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Dear Fat Nutritionist – You’re pretty good looking (for a girl.)

By Michelle | Published: December 3, 2009

There’s been some talk about the way I look in comments this week, which always brings up issues for me. Then I received the following email this morning, and I thought it was the perfect way to address this issue — which is not just a personal one, but very closely tied to fat acceptance [...]

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Dear Fat Nutritionist – do people trust you?

By Michelle | Published: November 26, 2009

I’m beginning to work through my email archives of letters people have sent me. Here’s one that I absolutely loved. (I’ve added my own emphasis and omitted some identifying details.) Dear Michelle, I’m wondering what it’s like to be a fat nutritionist. Just to give you my background, I’m in recovery from an eating disorder. [...]

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Dear Fat Nutritionist – does yummifying my food make it less nutrilicious?

By Michelle | Published: July 7, 2009

(Yes, I just made those words up, and yes, I’m aware that they are completely stupid. Therefore, I will continue using them at every future opportunity, until people beg me in droves to STOP, FOR THE LOVE OF GOD, JUST STOP.) Just the other day, I received the following wonderful letter, and nearly broke my [...]

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Dear Fat Nutritionist – Am I making my kid fat?

By Michelle | Published: June 5, 2009

Well HELLO everyone. It appears you’ve found me — even though I haven’t “officially” launched this site yet (meaning, I have been too afraid to actually mention it by name on my old blog.) But some of the posts I stuck in the archives appeared on the Fatosphere feed. And more will soon, as I [...]

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Category Archives: Dear Fat Nutritionist

Dear Fat Nutritionist – You’re pretty good looking (for a girl.)

Dear Fat Nutritionist – do people trust you?

Dear Fat Nutritionist – does yummifying my food make it less nutrilicious?

Dear Fat Nutritionist – Am I making my kid fat?

Notes from the Fatosphere

Get on THE LIST, get free stuff. Yep.

Greatest Hits

New Comments, Join In!

Beauty

Crushes

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