Being with my family is my highest priority.

Be independent and don't try to think someone is going to save you or look to someone else to make you happy or look to someone else to complete you.

Never eat while doing something else, because you won't get the satisfaction from your food and you'll be more likely to overeat.

Faith, culture, structure and guidance are good things.

I like to look nice, but I'm not marketing being beautiful.

Thinking about women who can't have their own baby, even the first baby, I'm really lucky.

My recipes aren't geared towards women; my books are marketed towards women because women are the biggest market for weight loss, weight management and weight maintenance and for cooking.