Making excuses and not trying because I was scared were my go-to reactions. Nothing was going to change in my life unless I did something about it.

I am only capable of what I allow myself to believe I can do.

If we can just try every day to be the best versions of ourselves, we are offering to the world the best addition to society.

I know that I cannot control anyone else's actions but my own, and how I choose to react to situations.

There is an energy in New York that is like nowhere else I've been, and I feel free there, and that is inspiring.

The weight loss has been a secondary change to the mental changes I have made. Weight loss does not fix problems; how you view yourself does.

We are so hard on ourselves, it is unbelievable sometimes. The things we say to ourselves or think about when we look in the mirror are so cruel. We have to look at the power we do have and use it to overcome that voice of insecurity.