Stories by Wendy Reynolds

Losing Weight, Losing Protection

Due to my stomach-reducing surgery, I'm down to 224 pounds --a loss of 119 in a year. After being invisible in an obese body, I feel vulnerable and exposed now that I'm merely fat.
Posted on Jul 10, 2001, Source: New York Press

The Horrible Answer to My Fat Chick Prayer

When I elected to undergo stomach-reduction surgery, I wanted to lose weight, not slip into a coma and suffer through months of morphine-induced hallucinations.
Posted on Feb 6, 2001, Source: New York Press