I have a serious love for clothes, like no other.

The only way you can sustain a permanent change is to create a new way of thinking, acting, and being.

You have to accept the plan and realize that if you slip, and you might, you can’t use that as a reason to give up or stop.

You're not living if you don't go out and try things for yourself.

The key thing is figuring out what your issues are, and it's really never about the food. You have to be real and honest with yourself. I had to stop and look and ask myself, ‘Why do I want this? What is the real reason?’ At times it was comfort food like chocolate. I love chocolate and I realized it relaxes me, so when you acknowledge what the issue is, you can control it better.

The church has given me balance.

Gaining control over your health and well-being is one of those times in your life that you get to be completely selfish and not feel bad about it. If you want to meet your goals, you have to make it about you. You have to make it work for you and you alone. Anything less is a setup for failure.