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Weight Loss

Posted on April 15, 2019 April 14, 2019

My Friends Would Rather Have Their Guts Cut Open Than Be Like Me

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Written by
Meg Elison
Posted in
Brain+Body
Tagged
Body Image, fat-shaming, surgery, Weight Loss

Living a life like mine is so intolerable, some undergo serious surgery. Read more

Posted on May 9, 2018 September 5, 2018

I Changed My Mind About Post-Weight-Loss Plastic Surgery — And I’m So Glad I Did

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Written by
Jamie Cattanach
Posted in
Brain+Body
Tagged
Body Image, body-positivity, cosmetic-surgery, Weight Loss

The surgery would have actively harmed me, all for the pleasure of those who would look at me. Read more

Posted on June 27, 2017 September 7, 2018

On Weight Loss Surgery And The Unbearable Thinness Of Being

Your Fat Friend
Written by
Your Fat Friend
Posted in
Brain+Body
Tagged
body-positive, fat-acceptance, feminism, Weight Loss

I learned the quiet heartbreak of losing someone who truly understood what it meant to live in a body like mine. Read more

Posted on March 7, 2017 July 19, 2018

‘It’s Because You’re Fat’ — And Other Lies My Doctors Told Me

Martina Donkers
Written by
Martina Donkers
Posted in
Brain+Body
Tagged
Body Image, Medicine, Weight Loss

Prejudiced prescriptions of weight loss can seriously harm patients. Read more

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