• Dear Aunt Fattie, I’ve been fairly thin my entire adult life – between 120 and 130 pounds (I am 5′ 6″) from age 20 until [...]

  Ask Aunt Fattie: Do I qualify for HAES?

  April 28, 2008
• Dear Aunt Fattie, I have a friend who is heavier than I am, and insists that there’s no point for HER to go to a doctor, because a doctor [...]

  Ask Aunt Fattie: Can I make my friend go to the doctor?

  April 21, 2008
• Hi, Aunt Fattie For awhile I’ve been wanting to reach out to other plus sized people in public, but I don’t know how to approach [...]

  Ask Aunt Fattie: How do I talk to fatties in public?

  April 14, 2008
• Dear Aunt Fattie: I’m a college senior, about to enter the big wide job market, and I’m looking for some advice on how to handle my [...]

  Ask Aunt Fattie: How do I get a job when I look pregnant?

  April 7, 2008

• Dear Aunt Fattie, I have a bit of a conundrum. One of my friends used to be slightly overweight, now she’s quite thin. I’ve been [...]

  Ask Aunt Fattie: How do I talk sense into my dieting friend?

  March 31, 2008
• Dear Aunt Fattie, I am deeply afraid I will never stop gaining weight. I am 25 years old and 250 pounds. When I was 15 I was 150 pounds. [...]

  Ask Aunt Fattie: What if I never stop gaining weight?

  March 24, 2008
• Editors’ note: We frequently get emails and blog comments in which readers ask for advice. The questions range from “how do I learn [...]

  Introducing Aunt Fattie

  March 17, 2008