You can’t make a life-altering decision for someone else and expect it to stick.

My faith in God is everything at this point. Also, my family and friends that I've had around me pretty much my whole life and my boyfriend, we've been together for eight years. I try to keep people around me who've been around me, who've seen me struggle. They know how dedicated I am and how hard I've worked. They know me - not the Jennifer from American Idol and Dreamgirls, but the real Jennifer.

People get comfortable with the way you are—they have formed their opinion of you based on everything they see and know about you as a person. When you change that up by losing weight, they no longer understand you.

No matter how big the glam squad, or how dramatic the dress, sometimes things just don’t work out.

Don't block your blessings. Don't let doubt stop you from getting where you want to be.

Love is as hard to hide as hate.

There’s something wonderful about entertaining people on vacation. Everyone is there to have a good time.