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RBI focuses on using expressive writing, design-oriented work, photography, media, research, and community input to fuel fat positive, body acceptance, discussion, and outreach. Our goal is to redefine the way we view and think about body image, size, fat, discrimination, health, fitness, wellness, mental/chronic illness, stigma, and other related topics.

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randomlancila:

One of my followers, bigmamalebanon, had weight loss surgery and lived to tell the tale.

She asked if she could submit her story to me to hopefully help people understand that bariatric surgery isn’t the miracle cure or the success story that so many like to believe. And…

A long, brutally honest, worthwhile read on one woman’s experience with weight loss surgery.

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    This really sounds like she was not properly prepared for surgery. I’m sorry that her WLS essentially resulted in an...
  8. ghost-of-tinypapercuts reblogged this from randomlancila and added:
    Reblogging this for a signal boost. Go read this powerful story.
  9. chirocindy reblogged this from stophatingyourbody and added:
    Weight loss surgery is NOT a magic bullet. Anyone can lose it if they have the willpower.
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    Reblogging this because her story really touched me.
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    Powerfully written from...unique, underrepresented perspective. I highly recommend reading...
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    Such a powerful story. Finally, some truth behind the struggles with the bands.
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    Thank you for standing up for the other side of this, Rhiannon. My gastric bypass surgery saved my life. I wouldn’t be...
  20. fit-by-february reblogged this from thismakesmedurable and added:
    This is a great perspective to read but I I feel the need to repeat that for some people, weight loss surgery can be a...
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    I would suggest that anyone who has ever remotely considered weightloss surgery to read this.
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