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Jennette Fulda

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Jennette was born weighing 8 pounds 5 ounces, but eventually tipped the scales at 372 pounds before losing almost 200 pounds through diet and exercise. In 2008, she got a headache that still hasn't gone away and tried everything from pills, pot, and acupuncture to relieve it. These experiences are chronicled in her books "Half-Assed: A Weight-Loss Memoir" and "Chocolate & Vicodin: My Quest for Relief from the Headache that Wouldn't Go Away."

Her work has been featured on NBC's Today Show, CBS's The Early Show, The Washington Post, The Wall Street Journal and other media outlets. She chronicles her life after the "after" photo in her blog, PastaQueen.com, and does freelance web design at MakeMyBlogPretty.com. She lives in Chapel Hill, Nor...more


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Average rating: 3.55 · 937 ratings · 240 reviews · 2 distinct works
Half-Assed: A Weight-Loss M...
3.54 of 5 stars 3.54 avg rating — 722 ratings — published 2008 — 4 editions
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Chocolate and Vicodin: My Q...
3.55 of 5 stars 3.55 avg rating — 213 ratings — published 2011 — 4 editions
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Jennette said "yes" to attending the event: "Chocolate & Vicodin" Book Release Party
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date: February 17, 2011 07:00PM
location: Flyleaf Books, 752 Martin Luther King Jr Boulevard, Chapel Hill, NC, The United States
description: The book release party for "Chocolate & Vicodin" will feature food, drinks, and fun as author Jennette Fulda signs books and reads from her humorous headache memoir--on the third anniversary of her headache! It's the only place to get the book before its official release date of February 22. Drop in and bring a friend!
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All in My Head by Paula Kamen
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Wendy McClure's body memoir takes a humorous look at the difficulties of weight loss and all the pain and ambivalence that comes with it. The story is told through vignettes about Wendy's life that avoid the typical fat girl clichés and easy endings....more
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“If I hired one of the stock boys to chase me around the store with a licorice whip, I'd be thin by Christmas.”
Jennette Fulda

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“No one can make you feel inferior without your consent.”
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Groups_nophoto-25x33 Weight Loss and Body Memoirs — 10 members — last activity Jun 10, 2010 03:18am
There are plenty of books that are happy to tell you what to eat and how to exercise, but this groups focuses on the personal stories of people who st...more
Groups_nophoto-25x33 Read My Hips Q&A with Kim Brittingham — 34 members — last activity Jul 09, 2011 11:48am
Stretching our brains to consider topics inspired by Kim Brittingham's body image memoir, Read My Hips: How I Learned to Love My Body, Ditch Dieting,...more



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