I'm not extremely overweight, but for a long time, I wanted to lose weight to look prettier, especially after an ex of mine broke up with me for not being skinny enough (he didn't tell me that when he broke up with me, I found out later). I thought about not eating or throwing up after I eat so I would lose/not gain weight, but not eating was a terrible idea because as soon as I saw food, it was in my mouth and throwing up hurts my throat too much. Now I just say "fuck it, give me that taco." My self image has increased a lot thanks to my wonderful boyfriend. He helped me see that I'm beautiful the way I am and I'm so grateful for him. If you have self image issues, just know that there's someone out there who loves you the way you are. But the most important thing is that you love yourself. You are beautiful, no matter what anyone says. But remember, it's important to be healthy as well.