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Even after losing over 100 lbs, blogger still feels 'obese'

(Instagram/projeto68quilos)
(Instagram/projeto68quilos)

For most people struggling to lose weight, dropping 100 lbs is a major feat. But for Brazilian blogger Raina Trindade, mentally, she still feels “obese.”

The 29-year-old battled her weight for years after being bullied at school. She often took dangerous measures in an attempt to shed pounds, experimenting with diet pills. It wasn’t until doctors told her she was at risk for a heart attack that she decided to try bariatric (or gastric bypass) surgery.

The surgery was a success and Trindade was able to drop 47 kilos (or 103 lbs), completely transforming her body. But mentally, she still feels like her old self.

“The bariatric is not a miracle cure,” she tells the Daily Mail. “I realized that it is down to me to make sure the surgery actually worked. This is like a fight for me. I am at war with my body because even though I’ve had the operation on my stomach I haven’t had the operation on my mind.”

While Trindade is happy to show off her new body, she admits that she still has a long way to go towards changing her mental outlook.

“I still think that I am fat and still think every day about eating the rubbish I used to love. I look slim and I look healthy and fit but in my mind I am still fat and still greedy for the all the bad food that will kill me.”

“I still have the mind of a fat person.”