Remi Bader underwent weight loss surgery but is still facing some major insecurities.
“I’m still uncomfortable. I’ve never looked like this. I’ve never felt this way. I’ve never been this size,” Bader, 30, told Self in an interview published on Wednesday March 26. “So when people comment now, ‘Tiny, skinny. Oh my God, your legs, your arms, this, this,’ that’s really triggering for me.”
Bader speculated that people think her weight loss is “all that it took to be happy.” However, that’s “just not true,” she said.
The TikTok star went viral for her realistic clothing hauls and candid conversations with followers about body image, especially her binge-eating disorder. Over the past year, Bader has been losing weight and the commenters noticed. Initially, she kept quiet about slimming down — ignoring the Ozempic speculation — but now she’s sharing the real story.
In December 2023, she got weight loss surgery, opting for a procedure called the single anastomosis duodenal-ileal bypass with sleeve gastrectomy (SADI-S), which connects the stomach to the lower small intestine. According to the Mayo Clinic, this ensures “less time and distance for the body to absorb fat and calories.”
The recovery process was “brutal,” Bader recalled, noting that she “could not stop projectile vomiting” and “couldn’t drink water.” This went on for six weeks and Bader was “not f—ing OK.” After going into a “very deep depression,” Bader was put on medication.
To make matters worse, Brader and ex-boyfriend Keyveat Postell broke up after nearly two years while during her recovery. (She claimed in series of February 2024 that he broke things off in a text message.)
Bader told Self that she’s “still struggling” but her binge eating has gotten better — thanks to the surgery and a therapist who specialized in eating disorders. The influencer has also explained how the surgery has impacted her physically, aside from just the weight loss.
“You cannot drink and eat within the same 30 minutes,” she explained. “Sometimes I’m out to dinner with friends, and I run to the bathroom. It’s also hard; I’m going to these events and dinners, and I’m constantly getting sick.”
She’s also struggled with hair loss and was surprised with how “quick” the weight has come off.
“I never wanted to be this size,” she explained. “I’m probably the only person that’s ever gone to a doctor for weight loss to be like, ‘OK, but can I still be curvy?’ It’s really confusing to be so quickly in a different body but have the exact same brain.”
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