Lauren Conrad graces the cover of the September issue of Shape Magazine and the girl is looking good! Keep the little boobies LC cause they fit your body just right.

In the mag Lauren talks about having issues with self confidence and dealing with the 'boyfriend layer'.

Lauren on overcoming her self confidence problem:

"I felt bad about myself because certain people were relentlessly attacking me and my reputation. My mom kept saying, 'Let it go, Lauren. It doesn't matter.' My friend also sat me down and asked, 'Why do you care what people say about you? How does it really affect you at the end of the day?' I couldn't come up with a good answer and realized I had to stop worrying about what other people think. The next day I got a tattoo on my lower back that says 'sticks and stones,' because they may break my bones, but words will never hurt me."

On gaining a little weight in the middle after she began dating Kyle Howard:

"I call it the 'boyfriend layer,'" she says, laughing. "We were having more romantic dinners out, and I was exercising less." To get back on track, the couple started working out together. "We like doing outdoor stuff: tennis, bike riding, kayaking, stand-up surfing, hiking in the canyons around L.A.," says Lauren. "I just ask Kyle, 'You feel like working out?' It's more fun than hitting the gym alone."

I wish I could use my boyfriend as my excuse for getting fat but we've been together for 50 years. Well, not really but once you're with someone longer than 10 years you should get an award. I'm just going to have to call it my Bacardi O3, Washington Apple, Red Headed Slut layer since mine is due from consuming mass quantities of liquor.