I’ve been playing with themes and plugins until my eyes are crossing here. Rest assured that everything should be in place soon. I might need some help on some WordPress tweaking and design details. More on that in a bit. I’m sorry there’s so much black. But you know how it is with us fat chicks.

I’m trying to figure out the problem with the contact form.  For now, email me at:

wendy ( at ) poundy ( dot ) com

I’m 35 years old and I live in Chicago, where I work as an editor and a writer. I started this site in November of 2000 to write about body image, weight issues, and diet culture because I thought there was a lot more to say about this kind of stuff besides what you might read here. I have a another site called Candyboots, which I built in April 2003 as a home for my stupidly popular collection of Weight Watchers 1974 Recipe Cards. I write the pop culture column for BUST magazine. In the spring of 2005 I published my first book, I’m Not the New Me.

I grew up in Oak Park, Illinois, hometown to many bright people who were also complete tools. I went to college at the University of Iowa, and then stayed there too long doing God knows what, mostly stuff that I forgot once I moved back to Chicago and got a TV.

I warn you, as always, that I swear a lot on this site. Not to rock the shitwagon or anything, but I do.

(photo by Mireya Acierto)