I always say, you never know how much your parents loved you until you have a child to love.

My mother was a very wise and strong person.

Anyone can lose a few pounds, but not everyone has the tools to stick with it.

Whenever I’d try to talk myself out of going for a walk, and there were a few days like that, I’d take myself through a series of simple tasks so I would get up and go. 1. Get up. 2. Find your house keys. 3. Put on some shoes. 4. Grab your iPod. 5. Walk out the front door.

If it’s meant for me, it will be.' Those words are my mantra in life, and it has never let me down.

My biggest thing is banana pudding, but it's the devil! So no one is allowed to bring it into my house. Because I can't control myself. So why put it in my domain?

Long before "American Idol" people used to call me a diva. And I be like, "Hold on, are you calling me something else on the sly? You gonna call me a diva, call me a good diva."