Rachel Newman, 26, New York, NY

This year, as part of our Take Back The Beach program, we are asking YOU to tell us about your experiences with body talk and self-perception. Below, one reader's story. "You Just Need To Lose A Little Bit Of This" I was one of those tween girls who gained all the weight before hitting my growth spurt. Puberty is hard for everyone, but as a Jewish girl, those years were documented with a vengeance -- the Bar Mitzvah social scene was really popping, and every Saturday between the ages of 12 and 1...