Obese Brazilian Instagram star loses 100lbs after having gastric surgery but says she STILL feels overweight - because 'there isn't an operation for the mind'
A woman from Brazil who has shed a dramatic seven stone after gastric surgery says she still thinks she's overweight - because she has a 'fat mind-set'.
Raina Trindade, 29, a technical safety officer, from Rio, once weighed 20.5 stone but saw her size plummet following a tummy tuck.
Trindade says that while she should be delighted with the operation's results, she can't get her head around the idea that she's no longer obese - and says she's 'at war' with her mind.
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Raina Trindade, 29, from Rio, shed a whopping seven stone after having gastric surgery. However, her new figure hasn't made her happy, because she says she's still overweight in her mind
Before: Raina as she looked prior to the weight loss. The safety officer said she had made herself ill trying different diet pills in a bid to beat the bulge
While her curves look fabulous, Raina says she can't get over the fact that she's not a fat person, explaining 'there is no operation for the mind'
Bullied at school over her weight and struggling with declining health, the 29-year-old initially turned to dangerous methods in a bid to beat the bulge, including taking diet pills.
However, harsh warnings from doctors that she was at risk of a heart attack, Raina booked bariatric surgery two years ago and slimmed to a healthy 10.6 stones.
