Every group of friends has that one person that is overweight. You all know it but yet you say nothing.

When you're younger, this is a very sensitive topic. Being older, people tend to be more open or more self conscious about their body type. Nowadays theres lots of movements out there to get women to understand that no body is perfect. Here is an inside look into what being the fat friend is like.

I've spent so much time trying to be comfortable with my body. I played sports all throughout high school, but being skinny just wasn't an option I guess. In elementary school everyone is going through a stage where they just have word vomit. What they think is what they say, and most times what they say isn't the nicest things. I've been told things, and then gone to the bathroom to cry for about five minutes. I would go to school and just hope that my weight wasn't going to be brought up that day. It wasn't something that was brought up often but it was definitely something that I feared.

How sad it that? Being a kid is supposed to be about having fun.

Going into high school I had a good group of friends and things were great. It wasn't the typical cliche high school scene where the fat girl never had any friends. I actually had a lot of friends and it was great. But when it came to the stereotypical things like borrowing each others clothes but you couldn't because you wouldn't fit in them, and they wouldn't fit in yours. I've also never had a boyfriend, and it's not because I knew all the boys in my class since kindergarten. It was the fact that people felt almost embarrassed if the fat kid had a crush on you. So I just kept to myself. Or when all of your friends barrow each others clothes but you can't because you wouldn't fit in them.

This is what it's like being the fat friend. It really sucks, but in the end you become stronger. I wouldn't be here without the support of my friends or my family. Things definitely start rough, but you grow up to learn that loving yourself and your weight is okay.