The Fat Diaries: The Cupcake Ban Hits the School Front

My kid’s back-to-school night was this week. I was in a bright room of forty adults sitting on little weenie chairs, looking like the little lost five-year olds we sent into the unknown two weeks ago. The teacher stood at the front of the class and talked to us. We went over the new-new-new …

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Written by Monica Marier on Friday September 16, 2011

The Fat Diaries: Taking a Stand Against Immobility

Believe it or not, occasionally I talk about exercise as well as diet in this column. I know it’s kind of the elephant in the room as far as American health goes, and it’d be nice to say that a good diet alone can solve any problem, but that’s simply not the case. I abhor exercise in all forms and …

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Written by Monica Marier on Friday September 9, 2011

The Fat Diaries: My Weight-Loss Partner

I never expected to meet the man I was going to marry at age 20. Marriage is something we think we’ll contemplate when we’re older and wiser, like 25. After dating my husband Joe for a month or two, I pretty much knew this was the guy I wanted to be around for the rest of my life. Now what does …

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Written by Monica Marier on Friday September 2, 2011

The Fat Diaries: Eating Green on St. Patty's Day

What is America’s obsession with turning every food item possible a vomit-inducing shade of neon green for St. Patrick’s Day? It’s March, folks! Time to break out the green food coloring! Seriously, what is America’s obsession with turning everything a vomit-inducing shade of neon …

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Written by Monica Marier on Friday March 4, 2011