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Mel Gottfried | Patient Advocate | Public Speaker

@melunfiltered.vsg

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🧠 Bachelors in Business
🎙️ Host @oursleevedlifepodcast & @thecuttingedgepod_
💕 5/13/15 ⬇️ 140lbs VSG to RNY + GLP1
🌻 Patient Advocate & Coach

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Our October pick for Plot Holes & Protein Goals is Incidents Around the House by Josh Malerman, and we’re kicking things off October 1st!

A chilling horror novel, creepy vibes, and a whole lot of WHAT THE FUCK moments to discuss. 😂🖤

Whether you’re a horror lover, a BookTok girlie, or just looking for a fun online book club with some amazing people, COME JOIN US!

Grab your book, get cozy, and come read with us! Who’s ready for spooky season?! 🎃👇

#IncidentsAroundTheHouse #JoshMalerman #HorrorBookClub #SpookySeasonReads #bookstagram by @melunfiltered.vsg

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This journey isn’t just about the number on the scale—it’s about the moments, the struggles, and the victories that got you here. 🔥

Maybe you started feeling stuck, exhausted, or unheard. But look at you now! You’ve fought for yourself, pushed through the hard days, and found a version of you that’s stronger than ever.

So today, take a moment to look back—not with regret, but with pride. YOU are proof that change is possible.

Keep going. Keep growing. And never forget where you started. ❤️

Tag a friend who needs this reminder! 👇🏼

#BariatricJourney #RememberYourWhy #TransformationTuesday #BariatricCommunity #WLSMotivation #selflove #selfcare taken in Oregon by @melunfiltered.vsg

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My new YouTube video is LIVE and this one is basically my ideal day wrapped into one video. 😂🤍

I invited the girls over for an in-person book club to talk all things Insatiable by Leigh Rivers, and naturally I decided that regular snacks were not enough…

So I made Insatiable-inspired cake pops. 🍰👀

In the video we:

📚 talk about what we loved about Insatiable
👀 discuss Kade and Stacey in great detail
😂 share our very normal and not-at-all unhinged reactions
🍰 make themed cake pops
🤍 talk about why we love reading and book club so much
🎬 and you basically get to sit in on the whole girls’ night with us

And don’t worry, I warn you before we get into spoilers so you can still hang out even if you haven’t read the book yet.

One of my favorite things about starting book club has been seeing how reading has become this whole social experience for us. It’s not just finishing a book anymore. It’s the conversations, inside jokes, themed nights, movie outings, and memories that come with it.

If that sounds like your kind of chaos, come join us in Plot Holes & Protein Goals at Patreon.com/OSLP too. 📚🤍

Go watch the new video on Grow with Shea on YouTube and tell me when you’re done:

Are you Team “Kade is terrifying” or Team “unfortunately… I get it”? 😂👇

#Insatiable #LeighRivers #BookClub #BookTube #DarkRomance by @melunfiltered.vsg

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PROCARE PACKAGE DAYYY and they sent the CHOCOLATE. 😭🍫

For me, staying on top of my bariatric vitamins is non-negotiable and this box has me stocked. Multivitamins, magnesium glycinate, iron chews, protein powder, and YES… my beloved dark chocolate calcium chews are back. 😂

And apparently I’m still traumatized by grape cough syrup, so the cran-grape iron chews are about to be put to the test.

You can use my code for 15% off ProCare. Which one should I try on camera first?

#BariatricVitamins #ProCareHealth #nonnegotiable #bariatricjourney by @melunfiltered.vsg

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Nobody really prepares you for the “now what?” after survival mode. ❤️

Sarah spent a year getting through cancer treatment, focused on surviving and when it was finally over, she was left asking, “What is my purpose now?”

That question changed everything for her.

Trauma has a way of jolting us. Sometimes it breaks something open. Sometimes it sends us in a completely new direction. For Sarah, it helped lead her toward becoming a death doula and finding meaning in what she had been through.

🎙️ This conversation on Our Sleeved Life Podcast goes way beyond cancer treatment it’s about what happens when survival ends and you have to figure out how to LIVE again.

#CancerSurvivor #LifeAfterCancer #SurvivalMode #healingaftertrauma by @melunfiltered.vsg

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Happy National Pug Day!!!

Nova has been one of the best things that has happened to my family. She is my little furry girl. I love her to the moon and back 🐾🌕💕

#pugsofinstagram #puglife #furbaby by @melunfiltered.vsg

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Stop saying you “ONLY” lost 5 pounds. Or 10. Or 20

You still did the work. You still showed up. You still moved forward.

And please stop giving yourself these random deadlines like you have to lose X amount by summer, your birthday, vacation, or some imaginary finish line.

It does not matter how long it takes.

Progress is progress, and the goal is still the goal. Keep going. ❤️

#WeightLossJourney #WeightLossMindset #ProgressNotPerfection #BariatricCommunity #healthyhabits by @melunfiltered.vsg

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I read the book, watched Other Mommy, and now we HAVE to talk about it.🍿

The movie was actually really good creative, creepy, and definitely its own take on the book. Was I scared enough? Absolutely not. 😂 But I loved what they did with it.

And perfect timing because BOOK CLUB MEETS TONIGHT at 6 PM PST! You can still join us and get the Zoom link, so come tell me: book or movie which one wins?

#OtherMommy #BookVsMovie #OnlineBookClub #horrorbookclub by @melunfiltered.vsg

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Want to actually help someone going through cancer treatment? Don’t just say, “Let me know if you need anything.” ❤️

Make it easier for them to say yes.

Send groceries. Start a meal train. Drop off dinner. Send DoorDash or Uber Eats credits. Ask what the kids need.

When someone is dealing with chemo, appointments, exhaustion, and decision fatigue, figuring out dinner can feel like one more impossible thing.

Sometimes the best support is simply saying, “I’ve got this part.”

What’s something someone did for you during a hard season that you’ll never forget?

#CancerSupport #ChemoSupport #MealTrain #supportingafriend by @melunfiltered.vsg

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I am pissed! This is not okay, and we all should be ashamed of these people of society! #iamjanedoe by @melunfiltered.vsg

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Please keep us in your thoughts during this difficult time… 📚😂

Nothing is wrong. We just really, really want to be the first people you think of when someone says:

✨ “I need a book club.”
✨ “I need more reader friends.”
✨ “I need someone to scream about this ending with.”
✨ “I need people who understand my completely reasonable emotional attachment to fictional characters.”

That’s where we come in. 😌📖

Plot Holes & Protein Goals is our online book club where we read together, hang out twice a month on Zoom, wildly overanalyze fictional people, and basically use books as an excuse to make new friends.

So yes… please keep us in your thoughts.

Specifically when you’re looking for your new bookish besties. 😂💕

Comment BOOK CLUB if you want the details! 📚✨

#BookClub #OnlineBookClub #BookTok #Bookstagram #BookishFriends by @melunfiltered.vsg

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6 days ago

Okayyyy… this is officially the lowest weight I can remember seeing since MIDDLE SCHOOL.

Which is honestly wild to even say out loud.

But let this be your reminder: do not get complacent, and do NOT give up on yourself. Bodies change. Life changes. We go through seasons. But you are always worth showing back up for.

Our bodies are freaking incredible, and sometimes they surprise the hell out of us.

Happy Friday, friends. Keep doing the damn thing. ❤️

#transformation #nevergiveup #october #thenandnow by @melunfiltered.vsg

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