Remi Bader opened up about the life-changing surgery she went through to “cut out 80 percent of [her] stomach.”
The 30-year-old internet star, who rose to fame as an advocate for body inclusivity in 2021, spoke about her weight loss journey and undergoing gastric bypass surgery in the fall of 2023.
But her latest revelations had social media users calling her a “fraud” and accusing her of “blatantly” lying to her fans.
Highlights
- Remi Bader revealed this week that she underwent weight-loss surgery in 2023.
- “I never wanted to be this size,” the plus-size influencer said about the weight-loss effects.
- The surgery left her bedridden and feeling "sick" for weeks.
- Social media users called her a “fraud” and accused her of “blatantly” lying to her fans.
“I never wanted to be this size,” Remi Bader said about the results of her weight-loss surgery
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The plus-size influencer shared a tearful TikTok in 2023, telling her followers that she wouldn’t be talking openly about her body and health.
She never explained her dramatic weight loss, despite previously sharing everything from her mental health struggles to her failed attempt with Ozempic.
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More than a year after the surgery, she was finally ready to open up about her experience after undergoing a single anastomosis duodenal-ileal bypass with sleeve gastrectomy (SADI-S).
She said the decision to go under the knife was made after she was stuck in a cycle of binge eating, using weight loss medication, and facing gastrointestinal issues.
The former plus-size influencer went through “hell” with her long post-surgery recovery
Her initial impression was that the recovery post-surgery would be quick, but she called it “the most brutal thing.”
She revealed she was supposed to leave the hospital in one day but wound up staying for three days.
“I was in recovery hours, hours, hours, hours, throwing up. It was not normal,” she told Self.
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“I could not stop projectile vomiting, and I couldn’t drink water. They won’t let you leave if you can’t drink water,” she added. “I actually can’t explain how horrible it was.”
Even after being discharged, the recovery “was hell” and made her wonder if the surgery was the right choice for her.
“I had a lot of regret” right after the surgery, she told Khloé Kardashian
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“I [was] like, ‘Something’s wrong. I should’ve never done this. I literally ruined my body, like ruined everything,’” she told Khloé Kardashian on the Khloé in Wonder Land podcast. “I had a lot of regret.”
She felt sick for about six weeks, unable to eat or drink, and kept throwing up.
The procedure left her bedridden and feeling sick for weeks
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In addition to what her body was going through, the influencer said her emotional well-being also took a hit.
“I’d gotten into a very, very deep depression, and it was truly the scariest time of my life,” she told Self. “I couldn’t tell people. I really—I wanted to d*e.”
Over time, Remi felt better with lifestyle changes and worked hard on self-acceptance and her mind-body connection.
She also regularly works out, with yoga and Pilates being a regular part of her routine.
“My binge eating is better,” she said, noting that she is “still struggling” with “those thoughts.
Remi now has to be extra careful about her eating habits because she still sometimes feels sick and nauseous
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“I can’t physically binge as much because I don’t have the room for it,” she added.
Mindful of what she consumes, she revealed she cannot drink and eat within the same 30-minute window.
This makes it hard for her to go out for events or dinners with friends because she is “constantly getting sick.”
It makes her feel nauseous, and on one occasion during a holiday in Paris, she felt like food was “stuck” in her chest and stomach.
Other side effects included significant hair loss, with chunks falling out daily for nearly six months.
“I never wanted to be this size,” the internet star said, adding that she still wanted to be “curvy”
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However, the most difficult thing was dealing with the weight loss itself.
“I never wanted to be this size,” she said. “I’m probably the only person that’s ever gone to a doctor for weight loss to be like, Okay, but can I still be curvy?”
“It’s really confusing to be so quickly in a different body but have the exact same brain,” she added.
Following her latest revelations, netizens accused her of “lying” and hiding things from her fans.
“She blatantly lied and said it was diet and exercise,” a social media user said
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Some accused her of being “fake” and “just another sellout.”
“Now that she’s thin, can she please fade into oblivion lol,” one commenter said, while another wrote, “The way she dodged and even denied these rumors for monthsssss only to finally admit it now.”
“She has been insufferable, so tired of her,” a person commented on social media
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“Glad to see this gaslighting b finally getting called out!” another wrote.
“There’s nothing wrong with pursuing weight loss surgery or any medical assistance if you are obese and at risk of serious complications,” read one comment. “What’s immoral is blatantly lying about it, to hundreds of thousands of women who first followed Remi because of her body positivity content.”
“Can’t stand her she’s such a fraud,” another said.
“100000% she got paid out for this. It was never about anybody, or anything else, other than MONEY. We’re all fools for thinking otherwise.
“Lying, gaslighting, nasty,” a critic said after she opened up about the surgery
