At the event, she learned about gastric bypass.Īfter seeing the "deeply disturbing" videos about the procedure, she put herself up for a clinical assessment but later backed out of the procedure. Gay first contemplated weight loss when she attended an orientation seminar at the Cleveland Clinic with her father. "And so I would overeat, and I would get quite a lot of comfort from that." Roxane Gay’s Weight Loss Journey "I felt so weak and I felt so powerless, and I wanted to make myself bigger," she told NPR in June 2017. She hid it from everyone, even her parents, and found comfort in food. Roxane Gay has always undergone weight loss for everyone else around her. A random guy she thought she knew manipulated her into it. She was gang-raped, but she did not comprehend what had happened to her because of how young she was. She even dreaded writing the book because she had to remember and relive those moments. 17475 gastroenterologist, 27 Gay, Roxane, xiii, 146 genetics, 113. In Hunger, Gay has detailed her traumatic experience with rape at just 12 and how that changed her life. 125 blended diet and, 2629 permanent gastric, 1819 weaning from, 2325. By Sadiya Ansari Special to the Star Fri., Jtimer 2 min.
She was raped, and that set her off on a path of dealing with the trauma internally.Įven though she has tried to lose weight over the years, it has been more for others' sake than her own. Author of the bestselling book Bad Feminist, Roxane Gay's latest work focuses on her relationship with her body.
Her issues with overeating and weight began when she was 12. She has written extensively about her own journey about being fine with her body. Roxane Gay, the author of Hunger, is no stranger to topics about her body, weight loss, and food habits. This episode is a deep dive into bariatric surgery AKA weight loss surgery.