You have a couple of choices. Either you can accept and love yourself as you are, and ignore the comments, which are cruel and mean spirited. You are a beautiful person just as you are, when you feel so inside. It seems to me that you do not feel that way on the inside, mostly because of the comments. If you yourself want to change for YOU, you can do it. I am the same height as you are, and at my biggest I weighed 154 lbs. I went on the South Beach Diet and lost 37 pounds over the course of a summer. The diet has a web site. Basically, you cut out sugar, because it is not fat that makes you fat, it is sugar. For the first two weeks, you don't eat sugar, including carbs like bread, pasta, rice and potatoes. You can eat all the protein you want, meats,cheeses, nuts, eggs, and veggies, but no carrots. No dairy or booze or fruit. This is the strictest phase of the diet, it gets your body accustomed to eating less sugar and your body will start producing less insulin as a result. After those two weeks, you can add in some fruits and complex carbs. If you get the book,you will read about why it works, and how it will keep the weight off you. I lost the weight 4 years ago and have had no problem keeping it off. Either way, it is your decision, and you are a beautiful lady at whatever weight you are, because you are the same inside. Whatever you do, do for yourself. Best of luck, Lady Morgana