Stop seeing the obstacles you face as reasons why you can't do something. See them as a reason why you can. And celebrate your accomplishments on a daily basis.

When you have the courage to tell the truth about what you're really afraid of, fear doesn't have control over your life.

Behind weight gain are the larger hurts and questions that have to be explored, probed, and understood before weight loss and maintenance is a possibility. It's a bigger issue than just calories in, calories out.

Big, sweeping life changes really boil down to small, everyday decisions.

When weight loss becomes a goal in your life, eating right and exercising are just two pieces of the puzzle. Figuring out why you've put on the extra weight is the hardest part.

You have to track every single thing you eat if you want to keep posting big numbers on the scale each week.

There's something fundamental you have to understand about yourself before you can change your life for good.