Food is a coping mechanism; people are afraid of giving it up because then they'll feel confused and lost.

Oh, everybody wears a mask. We all put our best foot forward. We all try and make a statement, I'm not saying that's bad.

Willpower is a myth. The problem with trying to use willpower to achieve and sustain a behavioral change is that it is fueled by emotion. And as we all know, our emotions are, at best, fickle. They come and go. When your emotions start running down -- and they will -- even your best-laid plans will fall flat.

A lot of people do have tragic childhoods. But you know what? Get over it.

My dad used to say, 'You wouldn't worry so much about what people thought about you if you knew how seldom they did.

Know your goal, make a plan and pull the trigger

If you're trying to get out of debt, you have to be willing to treat everything as expendable.