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Natalie Tierney

@breakingbari_ers

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💚learning how to live in this beautiful body of mine.
🫀#POTS #MCAS
🎧@bari.nation podcast
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nice to meet ya!
more about me:
• i co-host a podcast and co-founded an online platform for bariatric patients to learn more about their personal wellness and find community, it’s called @bari.nation
• i cry at dogs-reuniting-with-their-family videos
• i like to be outdoors with my dog
• i’ve had 3 weight loss surgeries (should i make a story time??)

let me know more about you in the comments - let’s be friends!

#wlscommunityvsg #wlscommunity #wls #vsg #weightloss #letsbefriends taken in Oregon by @breakingbari_ers

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2 years ago

Today is National POTS Awareness day, and I’ve had a lot of you ask, “how did you know you had POTS?”

The truth is, I had no idea. All I knew was that I wasn’t feeling well, I wasn’t performing the way I used to, and I wanted answers.

After being obese my whole life, having a taste of what feeling good is actually like, and then feeling like the life was sucked out of me… I knew something was up.

I saw creators on TikTok post about having POTS, and the more I saw the more I thought I should get tested. I continued to research, continued to watch and follow creators sharing their story, and took all of that to my doctor and demanded to get tested. My doctor said that POTS is highly susceptible to obese individuals and that there is a link between Covid and dysautonomia (the overarching diagnosis that POTS fits into).

I am still learning, still grieving, still accepting this new diagnosis.

I am so glad I advocated, researched, and received my diagnosis. Knowledge is power!

#potsawareness #pots #dysautonomia #dysautonomiaawareness #wlscommunity #wls #bariatricsurgery by @breakingbari_ers

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3 years ago

My journey is only mine, and it’s taken me 15 years to accept that.

I used to despise telling my story. I used to feel the biggest sense of shame when sharing that at age 15 I was 350 pounds. I felt so alone when my LapBand failed me and I ended up with an eating d!s0rder. I felt so fucked up for gaining all of my weight back and MORE over the course of a decade. I felt so shameful that I needed three bariatric surgeries to be healthy.

Then it clicked. Yes, this path was awful and treacherous and no one on this earth deserves it… but I survived and I am now here to share that survival story to everyone. I’m here to prove that your life is worth the fight. You are worth the fight.

My revisions have saved my life in more ways than one, and I know if I didn’t have them, I wouldn’t be here today.

💕

#wlscommunity #bariatricrevisions #wlsrevision #justbeyouawards #wls #bariatricsleevejourney taken in Seattle, Washington by @breakingbari_ers

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3 years ago

We have a simple way for you to support the BariNation Foundation, one Walmart order at a time!

Walmart’s Round Up feature lets you donate your spare change (literally, like 10, 20, 60 cents) to the BariNation Foundation every time you shop online or through the app. You already need paper towels and some protein. Might as well make them count for something extra meaningful!

Swipe through for the step by step. It takes about 90 seconds to set up and then BOOM- you are support The Nation! Quietly.

Can you help us spread the word?

1️⃣ Turn on Round Up for BariNation Foundation (steps in the carousel)

2️⃣ Share this post so your people can do it too

3️⃣ Comment “DONE!” below once you’ve set it up so we can actually thank you

Thank you for helping us help more people!

You got this and we got you.

#walmart #sparkgood #givingtuesday #wls #wlscommunity by @breakingbari_ers

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2 months ago

“I’m doing everything right and NOTHING is working.”

If you have ever said that sentence out loud (or cried it into a food journal), this one is for you.

Our own BariNation therapist and 20-year weight management expert @lora.grabow ,lived this exact story through menopause. Everything she teaches, she had to use on herself.

Full conversation on the podcast now. Link in bio or in our In The Know Instagram channel. 💙

Which slide hit hardest? Tell us in the comments. 👇

#mindsetshift #menopause #weightgain #weightlossjourney #barination taken in Grand Rapids, Michigan by @breakingbari_ers

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3 months ago

We have all had these moments. We make a decision that doesn’t help us get closer to our goals, but helps us feel better in the moment.

It’s not a character flaw or a lack of willpower, it’s just how our brains are wired. And if you are living with obesity, that all or nothing thinking scripted is already running before you even notice.

There are tools we can use to interrupt that script, pause the code, and get some distance between the automatic actions and your ration brain.

We call it “Space and Grace” and it’s one powerful tool.

Have you heard us talking about Space and Grace before but wondered what it was? Have you used the tool before? Share your experience in the comments below.

#mindset #toolbox #obesity #wls #barination taken in Orlando, Florida by @breakingbari_ers

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4 months ago

All or nothing thinking is just going to happen. But it doesn’t have to derail your moment, your day, or your month.

We teach and use a tool in BariNation called “Catch It, Check It, Change It” and it’s amazing.

When we learn to CATCH all or nothing thinking in the moment, we can CHECK the truth of those thoughts. And where the magic lives is in CHANGING those untruthful thoughts to more truthful ones.

Is it really true that you will never figure this out? Nope. Not at all.

What is actually happening is you are learning how to fight, treat, and manage a disease that has no cure. And that takes TIME. Are you getting it right every day? Nope. Are you learning and trying and growing? Yep!

Thank check and change is what helps you step out of shame and step into reality. And THAT is how change actually happens.

Want the steps, mapped out for you? Just tell us in the comments or send us a DM and we will send you a recent @adventhealthcfl blog post that walks you through this tool.

You can also join our free In The Know channel here on IG to find the link.

Sounds crazy but this is one of the BEST tools you can change to actually accomplish your goals.

Try it! Like right now 🤣

Did it feel weird? How do you feel?

A huge thank you to AdventHealth Central Florida for their help in making this learning possible.

#mindsetmatters #mindset #change #wls #obesity taken in Orlando, Florida by @breakingbari_ers

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4 months ago

Summer is officially here! Are you hoping for a break from something?

Sometimes when summer arrives our brains start asking for a break from something we have been working hard on.

And for many of us fighting the disease of obesity, it pushes hard for us to take a break from treating it. It could ask us to move less, not focus so much on nutrition, to sit out the pool day because our body doesn’t look “ideal”.

Our newest podcast episodes talks about how we live our BariNation Pillars of movement, mindset, metabolic wellness, and community in a season that is built for disrupted routines.

Find the link is our BariNation In The Know channel here on Instagram or anywhere where you watch and listen.

We don’t get a break from the disease on obesity and we are here to help teach you how to keep fighting, even when you are running on empty.

#obesity #weightloss #wls #wlscommunity #barination taken in Seattle, Washington by @breakingbari_ers

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4 months ago

What about you? What feeling, emotions, or memories does summer bring up for you?

For Nat, it’s a feeling of gratitude for treatment because it has allowed her to actually enjoy her summers again!

For April, it’s a time of deep rest and joy, spending time on the lake she loves.

We know this season can be a mix of everything- joy, worry, excitement, and anxiety.

Are people watching what I eat at the BBQ?

What are they thinking about me in a bathing suit?

Am I going to be pressured to drink?

Can my body handle the heat?

We talk though all of these thoughts and more on this weeks BariNation Podcast Episode.

Want links to watch or listen? Just tell us you melt favorite platform and we will DM you the link or join our free In The Know Channel here on Instagram.

Summers basically here. Are you ready?

#summer #body #bbq #weightloss #wls taken in Seattle, Washington by @breakingbari_ers

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Have you felt like your metabolism is broken?

We sure have. We do all the things, but what we want to happen (lose some weight) doesn’t happen.

BariNation Expert @kaylagirgenrd sat down with us on the BariNation Podcast to teach us about metabolic flexibility- what it is, what it matters, and how we can become more “flexible”.

Links to watch and listen are in our In The Know Channel here on YouTube and available on all major streaming platforms.

You got this and we got you!

#barination #metabolism #wls #obesity #clips taken in Seattle, Washington by @breakingbari_ers

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4 months ago

Happy Pride, BariNation!

Obesity and stigma don’t discriminate and neither do we.

Here, we show up for everyone fighting, treating, and managing the disease of obesity, regardless of gender, age, race, ethnicity, or sexual orientation.

Inclusive care isn’t a bonus, it’s the whole point.

If you have been searching for a community that’s see’s and welcome’s the whole you, you found it.

#pride #obesity #inclusive #barination #healthcareforall taken in Seattle, Washington by @breakingbari_ers

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