I am 21 years old and I live in Oregon. I currently in my last year in college. I am starting the Dental Assisting program at a local Community College here in Oregon.

I have suffered from weight issues ever since I was in high school. I have lost 30lbs since my senior year in high school and I have been able to keep it off ever since. I'm not happy with that though. I want to lose 10 more pounds. My friend and family seem to think that I obsess about my image a little too much. I hate it. I wish I could just accept myself and see myself the way that they see me. I've been in a relationship for the past 4 years so my boyfriend has seen me at my heaviest. He tells me all the time "I love you just as much now as I did than. You have always been beautiful in my eyes." Yes I'm lucky to have someone like him but I wish I could just really be happy with myself, rather than putting myself down all the time.