It's like you wake up one morning, and decided that how you've been in the past doesn't have to define who you are in the future. Simple as that.

The one thing I do remember is that as I retraced my steps through all the familiar streets of my life, Inow felt completely lost.

Prior to being bullied, I was a very footloose sixth-grader. You know, I was quirky, I was creative - I really felt good in my own body. And when I was bullied in seventh grade, my self-esteem tanked.

I think that being bullied is a shameful experience.

My own experience being bullied - it made me a more compassionate person. It made me more sympathetic to the adolescent experience.

The Fat Girl Code of Conduct: 1. Any sexual activity is a secret. No public displays of affection. 2. Don’t discuss your weight with him. 3. Go further than skinny girls. If you can’t sell him on your body, you’d better overcompensate with sexual perks. 4. Never, ever, ever, ever, ever push the relationship thing.

And also...well...i told them I want to get an apartment with him next year rather than live in the dorms." What'd they say?" Over their dead bodies." What did you say?" I asked whether they wanted to be burie or cremated.