In this week’s episode of Our Sleeved Life Podcast, Kellie & Mel talk with Kayla Girgen, RD, LD, CPT. She went to school to become a dietitian and help women navigate their health. While doing clinical rotations, she found the niche of bariatrics and hasn’t looked back. She is on a mission to bridge the gaps for women after weight loss surgery.   Kellie, Mel, and Kayla debunk common food myths that come up for bariatric patients. One-by-one, Kayla answers questions like the great straw debate, if the stomach can stretch, and if we can have carbonation after weight loss surgery.   They also discuss how insulin affects our bodies, how much protein we can really absorb (this may surprise you), the differences in protein powders, and if we can count collagen towards our overall daily protein goals. This episode has a lot of great information for bariatric patients. You may want to listen to it more than once!   Be sure to find Kayla on Instagram @kaylagirgenrd and follow her for some excellent bariatric eating tips. Get a copy of her dietitian-approved grocery list mentioned in the episode.   OSLP strives to educate and inform the bariatric community and those with predetermined ideas about weight loss surgery.   Join our email list on our website at www.oursleevedlifepodcast.com for the latest OSLP updates and follow us on Instagram @oursleevedlifepodcast.   Please consider supporting us on www.patreon.com/OSLP and become a Badass Benchie today!   OSLP-APPROVED PRODUCTS: www.procarenow.com www.devotionnutrition.com   OSLP Amazon Store Front: Portion Perfection and more   OR   Use these Discount Codes to help support OSLP! @procarenow - OSLP @devotionnutrition - OSLP @modestmixteas - oursleevedlife20 @portionperfection - 150SLPOD @the.t.r.i.b.e.membership - OSLP @hidratespark - OSLP @obvi - OSLP15 @builtbar - OSLP @middaysquares - OSLP15 @mybaribox - OSLP