Aidy Bryant Reveals Doctors Have Given Her Unsolicited Gastric Bypass Advice

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'They assume that's the reason I'm there at the doctor's office' (via toofab)

has brought a lot of her real life experiences into the Hulu series -- including an interaction with a doctor in the upcoming third season in which her physician recommends gastric bypass surgery to lose weight, unsolicited.about the new season, Bryant revealed that, in real life, she was told by a doctor"people do it all the time," even though she hadn't asked about or mentioned losing weight.

"Their assumption is that I have that as a goal, and just by looking at me, they assume that's the reason I'm there at the doctor's office," she explained."And there's an assumption that if you're fat, you've given up on yourself. And it's like, I exercise all the time. I don't eat doughnuts for breakfast, lunch and dinner."

Bryant has been very vocal about reclaiming the term"fat," telling the Post,"It is a descriptor and, like, I am fat." "To me, it's like taking the power out of it. It doesn't have to be so loaded," she explained of using the word herself."It's just true, and sitting with that, it makes it easier for me. It just feels a little less frightening."

 

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