be prepared for things to be hard and know that it is not the easy way out. Often we hear this from other people, but it is not!
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Shantelle Meehan
I can now run around after children I'm healthy and I have never had a hard part I've been extremely lucky
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Laura Warbout
Learn your food triggers. Stay hydrated. Don't look at this like "another diet" because it's not (you can still have cake!!) Start to view food as fuel and find ways to keep your meals interesting by trying new recipes and sharing them.
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Katy McSweeny
I love inspiring others that's why I share my journey on instagram at @katy2.022
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Debby-Jane Daniels
Best thing- I have learned to love who I am Hardest- learning to eat small portions and to not drink with food.
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Kerri Shepherd-Ashby
I am so much happier now and enjoy being out and about with my family. I also allow photos to be taken now. Hardest part is learning what foods now work to fuel me and not to overeat. I be also still see myself as big, even in before and after photos I cannot tell a huge difference. Something for me to work on.
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