Considering the Future: Shani Taub

This was something I had been living my entire life so it just made sense

“I was that girl who always struggled with weight” admits nutritionist Shani Taub today. “I was constantly trying to watch myself and my weight was always fluctuating.”
We sat down with Shani to learn about how she became a nutritionist and what the profession is like.

What were your high school years like?

In seventh grade I was the heaviest girl in my grade! I wore a women’s size dress to my bas mitzvah! As always, my mother was very reassuring to me and told me how gorgeous I looked.

In general, she would gently coax me in a very nice way to watch my calories and make healthy food choices. She was very encouraging, but inwardly I know she cringed. She really wanted me to lose weight. I come from a family of seven girls who are skinny and gorgeous. As kids we were always matching, and I was the one who stuck out; I know my mother had a hard time dressing me.

Right after my bas mitzvah I went to a nutritionist and became very skinny… too skinny. My mother took me to the most expensive clothing store and bought me the most gorgeous dress to wear to friends’ bas mitzvah parties.