Marcio and Renata had bariatric surgery two weeks apart. This is the whole story, in both their voices: the decision, the surgery, the first months and the years after.
The New Full, by Marcio & Renata Cavalcanti.
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Our road so far. The ups, the downs, and everywhere in between.
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From our personal photo albums. Places and brands appear as they were that day; none of them sponsor or endorse this book.
“Back in 2019, I took our kids to Six Flags. I love roller coasters, and so do they.”
June 2025, about six months after surgery
“As a family, we rode every single one.”
Chapter 26
“Renata spent the day holding the bags and everyone’s phones, and to be clear, that had nothing to do with whether she’d fit. She’s just always been afraid of roller coasters, and no surgery was ever going to fix that particular problem.”
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“I was always afraid I’d have to ask for a seatbelt extension. I never needed one. Some flights, the belt was just tight.”
Marcio
Marcio, before and after bariatric surgery. His experience with his care team, not a promise of results.
“I stopped doing that thing where you angle your body to take up less space at a conference table, like you’re trying to apologize for attending your own job.”
“Parties stopped being something we survived from a safe spot near the snack table, and started being something we danced at, badly, on purpose, in public.”
“I would make the same choice again without hesitating, but I won’t pretend that part didn’t cost me something.”
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We stopped shrinking. In rooms, in photos, in our own heads.
Bonus Chapter
30 chapters, two voices, one kitchen table.
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