The first thing I did was give up sweet tea because I drank so much. I'd start drinking at lunchtime and wouldn't set it down until I went to bed. When you calculate how much empty calories and how much sugar I was consuming, it was staggering. So I haven't had a glass of sweet tea in three years.
Paula DeenChange doesnโt happen overnight. It starts with the desire, then one small step in the right direction.
Paula DeenYou can have diabetes and have a piece of cake. You cannot have diabetes and eat a whole cake.
Paula DeenWell what I would really like is a bunch of little n***ers to wear long-sleeve white shirts, black shorts and black bow ties. You know, in the Shirley Temple days, they used to tap dance around. Now, that would be a true Southern wedding wouldn't it? But we can't do that because the media would be on me about that.
Paula DeenI'm making little changes in my life to take care of myself, like putting in a mile or two on my treadmill every day.
Paula Deen