Stephanie Klein was an eighth grader with a weight problem. It was a problem at school, where the boys called her ""Moose,"" and it was a problem at home, where her father reminded her, ""No one likes fat girls."" After many frustrating sessions...

"I did have my own friends, my own salary, my health, and TiVo: all the important things we're likely to take for granted. Still, when it hit that I'd now have to date again, I panicked. Dating meant nightclubs, h...