I think that many of us who are overweight have body issues.
You are not alone there, as I am in the same boat.
Becoming comfortable with one's self is a personal journey. Someone told me that the first step to losing weight is learning to love oneself. How do I do that? All I've known growing up is hatred and negativity towards how I look. The first step I took was confronting the major sources of negativity in my life. What is holding me back?
I had a love/hate relationship with my brother my whole life. I was jealous he was skinny and hated him because he said awful things about me and would often beat me up. Yet, I loved him because he was my brother and I was supposed to look up to him as a role model. I stopped talking to him about 15 years ago and knew this was what needed some fixing in my life. I confronted the issue head on and now we are starting to patch things up. He confided in me that even he has body issues, but he uses the negativity he receives as fuel to improve himself. I on the other hand turned to binge eating. Being able to set myself free of the negativity has really improved how I feel about myself. I don't think I've reached the level of loving myself yet, but I'm getting there.
Everyone's journeys are different because everyone's issues are different.
But your man speaks the truth:
YOU are beautiful.