God always works through people.

When other people reject positive changes you make for yourself, there is always some nerve to get to the root of in those other people.

Family makes a house a home.

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.

God uses people to help others. I only pray my faith is strong enough to get me through what I have to face.

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.

I don't do clubs. I don't drink. I don't smoke.