I have tried and tried for years. I do not seek out just "the hotties."
I've been there. In high school, I was REALLY ugly. I had braces, horrible acne, glasses (not fashionable small glasses, big huge ones that covered my whole face). And I was a puny little thing (still am, really).
If it's okay for a guy to say so, I agree. You're really not that horrible looking, Paul, just lose a few pounds. I've seen way uglier guys than you getting really hot girls (I don't think looks are as important to women).