You need a web hosting account. Your image has to be uploaded and stored on that site FIRST. Using a link to the jpg, you can insert it into the body of your thread/post.
You can set up an account with Photobucket.com, tinypic.com or an equivalent site. You can also use your own server or website if you have one.
Click the yellow icon of a landscape with a mountain and sun (1)
Paste your direct link (http) into the pop-up window (2)
Hit OK
Keep your images at 900 pixels across horizontally or smaller.