Remi Bader is reflecting on her two-year weight loss journey.
“Never have I ever posted a transition photo of myself, but I recently came back to the exact spot where I took these photos 2.5 years ago @equinox,” Bader, 31, wrote via Instagram on Monday, June 22, sharing a side-by-side of her weight loss in the exact same mirror.
“For years, I avoided looking at old photos because they brought me back to a time when I felt really low mentally and physically. But as I’ve been doing a lot of work on myself internally, I wanted to revisit that moment,” the TikTok star added. In the first photo, Bader wore a black tank top and leggings with her brown hair tied in a bun. When fans swiped to the next pic, Bader wore a brown sports bra with a plunging neckline covered with mesh and cutout leggings.
She continued, “Not to compare. Not to criticize. But to acknowledge how far I’ve come, what has changed, and also what has not changed at all, that I still want to work on.”
Bader went on to write that she spent “way more time focusing on what’s gone wrong than what has gone right, especially since Jan 2024.”
“Standing in the same place reminded me that there have been a lot of wins too,” Bader, who has been candid about her weight loss surgery, added. “Growth isn’t always obvious when you’re living it, but sometimes looking back helps you finally see it 🤍.”
In December 2023, Bader got a single anastomosis duodenal-ileal bypass with sleeve gastrectomy (SADI-S) surgery, which connects the stomach to the lower small intestine to ensure less time for the body to absorb fat and calories, per the Mayo Clinic.
Bader told Self in March 2024 that the recovery was “brutal” and recalled “projectile vomiting” and not being able to “drink water” for six weeks.
“I’m still uncomfortable. I’ve never looked like this. I’ve never felt this way. I’ve never been this size,” she shared. So when people comment now, ‘Tiny, skinny. Oh my God, your legs, your arms, this, this,’ that’s really triggering for me.”
