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Allllll the heart emojis!

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Back at you!!!

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I LOVE Burnt Toast so, so much, and can't wait to open the emails from you--and I can't say that about very many things, let me tell ya! Because I'm on a fixed, limited income I have to watch closely what I spend my money on, and I consider Burnt Toast (and Sara Petersen's In Pursuit of Clean Countertops) self-care I can't do without. I deserve it, right?! :D

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Roxy, that means so much! And please don't hesitate to reach out if a comp would be helpful at any point. Truly - I always look forward to your contributions in the comments.

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Thank you so much, Virginia--I appreciate you offering with all my heart! I'm good for now though! xoxo

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This is the only kind of burnt toast I like (I'm a barely-toasted kind of person), but I love the name and I love butter, and I'm so excited that there are so many of us! It's always like taking a deep breath of fresh air when this newsletter lands in my inbox, and one of the few I sub to and actually read, even though I am not a parent.

On the subject of actual toast, I am turning 40 in a few weeks, and since I'm Jewish and therefore don't celebrate Christmas, I'm using the Bonne Maman advent calendar to count down to my birthday with toast and jam every day, and it is DELIGHTFUL. I felt like this readership would appreciate this. :) More toast for all!

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Oh that sounds like an EXQUISITE birthday countdown!

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20k!!!! Amazing and not surprising. You're such a boon to Substack and to everyone, V.

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Ah thank you friend! (And thanks again for letting me steal this newsletter idea!)

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Big thanks and congratulations!! I love love love Burnt Toast. ❤️♾

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Thank you Maggie!

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This came up on my feed and thought it was relevant (and terrific): https://now.tufts.edu/2022/11/01/choosing-body-positivity-face-fatphobia.

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A friend texted it to me yesterday. So so great!

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Congrats on the milestone! And thanks for the transparency; it's cool to see your trajectory.

And boooo to diet ads next to anti-diet content. The same thing happens in financial content 😩 Except they'll straight up edit the article that has my byline to add an affiliate.

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Argh, yes, I've seen that on finance pieces. So maddening!!

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Love this! So happy to be a part of the Burnt Toast community!

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Fabulous new About Page!. And I’m sitting in my car belly laughing out loud at your parting shot to medical care providers who prescribe food restriction 👌🙌💪🎖

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Huge congratulations to you, Virginia! It has been wonderful being part of this community -- here's to many more years in the future 🙌

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💜

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Congratulations!!! I feel very lucky to have discovered and to be a part of the Burnt Toast community. Thank you for doing this.

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Thank you! So glad to have you here.

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Hey there, I could use help trying to find a primary care physician who's not bugging me constantly about my weight (my cholesterol is a little high but not at a level anyone wants to start talking about statins). Is there any pages you can point to specifically?

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Mia O'Malley has been doing the lord's work putting a database together, though I'm not sure of its current status. We discussed the project here and you can find links to all of her work: https://virginiasolesmith.substack.com/p/mia-omalley#details

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